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Mike R.
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 05:43 pm: | 
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i have a 1997 Discovery with 75k miles on it. i am assuming that some service items need to be taken care of at this mileage, however i am not sure of which. please advise.
thank you.
Mike |
bryan
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 06:18 pm: |
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Your next major service is 90K, assuming the 60K has been done. An archive search on (60K or 90K) service intervals should pull up a maintenance schedule for you. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 07:40 pm: |
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do you know when and what the last major service was? changing out some fluids is always good, and it's fun  |
Mike R.
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 11:30 am: |
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the 60k was never done. i am going to be doing all this work myself, what parts do i need to purchase?
thanks,
Mike |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 01:21 pm: |
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http://www.d-90.com/~daveg/60kservice/main.html
-L |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 01:34 pm: |
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ouch on the missing 60K service.
for your front, rear, and center differentials (aka the transfer case):
get yourself about 2 gallons of gear oil (80w90 or 85-140 if hot climate) - make sure you have at least one quart bottle with nozzle end to make filling easier. I also picked up a simple, cheap, spring-loaded suction pump that screws onto the quart bottle.
use a 1/2"-drive socket wrench to open the fill and drain plugs on the diffs. An 18" long wrench and a 3" extension will make it easier. Always make sure you can get the fill plug open, just loosen it a bit, BEFORE you yank the drain plug, or you could be screwed.
front & rear diffs take about 2 to 2.25 quarts each, transfer case takes about 2.3 quarts.
other things to do
check/change grease/oil in swivel balls
check engine hoses and serpentine belt
spark plugs & wires
obviously engine oil & oil filter
air filter
check all bushings
check coolant & radiator
lube driveshaft nipples
check roto for cracks (if you have rotoflex)
check driveshaft ujoints
think about the wheel bearings
I'm sure I'm forgetting things... |
dchrismon
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 02:37 am: |
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60K very important get to it quick.. |
Bruce
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 06:18 pm: |
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here is a tip for the transfer case fill plug, 97-Disco. Since a ratchet is rather thick, once you begin to back-out the filler plug, your wrench binds against the parking brake drum. I have a t-handle easy-out, fits perfectly and presto, plug can be unscrewed easily. An extension works somewhat OK, but the angle makes backing-out the plug a bit tiresome. Oh, the easy-out is what you commonly use to unscrew PVC fittings etc... It's now in my bag of on-board tools. |
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