By RonL on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 07:45 am: Edit

What is the round disc thing, next to the driveshaft, right behind the front axle?

By GC on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 07:49 am: Edit

Harmonic balancer?

It's a Chi thing!

By JEEPETR on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 08:12 am: Edit

Harmonic Damper Maybe, but certainly not a balancer....

By Andy Nix (Andy) on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 01:29 pm: Edit

the wheel ? that's for wheelin'. or are you talking about the drum brake?

By Milan on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 02:12 pm: Edit

It's your emergency spare! It needs to be lubed on regular basis otherwise the hood bushing computer gets confused and starts sending incorrect signals to the muffler bearing. Then at midnight your Disco turns into a Jeep. It cannot be turned back into a Disco unless the computer is reprogrammed. You can try driving backwards to unwind it but sometimes it does not work and by then your LR dealer does not want to touch it as it is a Jeep. The Jeep dealer does not have the right diagnostic equipment as it once was a Disco. And you're SOL. ;)

By Mike B. on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 02:49 pm: Edit

No, it's Land Rover's version of a rock slider. Read you owner's manual!

From the manual:
When climbing large rock formations, align your rock slider (part STC2af) with the highest point on the rock. Put your differential in 4-Low. Steer straight ahead while applying steady throttle. The rock slider will help your vehicle slide up and over the obstacle.

Thanks,
Mike B.

By Stephen on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 03:09 pm: Edit

That's an LRA23-4563782FDRFD.2 - only available thru the dealer as a genuine part, and will run you about $2200.00 every 30,000 miles or 6 months.
You'll know it's time to replace it when your Disco feels slow to accelerate from a traffic light.

By garrett on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 03:04 am: Edit

I thought it was every 15,000 miles. And also I thought it was pathetically slow, not just slow. Slow would be a Suzuki Swift with an automatic and two blown tires with a '83 Cargo roof carrier from Sears on top fully laden!

By wisker on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 03:07 am: Edit

Whatever you do don't remove it. If you do your truck will stop leaking and then you'll never know when it's empty.

wisker

By garrett on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 04:59 am: Edit

What do you mean. My truck does not leak and mine is still on. Wait......I better go check and see if the garage gremlins stole it. That or the sump is dry. damn.

By egg white on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 05:21 am: Edit

you guys are all wrong...that is whats known as the flux compacitor which is what makes time travel possible...if you have any questions you can write me at: gomer@pile.com

p.s i do have a spare if anyone needs one....

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:20 am: Edit

But, you have to get your Rover up to 88 miles per hour.... Which is impossible. Stick to DeLoreans for time travel ;-)

By pjkbrit on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:36 am: Edit

Simpler still...it's just an oil thrower...LOL at everyone's ideas!!!

By Leslie on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:12 am: Edit

The proper Land Rover term to use in place of the crude generic term "oil thrower" is:

continuously automatic self-applicating anti-rust treatment apparatus


-L

By garrett on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:17 am: Edit

Your all wrong. Flux compacitor......nope.....its pretty obvious that is the fetzer valve. Duhhhhh. And talk about lack of power and speed, my dads Troy Built tractor has more power than that Renault/Volvo engine that DeLorean has.
Just some wise advise too.....I rub that round thingy (aka fetzer valve) every morning and I have not had one problem with my truck since. Then again I just started yesterday!