Discovery 2 Rear Ride Height Sensor!

[@landroverman79]

Hi Derek, another great video. Loving the jugs content as always. Discoverys are sent to test people's knowledge. I've been chasing notchy steering on mine for the past two months in-between getting a patch welded on drivers wheel arch. Replaced the power steering pump, as I though that was faulty due to noise. Turned out to be the steering UJ from the steering box back to the colum. Cost £15 to replace and a few hours work. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Keep up the great work and hope that Freda is Keeping you busy with jobs 😉 and plenty tea and cake

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

I was going to suggest the steering UJ but you beat me to it. Lollopy was like that. I just kept spraying it with spray grease!

[@stuartbrooks5734]

I always use de-oxit spray on old connectors before I put them back together you should give it a try mate

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

I'll have to get some of that. I usually just blast some WD40 in!

[@SiCrewe]

@sleepycatpictures1176 FWIW, I'd suggest giving connectors a good blast of brake cleaner BEFORE unplugging them to get all the muck out of the latches.... and again after they're unplugged.

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

@@SiCrewe Yes, that would have been a good idea. The latches broke anyway. Things are getting fragile.

[@6970958]

Hi Derek, If you,ve disconected the battery BEFORE unpluging the RHS you will not loose any settings in the SLABS. You will need someone with a Nanocom or similar to now reset the height but I don't understand why it's altered. Sorry I'm too far away to help.

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Thank you, but it's okay. My welder chappie has access to a Nanocom. So that is sorted. Insider tip : it was not the sensor letting the car down!

[@SiCrewe]

You MIGHT be able to set the ride-height by adjusting the length of the connecting rod on the sensor.... if the connecting rod can be adjusted. Loosen the bottom bolt, unhook the connecting rod and then manually move the sensor arm up & down (with the engine running) to see if you can get the body to sit level. If that works, adjust the connecting rod so it's the required length and then re-attach it to the bottom bolt. I suspect that isn't the "correct" way to do it, and I'm not sure all connecting rods ARE adjustable, but mine had a couple of threads showing at the bottom, which made me realise they could be adjusted (and somebody had done it before me?), so that's what I did after I fitted my new air-springs a few months ago. Technically, this ISN'T the "right" way to do it because you're altering the relationship between the trailing-arm and the sensor-arm but it should be okay as long as you only have to adjust the length by a couple of mm. Thinking about it, when I replaced my air-springs, I noticed the car had different (no-name brand) air-springs on either side. When I adjusted the connecting rod I had to shorten it, thus "tightening" the bottom link, so the exposed threads weren't visible any more. I wonder if the previous owner had fitted one air-spring, realised it didn't match the other one properly and then adjusted the connecting rod to compensate for that? When I fitted a pair of new air-springs, I suspect I might've been adjusting the sensor connecting rod back to where it originally was.

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Part of being an owner is the detective work involved in trying to figure out what the previous guy did! Fun isn't it? Mine was 5cms out! Looked ridiculous. Anyway, ride height is sorted thanks to a nice man with a Nanocom (gotta get one of them). However, turns out that that was not the problem. Jugs is having his bottom welded and when he returns, I'll then have to change the airbags . . .

[@maksym_rudnyk]

Hi Derek, i have the same problem with my d2. Did you solve the problem?

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Yes, I had to change the rear air suspension airbags. Been okay since, well it has not gone down!