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What release bearing are you fitting? I have found that even when brand new the HD metal ones like to have a bit of a rattle. As annoying as it is I have learned to live with it, as although the plastic ones start quiet they quickly rattle as...

Finally got there this weekend. Fitted the transfer box connected everything back up .. Started the engine. Cried ...... Still rattling like a rattly thing in a rattly place. Put foot on the clutch (which feels great BTW) and - silence. Take...

I also did not realise they were a sperate part, I though tit was integrated into the steering wheel. But I also agree with the previous comments these are the beast steering wheel for a defender!

if you wheels do not stick out why for you want the wider arches? the only reason to fit them is for spacers or oversized tyres that stick out the standard arches. I have 265/75/16 on 8" modulars fitted to mine and they sit level with the edge of...

yes, but see my comment in post #3, was very misleading on my hunt for leaks!

I think you can get replacements with the land rover logo on them as well, but the above will keep them, going for a little longer. you will find that they fail at the same point in the future though as that is the place they flex and eventually...

you used to be able to get adjustable ones as well, so when you get play in it you can just knock the rear cup around and it screws in removing the slack. I had one fitted for a while, not sure if I replace with the same was a while ago now. but...

transfer box removal is only a two man job if you are men of a certain age 😜. I am still young enough that i just pull it off and lower it onto my chest, and then bench press it back into position to refit. To remove the transfer box is fairly...

PAS fluid is also red ATF!

This is also a very good point as it is a business vehicle. I would expect with its age form an accounting point of view on the spreadsheet it will be valued at zero as the accounting calculation for depreciation over 30 years will have taken it...

Even at 2k i do not think you would get much profit in flipping it. by the time you have got it road worth mechanically and an mot on it you are still left with a farm pick up truck without a straight panels so will not be worth top dollar, and...

That’s the same as I found. I have never compared so cannot comment on the aftermarket’s producing more vibration. But they are always better than the broken one they are replacing.

Excellent I was not aware of that, I will attack them with the seam sealer as well!

many thanks, that I did not know, hence the request for a wiring diagram, I had assumed that as the tail lights were working the switch etc was good and it would be a wiring fault somewhere else. That is my plan for the next step but may need to...

do you mean these if so yes I do? (photo from google)

I did this at the beginning of the winter, removed the old and resealed but it has not stopped it leaking! I need to remove the roof rack and do the top roof panel joints as well as I cant see where else the water could be getting into the...

Does anyone have a series three wiring diagram, I am assuming it is not very complex. After using the series as a daily for a week while repairing the oil cooler pipe on my 110 i have noticed that my front side lights do not work. the tail...

He could. But the TD exhaust is very cheap. And you can just replace the useless centre silencer I assume a 90 has the same as a 110 with a straight pipe. On my 110 I have just used two intermediate section so not even a special part!

Quick update on this to finish off. Overpriced Steve Parker pipe now fitted and routed slightly differently, full length old radiator hose protection cover installed. And plastic spiral wrap hose protector ordered. You can see where it rubbed...

That is not the setup for a TD exhaust. The TD does not use rubber hangers. It uses old fashioned u-bolts around the exhaust and then a bolt with rubber bushes. OP says he is still using the original exhaust which is the same setup I have on my...

Also check the dot code on any tyres you are buying second hand. This gives you the date of manufacture. I have looked at a couple That look good plenty of tread and are then about twenty years old!

They Definitly just slide together. But it might be worth cleaning with a stiff brush, maybe a dab of your preferred lubricant. And a careful inspection to ensure none of the plastic is deformed? It is one of those annoying plastic moments...

Are you talking about the holders themselves? They should slide in vertically with the three blue ones on the other terminal. The little plastic lugs line up and hold it together (circled in the picture below). From memory is slides in up from...

I think axles are 1/8 bsp thread.

I use one of these LINK. And then ordered the correct size fittings to screw into the axles (I can’t remember the size). I also use a 2 into 1 y-piece for the gear bos/transfer box as they are next to each other and don’t need one each. I haven’t...

This one ^^. You can also get manifold to joint them all into one and then run a single pipe to the top of the snorkel. In that case I apologise for criticising your questionable fashion choice!!

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Looking good. Although the first thing you need to do now is remove the green stickers so it is just the black plastic! Bit of brake cleaner will get them off cleanly! Have you fully sealed everything else and extended the a le/gesrbox...

From memory there is a aplastic clip inside of the plug that you need to depress to release the spade connector. You need something long and thing but also robust strong enough to press the plastic. I used a small jewellery screwdriver. But you...

I might be wrong but I’m fairly sure the ‘98 model and the ‘96 model will be using the same key. Both are the 300tdi model years.