Recent content by dag019

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 well and then fail sooner!

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 the standard arch.

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 crack.

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 it meant when you started to get play you...

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 easy however, it is just lots of little jobs list...

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 to zero. therefore anything they can get for it is...

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 if you spend on bod work you will never get you r...

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 wait a little while as I have fields to cut as...

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 internal gutters..