What have you done to your Freelander today

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GrumpyGel said:
That worrying moment when you look down on the drive and you see this....

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Has it really been sitting on the drive for the last 6 months since I renewed the back brakes, or has it just fallen out!
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Just take a quick peak at the drum backplates. It'll be obvious if you have lost a retainer pin, as there'll be a small hole that shouldn't be there. ;)
 
Slave cylinder kit fitted this morning the clutch arm took a bit off freeing up but seems fine now
All working perfect now I think it's a flimsy set up for a clutch but will see how it goes
Today big thanks to NODGE for the advice
 
DCUNNINGHAM said:
I think it's a flimsy set up for a clutch but will see how it goes
Today big thanks to NODGE for the advice
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You're welcome. Glad it's sorted.

The clutch hydraulics are just adequate at best. When the release lever goes stiff, the system is overloaded.

I've made up a metal system before now and I'm sure others have too. That's by far the best way to deal with the weaknesses in the design.
 
With the new mounting bracket it should be fine I think the one I removed was the original factory one
Plus I will keep putting a few drops of oil on the release lever to keep it free
 
GrumpyGel said:
Sort of didn't cost anything either, the brake pads I had sitting on a shelf in the garage (I'd bought them 6 months ago) and the tyres came off the parts car (and should be good for a couple of years) :D
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I'm at the moment looking for a donor car to use for parts it saves a lot of cash if you have space
 
DCUNNINGHAM said:
I'm at the moment looking for a donor car to use for parts it saves a lot of cash if you have space
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I'm lucky as I have a part of the garden down the side of the house and behind the garage that the family call "The Meadow" - because I can't be bothered to mow it! Perfect place to keep spare parts :)

The only problem is that there is no such thing as a cheap Freelander in NZ. This one had (minor) accident damage, mechanical issues and was "deregistered" so not road legal - but it still cost me £500. Parts are also very expensive here as well, so I (and other LZ members past and present) have had my money's worth off of it.

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GrumpyGel said:
I'm lucky as I have a part of the garden down the side of the house and behind the garage that the family call "The Meadow" - because I can't be bothered to mow it! Perfect place to keep spare parts :)

The only problem is that there is no such thing as a cheap Freelander in NZ. This one had (minor) accident damage, mechanical issues and was "deregistered" so not road legal - but it still cost me £500. Parts are also very expensive here as well, so I (and other LZ members past and present) have had my money's worth off of it.

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I need a good set of rear door quarter window seals mine are starting to perish
I don't fancy paying 100 pound + for each side
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Well given that my sunroof glass surround is rapidly becoming an iron ore deposit clogging up the drains, I was very pleased to pick up a replacement at the scrappy today. It's not perfect but a little bit of cleaning, rust converter and some paint will see me with one substantially better than my current one. Managed to get an nice MG F mirror too. All for the bargain price of £5. Very pleased.
 
I was investigating the loss of vacuum after 2 or 3 presses of the brake pedal. So I took a look at the vacuum reservoir and it's pipes. I didn't like the way the pipes had been run, and the length of the pipe used to link the reservoir to the main vacuum rail. I gave the pipe at one end a gentle pull and it came away. Unfortunately it came away with the plastic pipe connector. :mad: Looking closer at the broken connection, leaves me to believe that it's been cracked for a while. There is definitely a discoloration on one side of the pipe, which would explain why the vacuum was depleting so rapidly.
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So I had to come up with a quick fix, so cobbled together a short length of brake pipe, a 4.8mm drill and some epoxy resin. I drilled out the hole to 4.8mm and cleaned a 30mm length of 3/16 copper pipe. I then mixed up a few ml of epoxy and glued the pipe in.
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I waited 15 minutes for the glue to go off and refitted the reservoir to the engine. On testing, the servo now boosts as many times as is needed and sinks the moment the engine is started. So it looks like that little glue based mod has worked.
 
Nodge68 said:
I was investigating the loss of vacuum after 2 or 3 presses of the brake pedal. So I took a look at the vacuum reservoir and it's pipes. I didn't like the way the pipes had been run, and the length of the pipe used to link the reservoir to the main vacuum rail. I gave the pipe at one end a gentle pull and it came away. Unfortunately it came away with the plastic pipe connector. :mad: Looking closer at the broken connection, leaves me to believe that it's been cracked for a while. There is definitely a discoloration on one side of the pipe, which would explain why the vacuum was depleting so rapidly. View attachment 153345

So I had to come up with a quick fix, so cobbled together a short length of brake pipe, a 4.8mm drill and some epoxy resin. I drilled out the hole to 4.8mm and cleaned a 30mm length of 3/16 copper pipe. I then mixed up a few ml of epoxy and glued the pipe in.View attachment 153347 I waited 15 minutes for the glue to go off and refitted the reservoir to the engine. On testing, the servo now boosts as many times as is needed and sinks the moment the engine is started. So it looks like that little glue based mod has worked.
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Nice repair Nodge. I had the same problem a while back and fixed it in a similar way.
Heating the pipe so that it melted it's way in is another way to make a good tight fit.
 
Nodge68 said:
I was investigating the loss of vacuum after 2 or 3 presses of the brake pedal. So I took a look at the vacuum reservoir and it's pipes. I didn't like the way the pipes had been run, and the length of the pipe used to link the reservoir to the main vacuum rail. I gave the pipe at one end a gentle pull and it came away. Unfortunately it came away with the plastic pipe connector. :mad: Looking closer at the broken connection, leaves me to believe that it's been cracked for a while. There is definitely a discoloration on one side of the pipe, which would explain why the vacuum was depleting so rapidly. View attachment 153345

So I had to come up with a quick fix, so cobbled together a short length of brake pipe, a 4.8mm drill and some epoxy resin. I drilled out the hole to 4.8mm and cleaned a 30mm length of 3/16 copper pipe. I then mixed up a few ml of epoxy and glued the pipe in.View attachment 153347 I waited 15 minutes for the glue to go off and refitted the reservoir to the engine. On testing, the servo now boosts as many times as is needed and sinks the moment the engine is started. So it looks like that little glue based mod has worked.
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A little update on yesterday's work. On my drive to work I noticed the turbo lag has dropped to much more accessible levels. There was also definite delay between putting my foot down and the turbo boost coming in. This is now much improved, which is an added bonus. The brakes are better, because the of lighter pedal pressure needed.
So all in all I'm pleased that I spent the time to find and rectify the problem, as the car is more pleasant to drive.
 
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