What have you done to your Landie today.

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Just read this and this quote makes, as you say, very interesting reading.
"Incidentally, if you fit any kind of locker or LSD/ATB in the front, it would seem that upgrading the front shafts and CV joints is a necessity as the CV ends of the shafts are too skinny and snap easily. I don't know if that applies as well to slippery road use like you have as it does to proper off off-roading, but Nige is pretty convincing in his comments on the matter. Rear is less of a problem."

Worth knowing.
Worth knowing, but also kinda obvious.

Like I say, I've had mine in for 5 odd years with plenty of offroad, hard use, for leisure and work and for one to let go now I think is pretty good. I'd also say the cheap cv's nland halfshafts are pretty cheap and dead easy to replace, the same can't be said if you have all the uprated tack and it leads to the diff taking all the stress, or worse, the transfer box. Also, you won't get much change from £1800 to do the ashcroft uprated stuff, which just isn't worth it if its not in a comp safari/winch challenge truck.
Good to know, but better to know how to swap out standard parts etc on the side of a road, just maybe not as convenient! 😉
 
Worth knowing, but also kinda obvious.

Like I say, I've had mine in for 5 odd years with plenty of offroad, hard use, for leisure and work and for one to let go now I think is pretty good. I'd also say the cheap cv's nland halfshafts are pretty cheap and dead easy to replace, the same can't be said if you have all the uprated tack and it leads to the diff taking all the stress, or worse, the transfer box. Also, you won't get much change from £1800 to do the ashcroft uprated stuff, which just isn't worth it if its not in a comp safari/winch challenge truck.
Good to know, but better to know how to swap out standard parts etc on the side of a road, just maybe not as convenient! 😉
Sorry I spoke. :(:(:(
 
Hang about Stan, I'm not criticising you.

I cannot afford that kind of dosh on uprated parts, when standard parts are more than adequate for my Landrover, that's all I'm saying.
Fur enuff!
My ex son-in-law who used to totally abuse his series 3 as he was a builder, always towing trailers far too heavy for it over rough building sites, used to carry one of each size of half shaft with him at all times. He did tend to snap them for a pastime.

At the end of the day I am just glad that a cheap and easily replaced part was what went and not an expensive ATB diff.
 
Fell off the bonnet of my 110 after standing on it to tie stuff to the roof rack. Think I hit the winch on the way down. Split my elbow open and I think it may be broken too, bad left leg limp but can but a bit of weight on it. I don't bounce like I used to at 61. Leg has gone rock hard around the painful bit but no bruise there after 5 hrs, dunno what that means.
12 hr waits at a&e at least so I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
Lay on your drive next to your Landy and call an ambulance hope its not to serious bet you had your slippers on
 
Replaced my injector loom on the 90 today, I do it roughly every 15k as this seems to be the optimal mileage before the oil starts tracing back down to the ecu, squirted lots of lecky cleaner in every socket I came across, including the big red ecu one. Oh, and I washed her!
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Replaced the rear wiper arm with s/h one (from Newbury last week) & blade on the D2. Ever since I've had it the wiper only cleared half the rear screen (despite new Bosch blade). I'd had the same problem on my FL1 after I fitted a pattern arm & ended up buying a genuine one which cured it. So this s/h arm also cured the 'half screen clearance' so I can only assume the old one was a pattern item as there were a few differences between the two. Glad I'd chopped the washer pipe & fitted a non return valve last time otherwise it's a door card off job !
 

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Put the battery on charge haven't been out for a time trackers tends to drain it somewhat

I'm doing exactly the same today, put on reconditioning charge just after breakfast. Just nipped out to see charge level and a large Rozzermobile 4x4 stopped in the lane.

A 6ft brunette female Community Orificer stepped out, walk over and confirmed a neighbour's near new RRS had an attempted theft at 3a.m. this morning. We had some banter and I asked is it legal for me to keep a starving rottweiler in my Ninety...and are we permitted to round up these thieving pikey types and remove from the gene pool? She smiled and replied, "No Sir, we're not permitted to this..."

She was a cheerfully polite Orificer.
 
I'm doing exactly the same today, put on reconditioning charge just after breakfast. Just nipped out to see charge level and a large Rozzermobile 4x4 stopped in the lane.

A 6ft brunette female Community Orificer stepped out, walk over and confirmed a neighbour's near new RRS had an attempted theft at 3a.m. this morning. We had some banter and I asked is it legal for me to keep a starving rottweiler in my Ninety...and are we permitted to round up these thieving pikey types and remove from the gene pool? She smiled and replied, "No Sir, we're not permitted to this..."

She was a cheerfully polite Orificer.
Just don't get caught 😡😡
 
After 20 years I had to replace a headlight bulb for the first time, one week later the other side went out in sympathy so changed that too, I wonder if these will last as long.
Next job is to fix a fuel leak at one of the filter connections
 
Fuel leak at filter head unit turned out to be corrosion that had eaten away the edge of the return pipe connection point so copper sealing washer was not sealing, two of the others were also corroded and it would have only been a short time before they leaked, then to cap it off the fuel pump packed up, fuse had blown and when replaced the pump would not run, (tank was full as well) as I am 73 and did not fancy dropping the tank on my drive and had nothing to drain the contents into I had it towed to Taylors MOT Station in Billingham and gave them the job. They are well recommended and know LandRovers. New filter housing and fuel pump fitted and all up and running again.
Then when I picked it up from the garage the brake failure warning light came on so drove it back to Taylors MOT, they spotted a corroded brake pipe leaking cross rear axle. They say things happen in threes. Taylors did a great job in fixing that withing hours.
Nice to have her back on the road again. Thank you Taylors MOT station, Bentley ave, Billingham, TS234BU. 01642564614. Great service, great friendly guys.
 
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