that means that I can undo the bolt from underneath?... thing is there isnt enough room to put a socket on the bolt underneath as there's a plate there, to which the tree sliders bolt on
 
Fixed a puncture!

Well chuffed. Nephew to be gave me a tyre-saver kit a while ago, he'd bought it in America and never used it so gave it to me .. hoping I'd never need it ..

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So I got a puncture, unintentionally, and decided to try it, nothing to lose. Slow puncture, down from 35psi to 28 psi in a week, but noticeable enough. When I traced it, soapy water all over, it was a thin, long panel pin, head under the tread so couldn't be spotted. Dug it out, used the rasp tool as per instructions.

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Then used the plug and needle tool, cut the ends off and Bob's your uncle! Pumped back to 35 psi, OK at 35 after two hours so I'll leave it a couple of days as I'm not planning oin using the Disco, and see what it's like then.

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So far, I is happy ... ;)
 
Used to have them kits over here in the sixties, aparantly the are illegal now.
Maybe I'm wrong, cant see whey they would be.:)
 
Fitted me MUD seat rails.
I can get me knees under the steering wheel now.
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Only room fer Pikey to sit behind me now though.
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Dent said:
I think they are illegal, when you plug a tyre now the plug is like a mushroom, it has to be fitted from the inside.
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aye that was the reason,the plugs were said to be unsafe as they might blow through thats why they came up with the mushroom design.
 
The kit I use is similar to use but has a kind of double arrowhead. You stretch the plug to fit it and then cut the outter arrowhead off. It has less chance of blowing out then. They're only about £25 from partco.
 
As I understand it they're illegal to sell in UK, I don't think they covered their use if bought abroad. Same as a lot of other stuff, can't be sold in UK but nothing to stop them being used ... and who's to know when or where it's done anyway?

i mean, i wouldn't use them on, say, a Subaru WRX for instance, but on a Landrover ... even if it's a Disco, it's not like I'm racing anyone ...

;)
 
ratty said:
The kit I use is similar to use but has a kind of double arrowhead. You stretch the plug to fit it and then cut the outter arrowhead off. It has less chance of blowing out then. They're only about £25 from partco.
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similar idea,as long as the plug cannot blow through the tyre i suppose its legal.:confused:
 
Paul D said:
As I understand it they're illegal to sell in UK, I don't think they covered their use if bought abroad. Same as a lot of other stuff, can't be sold in UK but nothing to stop them being used ... and who's to know when or where it's done anyway?

i mean, i wouldn't use them on, say, a Subaru WRX for instance, but on a Landrover ... even if it's a Disco, it's not like I'm racing anyone ...

;)
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ha ha,thats if the buggers start in the first place that is.:D;)
 
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