1. julianf

    Dash Panel Wiring

    If you google "300tdi wiring diagram pdf" then youll get a 300 tdi wiring diagram, with all the wire colours. Even if yours is earlier, the wires will be the same colours. You want the "indicators and hazards" page. Looks like its green with a white stripe, not that i can see which one that...
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    Halfshaft rubber/plastic centre cap

    The not-modern one. Some late 200s are disc brake, but im thinking yours must still be drum, so it has lower number of fatter splines on the ends of the shafts.
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    Halfshaft rubber/plastic centre cap

    Ps they do them as a kit also, iirc. You get the Allen cap hub fasteners, which allow you more flexibility with alloys, and some other bits.
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    Halfshaft rubber/plastic centre cap

    Yep, but.. You need to make sure they match up with your age of half shafts (spline number) so don't just buy the exact ones linked to, as that may not be the right code. Getting the seal out of the rear axel isn't complex but it's not a 5 min job. Brake calipers, stub axel etc need to come...
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    Halfshaft rubber/plastic centre cap

    You can get the ashcroft / terrafirma screw on ones also, and remove the half shaft seal on the rears, for oil lubricated bearings.
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    300tdi belt tensioner - Dayco or other make?

    As i remember, it wasnt getting the bearing in that was the issue, but the circlip that holds it in place. It was years ago, but, im pretty sure, i just pushed the bearing in with a vice and a drift (probably a socket of some size). But i had no special tool to get the circlip in or out, so, i...
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    300tdi belt tensioner - Dayco or other make?

    When I was skint, I changed the bearing in one of them. Took me hours to get the bearing out using very basic tools. I vowed id just buy the whole thing if I ever needed to again. But... If you had the tools, you could just put in whatever bearing you wanted. Even the best bearing will...
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    CSW rear quarter replacement panels - how hard???

    I think, if you're a rivet counter, those ones are to be painted before riveting. Check, as I'm not sure, and can't be bothered to look it up now.
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    Sequence of restoration?

    Make sure your bank account is healthy. And then find some more money from somewhere.
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    200Tdi

    Be aware that the banjo bolt that secures it on is not a standard bolt. It may look like one, but its not - if you look closely, its got a pinhole, instead of a normal hole. As for the "banjo" itself - you can, im sure, get banjos with two tails at 180 degree rotations. It wouldnt be an...
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    Forum adverts getting crazy

    Web forums exist due to the information donated by their members. Web forum running cost is exceedingly minimal. Nothing more than a minuscule amount of advertising revenue is required to reach financial parity. We are WAY past that point. The "support the forum" cash is just additional profit...
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    300TDi Flanged Drive Shafts - Are they available???

    On mine, i replaced the shafts and flanges together (rear), using sealable flanges, and, at the same time, removed the oil seal behind the stub axle, so as the gear oil can run the whole way up to the flange. Ill take it apart at some point in the future and check for ware, but, from what ive...
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    Forum adverts getting crazy

    Yeah, im on the pc at the moment, and zero ads, but on phones its harder. There are browsers and script combinations (like kiwi) that will strip everything off facebook, but its still madness that this forum is getting that bad.
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    300TDi Flanged Drive Shafts - Are they available???

    Im confused by this - the 300disco had them, but that didnt have a salisbury. ...and, more to the point, im pretty certain (almost entirely certain) that the 300 disco and 300 defender salisbury half shafts are different lengths (which is why you cant just use a load of disco parts in a...
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    Forum adverts getting crazy

    Is it just me, or has the forum advert load just got insane recently? I mean, once I've slid up the drop down covering half the screen, I then get this kind of thing (screen shot from my phone) - It's madness. It's getting worse than Facebook! (Obviously on the desktop computer I've got...