Well, that's true, of course, 8kg doesn't look like it's going to take twice as long as 16kg. I suspect it's going to be an exponential curve which will flatten-out above and parallel to the X axis. (until you break something, of course)! However, I see Hippo's point too. Even if not truly...

P.S. Sorry, yes, we're OK, thanks. She's decided to have the broken joint fused, because it just hurts too much, she'd rather lose some movement than put up with the pain for the rest of her life, so we're back on the lawyers and insurers merry-go-round to get the other side's insurers to pay...

Hi Stan, Thanks for dropping-by! This was the Brittany Ferries Plytmouth-Santander route. They're only about 30 miles from the ferry and it was the first thing we suggested. However, several calls to their customer services department proved particularly unhelpful. When they set off on the...

Further update: So much for €930! Bloody garage stripped the car and said the DMF was toast, so the final bill came to just over €2000! I can't believe they paid that...:(

OK, I think I can see what you're getting it, but I'm going to be cussed here, and play Devil's advocate for a bit...;) Here's your graph: and I think what you're saying, is that the straight line for the overall time taken to complete the test, starts after about 8kg? Fair enough, BUT...

Update: It's been towed to a local garage who have quoted just under €1500. The quote is very detailed - much of that is the use of genuine LR parts (clutch cover and friction plate, slave cylinder, release bearing guide, couple of oil seals, but NOT the DMF). Labour was only €400, which I...

OK, thanks. The only reason I used 5, was because there were a number of figures for the time for 5kg floating around the internet to compare, but 8kg is easy enough. Do you have any times for a healthy one with an 8kg weight, please? Also, I'm not sure I understand the non-linearity bit...

Yes, I rebuilt the IRD on that car a couple of years ago, and there was one bolt at the top of it that was a real sod to get to! I noticed on the YouTube videos that one of the guys used a neat little universal joint on the end of an extension bar. I think I need to get one of those. When I...

Thanks, that's worth knowing!

Thanks both. Yes, I've been watching a couple of YouTube videos and they both seem to use them to great effect. Any recommendations? Also, one of those wee universal joints suitable for use with an impact wrench. They look useful! Next question: Brand of parts? LUK and Sachs are brands...

OK, for reasons that don't really matter right now, I might have to go to Spain to rescue a TD4 with a clutch that's slipping so badly, the car won't move - even on level ground. :( Questions: 1. Is this even feasible to do in a car park on axle stands? 2. Previous owner fitted a clutch in...

+1 for 5kg weight at 1.2m from the wheel centre. Release it from somewhere higher than 45 degrees, so that you can start timing as it passes the 45 degree line. Stop timing when the bar is horizontal. I'm told that anything over 1 minute under those conditions, is bad. I don't think it makes...

Fantastic, thanks! I hadn't even spotted that the other one was from Poland! The Ribble Diesels one looks to have an oval gasket in it, like the one in the pressure regulator kit. Does it include the pressure regulator stuff too?

Thanks! It's interesting you should mention that. The oil was a bit over the top mark, last time it was changed (my fault!) but I'll ask him to sniff the dipstick and see if it smells of diesel (or worse, has grown some more oil)!

Saw my old FL1 earlier in the week (now being left to live out the remainder of its days with my dad). Unfortunately, there was a small patch of diesel under it. The car was parked at a sideways angle, so it was the front, right hand (as you look at the front of the car) corner. I suspect...

Can it be driven / towed to a nearby scrapyard? (Or somewhere with a weighbridge)? Usually, for a small donation to the tea fund, they'll weigh something for you. If you want front and rear axle weights separately, just roll the front axle on to the bridge and leave the rear axle off it (and...

Yes, I've seen people us a couple of ratchet straps to hold the tank in. The MOT requirement is for it to be "secure". A lot of Freelanders are failed incorrectly because the Freelander tank cradle also has bits of steel sheet welded to it to provide a bit of off-road protection. These bits of...

Much better than mine! (1 minute and 10 seconds for the same weight and lever arm length).

Excellent, thanks. Do you mean stick my hand up inside the arch next to the spring, or feel from the other side on top of the strut tower in the engine bay, for the knock? Also, do the rears ever give any trouble?

Thanks Nodge. Are they a bad job? Presumably I need to take the strut of and compress the springs?