Took the bracket off, no noise. Only driven on the road though, tomorrow off road all day so that should be a good test :-)

I had the right front wheel bearing seize a couple of months ago and the resultant skid and shuddering halt probably bent it. I'll take the bracket off when it stops raining :-)

OK, thank you, I'll remove it and report the outcome. How would a track rod get bent ?

Defender 90 1997 300 tdi Purs along on the road, no noise over pot holes. Jumped up and down on the front bumper both sides, no noise from suspension. Off road on farm tracks, no noise. On field edges and uneven grass there is a loud, heavy clunk coming from the front, sounds under the pedals...

Fog light

Don't buy a landrover or move house seem to be your best options :-(

Have you informed your insurance company?

Drive to a B and B, leave your Defender as is :-)

Also some extra items like spot lights, drug dealer wheels, winch, chequer plate will probably drag the value down.

Sounds like they think your valuation is too high. Adrian Fluxes have accepted mine for the last 3 years without a problem. When did you buy the vehicle, how much did you pay and what is your valuation?

Wheel bearings

Hi, I have a 97 Defender Tdi 300 Swb, great choice, enjoy :-)

James, It was MOT'd and serviced last November and has not done many miles since. I had a front tyre explode on a Ford Sierra in the fast lane of a dual carriageway and kept that under control. I also had a Ferrari accelerator jam at full throttle when leaving a roundabout and brought that to...

Just been to the garage to see the damage, wheel bearing failed and welded itself solid. Drive shift, cv joint and diff all OK. Got off lightly. The experience has caused a loss of confidence in my Defender, it could have been a fatal accident particularly if I had hit a fragile oncoming car...

No unusual sounds but with the vents and drivers window open in the recent hot weather, it's difficult to hear anything. Radio not on. It was serviced in November and all the fluid levels were checked, not advised of any potential problems. Very scary moment on a quiet road at low speed, 55mph...

Defender 90 Tdi 300 hard top. I was driving at about 35mph, the steering went odd, just veering all over the place, front right wheel locked and I skidded to a halt on the wrong side-on the road, facing oncoming traffic. Luckily there were no cars behind me or infront. AA turned out quickly as I...

No point in proceeding with lesser charges, scumbag locked up, excellent result :-)

Update on my earlier post, scumbag got a prison sentence for firearm offence, other charges not proceded with :-)

How do you drive with the steering wheel touching your chin?