How far have you got it stripped down? Are the top swivel pin retaining bolts loose? Once you start stripping everything gets loose quickly until it's all back together again.
Was it loose before you started? If not then it's probably ok.
As for replacing anything, while you're down there...
Well said wantaquad. I wasn't going to add any more to this but the more i think about that article the more ****ed off I get. That Watterson should print an apology. Tw@t. Anyone could buy any car that hasn't been looked after with no history and find a shed.
If P38s are so **** how come I...
I think that Neil Watterson has made himself look like a right tit the way he wrote that article. Like he was working on the P38 and his spanner slipped or something and he went inside and wrote a ****ty article while still in a bad mood.
Like someone said earlier I buy that magazine every...
You'll definitely have to crawl underneath and have a good look around. Give all the steering joints a good pull around, jack up each wheel and see if you've got any play. Get someone to steer from side to side while you lie underneath, see if you can see anything.
Definitely the diff seal. Read this:
Replacing the diff pinion oil seal. - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum
Dead easy really. As usual with jobs under an old landrover it's getting the rusty bolts undone that takes AGES!
Good luck with it mate.
Sorry mate should've read more carefully. That one on ebay did look nice though...
Hopefully someone'll be along soon who can answer the question you actually asked!
How about:
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There's loads about.
I also have a weeping core plug on my 3.5, so I'm thinking about the same job as you.
I know you can do it with the engine in, my mate's done it. Like you said really, he supported the engine on a jack and took the mount out of the way. Pretty sure he managed to lower the engine slightly as...
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Redhand's right mate. This question crops up at least once a month from suicidal Range Rover drivers!
The answer is always no, usually accompanied by a bollocking! Someone'll be along with that in a minute...
Hi all. Fitting new props (1989 3.5 with BW transfer box).
In Haynes it says the splined section on the front prop must face the axle, and the one on the rear must face the transfer box. Both props facing forward basically.
My present front prop is the other way round, splines to gearbox...
Need more information to give clues! With the information you've given all I can assume is that it's losing oil from somewhere in, on or around the engine area, probably from somwhere between the sump plug and the oil filler cap! :D
Where's it coming out? Is it alot? What engine is it?
Only fibreglass tailgate I've seen is for a Classic. MM4X4 make/sell them. Might be worth asking them if they know of a P38 version.
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