Seems unlikely - I don't think anyone considered keeping water out of a Land rover.. it just leaks out at the same rate it leaks in ! But they may have changed them at some point :)

The ball joints are tapered - you cant get them in the wrong way. wheel to wheel they are nut down, steering relay(up) to NS wheel (down). I know in my haynes it dows a diagram with them all nut up - but is just a guide, not a literal diagram.

On the subject of expensive brake fluid and I find that 500ml isnt quite enough... I did find that a 5 litres of Dot4 from eurocarparts.com ( Part No.:524770270 ) is £11.99. I know it will start to absorb moisture when its opened (so not great to leave in the garage for months once opened) but...

just plastic flexible hose clamps - less chaffing than mole grips... SHMBO dosnt like it if I dribble fluid on the tarmac... and I seem to make a habit of taking an axle off recently....

Well its always nice to have a believeable excuse for the latex gloves, vacuum pumps, lubes and clamps etc. Next time I will go round and just do them twice ! got to have the right order at some point !

I thought you started on the closes to the master cylinder. I know I struggled to do the rears on mine when there was some air in the front, I got a cheap vacuum pump from Ebay that seems to do the trick for the odd time I need it.

I had a similar starting issue with an old cortina that was like that - turned out there was a crack in the coil so was sparking weakly when the starter was cranking hard (with colder more viscous oil) but the engine was easier to crank when it was warm so it was OK. Took me bloody ages to work...

I found an article about rebuilding them http://ollr.createaforum.com/technical-archive/how-to-rebuild-a-steering-relay/ using a home made spring compressor rather than the official repair tool But if I'm honest I also checked on the John Craddock website and they list NRC 1269 for £39.55 +vat +...

Thank you, restoring an old Land Rover, a gift that keeps on giving.... Eventually if I take enough bits off I'm sure I will find one that is actually serviceable !

Hi, I have finished refurbishing the rear axle on my S3 and moved my attention to the front. Dropped the front axle off to replace the springs\shocks and track rods etc and have a good look at everything. The swivels are quite corroded so I thought they were causing the heavy steering. I...

Just to add, I bought a pair of 3 ton ones from Toolstation, there fine for under the axles as they arnt very tall, ended up getting a pair of 6 tom stands from machine mart for about £38 - bit more expensive but I have them on the chassis of my S3 at the moment with the rear axle off. Depends...

i am just reassembling the rear axle back on my s3 after replacing springs, shocks, bushes, brake lines etc... Should the bolts on the leaf springs have washers? The pdf manual didn't show any but I think there were ones fitted when I stripped it down. Was just going to put plain washers under...

A big box of bits arrived today from Paddock's, I am starting to accept that some of the bolts need a little more force to undo than I am used to Dropped the rear axle off to replace the shocks,springs, chassis bushes & prop UJ's. flipped the axle over to attack the U bolts with an impact gun -...

You know when you should really think carefully when you notice that the ones people are breaking for spares seem to look in better condition that the one you are "fixing"... It end up like Triggers Broom; 20 years oldl, just had 17 new heads and 14 handles !

Ever have those days where you start off with all good intentions and the list of "things that need fixing" seem to get out of control... Clutch stuck to flywheel, no probs I think, if I can sort the breaks out I can probably free it up by accelerating and breaking with the clutch depressed...

More of a general question, I am trying to sort out a series 3 at the moment and I am having fun playing the "what thread am i" game when it comes to rebuilding things, (there were a few bits missing when i got it) Is there a general resource where I can find what bolt \ setpin or nut etc is...

Recently bought a series 3 and just doing a basic restoration on it ( not tring to make it 100% original, but want it to look like a series!). Anyway the Throttle cable seems to pop out of the slotted guide wheel on the engine side, do I just need to replace it with a new one ? (will post a...

Attempting to break the world record for the quickest meal eaten would seem to be something they probably have in common then !

Mostly accidental BB (Barnaby or Beans depending how naughty he is being) was the only chocolate spaniel in the litter (dont tell me spaniels are liver - it says chocolate on the KC certificate, but it does cheer me up to have the argument occasionally). I tended to gravitate to other chocky...

OK, I have 3 dogs 2 spaniels and a lab (see attached.) all a rather Chocolate colour ! From left to right they are BB, Raff & Ruby.