1. bluedog333

    Handbreak Stuck on / Battery Smoking

    Gearbox breather, maybe rear axle breather. Nothing to worry about, but get it repaired before you forget about it. You can either replace the whole pipe, or just put a repair piece in (male/male joiner).
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    Handbreak Stuck on / Battery Smoking

    You need to check all the major earth straps/points, battery-chassis-engine block etc. Make sure they are tight and not corroded. Your handbrake cable has acted as an earth, melted the nylon outer and is now stuck!
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    Station wagon second row seatbelt fitting

    Yep, you need the very top bolt, which I believe you know, but the one in question doesn’t do anything. It doesn’t even snug down, there is about 1/2” of a shoulder sticking up (below the bolt head), where something may have hooked to on previous models?
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    Station wagon second row seatbelt fitting

    Not the clearest photo, but I’ve got those bolts fitted too. They look like they may be a relic from the older-style seatbelt setups.
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    LT77 REVERSE GEAR DOESN'T WORK

    Before you remove the gearbox, check to make sure the reverse light switch isn’t in too far/broken.
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    Newbury 4x4 Spares Day

    RustFest is on tomorrow. Be there, or be square.
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    I have bought a station wagon

    Yeah, no problem. I was also going to reply to your other post - are you replacing the load bay floor, or the second row floor?
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    I have bought a station wagon

    You’ve been busy! I’ll take a photo or two tomorrow.
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    Defender 90 advice

    Avoid the one in the second photo! For £13k I’d expect a galvanised chassis, the prices of Landies have taken a big drop recently.
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    I have bought a station wagon

    Eggsackery. They’re very good!
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    I have bought a station wagon

    This sort of disc is invaluable for removing glue/paint/rust etc. I got through a few when doing mine. Cheaper in multiple packs on Amazon, eBay. https://www.toolstation.com/abracs-poly-abrasive-disc/p22693
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    I have bought a station wagon

    The pressed section must be a rust trap as mine looks like it has been replaced in the past. The box section looks a bit homemade, did the job though. Talking of rust traps, there are a couple of those on the back of the a-frame crossmember. These need covering with a metal plate welded on. I’ll...
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    I have bought a station wagon

    The above is a closeup of this
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    I have bought a station wagon

    The YRM part looks correct. I’ll take a photo tomorrow to show how it attaches.
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    I have bought a station wagon

    In that case you probably just need to remove the four rivets per support (me thinks). If I knew how much work mine was going to be I probably would have done what you are planning and take the tub out.
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    I have bought a station wagon

    These are the only photos I took. I was too p*ssed off the rest of the time! 😂
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    I have bought a station wagon

    I didn’t take many photos, I was concentrating on getting the work done as quickly as possible as I needed the Landy back on the road ASAP after my work van died! I only thought I was doing an A-frame crossmember replacement, plus some chassis repairs, but when I took the floor off all the fun...
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    I have bought a station wagon

    Snap. I did all that a few months ago. I “employed” some child labour, which helped, mostly.
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    2nd row 200tdi seat query

    Mine were bloody awful too! Best to drill/grind off the flat-head screws and take the latches off. They disassemble into component parts enabling you to clean off all the rust and barnacles to get them working again!
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    1987 defender wing

    Where are you based? There is a large auto jumble in Newbury next month, almost certain to find one there. The same auto jumble takes place in Malvern later in the month.