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    brakes suddenly gone

    well am going to take all wheels off at the weekend and check for anything odd, if nothing comes up there only think left is servo and cylinder
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    brakes suddenly gone

    could it possibly be the vac pump that has gone?
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    brakes suddenly gone

    and well yes the floor is rubber but i do have carpet at the back of pedels and at sides :P
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    brakes suddenly gone

    had i look at carpet an it feels dry and there doesnt seem to be any fluid down the brake pedal itself. could it be a seal some where thats letting air in but no fluid out ?
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    brakes suddenly gone

    hey, my brakes suddenly went the other day while i was driving, no pre warning or anything. i managed to get home and thought that it may have been air in my pipes so i bleed all brakes but still no luck. I have checked all pipes and brake components for leaks but none found. could it have...
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    spinning metal noise

    hey, all of a sudden this morning when i started her up, 200tdi, theres been a weird metal spinning noise. i dont get it if am stationery nor when at full revs, seems to be noticable when either coasting or cruising at low revs. I though it was the front prop but when i got home and had a look...
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    Squealing coming from gearbox

    Been driving with out the radio on today and i noticed a strange squealing coming from the gearbox, its goes away when coasting which made me think it was gearbox. could it be i just need a top up of oil?
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    battery or alternator?

    i wired it to power to purple and orange/white and then black one for earth. it also cuts out if i have been coasting for too long. As far i as i can see its wired up ok but i may b wrong :/
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    battery or alternator?

    hey installed a cd player into my 89 defender and having a bit of trouble on the power issue, it starts up ok and goes load but when i either brake or turn the lights on it will turn off and then come back on. is it a battery or alternator fault??
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    200tdi into Defender. Starter motor bother!!!!

    make sure you check the earth wire, at the starter motor and also where it connects to body. That exactly what was happening to me when my spade connector kept coming off
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    renewing all wheel bearings

    cheers, will get on to buying a trolley jack and axle stand tomorrow, what type of time scale will it be per wheel?
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    renewing all wheel bearings

    what tools with i need for it?, and is it that difficult ?
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    renewing all wheel bearings

    hey, both back wheel bearings have gone and one on the front its nearly there so i decided to plan to have them all replaced. I got bearing kits for all four wheels and was planning to get garage to fit them as i don't have a jack and axle stand. went down and he wanted to charge me 140 for...
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    Had a little bump

    well i tried it with blow touch and took to it with several tools but dint seem to do much, if you can see its like folded up like a s
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    Had a little bump

    its a 90 and offside, al just go and take one now (Y)
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    Had a little bump

    i accidentally reversed into a very large skip the other day (it was dark and reverse light stopped working for some reason)and its made quite a bit of mess at the back offside corner, was wondering where the best place would be to get a rear quarter pane,l outer wing and a corner capping ?
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    front axle

    hey. i have a 1989 defender 90 and is in need of a new front axle. Been looking around and wounded what axles would it take with out having to chop or wield any brackets or such ?
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    clutch trouble

    bump :)
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    clutch trouble

    hey, really stuck at the min with my 90 200tdi at the moment. Ealryer i pulled to shop and killed the engine, when i went to start it back up it all seem fine but when i went to set off there was like a grinding/banging noise. At first i though ti might have been rear axel as it had been losing...