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    Series III Cylinder head on 12J Block ?

    Hi all, Have another real off beat question for you... My 1988 110 (2.5NA) was brought from a military auction and restored from scratch after which i purchased it. The gbox and tbox were reconditioned (again !) along with the cylinder head (yes 2nd time) after only 3 months, this time...
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    Welding drive shafts & flanges

    Should i weld the front ones too... will it cause problems to the cv joints when turning etc...
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    Welding drive shafts & flanges

    sorry .... sorry i meant HALF SHAFT not drive shaft !
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    Welding drive shafts & flanges

    I have a 1988 Land Rover 110 2.5 diesel. The drive shafts & flanges are worn (there is play in all 4 when checking with grease caps off). Has been only 6-8 months since renewal. A few guys advised me to weld the half shaft ends to the drive flanges as this would eliminate the clunk when...
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    Defender 110 Jerking problem

    Hi again, Have been busy trouble-shooting. Checked the play in the diffs as you said, the turn is about half quarter (front) and even less (rear) so i dont think diff play is the culprit. anyway took off the 4 grease caps and put the landy in neutral and no handbrake, and checked for play...
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    Defender 110 Jerking problem

    The cv joints were checked and are fine, The fuel injectors were removed, cleaned (none were showing any major problems) and repressurised. the injector pump was also speeded up a bit, which makes the problem less noticable when slowing down to 10kmph and accelerating again using only the gas...
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    Defender 110 Jerking problem

    okay, i changed the diesel filter and cleaned the fuel sedimenter too. There was a load of muck in it (sedimenter).. and the cone element had been placed narrow side down '\/'. So i refitted it right side up '/\' . Now the problem is much less when you blip the throttle at speed. But when...
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    Defender 110 Jerking problem

    Hi everyone, I have a Defender 110 2.5 (12J), in which whenever i blip the gas pedal at speed or am forced to quickly take the foot off the pedal for braking after a fast pickup, i get a jerking from underneath as if the vehicle is trying to stall ! have replaced all 4 drive flanges, rear...