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Hose replaced. Problem solved. Drive 100 miles before next problem occurred. Oh the joys

I have been thinking (about how to avoid any work) and maybe in this sandy dry climate (rain in winter but still very fast draining sand) the slots are an intentional thing? I've already had an offer to swap this one for a normal one Perhaps it...

I was just thinking with the slots and rubber you may have a lovely musical wind instrument going on. Might be fun for a day or two but..... At least with 4mm steel it should be easy to drill and tap holes to secure whatever you decide to use. ;)

Right, good, completely obvious point that I dint think about I will get my balaclava on tonight and see what road signs I can organise

Park the car on a flat piece of road, stand in front of it and have a look at the angle (Camber) of the front wheels. If it looks like an F1 car then they probably need adjusting. As already mentioned if 2WD then assuming the rears are OK, only...

Without removing it no but less than 18kg. At a guess maybe between 5kg and 10kg I very much doubt you will notice the extra weight though, apart from every time you need to remove and refit it of course ;). Rubber matting may not play nice at...

Clutch is done and it all feels like a new Hippo at the pedal. Was it worth doing? Hell yes. 806km, 50,5litres today. 45mpg. This car has a lot to give yet.

Sorry I thought you were saying you could get the weird one by giving them you're standard one. I forgot you already got it. If you already have the weird one then keep it and use it. Maybe put something thin and light over or under it so it...

OK, so I have been given an opportunity to just swap that Frankensumpguard for a standard one I have been told that the guards were different between engined models (mine is td4) , but they will fit on different models This is appealing to my...

Being a lazy sod I'd take the swap. If you decide down the line you don't like it for any reason then remove the steel and replace it with ally.

What model Freelander?

Most likely... I have the same symptom and was thinking of replacing my Master Cylinder, but first I will try to bleed again with my ATE bleeding machine.

We always knew when my father in law was going to a funeral cause the car got washed. He never washed it otherwise. :)

This thread is from 2017 and Ianmg hasn't been seen since 2020 so I'm afraid we'll probably never know.

The camber bolts arrived today and after 30 minutes or so the problem is sorted. :) I already had the car on axle stands and the strut bolts loosened so it was a simple task to fit the new bolt at max adjustment and after tightening everything I...

Even one sheet of 4mm steel would be overkill as Freelanders are not that heavy. GRP would work but is brittle so I'd go for steel if ally isn't an option. Can you do a Google search for metal recycling or scrap metal places local to you. That...

Isn't there a couple of plastic bits need squeezing either side as you pull it out? I think ideally you'd have pointy pliers where the tips are curved in to make it easy but you should be able to cobble something together. Maybe it's fuel lines...

Recon VCU and rear half of propshaft fitted

Freed the r/o/s handbrake, with a big hammer. It had decided to weld itself to the disc, just because I hadn't taken it out for a couple of weeks, instead leaving him sat on the drive in crappy weather over xmas. Edit: After this behaviour, I'm...

The issue is only with one rear wheel and probably unsurprising after replacing the lower arms with aftermarket parts. The front axle is close to the standard weight so any issues there have nothing to do with the conversion. But yes I accept the...

I vaguely remember getting a set of camber bolts with the 50mm lift kit which IIRC were for the rears. Are there already camber bolts on the front? I can't remember but I tried loosening all the bolts bolts and there isn't enough movement to sort...

I don't know the FL setup it was just to check you weren't chasing something simple. J

A lot of care and attention went into adapting that piece of wood I'll have you know. ;) It was pretty obvious when looking it it from the rear and moving it made no difference and if the wheel was buckled it would be very noticeable. I had to...

I had a go at sorting my wheel alignment with string and as expected it's not perfect, so I plan to bring it to a tyre depot to do properly, but a while back I noticed the camber on a couple of wheels was a bit off. Today I put a spirit level on...

I stand corrected Sir!

Sorry I missed this post so will try to answer now. Brake lines were standard in my car, likewise ABS sensors. No idea about bump stops, I never checked. I think you're right about suspension travel but I found the car drove pretty much like a...

I had a 50mm lift kit and standard hoses so this is not correct. This is the main reason why I tell everyone to avoid the 50mm lift kit. I guess it would be possible to have a piece of steel turned on a lathe that the TRE screws into one side...