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Mine squeaks all the time too, I kinda think of it as part of the charm of owning a defender :)

if you get rid of the squeaks the rumbles and clunks become more noticeable, if you get rid of them you are just left with wind noise, and no one wants that!

The current factory fitted seats are fine, just wondered if there were comfier options out there.

I am looking to replace the front and second row seating in my 2003 Defender 110 but am unsure what to replace them with. I want to retain access to the seat boxes. Wondered what others have installed?

Have you looked for a mouse living in the footwell?

top of the pedal in the footwell footwell you have the circular spring. Each end of this sits in a little plastic cup, and there is a plastic insert onto the pedal where the spring sits in the slot: Link shows the little plastic parts I am...

The flat steel pedal. Where would the plastic bushings be located to change them?

Over the last couple of weeks, the clutch pedal has started to make a squeaking noise when it is pressed down. Has anyone else experienced this? I've tried to lubricate the spring but no change.

With the plate off (as said) you need to clean it up, make sure the chassis is still sound and clean and slather with anti-rust and then prime. Prior to the painting/finishing stage you should get some new riv-nuts. If you've not used these...

I give the bolts a good slathering of copper grease.

You can get rivnuts with a closed end so, in theory, there is less chance of the threads getting water in and rusting up. You would need to be more particular with the length of bolt you use though.

I did a similar job on mudflap brackets. The bolts screwed into steel rivnuts which were seated in square holes in the chassis. After punching the rivnuts through I drilled the square holes out and fitted new alloy rivnuts.

Yes, take the mounting plate off, deal with the rust and fit some rivnuts in the original holes. Then bolt the mounting plate back on and then the filter housing.

Thank you. I used a Dremel then punched them through. I can't see a thread on the inside of the hole though. Any ideas or solutions as to how hest to fit the new nuts?

Alternatively cut the heads off with a mini grinderette/dremmel or drill them out. I believe they are riv-nuts (which is why one is spinning). Punch the nut in/drill them out and tap the chassis fitting new stainless/galvanised bolts with lots...

Soak in plus gas. Then buzz gun

I am changing my fuel filter and housing as the last one cracked and these two bolts are refus to budge. One is just spinning and the other is stuck fast. Any ideas welcome on how to get them both out