Recent content by Rusty Bucket

Dropped the front axle for a sand blast, paint and rebush, no problem until I took of the diff to check the reason for excessive backlash...... Looks like the PO, lets call him Stu Pedd (not his real name), went deep wading without a wading kit, flooded the diff and then must have left it for a...

Just fitted a new CV to my 1995 90 300 TDi and checked/shimmed the end float. But struggle to find a bolt to screw in properly, as per the manual, which just says 'appropriate bolt'. I managed to get the M12 swivel streering lock limiter to catch a half a thread and did it that way. But doesn't...

Morning, seem to recall reading about this in an old thread but I can't find it now. Just reassembling the refurbed near side swivel housing on my 90 300 TDi and replacing both top and bottom swivel pins/bolts (cos I can). The top pin bolts (M10s) are Loctite 270'd and torqued 78Nm in the...

Just doing a refurb of the front hubs on my recently purchased 300 TDi, bit of a can of worms. The PO seemed to just get a basic service done and get a mobile mechanic to fix anything that came up from a pre MOT check. The plan was to just do the swivel pins and gaskets but after strip down and...

Bit late to this thread, but on my 300 TDi I've fitted the LoF power boost servo upgrade adaptor and switched to the later servo. Works well and not too much fiddle to do, just had cut the bonnet felt to clear the master cylinder cap. But a is a bit expensive at £75 for the adaptor(!) then a new...

Just fixed the handbrake warning light switch on my very early (3rd Jan!) 1995 Defender 90 300 Tdi, light never worked when I brought it, spent 30 mins taking the switch off the handbrake, pried it apart, 'adjusted' the little copper switch bar, a spray of switch cleaner, job done. Anyway like...