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Thanks for everyone help - fixed the PAS issue. The pre-made suction pipe to the pump had a crimp missing on the flexible pipe. Addition of a jubilee stopped the air getting sucked in and all it now good. Also, being under the engine allowed me to spot the water running out of one of the...

There are some bubbles coming back into the system. Perhaps that’s the issue.

Hi Brown It only squeaks when I put pressure in the Geering wheel. It deffo seems to be from the box but I’ll get a third ear to do or check. I’d be happy if it was the pump as they’re a lot cheaper than the boxes!

Hi Lynall. I cracked the Bleed nipple on the top of the box and got some good pressure when turning the wheel so I know the pumps pumping. It’s a 12J. The pipes across the front to the pump are both new. When you say the suction pipe do you mean the one coming out the bottom of the reservoir...

Hi Mik Yes the fluid is full, although the level does seem to drop very slowly indicating a leak I guess. There’s deffo some PAS action with the engine running, but not as much as there was. There’s a squeal from the box when I turn the wheel. It’s a 6 bolt box if that’s useful info. Cheers, Jim

Hi all. The power steering on the 110 has gone very stiff, but not being familiar with these, I’m not sure where to look to decide what’s at fault. It worked ok after the rebuild but I hadn’t touched any of it except replace the front hoses. Now it’s very stiff to turn the wheel and gets...

Hi all. I’ve just fitted some VDO gauges to my 12J 110. The oil pressure gauge has no sender as yet. Few questions relating to this: Where is the best place to fit the sender to the oil system? What thread should/would it have (I’m guessing the 1/8 NPT as I only see metric otherwise?). What...

Hi all. My 110 had been in the road for about 6 months now, and occasionally I get a high idle. Blipping or lifting the throttle pedal doesn’t seem to help. Next junction and it goes back to normal. Any ideas what could be causing this? Stock 12J 1987. Cheers, Jim

I’m thinking of fitting a tracker/alarm/immobiliser to my 1987 110. Obviously immobilising a simply 2.5NA is very simple but then very easy to defeat. Does anyone have any good ideas in this area? I think a concealed GPS and a loud alarm is what I’m after. Thoughts?

That’s what I was thinking, or maybe stiff springs, but none of the diagrams I’ve ever seen show them.

Hi. Yes standard steel rims and tyres. This is the best pic I have to hand.

Hi all. I have a bonnet mounted spare but the fixing doesn’t seem correct to me. If I mount it hub up, the bolts will stretch the bonnet up and I cannot get the split pin in. If I mount it hub down, the bolts cannot do up to capture the wheel. The second way looks more correct but like there’s...

It’s very unlikely I’d ever do that as it’s a lot of work. I might add up what it cost just for fun though.

Well, I’m going to say that’s done for now. The locking rods need some adjusting as they don’t engage with the sockets as smoothly as they could, and the gap from the drop edge to the tailgate is bigger that I’d hoped for, but then the tailgate is quite twisted. All in all I’m happy with the...

Painted the heads of the coach bolts for fixing the flap, and made some rubber washers to seal the backs of them.

Glass is back in, and will have to wait overnight for the sealer to go off. Handle and drip edge installed too. Almost finished now.

Gasket made for the drip strip. Old inner tube, a steel rule, and a 6mm hole punch.

Interesting info. The body is quite a bitsa, with the sides and roof coming from two different donor vehicles (eBay is your friend). The tub is original, but as I say, had been (badly) painted post-factory, and pre-me so I don’t have the original spec. I haven’t gone for a concourse finish as...

Were the defenders not all painted then? I know the series all had galv cappings but I though after that they were all painted. Mines a 1987 110 which had been painted yellow post factory but I thought the caps were all factory painted.

I do see your point, and yes, your suggestion makes sense, but like you, I googled the original and they’re on the front surface. I’ll put a bead of polyurethane behind it and in the holes pre-riveting just in case, or maybe even make a rubber gasket. I’m more concerned about the drips not...