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LT230 input gear. I’s in excellent condition but ideally needs the oil holes cross drilling. However despite having no cross drilled oilway, the splines are in perfect condition. No wear ridges on the drive teeth and ready to install. It’s listed on eBay with a starting g price of a tenner...

These are the screws I used and some photos showing how they fit the Christmas tree clips perfectly. Sorry to multiple post but I’m on my phone and was getting confused with the tabs. I can’t remember the drill size I used to drill pilot holes. Just be sensible is my advice. (And put some tape...

Those are they. The black 'Christmas tree ones' clip over bits of plastic in the door card that go brittle and break off. The video I quoted above shows how to use some small screws to fix the problem. It worked a treat for me.

Not the ones I'm referring to. The screws replace little plastic bits that are part of the door card. Here's the video that inspired me to mend mine the same way.

I used some tiny countersunk self tappers that I bought from Screwfix. They worked very well. If I get a moment, I'll look for the packet/box in the workshop. I didn't have a dremmel to file the broken plastic in the door card flat so I carved the excess off with a very sharp chisel before...

Some of the clips are integral to the door card and they are very brittle. There’s a trick I’ve used where you replace the plastic button with a small screw and the head of the screw is where you clip the new fastener into. (There’s a YouTube clip of the English guy who fixes Defenders in Canada...

Is that engine swap a common option? I used to drive a Series but that was forty plus years ago and it was brand new! (Overdrive and freewheeling hubs and it still never did more than 22 mpg)

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/7779d4f7bed2f6798af18e3974732cc3/ed8db2809b0b5e5daaad6d3c52b9d7be/2-day-sale-of-antiques-household-it-office-catering-gar/?currentPage=6 Lot 3307 Not sure what a reasonable price would be? The estimate seems a bit optimistic?

Update on the unwanted sporadic wiper operation. I bought a puller and the wheel came straight off. (I’d tried a couple if so called ‘universal pullers’ big not only did none of the bolts fit the threads in the steering wheel boss but the bolts wouldn’t have fitted the puller body either. )...

If you can find my trailer that was nicked from my driveway last Thursday you can borrow it... Only bought it six weeks ago too.

How will you insulate the fastenings? Electrical connection plus dissimilar metals plus electrolytes equals corrosion sooner or later. Ensuring there’s no water or dampness left or trapped helps and the paint will slow things down.

I’ve used the bit of pipe/tube trick. I seem to remember using a length of thin thread to hold the plastic clip at the right angle too. I looped the thread round so I could pull it clear when the clip was seated home.

I work in the marine industry some of the time so know a little about corrosion and galvanic reactions. Galvanic reaction in the context being discussed here requires two metals separated on the galvanic scale (the further the separation the greater the effect) connected together electrically...

I’ve oiled the hinge and like magic the squeak has gone. I’ve also cured the squeaky clutch pedal by oiling the pivot on that as well. The Defender is never going to be like a modern car but it’s getting a little quieter and more civilised.

No risk whatsoever. If you were trying to supply device that might demand a heavy current you could overload a circuit by tapping in the wrong place (the wires supplying where you tapped into might be too small.) However the antenna you are supplying will draw a few milliamperes (as in...

I had no idea. Apart from the Defender we have modern cars that aren't falling to bits yet... (Although I just got stung nearly £800 for a service and two tyres and replacement of a rear spring and an MOT for our Audi A4) so I haven't heard of the handbrake cable getting hot malarkey.) To be...

I agree - and in fact I was using a cutting disc. I was lazy in my use of English and just referred to the mini angle grinder by it's ubiquitous name.

The black wire goes to the chassis of the vehicle at some convenient point. To avoid confusion, the chassis can be described by different people as 'ground' or 'negative' or 'earth'. Its all the same thing. Just make sure that you connect the wire to a bit of the body work that has a good...