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I've just took my 2A up to Gaydon for the weekend. It was a 2hr 45m run up to the show and it seemed to run as well as usual but when I next looked in the engine bay she'd been spitting some oil out the oil filler. She didn't have too much oil in.. so as I'd never had the rocker breather off I...

I've got both prop shafts off my 2A so I can replace both diff pinion seals. Both props seem good, no UJ wobble and no noticeable spline wear. The gaitor is missing from one and needs replacing on the other. What's the trick for unscrewing the cap on the short half so I can separate the props...

I have a late 2A so the swivel bearing housing and swivel pin fixings are the heavier duty ones used on the S3. I fill my shiny disco balls with EP90. The off-side does not leak. The near-side does. Both sides have new seals and retainers and very little wear to said balls. Last night I removed...

I fit new wheel brake cylinders all round on my 88" 2A about three years ago. I fit new master cylinders and pipes and bled the system to a good pedal about a year ago. First test drives have been the last couple of weeks. Good pedal, good brakes, but terrible brake binding in reverse. Tracked...

I've put 7.50 x R16 michelin tubeless tyres on a set of 90 rims on my 2A 88". What tyre pressures should I use? 25 all round by the series book would have been for tubed.. 27F / 38R is what I find advised for Defenders from 1983 onwards. Do they weigh very different? Do I want the rear that high...

Now I've started using my 2A on the road after a lot of work in the garage, and fitting new springs and u-bolts,I thought I should torque it all up properly. I've read different opinions for u-bolts between 58ftlb and 65ftlb, so I got everything clicking ok at 50 and then went for 60. Snapped a...

I've replaced the coolant drain plug in my engine block. Foolishly, I went to use the old one and found it was only keeping coolant in because it was clogged up behind it. Once I cleared that the coolant ran out and I couldn't stop it because the thread on the t-piece of the tap had stripped...

Long story short.. I got the main beam warning light working in my dash today, but I can't see it through the blue lens in the instrument panel. I watch carefully as I insert the bulb into the back of the panel and I can see it is still shining as it goes in. It's not going off as far as I can...

I've got a S2A I'm fitting new front lights and light harness to. When I got the vehicle the wiring was bodged about a bit so all the front light wiring got removed at the same time as several spot lights.. wire wrapped around chassis and hanging from under steering wheel and so on. Trust me it...

I've got a S2A I'm fitting new front lights and light harness to. When I got the vehicle the wiring was bodged about a bit so all the front light wiring got removed at the same time as several spot lights.. wire wrapped around chassis and hanging from under steering wheel and so on. Trust me it...

Pictured are both my seat belt brackets. I put them back in today and have realised the PO has switched one round at some point.. Which one is the wrong way around? I think the passenger's side seems right but I could argue it either way. :D For swapping one of them around.. Is what looks like...

Came across this cleaning up under my driver's footwell.. I've a Lucas floor mounted dip switch that was screwed into the footwell by two screws when I got it. is this bracket related or was it for something else?

Out of interest, what's the circular hole in replacement door pillars for? It's not there on the one I'm replacing.

I'm replacing the old door pillar on my 2A 88", which has a lip for the door seal to sit against, with a new pillar that doesn't have that lip. I assume I can't get a new pillar with that lip but if I can it's not too late to switch so let me know if that's the case. If I do have to fit a pilar...

I started up my 2A today, 2.25 petrol, to turn it round for the next bit of welding. Easier than pushing a 3-pt turn up and down the curb I can tell you! And now I know the new water pump isn't leaking either.. :) I had it running for about 5 minutes with a bit of revving and playing about...

I've got a lot of cream coloured old adhesive on the centre bulkhead of my S2A, in front of the gear stick. I expect it used to have carpet or other insulation stuck on it once upon a time. I've tried scraping it off as is to no good effect. Any tips for getting the stuff of? I'd rather not...

My new springs have been on for months now (no road use yet but wheeling in and out the garage loaded up) so I torqued the shackle pins up today and went to do the u-bolts.. should I torque these up under load? when I laid down and went to make a start I was a bit concerned the weight of the...

I'm looking for a Smiths heater for my '69 2A, either the round 'fug stirrer' or one of the later flat panel types. I've still got the holes in my bulkhead from when it had one. I can do the piping for water myself and get the venting elsewhere if need be, so I'm mainly looking for the heater...

I'm looking for a 2A indicator stalk for my '69 2A to replace the black plastic Series 3 one I have currently. Cheers, Scott.

My 2A only had the middle locker lid on the seat base when I got it. It's very light aly and shiny underneath after a good clean. I'm looking for driver and passenger side lids now to match. I bought some (photo'd) but when they arrived I found they are a lot thicker and heavier. Are these S3...