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When I reverse I get a clicking sound from the speedo. Fine in forward gears. Any thoughts please? Thanks

Having a problem with a rear brake on my S3. When adjusting the brakes I found that the osr wheel would spin freely forwards, but lock up when spun backwards. Same under power with vehicle on stands: fine in forward gears but in reverse osr wheel locks and all drive to nsr. I’ve stripped the...

When I bought my Series 3 Lightweight it was already fitted with a set of new GB Springs Parabolics. I’ve been puzzling over the suspension bottoming out on the road (eg: on speed humps), and doing some tests today discovered that the rear tyres are hitting the underside of the tub wings well...

So during Lockdown, stuck at home with Sciatica awaiting surgery, and basically climbing the walls, I bought myself a Lightweight. This is my 9th Land Rover, (S2 Station Wagon, RR Classic, S3 Truck cab, RR Classic, Disco 300 Tdi, Disco 200 Tdi, Defender 90, S2 Ragtop), but never a S1 or a LWT...

The steering on my Series 3 was wandering, so I've changed all the ball joints, and the steering relay. Everything seems to be tight but I can still turn the steering wheel quarter of a turn before the wheels move. The play seems to be after the relay. Would worn swivel bushes cause this? The...

My S3 Lightweight has Parabolics fitted, and the steering wanders constantly. I've renewed all the ball joints and the idler, and there's no slack in the steering box, so I assume the problem is that the Parabolics alter the castor angle adversely, and there's very little castor to self-centre...

I’ve just started a S3 Lightweight restoration project after a few years doing other things, and am having trouble with some of my kit: The air wrench and air snips run as soon as I connect the compressor line: the trigger isn’t shutting the air off, whilst another air wrench and the cut off...

The Haynes manual gives two different instructions for setting the Steering Idler Upper & Lower Levers. In section 11.9 it says they should be set at 90 degrees to one another , whilst at 11.13 it shows them set at 81 degrees. Can anyone give me the correct setting please?Thanks.

I'm re-building a SIII Lightweight and wondering about the steering. I'll be running 235/85 MTs on steel rims and my previous experience with Series vehicles is that I prefer a smaller steering wheel, even though that makes the steering quite heavy, but the killer is the potential for broken...