200tdi defender Starter earth strap

Anyone any idea which is easiest way to remove starter motor earth strap on a 110 defender 200tdi? i have earthing issues and am in the process of removing the earth straps to clean to see if this improves my lighting issues!

undo the nut holding it in place?

The Mad Hat Man said:

undo the nut holding it in place?

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Or the bolt holding the strap lug in place ...

I know that but ya cant get at it to do so!

oh yes yu can

The Mad Hat Man said:

oh yes yu can

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Go on then? drop exhaust?

no idea - i have 200 & 300tdi discos

The Mad Hat Man said:

no idea - i have 200 & 300tdi discos

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So how do ya know it can be done on a defender

leeby7 said:

So how do ya know it can be done on a defender

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because i have read the Rave

leeby7 said:

Anyone any idea which is easiest way to remove starter motor earth strap on a 110 defender 200tdi? i have earthing issues and am in the process of removing the earth straps to clean to see if this improves my lighting issues!

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as long as transmission or engine is earthed well to chassis and battery and body is earthed to both as well an earth at the starter is unimportant

The Mad Hat Man said:

because i have read the Rave

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you still need to drop the down pipe for access

I have to drop my down pipe to gain access, Id say a 200 is similar to a 19j. Its a 2 minute job , no biggie.
And to be fair its pretty self explanatory when you look at it.

Mine had earth issues so I fitted new lead from battery to chassis, another lead from battery straight to one of the starter mounting nuts/bolts and another strap from drivers side chassis to the engine itself, never been any issues since, was a slow starter and always felt like battery/starter was on its way out and as both of them were new.

I had earth problems on my 110, I just put an extra strap from the transfer box to the chassis.

I just cleaned up the strap from the battery to engine & chassis and it;s been fine since.

i just put a strap on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oops wrong forum ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,now where"s delete

Sometimes the strap itself can lose integrity, I have a few on mine, tranny box to chassis, engine to chassis, bulkhead to chassis, battery to chassis, chassis to chassis.