What did you do with your Range Rover today

it was here still a dmf in it grrrr

Found another feature or mabye it's broken.
I can open my upper and lower tailgate then lock the rest of the car.
Helped a pal move house stuff

Thank btd . Gonna take a look now at the how to

stustrong said:

it was here still a dmf in it grrrr View attachment 125191View attachment 125192 View attachment 125193

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That is a bog standard clutch release control valve. Not a Land Rover part. Possibly fitted by someone who thought he had a racing car.

It's out now anyway haha
They fit the things on the bmws makes quick changes rubbish
Hard launches rubbish
And sat on full opposite lock trying to get a clutch kick in is a no go.
Bloody detest the things mabye it's had a pipe thrown off somthing else on.
Poor old rangies had 18 previous owners no ones probably given a hoot about it aslong as it drove to be fair

Towed a pals rolled clio off the beach for the recovery people was fun.
The bank Just to the right of the rangie is where I came up and down off the main road

How'd he get his Clio down there?

Grrrrrr said:

How'd he get his Clio down there?

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Rolled it

Bonnet did well to survive.

Finally, after a total of around 12 hours spread over the last 3 days, I managed to get enough of the dash out of my 88 classic to get at the heater unit. The good news is that I ran a lead from battery and the fan seems to work just fine. Phew.
Bad news is that I shall have to spend more time looking for the suspected electrical fault, this would probably be a doddle for anyone who is electrically savvy, I was just chuffed I managed to work out how to check the fan motor in place.
While I'm in there is there something I could do to lubricate the fan bearings without stripping it down further? Like a liberal spray with some silicone or spray grease or similar? I had wondered about carefully drilling a small hole in the casing to insert the straw off a spray can, or removing one of the screws on the end of the motor unit, would this work? or should I just leave well enough alone? if it aint bust dont fix it sort of thing.

As someone else said "they start on the assembly line with the heater unit and then build the vehicle around it", can't belive how much of a pain in the arse this job has been. Did the fan replacement on a disco 5 years ago, just the same barrel of laughs.

It was down there and on a rocky beach.
Was a lass driving and she came out no injuries luckily
Just had to drag it to the main road so it could be put on their truck.

stustrong said:

It was down there and on a rocky beach.
Was a lass driving and she came out no injuries luckily
Just had to drag it to the main road so it could be put on their truck.

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How much did you charge them?

frog hopper said:

While I'm in there is there something I could do to lubricate the fan bearings without stripping it down further? Like a liberal spray with some silicone or spray grease or similar? I had wondered about carefully drilling a small hole in the casing to insert the straw off a spray can, or removing one of the screws on the end of the motor unit, would this work? or should I just leave well enough alone? if it aint bust dont fix it sort of thing.

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I wouldn't put anything in there. As soon as you get oil it will grab dust and go sticky. I guess some PTFE spray of some sort could possibly help but if it has worked perfectly this long I'd leave well alone.

Grrrrrr said:

I wouldn't put anything in there. As soon as you get oil it will grab dust and go sticky. I guess some PTFE spray of some sort could possibly help but if it has worked perfectly this long I'd leave well alone.

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Dry lubricant if you can get it in there. If you can get the motor caps off then a drop of oil on the end bearing sometimes help, particularly if it's a sintered bush.

Fitted rad missing mount gromets
Painted last 2 door frames
Fitted new tailgate release button rubber
That'll do I think

Today I refitted the rear lamp unit after it spent the night in the airing cupboard drying out, the lamp not the car. Then drove to York Marina for a well earned coffee with Mrs Tricky. Living the dream! Tomorrow going to force the kids to leave their electronic devices at home and head for a stately home with gardens, that will let the dog have a good run. Might even take a few Range Rover & dog shots for his Instagram.

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How much did you charge them?

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Got given 40 quid.
2 miles from home
And about 10mins of my time.

So today I planned to do my gearbox but that's not happened
Been working instead.
Working tomorrow.
Off Monday so may attack it then

Took the old crate through a car wash (top of the range Prowax jobby, only the best) just to watch the carpets stay nice and dry
Only to look up at the sunroof and discover the headlinings falling off it - best tackle that before it gets worse - looks like it's just glued on - anybody had a go at this?

Fergie46 said:

Took the old crate through a car wash (top of the range Prowax jobby, only the best) just to watch the carpets stay nice and dry
Only to look up at the sunroof and discover the headlinings falling off it - best tackle that before it gets worse - looks like it's just glued on - anybody had a go at this?

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The headlining is foam backed cloth. Over time the foam degrades and the cloth falls off it. You can't just stick it back up it will look like an abortion. You need to strip the old headlining off, clean down the liner and replace with new material. Several on here have done that job.