What have you done to your Landie today.

Thor1950 said:

Just a question Doc are not pinion and ring gears come in matched sets? Was always told not to mix them as they wear/mesh together?

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I used to swap crown wheels and pinion wheels in my Minis all the time. had a box with different diffs in pieces and used whatever matched up, never had a problem or a whining diff.

But yes you are supposed to keep matched pairs if you want the maximum mileage from them.

Made it work , went very well today for some reason

landowner said:

Made it work , went very well today for some reason

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You got the 200 tdi in it yet.

That another car you bought yourself.

Washed my disco, first time since I got it back in April lol

landowner said:

I used to swap crown wheels and pinion wheels in my Minis all the time. had a box with different diffs in pieces and used whatever matched up, never had a problem or a whining diff.

But yes you are supposed to keep matched pairs if you want the maximum mileage from them.

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You two aren't reading my replies are you :doh: its the gearbox pinion! Not the diff!!!!

danny6801 said:

You got the 200 tdi in it yet.

That another car you bought yourself.

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Tdi cant go in until I get my little Saxo sorted, car is just a favour for a friend, trailer brakes playing up at the moment and a rear lamp to sort out so get it done while its fine hopefully

Its cold out, I was bored, so I went on Ebay.
never spent much as I dont like wasting money but --

2x Ceramic H4 Bulb Holder Headlight Wire Wiring Repair Plug Block Pair | eBay
bought a pair of them,

some of these for when I rewire the headlights "again"
127pc Heat Shrink Tube Assorted Box 2.0mm to 13mm Electrical Insulation Sleeving | eBay

some more of these, they lasted a year until 1 blew, so ??
Landrover 100W Super White H4 501 Xenon HID High/Low/Side Headlight Bulbs Kit | eBay cheap as chips delivered

1 of those to mount in the rear for powering up my yellow flashing beacon
(on occasion)
Universal Car Cigarette lighter socket oval mounting | eBay

looking at buying 1 of these !!
as it looks like were in for a cold winter..
NEW Engine Pre Heater 240v | eBay

also bought 1litre of power steering fluid as it seems it leeks - new seals will ordered when its warmer again, and yes, its had new seals, and yes its had a dollop of brake fluid added too.
it dont leek much, but I notice it on my noo concrete..damit...lol

now, just got to get off my ass and go and get cold,
err sometime "soon"

Changed my headlight bulbs for the first time. Had some issues. had to undo the alignment screws on the drivers side to get the headlamp out. Whats the easiest way of re aligning the head lamp?

M

Maxxyjazz said:

Changed my headlight bulbs for the first time. Had some issues. had to undo the alignment screws on the drivers side to get the headlamp out. Whats the easiest way of re aligning the head lamp?

M

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well maxxyjazz,
I park on level`ish ground about 20 metres away from a facing the headlights wall.
if you have one good aimed headlight, use that as a marker,
then re align the out of setting one.
a quick check is stand in front of each headlight at a time then noticing how the beams look (focus) to each other with a bit of a gap in between each pattern of light.
do it on dipped bean though, then check the main beam.
oh, it dont work on a sunny day, so as its cold and bleak out, should be just fine mate.
good luck.

ps, are you sure you replaced the new bulb correctly - the 3 prongs in the correct offsett holes in headlight ??

givent it a thorough check over for its MOT tomorrow fingers crossed lol

Fitted my Recaro seats







Need to make up the new center console next to fill the gap between the rear ones

I've got one of those, dead comfy

i put a set of these in my 106

discomark10 said:

i put a set of these in my 106

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Mine were out of a Rover

I got my LPG system up and running. I had a singlepoint vapouriser type system on my old 3.9 but wanted something a little more sophisticated on my 4.6 (and also something that didn't backfire and blow the airbox up)

I've gotta say I'm impressed. It took a bit of fitting and the instructions were clear as mud but calibration took about an hour and it's leagues ahead of the old system - you just can't tell when it's on gas vs petrol. It's smooth and apparently it'll switch over to petrol automatically when it runs out of gas. Clever stuff.

landowner said:

Mine were out of a Rover

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dito, got mine from a 800 vitesse

Parked the damn thing up as it spat its alternator belt off half way to work :5bbanghead:
Still it gave me a reason to get the MX5 out for a run :crazy_driver:

landowner said:

Mine were out of a Rover

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What rover were they out of? I was wondering what mine were out of when they had the nice plastic trim down the side covering the rail.


Very cool office chair! If I come across another cheap set, I'll be definitely making one too!

dumbiron said:

Parked the damn thing up as it spat its alternator belt off half way to work :5bbanghead:
Still it gave me a reason to get the MX5 out for a run :crazy_driver:

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Have you had a go in mine yet?

DaveM-sport said:

What rover were they out of? I was wondering what mine were out of when they had the nice plastic trim down the side covering the rail.


Very cool office chair! If I come across another cheap set, I'll be definitely making one too!

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sound just like mine