For what its worth, when you change all of the joints you will have to make sure steering alignment is OK. Before you start try cutting a rod (garden cane ?) to fit exactly between wheel rims at back of axle. Then when you put refurbished track rod in you can check that wheel alignement is as...

Just a thought, 25 quid or so will get you a drop arm complete with joint - might save you some swearing and sore knuckles

Check carefully which joints you require, in front of axle is drag link, behind axle is track rod. Set of three quoted by redhand is for both ends of track rod, and one end of drag link. Other end of drag link is drop arm joint which is a different set up altogether (see Busters guide for how to...

Craig, remove prop & Brake drum, release handbrake cable, then you can leave shoes on backplate and undo backplate fixing bolts with socket and extension. Take off backplate. You will then need large socket (30mm from memory) to undo drive flange nut. Pull off drive flange to expose seal, use...

Many thanks for prompt response

When changing gearbox and transfer box oils on my 2005 TD5 90 this afternoon found that both drain plugs were taper type with female square drive - not hexagon headed with copper washers as in Haynes manual etc. Does anyone know if this was a Land Rover modification or if some mechanic has had...

Thanks Paul, thats just what wanted to know Jim

I take your point, but I will for the time being only be towing a new caravan. Whatever I do will involve rewiring the landy so I want to use a euro plug, then if ever I want to tow a simple trailer I can use a converter for that. If I do it the other way I will have cables to keep out of the...

Thanks for the advice, but its not much use. At present I have a 12n socket fitted, so to power caravan internals etc I also need a 12s socket There is not much point in fitting a 12s socket then b**gering about with a convertor when a 13pin socket will do the job properly

Has any fitted a Land Rover 13 pin din trailer socket kit to a TD5 90, is it a straightforward plug in, or there there some wire splicing/soldering etc involved

Check What kind of oil is dripping, that should tell you which box has leak. Both seals are the same, they run on a collar on the main box output shaft. Transfer box seal is easy when boxes are split, main box seal is a bit more of a fiddle. If collar is worn it is possible to change it with...

Thanks for the advice, thats next step. Like a pr*t I've already changed input seal on transfer box thinking I must have damaged when fitting - I should have looked closer at oil then.

Anyone know if its possible to change the output shaft seal on an LT77 gearbox in situ. I have ATF leak between flanges of gearbox and transfer box. After fitting overhauled gearbox it did not move or leak for a few months, then first time on road leak appeared, which says it is most likely...

Boydy1989 and others Thanks for your reply, been around engineering for more years than I care to remember, and been making up o rings from kits with 'glue'. However new to the mysterious world of old land rovers. I thought that someone somewhere would have unbolted swivel ball from axle

Thanks folks, looks like a job for next weekend

Does any one know if its possible to simply drain oil from old type swivel ball housing and replace with grease as later ones thus avoiding oil drip on drive. Failing that any short cut to replace seal without hub removal etc.

Thanks for the advice - and within an hour, impressive

Have old 90 with traditional ripped, torn, burst etc seats. To save reinventing the wheel can any one suggest alternatives which will bolt in. I know scorpio ones will fit - any others