thanks for that had to use 4wd for the first time in a year or two and was a faff so probably did it good then

hello all, is there any harm in leaving my s3 swb landy wheels locked rather than free wheeling hubs?

welcome to the forum, I joined in a similar position with a similar aged beast, I am a Clarkson when it comes to mechanics so no help unless it needs a large hammer! but you will get the advice you need here for sure

Well I am glad to say it just needed all four of the brake shoes adjusting, so your gut feeling was right Stretch! now back to normal - a slug on speed, after a couple of months being laid up or at best nursed I might be able to rest the ranger and use the landy more. I would like to say with...

Thanks very much for that, I will firstly check the brakes out, even after they were dodgy one adjusted at the garage it did still think they might have been binding a bit still as there was still a bit of a smell, hopefully it is that and not t'other. thanks

Hello All, After my S3 SWB petrol landy failed its mot on a million things it stood idle for a few weeks, once recovered from the repair bills we agreed to get everything sorted which involved chopping off chassis legs and welding new ones on, a total re-wiring job, getting the washers working...

righto chaps many thanks, if that fails could it be sediment from the fuel tank in the fuel filter? not even been looked at since i got it. thanks

hello all, After driving the quick way home to my village from the farm (which involves a few miles of very rough track, and i didn't drive at any sort of speed). my 2.25 petrol landy has developed a problem, i got back with no issues, turned her off then after 5 minutes i decided to go else...

being a land rover they are all a British products, regardless of where they were assembled. didn't know bull w*nkers got paid enough to go on such adventures, i am half way there, but would not go as far as a bull fiddler. lol

great to see so many aging British products including the freelander at work so far away

i live in the nearest village to them, apparently years a go they were good, you won't get a great deal from them now, they are not interested in small money. some reyt stuff come in and out of them though

my 1972 model has allegedly done just shy of 67.000, not accurate that is for sure

my mate has a good vehicle lift on the farm so getting to those points isn't a major issue, probably only done 100 miles since i topped them all up but initial noises have gone. Bet you are right about the clutch thrust bearing.... used GL5 unfortunately so we will see if you are right!

I had similar damage to my rear diff last year, may be not the best but i bought a used one and replaced the whole thing, cost £20 (from memory) - certainly a cheaper option and did the job

well the gear box was low but not empty and what was in was the same as what i put in! topped up most levels and lubricated most points that i could. was impossible to get the swivel housing plugs out though, does it require a special tool or has it just not been opened in 44 years. thanks

Thanks for that, i have copied and laminated the useful page in the Haynes manual on what and where to lubricate so even a mupput like me should be able to follow it regards

I need to lift landy off the ground - its a proper car lift so it will be on the flat it will let me stand up to do required work (my back is knackered) - is EP80W-90 the same stuff - as that's what i have. thanks

Thanks for that, i suspect it could be the oil level - never topped it up, changed or even check it, crawling under it today suggests it could have been a slow leak from somewhere, will investigate properly when my mate's ramp is available. ta

yes that might just do, i omitted to write that i am a mechanical numpty that drives things until there is a problem - not the best way obviously Thank you

After driving around 12 miles in the 1972 petrol series 3 it seems to have developed a slightly disturbing metallic grinding noise (not that loud) whilst not touching the accelerator, not an issue whilst in a higher gear, and it didn't make it whilst driving home from another short drive away...