crack and burst bits on the windscreen seal also let water in to the headlining, I sealed everything on my 90 and i still had the river flowing out when i went a round corners, Turns out the very front of the headling is tucked under the windscreen seal so the splits on the top corner of the...

Chassis might be ok< have you checked the front radius arms are straight ? and the rear trailling arms ? how are the bushes ?? How are the brackets on the axles are they square could be something as simple as that, things bend worth a try

i use to use armstrong, but they seemed to dissapear. Last replaced the ones on my 90 about 3 years ago with britpart OE ones, seem to be lasting fine. I Do give my 90 a hard time when im offroading, i like to get two wheels on the same axle off the ground, even with that theres no signs of...

they will be rusted solid, i pressed the hinge pin out of one of my old hinges. i fabricated and adaptor so i could use the press at work. Plan was to bore the hole slightly bigger and use a stainless pin. once they were split the shoulder of the hinge body was worn away pretty badly. I was...

the problem with hinge refurb is that as the pin wears the aperture for the hinge wears to this gives you the rusty stain running down, Best to replace them with TD5 type hinges as these have a rubber washer (bush between the parts for the hinge and help cut down the rust stains

A rough guide, you have to remove the turbo and inlet manifold think the heater hoses (not sure) water pump. rocker cover, rocker gear and push rods and unbolt the head. It has to be lifted straight up as i it has locating dowels. Worth checking when its off for wear on the tappet sliders as...

No PU sealant, comes in a tube just like silicone. its used by folk building kit cars , caravaner's and in the marine industry, this stuff doesn't grow mould and can be completely submerged and not break down. I'm sure it will eventually but the question is when

i ran the breather pipes up in to cable tied to the snorkel and at the top i put a gentle 180 bend in them to stop water ingress. As for the valve i sealed mine tighter than a ducks arse. Be warned silicon eventually breaks down if submerged in water or left moist constantly. Best use a...

i have seen a tow ball come off, whilst being used with a kinetic rope, very nasty, If you have a drop hitch why not put a shackle through one of the holes. I use a nato hitch but i dont like kinetic ropes so only ever get winched out if required. Far to much force's in use with kinetics and...

two pack is bad for you as it contains cyanide, suppose to use air fed masks when spraying, i have done it outside before with a decent mask on and i am still here, Celly paint just use in a well ventilated place and use a fine particle mask< doesn't have to be wet sanded and polished as it...

I just asked for filler to fill alli pannels when i bought the paint for my respray a few years ago, Think it was just a bog standrard semi flexiable filler, but i was told to remove all paint from the area to be filled as it would lift slightly if it was on top of paint and crack the top coat...

Not all models have the hand brake one fitted as standard, but they all have the brake fluid warning one

i got mine from tool station. were only a couple of quid. i believe they do free deliveries on order over a £10

the head will be fecked.. the amount of times it has been cooked. The heads are aluminum. You have to use the old style gaskets with the old style head. Chances are you will need a new head There about £300 + Vat. I would replace the head bolts as they have already been stretched. when i changed...

I have lost the cover for the the engine bay fuse box on my 98 300TDI 90, i am having electrical gremlins again so can anyone tell me what the fuses are and what there rating should be, Going to replace them as there covered in a lovely white powdery stuff

my last defender well 110 was to old to be a defender. it had two of the fiberglass wing outers, never had any probs with them and i had it for 6 years before selling it on and im sure they were there long before i bought it

I got a link on here or one of the other forum ages ago to the parts cat, it's all on pdf so it was just a Case of downloading it, only thing is some of the parts have been superseded now and still gotta arse about to find the right number

the manual says liquid sealant

just checked, theres no part listing for it. Maybe need to try lucas

It could be the cause of the light glowing dimly, I am sure the clip comes with the alternator. when i had my TD the plug melted on the back of the alternator. i had to replace the plug and bend a bit of wire to hold it in place