Recent content by aaatreeclimber

did not set the bearing pre-load, as do not know how to do this. using timken bearing, proboly got about a mm of play on the hud. is this to much or ok

Hi all need sime help I sheered my cv joint, and fused my stub axle after the outer wheel bearing colapsed on my 1993 110 defender three days ago, I have replaced cv stub axle and bearings along with all the relavent nuts whashers gaskits etc. However i still seem to have a bit of play in...

Ok starting to understand now (thanks james). So once pistons have reached TDC the next thing to happen is for the exhaust value to open as the piston moves down?

Thanks so far. Using a smaller locking pin I have locked the fly wheel with the woodfuff key inalinement and piston 1 at TCD. Both piston 1 and 4 are at the same hight ( i cannot tell now much as the messurments on my feeler gages have faded.) Is this sounding right so far? :doh:

I had my timming belt snap two weeks ago, after stipping down the head to access any damage and thinking i might get away with just replacing the push rods and fiiting a new belt. However for some reason the piston 1 is not at TDC when the fly wheel locking tool is engaged, also pistons 1 and 4...