Recent content by jwrw

Thanks. I hope it’s not that but it makes sense to me as an explanation. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks. Yes that sounds like a strong possibility! Would the clutch have to come out to fix that or is it external?

Thanks. But I tried all of the positions yesterday whilst we were waiting for the recovery truck, and it was the same in all of them. Shame it wasn’t that easy!

Thanks. The hose is an interesting idea but would there be any sound when that failed? This happened with a loud ‘clonk’ which felt more like something giving way under pressure. I imagine the collapsed hose would probably fail silently…?

Yes it was. A new heavy duty one.

Thanks. I couldn’t get diff lock to engage — certainly couldn’t get the light to come on. We tried pushing the vehicle backwards and forwards to see if it would engage but I don’t think it helped. There was a brand new heavy duty fork fitted along with the new clutch (in June) so my guess is...

I spoke too soon. Driving home today I changed down for a turn. As the clutch pedal came up there was a loud ‘clonk’ (sounded a bit like something falling off although we couldn’t find anything on the road) and I lost all power to the wheels. It’s now possible to change gear freely without...

Yes. I think “checked” meant that he tried really hard to get it to slip and the engine always stalled. It feels ok to me — better than it did before the clutch replacement — so I’m happier with it now than I have been since buying the vehicle. Even before the recent problems always felt like...

Sorry — didn’t think to update you. It’s sorted now. The mechanic said the adjuster (at the master cylinder I assume) was wound right the way out and he hadn’t adjusted it when he fitted the new clutch. My theory is that the fluid expanded in the hot weather (is that possible?) and with the...

Thanks. I’m actually putting in an older radio so it has something even less standard on the back! The thing that’s plugged into it in this pic ends in an ISO plug. So yes it’s probably easiest to cut off the one in the vehicle and replace it. Thanks again.

Hi. Is this the original radio connector for a 1993 Defender? If so — what’s it called, please? I want to fit a radio and need to adapt a more normal ISO connector to plug into this. Or I could cut it off and replace it with something else if it’s been added later. Thanks very much.

Yes sounds plausible — although it’s the kind of thing I’d expect a mechanic to check when they were setting up a new clutch. The guy who did it is experienced and trustworthy. Would you expect it to be done at the same time? Maybe I’m wrong. Thanks for replying.

Hi everyone. My clutch went a couple of weeks ago (1993 110 200TDi). It started slipping slightly and within about 30 miles I had almost no power. The vehicle had to be recovered to the local Land Rover workshop. They replaced the clutch with a heavy duty one and checked everything else. All...

Thanks. I’ve never used the Lucas connectors so no I didn’t recognise them. That approach sounds good and makes sense. Do I need a special Lucas crimping tool or is it a standard one, please? IGNORE THIS — I just saw the link to the tool from the eBay page you linked to! The camera came with...

Thanks. It’s for an Optimill reversing camera, the one that replaces the rear number plate lamp. This is the closest place. The camera came with a little harness for tapping into the reversing lamp power connector but I can’t see anything in that bundle of wires that looks like it’s designed to...