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I honestly think this is the best piece of advice I have ever read or heard anywhere, and I wish id had someone say that to me when I was in my early 20's. It's what I've done with my 90 for the past 10 years, and what I should have done with my...

Aha, as @Wildefalcon noted a 79 series 3 should have a heavy duty Salisbury rear axle but yours has a Rover axle/diff. Diff itself looks OK in pic and 10/24 shaft will get you going. To have driven it home with a broken half shaft it must have...

As the pedal box is moving the whole bulkhead has to be moving, have a look where it mounts to the chassis out riggers.

Rear diff soldered ? If you have both wheels off the ground and in gear/hand brake on you should be able to turn both wheels. This is because the diff will be doing its job.[one on the other side goes in reverse] If out of gear hand brake off...

Half shafts are of fully floating type so some movement expected although there is usually a shim washer between hub and circlip.

The oily mess all over the box may well have blown back from the engine bay. You need to do a good clean up/pressure wash. Can see an oil dribble from the selector area. there are seals on those shafts that can be replaced, just a few bolts to...

You want SAE90 that's yellow metal safe for earlier boxes, it is will erode synchro rings and and brass bushes

Likely not had any oil changes for ages. Nice thing with a series is gearbox, transfer box and axles all use the same 80/90 gear oil.

Only One spring was found on the seletor, só that explained why it was hard to find first gear. Cleaned a bit (look at all that goo) and added a second spring i had around and seems much easier :)

Been blead of late so that is good. Try the release the pipe thing and if pedal goes down good. Next is to remove gear tunnel and have a look at what is going on with the slave cylinder. when you get that far come back.

Some military units used to paint them pretty colours each time they had been off and on. :)

Up on stands even in gear wheels will still turn because diffs will be doing their thing. It will not go into gear because the clutch is not working. As pedal is not going down there is a good chance the problem is with the clutch master...

Better with the clip but can work without but there is a chance it may escape. All you need is a short length of a stiff pipe, I have used a bit of blue alkathene water pipe. Place clip on the rod and then slip on the pipe, needs to hold the...

Thanks. One side done.

That's an air breather for the engine. Any excess pressure in the engine goes out here. There are a few causes. The o ring around the base is not sealing, and engine oil is simply splashing over the area. Undo the little bolt that holds it in...

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...

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...

Probably had to remove most the front end to replace the headlamp!

thats only really for the idle tune the screw if its running lean it means the main jet has an obstruction or something else, but as i said the mixture screw is only for the idle. the main running jet is fixed and cant be adjusted but changed out...

I agree with the chaps above regarding repairs. Do not be tempted with doing a complete strip down overhaul unless this is really your thing, so many are never finished. Keep as a rolling restoration and enjoy each fix/improvement done as you use it.

Congratulations on your series 3. I've never seen a snorkle that big 😃. Make a list and get cracking. The first job I'd do is Inspect the chassis and get some protection on it.

Nice; decent pickup. Ready for 3/4 tilt. Have you found the line manual? Break the problems down into single issues. What bugs you the most?

If you keep the windows closed the fumes roll back in. We either drive with door tops off or sides rolled up Don’t have the luxury of flaps on the S1 to open

Folk who come back with an out come are:vb-angel2::)

That's them. Thanks for your help. It has never had steps on while I've owned it so they must have been cut down a long while back. I can;t recall removing the left over bits but they can head for the scrap. Cheers

Pretty much so, had to drive my hard top with no rear door for a while as it was under repair. I did put a spare tail gate on but fumes came in. Best one can do is have the bulkhead flaps open to have a through flow of air. Other rag toppers...

With a 1989 model that is how it should be. The gear oil is shared from the diff like the series landys. If you are changing say a hub seal then a smear of grease on the bearings to keep them happy until more oil migrates from the diff [keep...

Thanks, Nice first things to check :)

Thanks everyone. Decided to just replace it. It’s pretty old and rusted anyhow. Turners sent a refurb once that is now very nice a shiny

Used to be 1 & 1/2 turns for standard running