Recent content by TwoHundredTeeDeeEue

I tried it advancing one for another vehicle with a drill once. Worked out it would take 36 hours straight to do it that way 😅 I'll probably put it in a box with the rest of my semi functional spares and let whomever inherits my estate worry about 😆 they might end up with something valuable...

Replacement cluster is all good. It's in decent condition too, bit upset it's only got 153k miles on it. Mines up to 225k (and the rest of the vehicle definitely reflects that) so I was looking forward to making 250k one day 😅 might see how easy it is to advance the new one or just put a sticker...

That's something I was wondering. I've used a test and polarity probe and it appears the signals and voltage are reaching the cluster so I have to assume it's the cluster that's gone awry. Ordered a used one so I'm hoping for a plug and play result but will report back once it's arrived!

Took instrument cluster out. Cleaned the unit contacts with alcohol and cleaned the connectors with a needle file and some more alcohol. Doesn't seem to have helped, got the same issue. Is it possible to test the unit by feeding 12v to the different copper circuit lines, just to see if the lamps...

I'll give that a go, I remember they are those old skool connectors that slide over the printed circuits so they could have got some scale on them. Might explain why some of the bits are working if on the other connector. Thanks 🙂

Morning - it starts and runs just fine, essentially everything seems to be functional except the dash lamps - if it didn't have the MOT due in a few weeks I'd happily drive it around as is for a while 😅

Morning - got a weird issue on my 93' D1 200TDI. Been sat for a month or so whilst I was replacing the t-case. All back in and went to start up - only getting the alternator charge lamp and low fuel orange lamp illuminating on ignition. Handbrake warning, glow plug active, indicators...

When I drained it the 2nd time after putting new oil in, a pint of water came out first. Left it draining for the last week whilst waiting for parts as its been so cold, even the new oil wasn't running out. The gears look okay, surprisingly. Just spent the last few hours pulling chunks of...

As a final post on this thread, the leaking rear seal after replacement was likely due to over filling. I only put 1.5-1.75l in but it's a proper mess in there. Just dropped the sump cover. It ain't pretty. Will be cleaning this for a bit!

I think it's fixed. It's hard to tell from the pictures (or looking at it in person) but the sprocket on the output shaft is a little warped. Either from running it with a bad bearing for months (I knew that was probably not a good idea...) or, more likely, when I fitted it the first time with...

Took the bearing out, again. The inside view looks very much like BusterBus' https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/transfer-box-front-output-bearing-and-oil-seal-renewal.81771/ I have purchased a new shaft from Ashcroft, just in case. The original looks okay but maybe it's slightly bent, worn...

There did seem to be a bit of difference between torque settings between Defender, D1 and D2 in various places, even though it's the same box, one of the reasons I thought I best ask in case I was missing something obvious or my "ebay certified" torque wrench was massively out of spec! :-)

That's pretty much what I've done, I followed BusterBus' guide on here (very useful) and some other vids online. I initially drove the bearing onto the shaft, then into the box. Second time, I drifted the bearing over the shaft once installed, same result. I tried the new shield that came with...

I think the seal issue is sorted. The new seals look more like the ones I took out and are better quality. I didn't bother replacing the bearing on that side and I can torque it to spec without that side locking up. So rear output is sorted I believe. Pulled new nameless front bearing, installed...

I bought new flanges for mine too in case they were shagged. I did wonder if the front one might be slightly different and causing my issues but comparing the new with the old, they are identical so I'll keep using the new one when I do it all again!