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  1. captain skellon

    bearing seals

    yeah its just i haven't removed the swivel housing yet but i suppose its only another 10 mins work to get it off
  2. captain skellon

    bearing seals

    i noticed grease had been sprayed on the inside of one of my front wheels. i took the hub off to find the grease in there had lost its viscosity. it was like water. the bearings are fine and all the seals look good, not perished or split. my question is do i need to replace these seals including...
  3. captain skellon

    We buy any car except defenders!!!!!

    they offered me £50 for a 1982 porsche 924
  4. captain skellon

    Play in wheel bearing?

    Get the driving flange off, undo the locking tab (make sure you have a new one unless you're a yorkshireman, then just pound it flat and reuse it). :hysterically_laughi fair one. i have done that
  5. captain skellon

    Another defender on the horizon.....but.....Bale of hay?

    i have a 90 and used a sankey to move hay around i also moved a 1000l ibc of water around on it. i sold the livery yard so if you want to buy the trailer pm me
  6. captain skellon

    Atlernator charge and voltage?

    on the back of the alternator you have 3 connections the main one witch should throw out over 14v then a smaller one with a w next to it i think which is for a rev counter and then one with a d+ which is the light one so make sure all is well with that but 12v is low.do you need a 100amp...
  7. captain skellon

    black smoke on start up

    my 19j used to fire up like a london smog after 30 seconds of cranking. when we had the snow there was a big oil slick next to where the exhaust pipe was. put a 200tdi in now which gives the normal puff of smoke on start up nothing to worry about there
  8. captain skellon

    Please help me go topless! The sun is shining!

    i too was serving when the wolf came into service and they did say dont move it but squaddies are idiots and drive like they stole it cross country and jump up and down on it. my current 90 has the wheel on the bonnet and it saves in gym membership as i have to bench press the wheel and bonnet...
  9. captain skellon

    The fun begins! ..

    good luck keep us informed. i will be starting my 2.5td out and 200tdi in project in a couple of weeks, i know its not as complicated as your task but never having done it before i'm looking forward to it
  10. captain skellon

    the time has come to convert and a bit about tyres

    i have decided that it is time to replace my 2.5td 19 j with a 200tdi as it has started using a lot of oil and is a bit of a bugger to wake up on a cold morning. of course i will be keeping an eye on our favorite internet auction site and autotrader but if anyone knows of a decent unit going...
  11. captain skellon

    Whoops!

    i have a spare wheel on my bonnet so the release cable does jack all. i just put my hand into a small hole in my front grill and move the lever to relase
  12. captain skellon

    parts suppliers- Leeds

    adventure 4x4 are really good, dont know about the gildersome one didn't know it was there. will probably take a look this week as only 10mins from home
  13. captain skellon

    Starter Motor Help Please

    i changed one last year on a disco 300tdi and the earth went to one of those i just don't remember which one
  14. captain skellon

    Starter Motor Help Please

    it goes on one of those nuts at the top of it. i think the top one but i don't have a tdi anymore so i cant check which one but it is one of them
  15. captain skellon

    Mot time... Need some sympathy

    i'm near tong if you need a hand, and i can weld. and there's the other guys on here so no need to panic
  16. captain skellon

    gone and bought a project WTF

    is this how you bought it or have you done this to it
  17. captain skellon

    Mot time... Need some sympathy

    i'm in bradford pm me and we can take a look, the fog light will likely be an earth or a loose bulb and exhausts can be repaired in some cases cheaply if your skint and put a new one on when you can afford
  18. captain skellon

    Stereo installation ideas?

    i got one of these Land rover Defender series 3 center Dash Console | eBay
  19. captain skellon

    Pirelli Scorpion ice-snow review

    i used the snow and ice ones in canada, they were very good, i have normal scorpions on my 90 at the moment which are good tyres even in muddy fields....GO BEARS
  20. captain skellon

    Winterising a Defender

    insulate battery box with polystyrene
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