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This may or may not be of use to you - I live in N.Devon and a garage in Ashreigney (about 8 miles out of Torrington on the Crediton/Exeter road) which is a small village some 33 miles from Bude, carried out a rebuild of my Defender 90 300 TDi a couple of years ago. I won't bore you with...

I'm definately listening - two good tips so far. Thanks and keep them coming if you have something useful to add.

I decided to treat myself to a new radio aerial on my 1996 90 300 TDi CSW which arrived today - the old one having snapped at the top section. I'm now stuck because I don't know how to pass the aerial lead through the bulkhead so that I can plug it into the radio. I have tried to tape the new...

Thanks for your reply re the specs of the blasting equipment - I appreciate your reply. Ian

I would be really interested in some basic details of the blasting equipment you use - if it's professional then I will leave it but if it's affordable Machine Mart or similar I would appreciate some basic details of the compressor model and the blasting canister thingy.

It would be difficult to find anybody who has bought both so a side by side comparison is a non-starter - I opted for the Marsland chassis for my 1996 90 CSW because the waiting time for a Richards chassis was inconvenient and I seem to recall that it was a bit cheaper. No problems as yet after...

Yes it did go through my mind but the holes are quite a bit larger than the bolt diameter and really they should have been large enough - also to do this I would have had to pull the pipe out of the lower block to work on it at a bench. I was reluctant to do this because it was a devil to get...

I'm almost too embarressed to talk about this but here goes. I decided to replace the dipstick tube on my 90 300 TDi today as the securing bracket had broken away from the tube itself. A simple straight forward job which I suppose would normally be about 15 mins or so of work, but no, not for...

Good point but the answer is that I told the garage chap that I replaced the wheel bearings one one side plus one stub axle about 4000 miles ago. I advised that I couldn't imagine that they would need replacing again but best to keep an open mind. The parts listing is based on a worse case...

Maybe the garage and myself are using the wrong terminology - I do mean the chrome plated swivel balls.

As I now have no garage with the house we are renting pending the purchase of a suitable property I am unable to do a lot of the maintenance on my 1996 90 CSW - plus a lot of my tools are in storage. There are no big issues with the front axle but I would like to replace the swivel housings and...

Don't forget the little bits - what are generally called Slipper Pads x 2 and the the bent clip which retains the release bearing. Not sure what Defender you have so can't advise further on these.

I'm no expert but I think it's part of the EGR system.

So where does that leave me then? I have a Freelander 2 XS which is as described in the first post and a Defender 90 300 TDi CSW - so I'm gay in the first one and a real man in the latter. We all know the Defender's off road capabilities but I vividly recall towing an Isuzu Trooper 4x4 beached...

I've recently done mine and I would suggest that before removing the sump retaining bolts, you go round them all using a 1/4" drive ratchet/extension bar/10mm socket and test the integrity of the bolts/threads by slightly tightening each bolt before undoing them. When I refitted my sump I found...

Not exact science I know but I used to tow Beverley transport aircraft when I was in the RAF with a Series 2 - it was strictly forbidden but we all did it. This was using the Nato towing clamp thingy. Nearly forgot to mention that a Beverley weighed in at about 60 tons and the movement was on...

You'll get about £20.00 back on your old rad - I did on mine about a year ago at a local metal recyclers.

I liked it so much I copied and pasted it in to my hard drive in case I can't find your post when I need it - brilliant.

So I decided to replace these as I could feel that the upper corners were starting to come away and I'm hoping that the water leaks in to the footwells might be held back a bit. Yes a fairly simple job but there are aggravations which now I've experienced them, I can hopefully help you avoid...

Found the answer - when I tried out the new keys I didn't have the second PLIP with me. It would appear that if the PLIP is attached to the key ring (that is, it is in close proximity to the following), the box under the dash which controls the alarm/immobiliser detects the PLIP and the...