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Finally got round to stripping the gearbox that I replaced in my Defender last year and found the layshaft is missing quite a few bits of teeth. I’ve attached some pics hopefully someone might know why it’s done this. Gearbox was a rebuilt box from a company down south (not ashcroft) and only...

Hi has anyone ever replaced the front radius arm bushes? I have a press but been told you need special tool to actually press them in.

On top of a warped manifold in daughters Disco TD5 the Turbo is on way out(lots of play) Can anyone recommend a supplier of reconditioned turbos looking to keep it standard.

The exhaust manifold on daughters TD5 Disco has warped and snapped two studs.Got the manifold off and I’m going have it skimmed at work. Looking to get new studs are the Wurth HDuty studs any good? Are they a bigger O/D and that means I have to drill and tap head stud holes to bigger size?

I converted my daughters 5 Seat Discovery2 to 7 seats and swapped the original cloth interior for leather. I'm look to sell the Seats,Door cards Rear Storage bins and Trim have priced separately if any one is interested let me know by PM. Collection only. Storage Bins and rear trim £50 ono *Now...

Hi My father in law has asked me to do some work to his Feelander 1 for its MOT the center box of the is peeling apart and needs replacing. The whole center section seems to be 1 piece including the CAT. I’m struggling to find the correct replacement part does anyone here have a part number or...

Finally got my landy back on the road after rebuilding my LT77 gearbox couple of issues 1. It’s quite tight/hard to get in to first and second sometimes at a junction have to keep trying to work at it especially to get it into first. It’s generally tight through all the gears and have had odd...

Hi my daughters Automatic Disco 2 TD5 when you press the accelerator and go into kickdown it like the car is surging you can feel and hear the revs build then die down but doesn’t pick up any speed it’s especially noticeable on hills at lower speeds it does it without being in kick down on steep...

My 200tdi Defender has started making a noise when driving sounds like from gearbox/bellhousing area it’s like gears aren’t meshing causing a rattling noise it’s does it in every gear except for 4th and at tickover(but not as load) also goes away when I press the clutch pedal in(poss release...

Hi all, I fitted a Morgan hill boost pin on my 200Tdi Defender and have since decided to refit the original pin and return to standard but I've managed to loose the Nylon washer/Spacer does anyone know what the part number is and where I could get one from? Thanks Gordon

Hi all I've just downloaded the rave manuals from a link on the forum but I can't open it and see anything that looks like a manual or pdf. Hopefully someone can help please.

My 1993v200tdi Defender has developed a violent shake through the steering after hitting a bump or trying to drive over 30mph.It is totally undrivable it's quite scary when the shaking starts. It was rebuilt just over a year ago and has all new poly bushes and the axles and swivels were all...

The battery on my daughters D2 was totally dead someone (possibly me) left an interior light on for over a week. Anyway gave it a jump start and after a bit it fired up only problem is now the M and S lights are flashing on dash tried getting Hawkeye to delete the fault codes P1842 and P1843 but...

I've just finished replacing the steering ball joints and CV on my daughters D2 I also replaced the HUB assembly which came with a new ABS wire. I have just fired up the car but now getting ABS warning light on dash!! Does the new sensor need to be married to ECU?

I’ve been trying to fit a new sunroof seal to my daughters D2 all day the trouble is when trying to get it into the last corner but the seal is very tight and seems to be too small in fact whilst try to fit it the seal split at the glued joint. I fitted it after it split and definitely looks...

I've got a 2Kg dry powder Fire Extinguisher for my daughters Discovery 2 and wondered where is the best location to fit it and wondered if anyone has pictures of how and where they have fitted their Extinguishers. I'm thinkinh of putting it in load area away from small hands.

Hi all this is my first post in the Discovery section I usually post in Defender section. My daughter bought a Discovery 2 2002 TD5 Auto it’s a very nice Disco only 93kmiles two weeks ago and today she phoned saying she’s got water coming in on roof lining above drivers door I suspect it might...

This weekend I'm hoping to start bleeding my brakes and clutch It's all new brake and clutch lines both systems have been drained fully whilst I changed the chassis and just wondered if anyone could advise how much fluid I should get to do the job Thank Gordon

Took the Compensator cap of my fuel pump as I was going fit a boost pin and found the cap full of oil on top of the diaphragm. Where has this oil come from? Didn't get any pics of oil in the cap but here is pic of puddle it left on floor.

The input gear on my Defender T/box is gubbed looking for a replacement box either from Defender or Discovery so long as it's in good condition.