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Thanks everyone for views and the other ways of protection. I think I'm probably going to have to delay till next summer then, and rely on keeping the underside clean. What I will do though is give the rear subframe a good wirebrushing get some bonda primer on it, and then some chassis black...

right enough , the front part of the chassis is covered in a nice protective coating of oil. Looks like the oil filter has been leaking in the past. I know I should do it properly but there's no way I've got time without sending the kids to a very very cheap boarding school

Morning, now that I've got the starter working and replaced the clutch hydraulics I'm starting to think about winter. Maybe I'm a bit paranoid but we do get a lot of road salt fired down in darkest Lanarkshire and my 17 year old F1 rear chassis is showing quite a lot of surface rust...at least I...

Sounds like mine is well seized then ,it's free initially ( without doing anything ) and then no movement at all. I take it a thump with a big hammer isn't recommended

Evening, in typical Freelander fashion my clutch slave cylinder has blown itself apart ( L series diesel). . I've ordered new clutch hydraulics but until it arrives I thought I'd try to free up the seized release arm. I've scooshed it with penetrating oil and tried to trickle some light oil in...

I'll need to speak nicely to her indoors, she's already banned any chainsaw purchase, I can't see her taking kindly to a mig welder suddenly appearing. Seriously though, I did see a local college doing a basic welding evening class, wasn't much cash.

Replaced the drivers side drop link. Had to take the angle grinder out to get the lower nut and a nut splitter for the top one. What a difference, super smooth now. Unfortunately I also noticed the ARB is wandering about and had been up against the strut at some point. That'll explain the...

Yup, I reckon they don't need balancing cause theirs no wobble from the steering wheel which funnily enough I do get with the quiet tyres on the front. I'll fire the spare on the front and see what difference that makes, it's a brand new Insa Turbo ranger.

I've had this rumble noise from the rear of my 2wd L series Freelander. I'd been getting more and more worried, thinking diff or wheel bearing. I thought I'd just try swapping the tyres back to front as I remember my dads old cortina having a dodgy tyre once back in the 70's and there being...

Evening, can anyone recommend a car cover that fits well over a Freelander 1. Just thinking about getting one before winter. The Freelander isn't used every day so should I get a breathable cover?

Hi, this thread might help you. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/clutch-biting-point.72246// There's a link further down to a youtube video of a repair to the slave cylinder bracket. I'm sure I've also seen another post of a geezer that shored up the bracket before it broke with threaded...

Hi, brilliant, thanks for the info. By some miracle it looks like I have indeed managed to route the new belt correctly. Can you tell me what the name of the Rave .pdf file is for the L Series?

Hi, has anyone got a diagram of the aux belt routing on an l Series diesel ( with aircon). I've got the Rave CD but the files I've looked at are for the TD4. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hi, I know this has been covered before but.....I've broken the lip off the edge of the battery and sawed the head off the battery clamp bolt, but.... how do I get rid of the broken stub of the clamp bolt. Do I just smack it through the base of the battery tray with a chisel and hammer, cheers.

Hi, a local garage reckoned it was the rear subframe causing the clunk. I've found another 4 wheel drive specialist garage who'll sort it by going thru a whole in the boot floor, this seems to be the way to sort it.

Hi, thanks for all the replies, Adrian Flux were decent but in the end Lancaster were a bit cheaper, neither quote added that much for the 2wd mod. I do have every intention to go 4wd but I need to get the rear chassis welded ( there's a clunk when reversing) probably a refurb VCU and defo VCU...

Hi, can anyone recommend an insurer that isn't bothered by a 2wd Freelander mod i.e the propshaft has been removed? On the comparison sites I've tried it makes quite a difference, any help would be appreciated

Thanks. I've spent ages now with the heavy duty wet or dry sandpaper and I've just about got the slide pin to rotate with a little resistance. I'll keep working on it. Interestingly, ive noticed the new slide pins( britpart ) are a good cm shorter than the originals. Cheers

Hi, I'm rebuilding the solid disc front brakes of my w reg Freelander 1. The lower guide pin was seized, but I've cleaned it up and it's moving fine now. My question is about the upper pin. Is the bore for the upper pin different I.e is it keyed. I can only fully insert the pin in certain...

just waiting for the brake cylinder to arrive from ECP. Just in case it doesn't come with new bolts, what size are they?