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Hey Up, Been trying to sort a problem out on my mates 54 plate 60k Miles TD5 Defender. When you set off it is making a rubbing sort of noise as though something is catching, its not a metallic noise like a bearing but more like a rubber on metal type of noise, it seems to do it most when you...

The V8 is not as good off road compared to a diesel, the engine braking is not as good, I had a bob tailed rangie with a V8 in it and with it being coil sprung it just seemed alot more controllable off road compared to my series??? just my opinion. They don't like water, and with the fuel...

Never had any drivetrain issues with the V8, only a keen desire to drink the entire contents of shells oil refineries very quickly:D I am beginning to think more along the lines of a 2 1/4 because am i right in thinking that the engine mounts will need altering on the new chassis for a 200/300...

How do guys, I'm going to re build my 1962 2a later on this year when the weather gets better, I've got a couple of things that I would like peoples opinions on...... I have been debating for a while now which engine do I put in it, at the moment its got a V8 in, the engine has done about 2000...

Its the dodgy ignition key, tried it today and if you give it a wiggle it starts ok, so a new ignition barrel it is.:) Thanks for the advice everyone, coz if i'm honest it wouldn't of been my first port of call for looking at.:(

Thanks Redhand, never even gave that a thought. i'll give it a try and see what happens.:) Cheers neil.

Hi there, I ve got a series 2a with a 3.5 V8 in it, it has been stood for about 18 months and i have now got it back on the road, when starting it, it starts up and then immediately stops again as though you are turning the key straight back off again, it will do this 2 or 3 time...

Hi Paul, thanks for the offer, i haven't got any sorted at the moment, i think the best thing to do is if i give you a bell and have a natter with you and see if we can sort something out, if thats ok with you. I'll give you a bell over the weekend and let you know where i an up to...

You really need to have a look at paddocks mate, 300 quid sounds way over the top for bits to do that, if you haven't got much experience of things like that a good manual will be no end of help, take some piccy's on a digital camera if you're not sure of how things go then you can always revert...

Bl**dy typical, i am up in derbyshire, a fare few hours from you m8, thanks very much for the offer tho, i'd snap your hand off if we were closer. I'll keep plugging away at it and keep you posted.:)

Just an up-date, done the cross member today, went really well, didn't manage to cut thro any wiring or set ewt on fire:D took me about 4 hours all in, didn't think that was too bad really, i went for the 4" grinder with the thin slitting wheels in and finished it off with a reciprocating saw...

Sorry landynutter, only just seen your post m8, its still in the early stages yet, i am sorting out the mounting plates for the calipers at the moment, i am gonna look for a series axle to use as a test rig rather than keep pulling my landy to bits, i am going to do a mock set up on that and...

Don't know tom, i think their contact details are on the bottom of the page, it might be worth dropping them a mail for a price, should imagine it won't be cheap.

They do make a disc brake conversion kit for series landy's, i was looking at their web site the other day, it shows you some picy's of it on the axle. I am in the process of making my own. Going off the price of the rocky mountain 1s:eek: :eek: Have a look at this m8 Zeus Disc Brake...

Cheers guys, the bleed nipple is on the bottom wheel cylinder, my mate has got 1 of them pressure bleeding jobbies so i will give that a try first, but i can also see the sense in having the bleed nipple at the top, i piped it up as it came off, so maybe its been done wrong before i got...

I am doing some work on my 2a to get it back on the road after being stood for nearly 3 years, i have just put new wheel cylinders on the front coz the bleed nipples were seized in the old 1s, it has got twin cylinders on the front with 11" shoes, the back cylinders are fine, i have bled the...

Thanks, i did wonder if there would be any wiring going thro it, thats just confimed it, don't really fancy cutting thro that:eek:

Hi everyone, new on here looks like a top site,:) i am going to be replacing the rear crossmember on my 2a next week, whats the best way of cutting the old 1 off, can anyone recommend ewt. i was thinking either an angle grinder or 1 of them reciprocating saws, just wondering if any of you guys...