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Easy job I thought - remove the heater box and blower. The 2 main bolts into the bulkhead are just spinning the nuts on the inside; I assume they are press fitted from new, because they can't be accessed from behind the dash. Do I need to grind them off or has anyone got a clever tip to...

Hello - I am at my wits end trying to start the engine after cleaning out the glass filter bowl. If anyone has experience bleeding a diesel, esp a perkins , any tips would be really appreciated. What I did: After running fine yesterday, I cleaned out the glass fuel bowl, bled some fuel...

There is some play between the hub plate and the half shaft splines on both my rears. Ie when I extracted the shaft, with the plate still on and leaving the castle nut done up, I can rotate the shaft relative to the plate. It's not massive but doesn't feel right. Before I spend more money at...

I came across this the other day and need to use it for work, but it's very interesting, if a bit geeky, to see what land rover models are still on the road (or not - you can also see SORN data). There's a few with only 1 model licensed on the road - who has the only 130 DEFENDER V8 for...

After having some work done, I am getting vibrations that weren't as bad before, but they reduce significantly when I pull the handbrake on. Does anyone know why the handbrake on could reduce vibration? (In neutral, parked up). I'll try to add a link to a video later. The long bit: I've had...

I have seen similar posts with this issue, which suggests that the selector shafts get seized up and can be freed off by removing the little cover (3 bolts) and cleaning up / oiling. But before I start on that job, does anyone know why the selector would suddenly seize solid, after working the...

Hello All, I have recently bought a 1972 series 3 having been thinking about it for some time, but then rushed into the first one I looked at! Anyway, so far so good, apart from I now have permanently dirty hands and my drive has more spots than a teenager.