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The garage did bleed the brakes and get some air out, annoyingly managed to do it the old fashioned way so don't know why I couldn't do it. Never seem to have much luck with brakes, it was the same on my classic mini

So update, took landrover into garage today who bled brakes and tested them. Reasonable braking force but long pedal travel. He said adjuster on rear not working and needed adjusting on front as well. Discovered rear did not have pin in shoe for snail cam to work against so made one, (it must...

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I don't really know how to gauge the clearance. It says 1.6mm but what do you measure? Also surely the pedal should never hit the floor no matter how hard you press it? Not touched the adjusters on the drum yet, too busy trying to get the air out, if that is what it is? So fed up, I love driving...

So update, pedal felt okay until I got it off the axle stands and then brakes were locked on. Fiddled about with the master cylinder and now have brakes locked on and pedal still able to go to floor with effort or no brakes at all. Giving up and putting it into garage tomorrow, F*cking thing!

I didn't try bleeding it yet, too hot today! I only have one wheel cylinder on the fronts

So clamped front hoses and got a solid pedal, so must be an issue with the front brakes. Clamped each side in turn and it appears to be front left. Tightened up connections and pedal now seems better??? Haven't tried driving yet though.

I didn't have the springs on properly but do now. Will try clamping the hoses as you suggest thanks

Help, I am having an absolute nightmare with the drum brakes on my series 3. I noticed the front left hand wheel cylinder was leaking badly so decided to replace both fronts and the flexis while I was at it. All done and then I couldn't get it to bleed. Got a reasonable firm pedal but the minute...

So after covering everything including myself in oil, it appears that the oil seal had become detached and was floating in the housing. How on earth this happened I don't know but I refitted it and it seems ok now

They were identical in size, I checked. Could the filter work loose?

I have just replaced the oil filter and seal on my series 3 2.25 petrol and checking the mounting was clean and had no remnants of the old seal in. All was fine and then I took her for a drive and oil is now pouring out of the top of the oil filter housing where it joins the mounting. I had this...

Trying to decide what colour to paint my series 3, it was horrible green but is now beige halfords high build primer. Thinking NATO green ? Going to roller it on. What do people think?

Yes it does. Have started and run it 4 times now and seems to be okay. Fingers crossed this has sorted the issue. Will keep you posted. Thanks everyone for your help and advice

Not sure how to attach incorrectly as cannot see. Fitted from the top and hooked top of follow in and then rotated downwards

Full tank tried that one

So new fuel pump arrived today and when i came to fit if i noticed the cast flange clashed with a bolt head so wasn't seating properly! Had to file it down to make it fit which makes me think the other one wasnt fitted properly either. I also found 3 gaskets when i took it off that someone else...

Hello everyone - have moved my post about the fuel problems to the series forum

Help - my landy starts an runs okay but after about 5 minutes i get air bubbles in the fuel line and it breaks down. I recently replaced the fuel pump and that's when the problems started. Have tried PTFE tape on union but no difference and have tried sleeving section of nylon pipe from chassis...

Help - my landy starts an runs okay but after about 5 minutes i get air bubbles in the fuel line and it breaks down. I recently replaced the fuel pump and that's when the problems started. Have tried PTFE tape on union but no difference and have tried sleeving section of nylon pipe from chassis...