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ok guys time to tell me the baddddd news! landrover 300tdi defender. metallic sounding grinding when travelling, not when clutch is pressed, not specific to road speed or gear. not been offroading, at most a few bumpy cun'try roads and speed bumps so surely not a bent axle. defo sounds like its...

hey i dont have an airgun so is there any 'tips of th trade' to loosen properly tight wheel nuts!looks like an over zelous mechanic forgot that I may need to undo 'em at somepoint!seen torque convertors but before I spend MORE dosh, any sneaky tips out there technique wise?

hey all!wanna bolt me spare wheel in my 90. need some ****ing long bolts!like 14inch long atleast. anyone recommend where i can get hold of some?i know theres a spare wheel carrier for cab 90's but i cant find em anywhere so boltin it in is i guess me only option!anyway, any help'd b great, cant...

come on you budding photographers!can someone pleeeeeeeeease post a piccy or 2 showin how a swing away 'attaches' to the door. is it a latch or clip or somethin cos i dont have a clueeee. wanna check that if its somethin you attach to the door itself then that I can attach it to mine, cos theres...

ahhh ok then me middle seat rite,stank like ****. so ripped it out..all but the frame and lap belt. planned on removin the frame too and gettin rid of the whole damn thing, maybe but a cubby box in its place or sumthin. however, the bolts holdin the frame in place just go round and round and...

mornin chaps, got my new used front seats for my defender 90 startin on passenger side first, problem bolt...back left hand side (closest to seat belt clip'/middle seat) a piccy is attached. the fecker is sooo awkward I cant get at it!anyone experience this and can offer advice?

weight distribution recovery via j.a.t.e rings, some advice for set up please. so certified shackle on each jate, what should be used as the 'bridal', and then to conect the 'bridal' to a single recovery strop.should another certified shackle be used?and should strops be used on each jate, so 3...

title says it all, got me D shaped shackle but a wee bit wary that due to the thickness of the 'loop' of it, it doesnt really sit on the tow bar correctly as its not totally clearing the ball, if this dont make sense let me know will ya!! concerned that it could slip off...:doh::eek:

ah bollix, just rememberd that colway have long been administrated. anyone know of any suppliers still? AT 235/85/R16, rilly dont wanna have to buy 5 new ones if I dont have to!

ok heres the deal, lost locking wheel nut KEY, had to have the NUT forced broken off to change wheel. pics attached (hopefully) cant see no letter/no. so guessin they aint landy genuine articles? cant remember if KEY had any identifying features either. soooo....where do I go from...

ok, had a search and still have a couple questions. landrover defender 90, tyres 235/85 noted that unless its a disco 2tonne bottle jack with curved, regualr bottlejacks wont fit very well? also need to be sure theres enough lifting height for changing wheels. so some of you out...

rito, the mrs, shes a wee bit shall we say 'verticly challanged' struggles to get in the 'fender. twas thinkin maybe one of then side step fold down thingys could help. but shes short, proper short, no dwarf but gettin there!:eek: so wurmin, whos the shortest short arse out there who can get...

hey all, passing through melksham, I've noticed a red defender 90 for sale. Its a 'john player edition', tinted windows, checker platin etc. £3500. anyhoo, not interested in buying, but just wandered if the owner is on here?! worth a shot!

rito,done a search and cant find anythin DEFENDER related. Want to fit a dog guard in my 90, outa interest, how do they fit? is it clamps or nuts n bolts or wat?also any one got any recommendations? hmmm and now an interesting if non related smiley....:doh: that'l do nicely raf

now then, do i need some speshal tool ta remove the lil 'cap' things keepin the headlinin in place?i dont wanna go at it and try ta leaver then out with a screwdriver if i cant get em back in!dont fink the mrs would b too pleased havin ta prop it up with her barnet!! any ideas please, sundays...

hey everyone, and good mornin' I'm lookin at making my 90 a bit more comfortable and think its about time I got some seats in't back. No bench seats, but them individual stadium like seats that flip up (you know what I mean!!) anyway, where the fook can I get some from. tried paddocks et al...

yup, and resulting in a ****ed off and wet misses sittin in passenger seat! its leaking through from above front left door of my 90, any ideas how easy a job it is to fix wat I'm presumin is perrished tubing or somethin!? o on another point, drove over MASSIVE pot hole and broke my...

rito, i know the 300tdi is a squeaking monster, and i've already had my fair share of sqeeks from the fan belt. 'oweva for months n months its been whistle, squeak and chirp free, until now. seems ta coinside wiv all the puddles i've HAD TO ;) drive through in the past week wiv the rain ****in...

well well well, I've now owned my defender for exactly a year now! a bit of a rollercoaster to be honest,plenty of problems, wallets a fair bit lighter but to be honest I still love it and it wont be leavin me family for fookin donkeys. the list of problems so far, Oct 07- UJ's go BANG...

rito, jus noticed, after havin my 300tdi 90 back from passin its mot and a bit of other work that there seems to b soemthin drippin on't me clutch pedal. its not a lot jus a few drops but enuf to notice. wat th fook cud it be?I only recently (5 months ago) had me clutch master and slave...