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So, after a spectacular MOT failure at the end of October, I bit the bullet and had Challenger 4x4 replace the chassis with a galvanised reproduction one. At the same time I had the clutch done as that had been slipping, the winch bumper done (as the original had been welded to the rotten...

I bought some replacement front door seals for my 1985 90 and ripped off the drivers side one to fit the replacement but I've found that the top section is not long enough (by about a centimetre or so) to fit from corner to corner of the door frame. I tried to centre the top strip to minimse...

So i was on the way to slab common last Sunday and I noticed that under acceleration the clutch was slipping a bit. After a few miles I noticed that the clutch pedal was not returning to its normal position so if I lever the pedal up by pulling it with my foot then it stops slipping but when I...

Hi all. I need to replace the UJs in my front prop on my 1985 LR90. The current ones have no grease nipple so I haven't been able to maintain them and I reckon they have worn out. My front propshaft was replaced by the previous owner with a double carden type as the beast has a 3 inch lift...

Hi All, Last summer, I decided to order myself a new headlining from lasalle trim to tidy up the inside of the beast. It's made of hard fibreglass. With all the cold weather of late, I noticed that I'm now getting condensation forming on the inside of the headlining and that has now started...

hi all, I've done a few searches but can't find the answers I need relating to my siezed handbrake drum on 1985 landy 90. After the beast's last foray off road and through some deep muddy water, I didn't drive it for a few weeks and the handbrake has siezed on. It is still driveable with a bit...

Hi all. Happily got the beast through another mot last week with my first bit of home welding but while I was out at the weekend a red light with a round circle and exclamation mark in the middle started coming on intermittently. I figure its something with the brakes although they still seem...

hi all, While I was busy swapping the dislocation cones on my 1985 90 for a pair of the long travel terrafirma hook ones I had dropped the rear axle and so was able to see some advanced corrosion on the crossmember to which the a-frame attaches. What is this crossmember referred to as...

Hi all, I have a 1985 90 that originally had a 2.5td engine and now has a 200tdi. I believe it's a defender 200tdi rather than disco but I can't be sure. The previous owner didn't exactly give me an enormous amount of information about its history other than the 200tdi engine had done 70,000...

Right, first of all I realise not everyone likes chequerplate so I know I'm risking being flamed by those of you who object to anything shiny on a land rover. It's OK, I'm a big boy now, I can take it. The inside of the Beast was so dirty and smelly after years of abuse that I decided I was...

Just thought I'd make you all aware of a driveraround event of the AWDC at Broxhead Common near Bordon in Hampshire on Sunday. http://www.allwheeldriveclub.org.uk/index.php?view=details&id=16%3Adrive-round&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=68 Anyone else planning on going? Gid

Hi All, I want to solicit advice / opinion on the options open to me for replacing my rear cross member on the 1985 LR90. I have no welder, nor welding skills so it's a garage job I'm afraid. I've been offered 3 options: NB - the prices are all supply / fabricate & fit, inc VAT 1...

So, I'm planning on going to muddy bottom pay & play this Sunday but it seems I need a rear recovery point. Shackles have been mentioned and I have these attached to my winch bumper at the front but the rear doesn't have a bumper as such and I can't see anywhere obvious to fix anything to...

I made the mistake of getting under my 1985 LR90 with a screwdriver and hammer to investigate visible chassis rust at the weekend... As a result of that (and probably a little over-eagerness) I now have several holes in the chassis on the drivers side behind the rear shock mount. One of those...

My 1985 LR90 was lifted 3" by the previous owner and since I got it I have found that it's really quite a handful to drive - requiring constant concentration because it's so skittish on the road. I'm not quite sure how to describe the experience other than "loose". It also seems very much...

My 1985 LR90, has had the original 2.5td engine replaced with a 200tdi at some stage during its life but it doesn't have a rev counter - something that I am quite uncomfortable with. Is there any way I can buy a rev counter and in some way fit it to the 200tdi engine and have it as a separate...

I got back from holiday to find that my 1985 90 seems to be leaking oil from the rear axle around the back of the diff casing (pan?). The rear axle is from a donor disco 1 (to get rear disc brakes). It looks like someone has put mastik or some sort of soft sealant around the edges of the...