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Hello, Trying to bleed the brakes on my series 3 88inch ('77) but the pedal won't press firm until pumped two or three times. Bled through four or five times with no air coming out on final three bleeds at all. Ive searched on here and checked what's been said / advised and I'm left unsure on...

Hello, Just thought i'd share the tension of an MOT that we all know so well..Just had a phone call saying all is well apart from free play in steering wheel. I asked them to check adjustment on steering box but not overlly convinced they understood or followed me..they seemed to be thinking...

Hello, Thank you both for your replies. Problem sorted! It was the earths (or lack of..) from the guages, seems so simple now but i've been scratching my head for ages over it - wiring diagrams are great but I often seem to struggle seeing where the earths should go. So for anybody who's...

Hello, My water temp and fuel guages on my S3 petrol aren't working since my rebuild and rewire. New sender s for both, new voltage regulator (have tried reusing old one incase new is dud, but no difference) and I know guages work as they did before the rewire. How ive got it wired; live...

Hello, I've seen hand painted / roller painting methods which have given very varying results..a good rollered paint job can easily look better than a poor spray job. But the key with any kind of painting is always the prepwork. Spraying obviously gives a more professional finish (he says...

Hey, Cannot seem to get my driver side front door to hang properly AND stop the bottom hinge from moving. The door hangs fine and opens / closes freely but no matter how hard I try the bottom hinge moves. To be precise its the upper bolt where the hinge bolts to the bulkhead, I get it tight...

Not sure where this idea has come from..all for experimenting..but hmm.. My first point of concern is the wheel arches on the rear tub, where they join the floor. When I replaced my floor / rebuilt my rear tub the arches were corroded just a little (no more than a 1cm or 2) in places and this...

As stated above - just slide drum off - why make life harder than it already is?! Nice little job really, good time to check your slave cylinders for weeping and your linings whilst your at it.

Took out of 4wd, replaced diff and slackened transmission brake off...still doing it. I have raised her a bit, could this be making the prop work harder? Im at a real loss here.. Any help would be greatly recieved.. Matt

Hello, Just got my land rover back on the road (well, no MOT yet - going to fail, but driving) drove her on a straight today up to about mid 40's and was fine, until I took my foot off the throttle then a horrible grinding noise appeared. worse at higher speeds when deaccelerating. Tried to...

Hello, Near the end of my series 3 rebuild now, installed new autosparks loom, but having trouble with the indicators. Don't think i've wired up the relay right, so please correct me or if not help with fault - finding! I've got a three pin relay with the middle pin going to the stalk, the...

Not a bad job, assuming it's standard chassis so won't have bolt on gearbox crossmember, so floor panels and gearbox tunnel cover have to come out. But more than do-able. If you've rePlaced a clutch before, then you'll be fine for doing a series! Not a lover of them myself, but a Haynes manual...

Had to replace both rear quarters on my tub. Not actually a bad job to do - and it's that kind of thing that seperates an ok rebuild with a good rebuild..to have nice clean edges at the bottom above the rear cross member is lovely! To get the spot welds, drill through them, I drilled through...

Meant stripped in a day with stripper, with paper and grinders you need a calendar not a watch!

Nice, nice vehicle! Stripping paint can be a real pain (to put it mildly), the layers and layers on my old girl gave me alot of arm ache and no doubt shortened my life expentancy by a considerable amount from the dust! In the end I turned to paint stripper for the roof & sides - and I...

Dropping the rear axle & springs isn't a bad job. Just always make sure the chassis is secure and isn't going anywhere. Best bet is to have wheels on hubs, block up the rear of the chassis (just before rear springs start) and then remove the springs from their hangers & take off the shocks...

I had the exact same trouble when spraying my roof / sides not that long ago. Only BS colour with limestone was limestone beige - and that seemed very dark. Decided to use Corperate Cream (I think) in the end - goes beautifully with Deep Bronze Green & is a genuine land rover colour although...

Not sure if i'm correct, but to my knowledge..there is a difference between a UJ (universal joint) & a CV-J (Constant Velocity Joint). UJ's allow power to be transmitted at an angle - hence used on prop shafts etc, to account for different angle of axle to that of gearbox / powerout put. So do...

Oh i've not posted any pictures. Nearly finished though, started her last June, nut & bolt rebuild - galvanised chassis, galvanised bulkhead, parabolic suspension, rebuilt gearbox... (the usual really..) Not doing too bad, only bodywork left to do is the Bonnet & Rear door. All bodywork's...

Gutted to hear you've had a down day - they hit hard when they come! But at least it makes the productive days feel that much sweeter ;) Regarding compressor & air tools, unless you've got a decent area to spray in - i.e. a sealed workshop or relatively dust free indoor area, it's pointless...