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:D got my spanners and sockets out today and tackled the pinion seal got the old metal one out with only minimal difficulty, (did bend it badly though but its rubbish anyway) cleaned everything with wax and grease remover, wiped a thin layer of fresh grease on everything, packed the seal...

first I tinted the back windows of my landy because people in NZ are just so friggin nosy. then yesterday I was looking at the wheels and the paint had peeled badly and they where rusting, I cleaned them all up and then realised the only paint I had was black stuff :eek: since I had no...

well actually it still works (sort of) decided to put that new pinion seal in today. searched on here and read up on it in the Haynes manual. lots of people said its an easy job so I grabbed a few spanners and had a go. everything was going well until I got to the "seal" I tried to pry it out...

I Have found a full rear axle for a Landrover stage 1 v8. from what I know these have the 3.54 ratio diffs, AND a salisbury on the rear only thing is its a fair distance from me, and the person selling has offered me the crown wheel and pinion (a lot easier to ship) for cheaper so how...

had to pull out the camera as I was coming down the hill, the sunset was just amazing YouTube - Putaruru, 13th of January 2011

yet every single garage I have been to has only got GL5 in stock. I hear this stuff is bad for yellow metals. also out of 5 garages, they have all insisted that having 15w40 in the gearbox is fine, and probably better for the syncromeshes :eek: one of these places is a very reputable place...

for the first 2 seconds or so, then it smooths out. 2.25 petrol I am planning to do a full oil change, I think it has the wrong type of oil in it currently. but im worried about the tapping also after a long drive (enough to get the oil nice and hot) the oil warning light comes on when...

to discourage thieves, is this a good idea?

Hi, I have recently tried to fit my spare wheel on the door instead of on the inside (need more space in there) and it doesn't fit! at first I thought the spare wheel mount was too low, but looking at pics on the net it seems normal. the problem is that the towball gets in the way of it. they...

my speedo has packed up, originally thought it was the cable (bought a new one) but its still not going. anyway I know a guy who is wrecking a 2a :eek: and was wondering there is any difference? they are both lwb so that shouldn't make a difference.

I was driving the series recently and while pulling into the driveway in 1st gear noticed the clutch was juddering, this happened twice. but since then it has been super smooth again (I have been driving it regularly for a few days since then and have had no problems at all. not even the...

I just put new radials all around on my landrover, and then decided to adjust the lock stops as the steering lock is abysmal (can't even negotiate some smaller roundabouts!) I jacked the front up and pushed it lock to lock, checking space either side front and back of the wheel, there was a...

in my 1981 series 3 I was replacing the heater fan (blades came off) and noticed a cylinder shaped thing inside the fan unit, the one attached to the wing, the cylinder looks (not entirely sure of this) like its a ceramic cylinder with wire wrapped around it in a spring shape, like an old style...

my current Series 1981 series 3, she has the 5 bearing petrol and salisbury diff. all legal too :D

is the chassis any different forward from the front axle when you compare a 1959 series 2 and a series 3? also lwb/swb? are they any different?

today I noticed a new drip from the landy :eek: so had a look and it turns out the steering relay is ****ing oil. took the grill of and had a look at it from the top, that was when I noticed the hole in the chassis, its just on the radiator side of the steering relay and goes UNDER it. looks...

a deal has just come up, and its hard to miss. problem is my 2.25 pet is going nicely at the moment. but its a defender 2.5 TD (or so the guy says) this sounds like its a 200tdi to me. and its only clocked 150 000kms also I hear the defender 200tdi doesn't have a problem with the turbo...

somewhere in the drivetrain when I go over a bump. not every time and I don't think its the diff, its not the driveshaft or gearbox. im thinking its to do with the suspension. maybe the spring bushes? how can I tell if its the spring bushes?

been doing a bit of searching, if this has already come up then sorry :doh: anyway in a 2.25 petrol. is this a case of its its not broken then don't fix it? im hoping to squeeze a few more mpg out and make it a bit quieter (its actually not that loud, but i do like quiet)

my foot goes down about 1 1/2 inches before the it engages. how much is normal and is it supposed to be like this? :D