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excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5834

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

two pairs of mole grips each side of the UJ and see if you have any play? or remove it completely for a better look?
If you can get Debbie M to assist good luck. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

28th Nov 2023 9:54am

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10728

I have just had this, it started at the beginning of this week and i managed to get to my indy today so he could have a look, it turned out to be the new drop arm link, which i had to have for the mot, it was slightly lose, wobbled a bit, due to the paint wearing off, he said that they can do this, so he tightened it up and now it's all good

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

30th Nov 2023 10:15pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5804

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Where exactly did it become loose Clayton? Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

1st Dec 2023 1:17pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Please oh please Clayton tell me you were "loose about his hoose"

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I'll get me coat now...

1st Dec 2023 1:30pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10728

^^^^

Sadly i remember that

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

1st Dec 2023 8:48pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10728

Grenadier wrote:
Where exactly did it become loose Clayton?

Here you go Grenadier, hope this helps you

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1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

1st Dec 2023 8:51pm

Rescue01

Member Since: 17 Jul 2015
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 98

I will need to keep a eye on that as I just replaced my drop arm recently

1st Dec 2023 10:44pm

Pughey14

Member Since: 20 Aug 2016
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 5

Im just looking for some advice on the same subject.

I have a 2009 tdci done around 72,000 which has play in the steering.

I have replace the following components over the past two years

Radius arm bushes, drop arm ball joint, steering lower uj, track rod end ball joints, steering damper, wheel bearing.

I adjusted the steering box and have had the tracking done. None of theses seemed to make any improvement.

I took it to a specialist landrover mechanics who couldn’t seem to find any problem apart from a loose wheel bearing which when fixed seemed to make no improvement.

The only thing I believe to still be the culprit would be the steering box itself…. Should this need replacing at such mileage?

16th Jun 2024 4:35pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3396

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

Have you compared to another Defender. Steering on a Defender is not exactly precise, especially compared to modern cars. It is also normal to have considerable play once the steering is off center. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

19th Jun 2024 7:19am

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