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| Joeytf Member Since: 20 Sep 2024 Location: Somerset Posts: 5  
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Measured my door gaps. (They are wrong)
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20th Sep 2024 8:40pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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Yesterday spent the day providing towing/recovery for broken down cars at Oulton Park 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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22nd Sep 2024 7:34pm |
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| PhilWilson Member Since: 20 Oct 2021 Location: North East Posts: 14 
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Dropped off at Greenwood Automotive for a few mechanical and leaky bits........
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26th Sep 2024 4:57am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3748
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Took part of the car apart as it was stuck in 1st gear.... so was accessing the detent pin
Click image to enlarge Ended up just wiggling the stick like mixing porridge and all has been good. Good time to hover and clean all the bit you cannot normally get at and put back together Click image to enlarge |
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26th Sep 2024 8:20am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20325
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200 mile round trip yesterday, all good and nice to drive on quiet roads even if a bit wet. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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26th Sep 2024 9:22am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20325
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I found the culprit of the minor squeaking I had, I though it may possibly have been bonnet hinge or latch or something like that.
It was the rear damper lower bushes worn, again.  So the pin was squeaking on the hole in the axle, just a bit more play than it should have been.
On a different note, what steering dampers are others using? Mines Genuine. I’ve often considered a TF RTC one, but it might be a bit close to steering guard on mine I’m not sure and never looked at that since, as the genuine steering damper always did the job as far as I’m concerned. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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30th Sep 2024 5:22pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20325
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I found the culprit of the minor squeaking I had, I though it may possibly have been bonnet hinge or latch or something like that.
It was the rear damper lower bushes worn, again. So the pin was squeaking on the hole in the axle bracket, just a bit more play than it should have been.
On a different note, what steering dampers are others using? Mines Genuine. I’ve often considered a TF RTC one, but it might be a bit close to steering guard on mine I’m not sure and never looked at that since, as the genuine steering damper always did the job as far as I’m concerned. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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30th Sep 2024 5:43pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 222 
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Started to replace the short heater hose, the one that comes from that metal pipe that runs down the side of the td5, only to find that the end of the pipe has corroded and needs replacing. Also continued my search for an OBD port, pulled up the plate between the seats, no luck, reckon some idiot has cut it off🙄
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4th Oct 2024 12:32am |
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| ChrisDefender Member Since: 29 Oct 2015 Location: Midlands Posts: 453
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Few nice little jobs completed recently.
Finally managed to get my GORE bonnet hinges on, after having them for years. They look spot on, and if they last as well as the bulkhead brackets which look as good as the day they went on years ago I will be very happy. Also put an ORE rear window guard in place and topped up the grease in the prop shafts. Just need to find time to give the underside its annual top up of Lanoguard now! Need to get the replacement wing mirror arms on but need new hinges first - it's never ending!  |
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4th Oct 2024 9:07am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5686 
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If the steering is setup correctly then you don’t need the Terra damper. Mine was  where the spring on it kept uncoiling its self. That was years ago now have decent steering and a OME damper. Mainly as that’s what I run as suspension |
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4th Oct 2024 10:56am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20325
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Yes, there is the possibilities for rattles with that too. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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4th Oct 2024 11:16am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1360
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Took mine to work to do a bit, thought it looked quite at home here
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4th Oct 2024 11:46am |
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| MarkBrown Member Since: 03 Oct 2022 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 455  
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Click image to enlarge Taken at my local cold water swimming spot, it was a cool 8 degrees in the water. |
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6th Oct 2024 7:49am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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Friday eve: 2hrs. Started taking the dash board apart again....2nd attempt at the lower dash flaps. The flap on the passenger side was not fully opening. Turned out to be a couple of things;
The control cable had slipped on the cable clamp Where the cable goes through the metal plate over the air duct, the metal end of the outer cable had popped out the hole and the metal collar that was supposed to hold all in place had slipped. I ended up putting a thread on the end of the cable outer and using two m8 nuts to hold it in place. Saturday: 5hrs Putting the dash back together Sunday: Replaced the rear mud flaps Refitted the rear bumper steps Tested the night heater in readiness for the rally this weekend at LLanbedr airfield. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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7th Oct 2024 7:34am |
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