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I've been threatening to go back ever since. Where does time go?
| Defender830 Member Since: 06 Nov 2016 Location: Somerset Posts: 5   
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8th Dec 2016 6:55pm |
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| Defender830 Member Since: 06 Nov 2016 Location: Somerset Posts: 5
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To this......
Click image to enlarge Foam £7.50 Leather £10 Labour, sweat, general fustration priceless. End result pleasing. "Oh is that what i am leaning on" quote from the wife. |
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8th Dec 2016 6:58pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612
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It's surprising what you can do yourself to good results isn't it.
I did th whole of my cubby, and built it. On a different note, haven't done anything with my 90 today bar use it but thinking of things I will be doing with it. Delighted to see my trailer wiring manufacturer has now started selling LED lighting parts that are plug and play. Glad I didn't jump the gun before the LED types were released or I'd have already modified some wiring probably, Not cheap though again.... but plug and play is worth it.  Chillin In The Backwoodsπ¬π§πΊπΈ
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8th Dec 2016 10:37pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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On Friday I took the 90 for its MoT on Friday and it went straight through, happy days. Also booked the Heritage for its first service and contacted the supplying dealer to say 'it doesn't appear to have been Supagarded, but I have the invoice for it'.....
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11th Dec 2016 8:00pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1844 
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Cured the annoying squeak from the clutch pedal 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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13th Dec 2016 8:10am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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Rosco - how did you cure the squeak? I've got that feature in the pick up.
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13th Dec 2016 8:15am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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13th Dec 2016 10:21am |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1844
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@ Huttopia, can of 3in1 oil and a torch. Spent probably 15 minutes last night, with my head in the footwell spraying a little on every spring, hinge and moving part I could find, whilst fighting with the door.
Was still squeaking when I went indoors, leaving the can in the cupholder with a plan of further investigation today in the day light, but it wasnt squeaking on the way into work this morning.  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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13th Dec 2016 1:42pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5235
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topped up the clutch and gave the key barrel a clean with spray.
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13th Dec 2016 4:43pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1844
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 Spoke to soon. Squeak has returned 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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13th Dec 2016 6:26pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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Mouse with a sense of timing.....
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13th Dec 2016 7:30pm |
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| nosnibod Member Since: 15 Aug 2007 Location: West Midlands Posts: 370 
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Squeaky clutch pedal? This worked for me:- http://www.defender2.net/forum/post263911.html Dave
Green Goddess - 1998 Defender 110 300tdi |
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13th Dec 2016 8:27pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1844
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Dave, thanks I'll see if I can pick one up ready for fitting over the break 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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13th Dec 2016 8:40pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Opened the spanner boxes this morning to sort out my front diff. it had stopped me dead in the middle of one of the busiest roads in Hereford City Centre in the afternoon rush hour(or three) a month ago. Limped it up on the pavement, jacked up the front, both front wheels span independantly but the prop flange was solid. Off with the prop, difflock in and wait for the rainy day fund to build up to be able to buy a full secondhand axle. That way the thinking is that I can strip my knackered diff out and replace the parts needed with good parts out of the bought in axle. Yes mine has ABS but the only difference is the CV joint, mine has a pick up ring for the sensor which is through a different top swivel pin. If the CV has gone then it's just as well to buy new ones anyway.
All would have been fine if the damned courier company had played ball and hadn't taken a week to get round to delivering it! So, it got here yesterday late afternoon and today I jacked mine up, got the blocks out and started after getting the boys to school and college. Five hours, plenty of time, pull the hubs out, halfshafts still intact, all good. Moved across to the donor axle, did the same then pulled the diff out. Got underneath and went to pull the knackered diff out and,  . the diff has collapsed and it won't come out. It will come so far, enough to feel the centre pin loose in the bottom, a couple of planetaries floating about all stopping the damned thing from coming out. I've tried undoing the prop flange, pulled the seal out, knocked out the bearings in the vain hope they'd go through the cage but not a chance.
I've got no choice now but to drop the axle off and try different angles and see if gravity may help, if that doesn't work then at least I have the other axle tube to get a working axle back on the motor. So hopefully tomorrow afternoon we'll be out and about again, good job really as the MoT is booked in for Thursday morning. I know the axle wouldn't be part of the test but I just want it done instead of driving round in diff lock all the time. |
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13th Dec 2016 10:10pm |
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