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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769   
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The ride from the ome shocks is great, I was happy with the set up if the springs hadn't snapped so I'll see how these springs hold up and if they go wrong I'll try the alive ones
 Ray
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11th Mar 2018 7:48pm |
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| isacs Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Leamington spa Posts: 404 
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I keep threatening to get some valved Fox shocks to improve things
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11th Mar 2018 7:53pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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That sounds expensive. Ray
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11th Mar 2018 8:29pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Something else to put on this week if I get some spare time.
 Click image to enlarge I decided to stick a turret on at the same time as the slick shift as they can ware and make gear changes notchy so I might as well go for it. Ray My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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12th Mar 2018 6:04pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Ended up having to fit a new pipe from the power steering pump to the box on Friday
 I think while it was loose the vibration must have fractured one of the joints, only noticed because with the rain lately Ive been leaving rainbows but it only dripped while turning the steering wheel and as I'd only checked it while the engine was running I hadn't noticed  When the mrs turned the wheel with the engine running the drip was obvious Ray
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18th Mar 2018 10:46pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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I ended up changing the steering drop arm today. For a while it's felt like there's a slight delay on the steering so I got someone to turn the steering while I was underneath and there was quite a bit of play. I did ask a garage a couple of years ago to centre the steering wheel after I had a new steering box fitted and it looks like they achieved that by moving the drop arm on the box (which shouldn't be done) rather than the steering wheel on the column
The splines on the old drop arm don't look so cracky Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge At least the old arm came off easily with the play  steering feels lighter now as I think the old arm was rubbing on the box so another bonus. I've just got to retighten it again a couple of times over the next few days as its on a taper and hopefully it'll be sorted  Ray
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25th Mar 2018 7:17pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2661 
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The arm can only go on in a few positions (about 90 degrees apart) as there is a master spline, so that won’t have been what the garage did.
Often when the arm has been loose for a while and the vehicle has been driven the splines on the box or the arm, or both, get damaged and then the new arm won’t stay tightened up. Hopefully you won’t suffer this. |
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25th Mar 2018 7:22pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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They really had put the drop arm on crossed, luckily it only damaged the drop arm splines. I've now put this arm on in the correct position with master splines matching and the steering wheel is about 45 degrees off centre. I cleaned all the splines up on the box side and they seem in good nick. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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25th Mar 2018 8:11pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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My new spare wheel cover turned up the other day. The vinyl one that was on before just split and ripped when I had to put the spare on for the puncture last month. I decided to put a canvas one on this time so I didn't have the same problem if I need to change a wheel again at any time. Only thing was I couldn't find any good canvas wheel covers in England so I ended up ordering this from South Africa.
Click image to enlarge Expensive shipping but I like it Ray
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28th Mar 2018 5:01pm |
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| Danny Fireblade Member Since: 16 Mar 2018 Location: Hampshire Posts: 320 
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I was thinking about this too. Can you let me know if there was much difference after fitting and where did you get it/what the cost was? I have just read your whole thread, top kudos to you |
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9th Apr 2018 4:26pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Hi Danny, and thankyou
There is a lot more car like feel with the slick shift, but of the reviews I read before ordering saying it transformed the gear shift I think most of the transformation is in adjusting the bias springs on the gear lever (which mine were already adjusted well) There's plenty of how to's on you tube for the bias springs so I'd recommend trying this before spending if your shifts aren't so good. Ray My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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9th Apr 2018 9:44pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Found a split in my airbox to turbo pipe the other week just under the jubilee clip at the turbo end.
Click image to enlarge Managed to buy a very good condition used one on eBay so got it swapped over today, I don't know if it made any difference or if the original was causing any problems but it's better to be safe than sorry  Ray
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9th Apr 2018 10:47pm |
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| Danny Fireblade Member Since: 16 Mar 2018 Location: Hampshire Posts: 320
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Cheers, will try that first then if that doesn't cure the wayward gear stick I may have to shell out for the slick shift. Cheap fix first though  |
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9th Apr 2018 11:01pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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let us know how you get on. Ray
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9th Apr 2018 11:23pm |
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