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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3676   
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Really? The bearing is in the hub and the wheel sits c. 100mm outbound of this. Adding a 30mm spacer adds 30% more leverage or shear into the bearing. A passenger getting in transfers weight through the suspension, which is the other side of the bearing meaning that the load is shared along the length of the axle, Albeit to one side. The load on the bearing is increased in exactly the way it was designed as it acts via the rigid side of the swivel housing. The loading effects of your example and a wheel spacer are incomparable. |
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12th Dec 2018 2:14pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10756 
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Not today, but this Monday just gone, we moved house and i got a great shot of Millie outside the house after unlocking the front door .....
 Click image to enlarge  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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12th Dec 2018 9:14pm |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1211
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Just back from Chris at CSK. Cruise control unit fitted today, planning a run down to Plymouth and back this weekend. Looking forward to trying it out. First class service from Chris, all fitted within the day as promised.
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1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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12th Dec 2018 9:15pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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I, being a bit of a skinflint bought a couple of A4 sized pieces of perspex off eBay, cut the long bit off to make them square, rounded the corners and ran round with the router to give a rounded edge and ended up with the same type of thing for a tenner  |
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12th Dec 2018 11:20pm |
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| Oakseywick Member Since: 20 Dec 2014 Location: Cirencester Posts: 1000 
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The annual drive to get the Christmas tree.
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16th Dec 2018 11:57am |
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| 24heuer Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 167  
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Symptoms were – sometimes stalling at idle, poor fuel consumption, bit more noisier/rougher/sluggish than usual, and occasional loss of power.
I'd heard it was a PITA job due to access but as is usual, someone has been there before and I spotted some good advice on this forum. 
Unplugging the brake vacuum pipe and unclipping the wiring harness really helped. Some leftover IKEA flatpack furniture Allen keys also came in handy for the bolts. Click image to enlarge Cheers, Andy... Edinburgh, Scotland http://24heuer.com Last edited by 24heuer on 16th Dec 2018 7:11pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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16th Dec 2018 1:32pm |
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| Jontd5 Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Laois Posts: 39 
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Made up a low level coolant sensor |
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16th Dec 2018 1:54pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3676
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Fitted bilstein dampers and alive springs to the front. Was planning on doing all 4 but the fronts were a nightmare and the light beat me! Couldn’t get the near side damper out without removing coolant hoses and really didn’t want to go down that route. Had to cut the top nuts off both the old ones.
Rear should be a piece of cake in comparison, but won’t get to that until next weekend. Makes for an amusing driving experience! Soft as you like on the front and then a kick up the arse from the hd springs on the rear! |
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16th Dec 2018 4:37pm |
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| T140 Member Since: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 173 
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new mot on Saturday, no advisories. nobody is perfect but being Scottish is a start
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17th Dec 2018 12:40pm |
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| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 178 |
Fitted my Hula girl onto the cramped dash of the Puma hopefully she won't fly out of the window on a hot day.
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17th Dec 2018 3:48pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7906 
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Aloha, that's not a Defender modification I've seen before!
Is it an anti-theft device?  James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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17th Dec 2018 4:10pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795 
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is that a Hawaii 50 tracker device? you probably need to be 40 years plus to know what Hawaii 50 is
2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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17th Dec 2018 5:04pm |
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| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 178 |
Not only has she kept me company for numerous years in my 300tdi she also
serves as a low tech multi function gadget, depending on how vigorously she hula's tells me how rough the terrain is or wether I've lost a wheel when the water reaches her feet I know I've waded too deep and if her grass skirt goes over her head I know I've rolled.
unfortunately I can remember Hawaii Five O  |
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17th Dec 2018 6:10pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Book em Danno
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17th Dec 2018 7:56pm |
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