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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908   
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Great work and interesting to read, thank you. You may not want to answer but I wonder if you left the original cable in place? 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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7th Jun 2019 10:52am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks, Roger. I did look at other routes and saw your pics in another thread but didn't fancy that solution for mine. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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7th Jun 2019 3:31pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Not sure , to be honest. I do know that it's thicker than the original (the loose brown wire in the last picture), which I'd guess is 40amp. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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7th Jun 2019 3:33pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes, the original is still in place for the time being. I'm not sure whether I'll leave it there yet though, as it is a bit of a nuisance in the battery box. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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7th Jun 2019 3:39pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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 Click image to enlarge  Came out of work on Monday to find I had a flat tyre and had to resort to the odd spare. It wasn't straightforward though: the rain was biblical so I got absolutely soaked, my previously unused LR jack failed as soon as it was put under load and the traffic caused by the weather meant that the recovery van took two hours to get to me 
Still, new tyre fitted yesterday and normal service has resumed. On the jack front, I umm'ed and ahh'd about what to replace it with. A Sprinter jack was an obvious solution, and one that I've had before, but crawling around in the torrential rain to get a bottle jack in position made me consider alternatives. As a result, I've gone for a compact(-ish) trolley jack. Click image to enlarge I've always baulked at this idea in the past, due to their bulkiness, but Monday's experience has convinced me that convenience in use is more important. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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13th Jun 2019 8:42pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5241
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I must buy a new jack for mine! and a jack for the 306, so I can get under that for the service. But I have the bloody MOT coming up for it. So that will have to wait.
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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14th Jun 2019 6:08pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10894 
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Nice trolly jack LRA, i have got one like that and very handy to carry about
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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14th Jun 2019 7:44pm |
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| Beefster Member Since: 21 Feb 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 10 
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Loving your posts Anorak - all the little jobs I got planned or been thinking about are here!
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16th Jun 2019 8:00am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks. Lots still to do, though. The biggest problem I have is between this and my other hobby, I'm in danger of acquiring projects beyond life expectancy
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Jun 2019 8:23am |
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| Beefster Member Since: 21 Feb 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 10
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Got a few days off at end of month to start front ends - started with new mirrors as one of the arms had started corroding, next thing Ive got bumper and grilles on the way. I stumbled on to the Lockwood website looking for mesh and discovered they made exactly what I was hoping to create!
I was undecided about painting the black filler heads but seeing yours makes think it is the way to go (mine is Indus silver). I will get some before and after shots loaded up when Im done. |
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16th Jun 2019 10:54am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I was surprised how easy it was to paint those, and how effective it is. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Jun 2019 8:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Summer's finally arrived 😎
Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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24th Jun 2019 12:51pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Some months ago, when driving along with the window open, I heard a strange squeak/screech. Didn't happen very often initially, but the frequency increased, typically when changing up from first to second. I also noticed a dead spot appearing at the same time, especially when the engine was warm. Over the last few weeks it got progressively worse and so on Friday I had the valve renewed for me by my local tame indie, Challenger 4x4. What a difference! It's like a different vehicle with smoother and freer acceleration. I can only assume that the original valve had been sticking open but I've retrieved it and will carry out a post mortem when I get five minutes.
Incidentally, I did consider having it mapped shut but my conscience got the better of me. Whilst they had it, I also asked them to fit some silicon intercooler hoses, so that's another job ticked off the list. They're a tasteful shade of blue. Years ago, I would have tackled these jobs myself but these days I tend to pay somebody else  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 11th May 2021 1:11pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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21st Jul 2019 3:24pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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As I spend a reasonable amount of time in traffic and my knees aren’t what they used to be, I thought I’d give the lightweight clutch pedal spring produced by LOF Clutches a go.
Some years ago, I fitted what became the standard over-centre spring to a TD5 110 in place of the original coil spring, so I had a good idea what an awkward job it could be and this one didn’t disappoint
The new spring as delivered, which includes a set of three plastic bushes for it to sit in. If you’ve already got an over-centre spring fitted then these bushes will already be in place, but the chances are you’ll need to replace the ‘U’ shaped centre one as they’re quite fragile. When I removed my old spring, the existing centre bush disintegrated, although the other two were fine and re-used. Click image to enlarge Removing the old spring is quite straightforward, just needing a bit of leverage with a screwdriver to pop the top ‘legs’ out. With them side by side, you can see the difference between old and new. There are fewer coils on the LOF spring, which accounts for its’ lighter weight. The other noticeable difference is in the length of the of the top ‘legs’, which are a lot longer on the LOF version and do present a bit of problem, which I’ll come back to. Click image to enlarge There’s a reasonably long thread on fitting this spring and one of the suggestions is to cable tie it in its’ compressed state, which I thought I’d give a try: Click image to enlarge I managed to get the spring positioned on the pedal but then ran into the first snag. There’s a tab near the top of the pedal (circled in yellow below) that is a legacy from when a coil spring was used in this location. Unfortunately, however, it lines up with the mounting points for the new spring ‘legs’ and the distance between it and the bush in the mount is smaller than the length of each 'leg' on the new spring. The only solution was to cut it off, which involved a Dremel, a bit of wood as a spark guard and a fair degree of cursing. Click image to enlarge With that out of the way, I was able to locate the first spring leg in its’ mounting bush without too much difficulty. However, disaster then struck as the cable ties holding the other side compressed snapped! I then spent ages futilely trying to compress the springs with pliers, mole grips and brute force before I hit upon the idea of using a small screwdriver inserted from below as a lever, after which it popped in in seconds. It was at that point that I remembered using exactly the same technique to fit the similar spring to my TD5 all those years ago 
And here it is, in position. The pretty green paint didn’t really survive the fitting process, unfortunately: Click image to enlarge Despite it being a real faff of a job to fit, I have to say that it was 100% worth it. After a few minutes driving to allow the muscle memory to adjust, the difference in pressure required is really marked and makes sitting in traffic, for example, much, much easier. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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21st Jul 2019 3:34pm |
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