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landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5666

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

Only place that had stock was mud stuff and not the best price. But a stolen Defender less than 7 miles away from me meant cost wasn’t the priority.

It’s not an excellent design, and clearly I’m not the only one struggling with it. It needs to lock as one part when the lock barrel is out, and then spin as two parts when barrel in and in locked position. I don’t understand this poke your finger between the parts bits as I have man hands, and they can’t fit in the tiny gap. At this rate I will try the shove something between the two bits or even a glop of silicone between the two bits so to weakly join the two bits.

Last edited by landy andy on 26th Dec 2021 8:09am. Edited 1 time in total

25th Dec 2021 10:37pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

You don't have to poke anything in a tiny gap. Just put your finger on one of the holes and use that as a guide to line up with the pins. Darren

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25th Dec 2021 11:09pm

JPE

Member Since: 19 Nov 2018
Location: South West England
Posts: 333

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Firenze Red

Don't over think it, just put a finger over a hole to help your brain line it up with the pin you are aiming for.

26th Dec 2021 12:11am

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5666

Will try again once home. Only used it three times so far.

26th Dec 2021 8:10am

MichaelE

Member Since: 18 Jan 2020
Location: Crawley West Sussex
Posts: 155

All you people who keep saying "Just poke your finger in between.......easy" etc are failing to understand that not all men have delicate ladies fingers slim enough to do so, so it's pointless to keep repeating it as if there is something wrong with us failures and we must be mutants. A good number of us have Land Rover fingers and they just do not do it.

It's obviously a problem that Optimill are aware of else they wouldn't have given me their solution that I posted earlier. At the time we discussed my idea of some sort of protruding tab attached to the inner part with which to rotate it. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Mk2 version at some point.

26th Dec 2021 1:29pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17349

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

If it's giving you problems, you could make a finger-size hole through the outer skirt so you can hold the inner part while locating it on the pegs.

26th Dec 2021 1:34pm

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2526

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

I think we are already on the Mk2 version, didn't they change the lock from the original spec? Defender 90XS SW
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26th Dec 2021 1:36pm

JPE

Member Since: 19 Nov 2018
Location: South West England
Posts: 333

Never been described as having ladies fingers before!
Not quite the reaction I’d expected when trying to help.
Clearly some misunderstanding though, you don’t need to put a tiny finger in the hole, you just feel where it is.
Hope you find a solution that works for you.

26th Dec 2021 8:24pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17349

discomog wrote:
I think we are already on the Mk2 version, didn't they change the lock from the original spec?

Yes, the lock was changed to improve resistance to drilling and impressioning attacks. Only the lock itself was changed.

26th Dec 2021 8:50pm

donmacn

Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1841

JPE wrote:
Never been described as having ladies fingers before!
Not quite the reaction I’d expected when trying to help.
Clearly some misunderstanding though, you don’t need to put a tiny finger in the hole, you just feel where it is.
Hope you find a solution that works for you.

Seconded. (Thanks JPE). Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

26th Dec 2021 10:33pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2141

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

A small relief in the underside of the swivel to indicate pin position......

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27th Dec 2021 11:40am

Tegner

Member Since: 31 Jul 2018
Location: Alnwick Northumberland
Posts: 183

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Zermatt Silver

small piece of tape on the outer cover - line the top hole with the tape and slip over the the top peg holding the inner - takes seconds

27th Dec 2021 1:14pm

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