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 Picture required of CSC setup |
InternationalDBA
 20th Dec 2024 10:10am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 3 · Views: 418 · Subject: Thank you for the pictures |
Yes, I worked it out, thank you.
I did not reply because, with Christmas coming, I am getting a shed load of spam and I failed to see the reply notification which this forum sent to me.
I dismantl ... |
| Picture required of CSC setup |
InternationalDBA
13th Dec 2024 3:36pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 3 · Views: 418 · Subject: Picture required of CSC setup |
I changed the clutch in my 2008 Defender at 120,000 miles in 2016.
I did this by removing the engine and it worked well.
The vehicle has now done over 160,000 miles and I am fitting a new chassis so ... |
| Tow bar wiring |
InternationalDBA
28th May 2024 8:06am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 28 · Views: 9462 · Subject: Towbar wiring |
I am fitting a new chassis and I have a question about the towbar wiring.
The 7 pin wiring which plugs into the loom is straightforward.
However, the extra wire which comes from the battery box has ... |
| Puma 90 chassis replacement |
InternationalDBA
21st May 2024 5:14pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 1 · Views: 776 · Subject: Puma 90 chassis replacement |
I am doing the same on a 2008 110 Puma.
I am having to do it outside so I took out the engine, took out the gearbox, supported the body with the wheels slightly off the ground, undid the connecting b ... |
| Un-wiring a trailer socket and relocation to crossmember |
InternationalDBA
20th Apr 2024 10:58pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 1978 · Subject: Instructions Required |
I am changing my chassis and now need to rewire the tow bar.
The screws on the flap on the driver's side were seized.
They were too hard to drill or hacksaw so I ground them down with a grinding whe ... |
| Installing a aux power socket in the rear |
InternationalDBA
12th Apr 2024 5:22pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 156 · Views: 277254 · Subject: Black wire and purple wire with a connector at the end |
I am fitting a new chassis to my 2008 Defender.
I refitted the loom in the chassis and wired up the NSR lights with no problem.
However, on the OSR there is an extra connector at the end of 2 wires, ... |
| Engine, Gearbox & Transfer Box Oil Change |
InternationalDBA
7th Apr 2024 1:09pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 201 · Views: 349949 · Subject: Engine, Gearbox & Transfer Box Oil Change |
| I don,t know if this would work on a puma but on my TD5 i feed a length of clear plastic pipe down to the gearbox filler plug from under the bonnet poke a small funnel in the end of the pipe and pour ... |
| A Frame (V frame?) |
InternationalDBA
16th Oct 2023 9:43pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 12 · Views: 1702 · Subject: A Frame (V frame?) |
Still with the chassis swap, I am moving the rear axle A frame from the old to the new chassis.
The 2 legs are attached to the chassis with thick bolts, which I have now removed.
The nuts have a str ... |
| Chassis Swap |
InternationalDBA
16th Oct 2023 9:35pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 1202 · Subject: Chassis Swap |
Thank you for the replies.
By coincidence I went to my MOT station last Friday with my son and his Fiat 500.
The garage is well into Defenders and also said that I may have to drill some holes mysel ... |
| Chassis Swap |
InternationalDBA
13th Oct 2023 8:09am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 1202 · Subject: Chassis Swap |
It is a Richards chassis.
I chose it because it was featured in a book I am using to help me.
Yes, the chassis is galvanised.
I have spent quite a long time painting it black and can confirm that t ... |
| Chassis Swap |
InternationalDBA
13th Oct 2023 8:00am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 1202 · Subject: Chassis Swap |
Hello,
I am replacing the chassis on a LWB 2008 Puma.
I have the old and new chassis side by side and am moving the suspension from one to the other.
I notice that the new chassis has far fewer h ... |
| Gearbox Removal |
InternationalDBA
18th Jun 2023 8:26pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 2 · Views: 866 · Subject: Gearbox Removal |
| Thank you. |
| LOF HD rear half shafts? |
InternationalDBA
17th Jun 2023 9:20pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 19 · Views: 5421 · Subject: LOF Solid Half Shafts |
| I fitted these about a year ago and they are working well. |
| Gearbox Removal |
InternationalDBA
17th Jun 2023 9:14pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 2 · Views: 866 · Subject: Gearbox Removal |
I have just started a chassis replacement.
Firstly, I noticed that the crossmember below my gearbox was back to front.
When I turned it around I saw a gap between the crossmember and gearbox and t ... |
| Puma 2.4 Piston Removal |
InternationalDBA
26th May 2019 6:42am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 6 · Views: 3418 · Subject: Puma 2.4 Piston Removal |
Yes, I know that.
I rebuilt a Morris Marina engine with the same problem in 1986.
The problem with the Puma 2.4 is that it has a 2" deep lower crankcase which will not come off.
This is a Ford ... |
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