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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410  
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Not bad... So if your swivels are in good nick you just need to check and adjust the bearings preload with those shims. And the other two items are pretty straight forward... 12 months on the clock  |
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24th Jan 2023 3:45pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17581 
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I imagine so, but it isn't very helpful when the tester invents his/her own bizarre terminology! What's wrong with "swivel housing"? |
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24th Jan 2023 4:04pm |
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| Sk1ppy Member Since: 19 Dec 2022 Location: Newbury Posts: 17
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Managed to fit a b@£$ard NAS rear step.
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24th Jan 2023 4:31pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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 Easy there Blackwolf.... Front rose bowl does make it sound like excossak has a bowl of pot puri as a bonnet ornament |
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24th Jan 2023 4:34pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17581
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It did make me think of the "new" VW Beetle when it first came out which, as I recall, came complete with a flower vase on the dash!
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24th Jan 2023 4:41pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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It did and it was lame then and it is still lame after all these many years |
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24th Jan 2023 5:48pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5883 
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hahah pot puri bonnet ornament...  1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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25th Jan 2023 9:07am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20599
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Reminds me of the time I mistakenly with a typo typed out calling blackwolf, blackwood instead.
 GBR
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25th Jan 2023 7:34pm |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1366
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The 110 has been promoted to daily driver this week, wife's using my RRS as her car away. i took to using the D2 daily whilst she uses mine only for the air compressor to give up so its now sat on its arse. Defender to the rescue, found in the corner of my parents barn with a flat battery. Was soon resurrected and is now now on daily duties
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26th Jan 2023 9:20am |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 226 
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Dropped it off to have the foot spa removed.
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31st Jan 2023 6:47pm |
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| Dave12345 Member Since: 04 Jun 2022 Location: North West Posts: 87 
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Went to wd40 the plugs for gearbox and transfer box, ready for an oil change and found my front prop like this:
 Click image to enlarge Couldn’t get it just to push back together (not enough to form a seal anyway). Was planning to grease everything after the oil change next week - does anyone have any advice on what to do with this? Thank you. |
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1st Feb 2023 10:20pm |
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| Mini Landie Member Since: 23 Sep 2015 Location: Basingstoke Massiff Posts: 159 
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Obligatory didn't-happen-today-but post.
Last weekend I took an hours or so pootle to Pompey & Southsea. Before setting off, I checked my fluids. Glad I did as the coolant level was well below the min mark. "Interesting...", I thought to myself. Anyway, topped that up and kept coolant in the back - just in case. As I was closing the bonnet, it s almost immediately slipped out of my fingers and slammed shut. "Oh, well that'll do it!". When I got to Southsea, I noticed a fair bit of drippage coming from just under the A pillar. Well I'd just driven a long-ish way down and didn't fancy heading straight back home, so left it as it was. Came back later with a view of checking where the leak is coming from on a desolate country lane on the way home. Pulled over, pulled the release lever and it was light as anything. "Strange... ". Went round to open the bonnet and nothing. Bloody thing won't open. The release has been a bit of a  since I got it and normally a bumpy drive helps release it.
Got home and the git still won't open. That was a week ago. I've done a bunch of research and I'm wondering if the cable has snapped somewhere, or has come out of its fixings at the bonnet end. I dunno; can't see all, even with the grill off. I can't tell where the release mechanism is.
I'll have to book it into Keith Gotts - they must be able to get it open. PITA  2003 90 TD5 Hardtop |
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4th Feb 2023 3:30pm |
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| andy2111 Member Since: 17 Oct 2021 Location: Kent Posts: 368 
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Spent the afternoon finishing the cab soundproofing before fitting a Wright Off-road mat system
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge TD5 hardtop to Puma inspired Poptop - my build thread 2002 110 TD5 Hardtop ¦ Full Puma interior ¦ Carpathian grey / Santorini black ¦ X-Vision-X poptop |
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4th Feb 2023 5:53pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20599
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Found my water pump has a small leak developed on it many years after I replaced it last.
So will nip it in the bud before it gets worse and replace it, and this time replace the entire coolant too. I had wondered why my coolant level slowly dropped over a few months, at least the positive is that there there is no head gasket issue. Tell tale orange coolant drip says it all from under the pump and manifold, the last freezing spell no doubt caused it. I think I last replaced one about 5 years ago approx so can’t complain. GBR ⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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6th Feb 2023 4:51pm |
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