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BrickBox



Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
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Wales 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver
hank wrote:
Wheel boxes and rack are done and it wasn’t as bad a bad job as I had anticipated.

To be honest the rack and wheel box pinions were in pretty good condition. However the drivers side spindle had seized. Pair of new wheelboxes and a new rack fitted so should be right for another 15 years.

I didn’t get many pics as I was mainly working by torchlight

Dash pulled forward

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Old rack - condition wasn’t too bad but replaced with a new genuine JLR part anyway.

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New rack fitted to the motor

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I am about to undertake this task myself! Any other advice? Where did you get your wiper motor from?
How much of the dash do you have to dismantle? 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.
Post #1038271 24th Jun 2024 1:28pm
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hank



Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
The existing motor was fine so just reused it.

The genuine JLR wheel boxes and drive cable came from https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275341535654
Could possibly get them cheaper elsewhere but it was convenient...

Advice... A second pair of hands is handy to act as the gofer!
It's really not that bad, I think it took me around 2.5 hours start to finish having never done it before.
Just have to remove some trim panels such as the radio surround, a load of screws and some of the heater/blower pipework behind the dash > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #1038275 24th Jun 2024 2:15pm
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hank



Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
The aluminium fairlead/hawse has been looking more worn than warn recently after the lacquer chipped/peeled and it corroded leaving it

So replaced with a black anodized version to tidy up the front end. Just need to dust off the cobwebs now Embarassed


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If anybody is after the old one/can revive it drop me a message


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Post #1044812 4th Sep 2024 6:27pm
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Welshsurferdude



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I will take the old hawse,

I can blast it then powder coat it Smile 2008 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

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Post #1044832 4th Sep 2024 8:48pm
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hank



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Location: South Wales
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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
I recently sprang a fuel leak when brimming the tank - the fuel filler vent hose had split.
Both fuel filler neck and vent hose replaced with genuine JLR parts. Using the hacksaw blade method I was able to replace all the pipework with the tank in situ which was great news as the tank is currently full so I didn't want to drop it but I wanted the job done pronto as I am doing some mileage on the weekend Thumbs Up

I also have a YRM aluminium tank cradle to fit but need to run the tank down a bit/reduce the weight before I tackle it

You can see the split in the old breather vent hose.


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Post #1048031 8th Oct 2024 10:21am
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Also after five years the decat dream is over and I have re-catted. I was fed up of the smell!
The final straw being an aggravated motorcyclist shouting at me to "sort out your car" whilst giving me the 'smelly' gesture Laughing

Observations: slightly muted exhaust note and less turbo noise/dump.
Perhaps marginally less throttle response as the turbo takes a moment longer to spool up?
But definitely the right decision for me. Thanks to Zed for selling me a nice condition low mile catalytic converter Thumbs Up

Fitting these is a pig. But it's done now


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Post #1048032 8th Oct 2024 10:29am
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BrickBox



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Wales 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver
How did you find the breather pipe change with the tank in place? I think it’ll be on the list for me to do at some point. 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.
Post #1048033 8th Oct 2024 10:43am
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Simple. Half an hour job from start to finish including jacking up and removing the rear wheel Thumbs Up > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #1048034 8th Oct 2024 11:28am
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BrickBox



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Wales 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver
It’s a job I’ll add to the list then.

Also, was your decat just a standard cat pipe with the cat internals removed? I have been tempted - but I’ll probably only go as far as a centre box delete. 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.
Post #1048054 8th Oct 2024 4:11pm
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Zed



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Nice work mate. Good to meet you and the dog. Nice Landy too, purposeful but very tidy. At some point I must come up for a South Wales meet. WARNING.
This post may contain sarcasm.
Post #1048056 8th Oct 2024 5:05pm
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
BrickBox wrote:

Also, was your decat just a standard cat pipe with the cat internals removed? I have been tempted - but I’ll probably only go as far as a centre box delete.


Yeah I just smashed out the cat material from the standard cat > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #1048066 8th Oct 2024 6:54pm
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Ali express single din CarPlay arrived today. Unbelievable value for £25 odd.

Not quite as smooth to operate as my BMW unit but perfectly acceptable.

Simple to install. Would recommend Thumbs Up


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