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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Chassis Rails Silted
While stripping down my 110 to go of for some paintwork a few weeks ago I noticed there was a fair bit of silt inside the chassis rails towards the rear

Are there any holes in the underside of the chassis rails that can be used to flush this silt out? I found some holes in the sides but these won't be much use for this purpose.
Speaking of which are plugs/grommets available to seal these side holes?

Asking as I don't have access to my defender to look for myself currently

Thanks
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m666blp



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United Kingdom 2000 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Aintree Green
Take a look at the first 10 mins of this you tube vid regarding chassis cleaning .

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m666blp



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I also thought of using a drain cleaning nozzle for a pressure washer to get right in to a chassis . You will need to protect with cavity wax after it is dry.
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mikeh501



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i tried doing that but its almost impossible. It kept getting hung up on internal brackets etc within the rails. Pointless exercise.
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ickle



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I jacked the backup really high, and used some 8mm tube adapted to a garden hose and ran that through - came out of the front jacking plugs, the sheer quantity of red Spanish dust that came out was amazing for a 18month old car. left to dry for a week then pickled in Dinitrol.

good luck!
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Thanks. I did a bit of googling after posting this and have ordered a drain jetter for my karcher - worth a trym but if no luck I will rig up a small bore tube to the hosepipe

Cheers
Post #632185 19th Jun 2017 9:23am
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Wheel



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I washed out a couple of chassis on older models a few years ago and used normal hose on some easily accessed areas and adaptors to take my pressure washer fittings to 6mm pneumatic line to access the more difficult/smaller/awkward areas.
It worked a treat but was fairly stripped down so getting at it was definitely easier than on a fully built up vehicle as lifted it around with an engine hoist and on ramps etc
Post #632193 19th Jun 2017 10:03am
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