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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845  
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Quote: "Interestingly, they're chamfered on one edge, so are effectively handed and have to be fitted the right way around."
I'm assuming that chamfer is on the leading edge? I'd guess that's intended to further reduce the risk of brake squeal? 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... |
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3rd Mar 2019 12:46pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5729 
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I’m surprised it failed on those pads not just an advisory, unless the others are worse.
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3rd Mar 2019 12:57pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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No, the fronts are fine. This was, by far, the most thorough MOT that I've put a car through, though. I used a Council-run facility and everything was absolutely by the book.
They also had a very neat ramp that had the ability to rock both the steering and the complete vehicle whilst the tester inspected the steering and suspension, which was something I hadn't seen before. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Mar 2019 1:23pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Just to be clear, I'm not complaining about a thorough MOT. In an ideal world, they should all be like that. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Mar 2019 7:56am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yay.
 Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Mar 2019 8:59pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5192
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for me its the daft things, if you had seen the advisories he had put on the defender, and the 306 you had to laugh at!! he nearly brought down the value of my defender with the insurance claim! If someone hadnt have had a car advertised on EBay for 8k that was older and higher mileage i wouldnt have got my 8. yeah make sure the motor is safe and road worthy but daft advisories need to be questioned.  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th Mar 2019 7:41pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10784 
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Nice pic LRA  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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6th Mar 2019 9:40pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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With the weather dry and relatively warm, and a bit of spare time, today I've fitted a steering guard. It's a three piece steel galvanised affair as supplied by First Four Off Road, although I bought it from VVS210 of this parish. It's a substantial bit of kit - 10mm thick brackets and 6mm thick guard plate - and so when I collected it from him at Newbury it was 'kin heavy to carry back to the car park!
Whilst it has a galv. finish, I didn't want to leave it like that and so have spent a bit of time over the last week cleaning, priming and spraying it. The chassis brackets are now black with yellow highlighted towing eyes, and the guard plate has been coated with grey enamel. Click image to enlarge Fitting was relatively straightforward apart from the weight! The chassis brackets bolted on easily enough using the bolts for the original lashing eyes at the front (which have very nice captive washer nyloc nuts) and one of the steering box bolts on the drivers side along with a new M8 bolt on the passenger side at the rear. Click image to enlarge Because of the vagaries of Land Rover chassis tolerances, it was necessary to leave the chassis bracket bolts loose and attach the guard plate before tightening everything up, as otherwise the holes wouldn't line up. Fiddly but not the end of the world. All mating surfaces and bolt tubes were given a squirt of Dinitrol before assembly and I also fashioned some dense rubber pads to fit between the brackets and guard plate. It's difficult to know how much difference the latter will make but it was easy enough to do and might help with NVH as the guard makes the front end extremely rigid. And here's the end result, which I'm very pleased with: Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 15th Apr 2019 9:23pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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15th Apr 2019 11:40am |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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I did warn you it was heavy 
Looking good and glad to see it going to a good home |
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15th Apr 2019 12:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yeah, I regretted not bringing the sack truck that my wife had suggested within 50 yards of your pitch
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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15th Apr 2019 12:58pm |
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| DefenderJon Member Since: 01 Dec 2012 Location: Sunny Ulster Posts: 68  
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Oops, wrong thread.
Jon. Defender 90 TD5 CSW - The longer I own it, the newer it gets!! Last edited by DefenderJon on 16th Apr 2019 11:29pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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16th Apr 2019 4:15pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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And I bet she won't let you forget either... |
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16th Apr 2019 6:26pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I'm guessing you meant to post this in a different thread, Jon. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Apr 2019 8:38pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Had a rather unplanned expensive day, today. Took my Defender to Challenger 4x4 for an oil change and to investigate a clonk somewhere at the rear end and ended up with a new Ashcroft output shaft
 Still, it drives very nicely now Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Apr 2019 8:54pm |
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