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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410  
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Yes there is room on the splines. The key is to make sure that the splines are clean and clear of rust and add some grease on to them to help the sliding part of the job.
It is worth soaking the locking bolts overnight in penetrating oil to help the job. You will need the LR No.1 tool to tap the UJs along the splines.  |
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3rd Jul 2023 12:25pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1645
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yep unlike the earlier tdi ones you can only buy the complete unit
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3rd Jul 2023 12:50pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5920 
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Cheers both. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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3rd Jul 2023 1:44pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17675 
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One thing that might cheer you up is that when I looked into this part a few years ago the TD5 version was massively less expensive than the nearly-identical TDCi version, which just has an added heatshield at the top end. That heatshield, as I recall, more than doubled the price of the part.
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3rd Jul 2023 1:46pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5920
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wow...thankfully I am on a TD5
 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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3rd Jul 2023 1:47pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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I am thankful I have a TD5 most days
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3rd Jul 2023 1:51pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17675
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A similar thing was observed with the fuel tank pick up, which on the 2.4 TDCi is identical to that on the TD5 except that it lacks the (presumably expensive) electric fuel pump.
Yet once again the pumpless TDCi part from those extortionate bandits at JLR was massively more expensive than the with-pump TD5 part, which led me to deduce that JLR must be paying some old codger to remove the pumps from TD5 parts to create TDCi parts, and the price hike is paying his wage. |
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3rd Jul 2023 2:53pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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That made me smile |
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3rd Jul 2023 3:08pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17675
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It didn't have that effect on me when I needed a new one!
I seriously considered buying a TD5 one and removing the pump! Then I though that the poor old codger has probably been relying on that income to feed himself, and the thought of him scavenging for worms got the better of me.  |
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3rd Jul 2023 3:13pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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No I can imagine not
I probably would have been tempted as well. For next time I suspect there are plenty of us TD5 blokes would have taken the pump off your hands |
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3rd Jul 2023 3:15pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5920
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Steering column replaced. Not too bad a job, around 45mins.
Its fair to say, there was some play https://youtube.com/shorts/B2WjEuVeXZA?feature=share 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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7th Jul 2023 10:11am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Blimey John that is quite the play
 I guess you now know why your Defender was wandering around the road |
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7th Jul 2023 10:17am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5920
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Certainly was a fair bit of play. Hopefully now the steering will be a bit more precise...Well precise as Defender steering can get. 180 miles drive later today will tell me the results! 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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7th Jul 2023 10:19am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17675
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Hmm, that was properly knackered!
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7th Jul 2023 10:31am |
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