[Can anyone breakdown the history of this service vehicle?]

i think you have a different google then i have : 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=27+TLR+RLC+LAD+REME&oq=27+TLR&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j0i22i30l5.4833j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[Can anyone breakdown the history of this service vehicle?]

3 minutes ago, DC_ said:

I was hoping  to find the “unit title” details?  I didn’t get this from the Merlin site..... 

just type the details in google , it will come up with some hits (if not all) 

[Can anyone breakdown the history of this service vehicle?]

well , you don't have to take it to africa , it's already been there ...

 

https://medium.com/voices-of-the-armed-forces/operation-tangham-explained-stopping-the-spread-of-extremism-in-somalia-a35635ef5b0a

[Cargo Nets]

i use a trailer cargo net , removed the bungee cord , and fitted a wire cord through it , on the front and back there's a aluminium tube supporting the front and back , the side's are fixed to aircraft cargo rails (mounted on the side's just under the roof)

[Cooking]

i use a double burner coleman stove running on coleman fuel  , made a cupboard for the burner and pot's and pan's . so it's stow's away nicely.

[Defender 110, a Bedford cf and a utility truck walk into a bar...]

looking good , what size is it ?

[ummmm wipers turn the wrong way Oo]

i don't think he has ever seen a defender wiper system .....

 

(for a normal car he's right ...)

[Grease or Oil]

25 minutes ago, Snagger said:

I put heavy grease in the bushes on assembly and then let the 1-shot do the rest. 

i think that's the main difference , putting the grease in on assembly .

i rebuild my swivels with a drop of oil in the railko, so i don't believe grease will get there.

[Grease or Oil]

i wouldn't put grease in an railko system , the grease is way to thick to lubricate the top pin and railko bush .

just use oil (like it was supposed to run on) , and as mentioned above , if you get leaks , put some one shot grease in to thicken the oil .

[Oil pressure problem]

31 minutes ago, monkie said:

Seems a bit odd as the oil pressure should be high when initially started. I think the best thing to do is get an actual reading. Get a mechanical oil pressure gauge and fit it to get actual readings just to absolutely rule out a sender/wiring issue of some sort. 

not iff all the oil is drained from the oilpump , then it take's time to fill up the pump and oilways.

i would go with western and look at the oilpump and reliefvalve.

[Ideas...]

2 hours ago, paime said:

If we can collectively design an adjustable defender door hinge then we'll be able to collectively retire off the profits as well    

haha i'm in for a 5 door set ...

[Adhesive for tub panel repairs]

4 hours ago, sgo70 said:

I used Sikaflex 252 and flush mount aircraft rivets.

 

what tools do you need to use these aircraft rivets ?

[centre diff lock lever 3 positions?]

if you disconect all the linkage from the gearbox , the diif lock lever has 3 positions (just like the original question ) , i noticed this a long time ago , sorting out the diff lock linkage for a friends 110 (and i also have no idea what the 3rd position is ...)

[One for the engineers.]

i woud send it back and try another one ...

[Battery Tray - Oxford UK to Netherlands (or mainland europe?)]

i'm in no hurry , so few months is not a problem

[Treasure from the scrap man]

a 127 v8 cherry picker 😀

[Treasure from the scrap man]

a forward control ...

[Clicking starter motor]

i would try and measure what is going on , put a voltmeter (black on - battery ) on the thin wire going to the startermotor relay (make sure the thin wire is still connected to the starter (if impossible to exces, make a splined wire), start and see what the voltage is on the wire .

step 2 is put the voltmeter on the thick wire on the starter motor (again leave the thick cable connected) , and see if the voltage drops away if you start the engine.

this will make sure you have power on both wires.

[1999 TD5 Defender new fuel pump time]

9 hours ago, magna42 said:

 are there any seals or hoses etc you'd suggest changing while doing the job?

i can't help you with that question , i don't have td5 knowledge ...

[1999 TD5 Defender new fuel pump time]

i would buy a good quality pump , drop the tank and fit it , and your done for the next 20 years ...

 

no need to cut up a good floor ...

[dash warning lights]

2 hours ago, Troll Hunter said:

So, how do I avoid a visit to ER for finger surgery?

just ask somebody else to pull the bulb's from the holder's 😇

 

 

(there not that tight , a slight wiggle will get them out)

[Cheap'ish 609 axle builds]

on heavy good's vehicle's with cranked steering rod's they use a sleeve on one side with a left hand thread on the outside and right hand thread on the inside , so you can adjust the tracking without taking the steering knuckel's apart.

[Advice on a smaller 24v alternator?]

output is likely to be in the region of 100 amp .

[300 Tdi Fuel Lift Pump Gasket]

so the spacer is only used on the 2.5NA and TD engine's ?

[300 Tdi Fuel Lift Pump Gasket]

NSS means "not sold seperate" between the two gaskets is a plastic spacer around 5mm thick