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Just to raise this again. My biting point is sinking lower and lower - i now have about a third of the pedal as free travel before I feel any resistance. No leaks so I guess it’s definitely pointing to the master. I will try and get both today and change at the weekend.

I dont think the filter will yield anything fruitful here Ralph - I think we tried it in Mo's truck and with a new one and it didnt help at that point. The springs seemed to make a real difference as it is these that hold the clutch in the 'off position'. When pressure from the pump is allowed through by opening the solenoid, the clutch is pulled back into the other cone and drive goes through the unit.

oh, I didnt mean to do it straight away!

I would be tempted to replace the broken part in your old one with the necessary bit from the new one Ralph. The one you have has had a lot of other new parts (inc clutch) so will provide spares moving forwards for you too.

I think you have highlighted the issues with your own examples - 200tdi is simple, minimal electronics, TD5 and TDCi had lots of ECUs and sensors that introduce their own problems, more complexity, more failure points and are harder to troubleshoot (I have a 200tdi a TD5 and a TDV6 whilst the TD5 isnt too hard to problem solve it is harder than the tdi and likewise the TDV6 isnt impossible but it is harder than the other two) Power steering is relatively simple and mechanical as are disc brakes, but ETC introduces unnecessary complexity in my opinion. We looked at buying a new defender in 2014 (ish) but i couldnt find one without ETC and the TDCi engine seemed to have no improvements over my tdi (the tdi honestly went just as well!) so we gave up. Springs vs leaf - i just dont care, they both do their job.

I don't reckon it will do that well without a little help.

If possible, i would remove it from the vehicle, hang it, put a load of warmed wax in, warm the metal work , (with hot air not a flame), let it run, drip, turn it, repeat multiple times at different angles. Whilst I would avoid waxing before welding, the really flammable bit is what the wax is thinned with (white spirit often), once this has evaporated, it is a lot less flammable.

WHS ^^^^

Third pic down at the bottom looks a bit crusty on that chassis leg, might be worth a poke around to see what more comes away.

Armstrong or Monroe. Same as fitted by land rover, wont break the bank and work fine. Been through two sets in 30 years, I have no need to look at any of the other brands.

I agree - its whether it pushes it so far that it interferes though, as it will be getting pretty close. I will probably wrap mine there when I add a larger sump to my OD - although if i can put a shield on then that might be better.

According to the news, he's just had a baby....

They are. Its just a cheap way of getting a set of virtually new genuine springs.

The parts chaps at Gotts are good at finding hens teeth too. I needed a stumpy R380 bellhousing recently. Noone had stock but they found me one.

Keith Gott often seems to have genuine take offs at reasonable prices.

I wonder if most of todays springs are made with cheap poor quality Chinese steel....?

Genuine Land Rover only for me I am afraid. I wouldnt touch Britpart.

I would echo a few comments above. I have a completely standard genuine LR setup on my 110 (springs, shocks and bushes) and it rides perfectly. Its one thing i think LR got completely right and I have no desire to try HD this or Xtreme that.....

My large chainsaw died recently in a similar way. It got to the point that i couldnt start it in the end. I tried all of the obvious. Turned out the piston had melted itself so it has turned into a full rebuild! The whole thing has taught me to whip the exhaust off and take a peek at the condition of the piston before going too far ordering parts. I thought my spark was breaking down as it was there when the lead was connected to a plug outside of the machine, so changed the plug and ordered a new magneto but neither were the problem.

The one Neil has just documented in the defender section from JVC looks good - more expensive than this, but uses carplay/Android equivalent to mirror the phone to the device. Its a tiny bit deeper at 75mm but the interface appears good from the pics etc

Just thinking. A spacer will push it closer to the exhaust. It isnt far away already, theres not a lot of room there. Will it fit triumphs and the like that use these gkn od’s?

I have to ask. Where were you actually going? Was this a path to somewhere even more remote?!

Oh, also, the thread in the OD base for the sump is 1/4-28 UNF if you need to source different bolts.

Thats bad luck Ralph. If I had the choice though i would run the overdrive sump instead of the transfer box one.

I would think that there should be a vinyl product that would do it? I used a fabric on the roof lining and a different (flatter/smoother) version of that would cover that piece relatively well I think.