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Marcus Clifford

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  1. On Saturday 7th May the Scottish Off Road Club (SORC) will be running a promotional day, aimed at encouraging new members, and current members, to come along and see what we do. The aim of the day will be try your hand at tyro trial sections, RTV trial sections and have a general drive around the site which for those of you who have never driven off road will give you chance to see how your 4x4 handles! There will be experienced marsha...ls around throughout the day offering advice, encouragement, and taking those all embarrassing photos if your unlucky enough to get stuck anywhere! And the cost of this family friendly day out....a bargain at £10.00 per vehicle!! So why not bring along the wife (or husband!), the kids, some friends and even the family dog and see how much fun off roading can be........ohh and remember to bring along your picnic lunch!!! The venue for this event is Lamancha, located South of Penicuik. You can approach the site from either the A701 (More convenient if coming from Edinburgh direction) or the A703 (if coming from the Peebles direction). Orange arrows will guide you to the signing on location from each entrance. A701 Entrance: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=320117&Y=651965&A=Y&Z=120 A703 Entrance: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=324359&Y=648925&A=Y&Z=120 If you have any other queries about the event or the club in general please drop us an email on secretary@sorc.org.uk Note: You do not have to be a club member to take part in this promotional event. Please invite any of your friends who you think may be interested. Club Website: http://www.sorc.org.uk Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=206370389385604 Look forward to seeing you all there. Marcus Clifford, SORC Chairman
  2. Thanks for the replies so far. In answer to the questions, yes the brakes seem very effective, but that is mainly due to the front brakes - they seem really good, it is just the back brakes that seem very poor. The flexible brake hoses were changed / fitted about a year ago with Goodridge braided hoses and they still look fine - no damage or bulging when an assistant presses the pedal. The pads and calipers look clean, no fluid leaks there and the resevoir level is exactly at the max mark so has not lost any fluid since filled (when the hoses were fitted). The glazing of pads / discs is not something I have considered - is there a way of identifying that visually?
  3. Vehicle is a Defender 90 TD5 (2003), with disc brakes all round but without ABS. The possible problem (as I've been told it is normal), is that I am unable to get the rear brakes to lockup the wheels when driving normally and breaking hard, even on very slippery surfaces. I have had the brakes tested on a VOSA brake testing rolling road with the rear prop disconnected and got the results as follows: Max Force Front N/S 336 kgf Front O/S 288 kgf Rear N/S 143 kgf Rear O/S 141 kgf The brake tester center told me that this would be a FAIL for an MOT if the vehicle was tested that way (The Defender is tested using a footwell meter normally and passes). I know the front brakes should by design lock up before the rears for safety, but I am unable to get the rears to lock up at all, even on wet grass when they should lock up very easily (I would think). The pads seem fine (plenty thickness left), and the rear calipers also seem fine - pistons move freely in and out. I think the discs are OK too. Can anyone give any advice on this. Thanks in advance Marcus
  4. Thanks, new version downloaded from the server just now works. One thing though, it does not seem to set the date back to the real date once Microcat is finished opening or even after it is closed. I'm sure your previous versions did? EDIT: Ignore the above, if you use timeout set at about 30 seconds it works perfectly - and from reading the about dialog it seems that is the way to use it with new versions of Microcat.
  5. Is the MicroLaunch date changer working for people - I am getting microlaunch.exe is not a valid Win32 Application. The actual Microcat works fine if I change the date manually myself. Thanks
  6. Have you got the GPS to work? I cant get anything from it - the Java software seems to want to connect to the Internet and then reports communcations failure. All I really want is for it to tell me my position so I can find myself on a real map - I dont want turn by turn Google map download stuff...
  7. Hmmm... it seems the Land Rover phone is locked to Orange (and only provided on an Orange tarrif) You can still buy the Somin XP3.20 Quest which is the same phone sim free (unlocked) but its not "Land Rover" branded.
  8. Looks like the Land Rover one has a built in GPS and Camera with flash, I cant see that on the "standard" Sonim XP3 - which is a bit strange if its in the same shell / case etc... Edit: Update, the Land Rover phone is based on the Sonim XP3.20 "Quest" phone which has all the same features (rather than the standard XP3) .
  9. Looks a bit like a Devon 4x4 Clubman bumper, or their standard winch bumper: http://www.devon4x4.com/products_a/p1447c8...nch-bumper.html http://www.devon4x4.com/products_a/p1721c8...ndard-ends.html
  10. Time to service my 2003 TD5 Defender, pricing up the replacement parts required, oil, fuel and air filters etc it comes to about £80 for genuine parts from either the web or main dealer. I've also found several sites selling "Service Kits" which comprise everything parts wise I need to service for about £15-£20 but they use OEM or pattern parts, normally Britpart etc. In the past I've always used Genuine parts as I just assumed they are "better" as 1) they are Genuine and B) they cost 4x as much! Are these Britpart (and other OEM) service kits up to the job or should I stick to genuine parts? Thanks in advance, Marcus
  11. I have / had the same on my Defender 90, after an OME 2" lift there was exactly the sound you descibe when slowing down, overrun. I removed the front propshaft and then drove in Diff lock and the noise / feeling was gone. This is apparently solved with a Double Cardan jointed propshaft, the DiscoveryII front propshaft uses this joint, but required a Discovery output flange to be fitted to the transfer box. There are also issues that the cardan joint is not greasable, so in some instances fails quite quickly. The solution I've gone for is to have a custom propshaft made for me by Propshaft Clinic, but they are out of the double cardan joint at the moment - I ordered Tuesday last week, and the chap isnt expecting them in until next Tuesday, then they have to make it and deliver, so 3+ weeks, but it will be fully greasable and have the standard Defender flange fitting. This thread here: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=5502&st=0 shows what I'm hoping to get.
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