Hairy_Forester

i once used washig up liquid but wouldn't use it again. last time i cleaned i got some tent cleaner from millets filled the bath with warm water and let it soak for a bit, then used the shower to rince it out, it worked well but i dont think the girlfriend was too impressed a garden sparyer is the best methord for applying waterproofing.

Thanks Rob, i have had oil leaking from the swivel, i replaced the seal a few weeks ago by cutting the seal and negotiating it round the axle so i didnt need to strip the whole thing down, bit of a bodge but it worked. I will see what it handles like after ive done the bushes. Thanks.

hi again, this evening i took my track rod off to remove my radius arms. Once the track rod was off , as i expected the swivel housing was very easy to move, so much so that when i moved it and let go it just swung around on its own. it is a defender TD5 (2000) i have 17mm bolts on the upper swivel pin and 13mm on the bottom. Do i need to remove shims from just one pin or both of them? I seem to have confused myself by reading other threads. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

I replaced the panhard rod bushes afew weeks ago, had great fun gettin the old one out ended up using a blow torch and hack saw. I gona take the radius arms off at weekend and get a grarage to press them out should hopefully save alot of stress. As for bearings im alittle confused.... been reading old threads, im i right in thiking the railko bush has 17mm bolts and the later taper roller bearing are 13mm?

Thanks for the info, I will have a good look and olny start worring if find any play, ive been suffering for steering wobble on rough roads. Im hoping the new bushes will make a diffrence, but im just trying to check everything else that it could possibly be.

hello all, in my quest to improve the handling of my 110 my next job is to replace the radius arm bushes. As i need to take the track rod off the get the arms out, i was planning on cheeking the pre load the the same time. does anyone know what the resistance should be, in situ with the seal inplace? any help would b appreciated, thanks.