Adam Faal

Thanks :-)

Hello, I am trying to find a part number for the steering protection bar in the picture, I believe its original equipment? Cheers, Tomas

Thanks for the advice, I will try the grease route first, then I might not need to loosen those screws. Cheers, Tomas

Hello, the NATO hook was on my 90 when I bought it but I have never used it. When I checked it out today I found that it have seized, it won't rotate. I tried to loosen the big Philips screws, to see if I could take it apart to lubricate or clean it up but the screws wouldn't budge. What's your experience, is it worth the effort to get those screws out by some means or will it be knackered inside anyway? The hook looks like this: Cheers, Tomas

It's the passenger side (off-side?) wing. So it will fit, possibly with minor adjustments, great! /Tomas

Hello, I have 1986 Ninety and one of my wings is a bit dented. I got an offer to buy a wing from a TD5 90, but will it fit? Straight or with minor ajustments? Cheers, Tomas

Hello, I have yet another torque related question. The manual states 260-280 Nm for the crankshaft pulley bolt, but my wrench only goes to 220. My biggest fear when working on any engine is to over-tighten and snapping bolts. How do people usually do it, I am thinking to get a 1m steel pipe to extend my wrench with. Is that OK, will I risk breaking things? 270 Nm would be pulling with about 27 Kg with a 1m shaft, right? /Tomas

OK, I torqued it to about 25 Nm which should be OK then. I had read some article that stated 45 Nm, but that seemed waaay to much for those rather thin bolts. Good thing I trusted my instincts then, or it might have snapped :-( /Tomas

Hello, I have recently changed the timing belt in on my 2.5 N/A, but I am starting to doubt wether I torqued the tensioner properly :-( I have the workshop manual, but I have to admit that I am confused about which the correct setting is. I am talking about the tensioner-to-engineblock torque, not the tension on the belt. Cheers, Tomas

Thanks for the tip, i'll investigate! Its a 1986 Ex-MOD 90. Cheers, Tomas

Hello, when I turn off the full beam it doesn't go off. When I turn the engine off it will stay on for about 10 secs, then its just dipped?! I just bought the landy and the previous owner told me that the lefthand headlight burns out all the time, I guess this is why. You wouldnt notice it if you're just drive during the day (headlights must be on during the day in Sweden). I have installed a "light booster kit" to bypass the standard loom, in theory giving better output. The relays in this kit are controlled by the original leads to the lefthand headlight. I will try using the righthand leads instead tomorrow, but other than that, any ideas on what to try? Cheers, Tomas

OK, thanks. I used to have Wolf wheels on an 110 I had a couple of years ago and they are very heavy as they are, I guess they just enhanced the one ton wheels by cutting some weight with the holes and called them Wolf... :-) I think I'll go for the Wolf wheels then, I like the look with the holes better Cheers,

Whats the difference between the One Ton rim and the Wolf rim, anything except the holes on the Wolf rim? Different offset maybe? Cheers, Tomas

Thanks, found his website, will call him monday. Great, maybe I can get that 200tdi engine I want shipped too ;-) Cheers, Tomas

OK, as I suspected then, thanks! /Tomas

Hello, I have a 1986 90 Ex-MOD with the original Michelin XZL 7.50R16, but they are worn out now and I want to "upgrade" to a set of 235/85-16. Can I use the same rims or should I go wider? Cheers, Tomas

Hello, my 1986 90 Ex-MOD has a exchange 2.5 N/A engine. This tag was on the rocker cover, what does it mean? Cheers, Tomas

Yeah, now I see it! I've been looking at that same listing when ordering, I must have been blind! Thanks a lot, Tomas

Hello, a couple of days ago I put a mailorder on a oil seal for the hand brake/output flange. I ordered a FRC1780 but today I got my hands on a parts book and it says FRC7043. Now I'm confused, which is it? It's a 1986 90 SALLDVAC7AA264476. It's Ex-MOD and the engine has been replaced, havent checked yet wether the gearbox has been changed too. What gearbox number interval would be correct for the original box? Cheers, Tomas

Thanks a lot for the offer, very nice of you :-) But hopefully I'll find it tomorrow, I have another shop to try out! Cheers, Tomas

I am in Sweden, with different brands/codes, but now that I know that it should be 11x1025 I should be able to find it. Problem in the shop I was in today (Biltema) was that the belts were all sorted by car model, not size :-( And only some of them were marked with size, the rest just with a part number. Early Defenders are very rare in Sweden so they do not appear in the recommendation tables, but next time I will look for a Disco I (common here) belt and compare it to the old one. Thanks, Tomas

I was in the car parts shop today, and the only belt I found that was 1025mm was marked "9,5x1025mm". I need one thats marked "11x1025mm" as I'm guessing that the leading "11" in "Dayco 11A1025C" is the width, correct? Cheers, Tomas

Thanks for the tip, I found one too for $40, with shipping $85, but still a good deal for a tool thats about $300 new. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360256491995 Cheers, Tomas

Opps, sorry, its a 2.5 N/A.

Aha, thanks! Cheers, Tomas