[HELP HELP HELP IN THE PYRENEES]

Hey all I'm currently crossing the Pyrenees and a vac pump for the brakes has completely failed, an idea where I can get one or is anyone about that could help? 

It definitely needs replacing 

its from a 300tdi part number ERR3539

 

tom

 

[New door hinges]

send them back and get some optimill ones, theyr pricey but soooo sexy and worth it

 

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

All Mounting Points should be into the Triple Layer Sections of the Body as per OEM, Rivnuts are also used OEM,

Seat Belt mount is as Per OEM.

Note: I have mounted my seats how I feel comfortable mounting them, you should mount yours how you feel comfortable, In Non of my Posts of this forum do I ever Recommend Copying anything I do even if I am following the OEM manual for simple jobs,

Please Work on your Landrover using your own Brain and Experience and only look at my posts in a way that awakens your imagination, If you are that concerned then I can remove the post and not bother trying to help people in the future

Tom

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

Yep Rivnuts, that's what the more modern defenders have OEM,

haha Si that would be interesting to see (note: never energize something you are unsure of

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

Ok, A little More on fitting, sorry no pics ill get some tonight.

AirBags- these are the side airbags and can be carefully removed my flipping up the SRS logo undoing a bolt and then the whole air bag can be lifted off (personally I dislike having them there at all so I then undid the 3 nuts holding the airbag to the metal plate, prized off the plastic cover, unfolded and cut open the bag and removed the airbag 'firing unit' then refitted the plate and plastic cover to the seats (Note: air bags can be very dangerous so anything you do to them is at your own risk and whatever you do - DO NOT let any electricity near to the units!!

Next I cut off all the brackets under the seat rails, easy job, then line the seats up where you want them and bolt the rails straight to the seat box at the front, I found the original holes are slightly off, so I drilled new holes and fitted rivnuts, I then fitted approx. 6mm spacer under the rails so the drivers seat motors don't foul the seat box.

next step, test and check you are happy with the seats, all inline and don't foul when moved about Awesome

Electrics on the seats:

Yellow Plug - SRS, bin this

Seat Motion - Thick Grey +12V

Thick Purple Ground

Lumber - Yellow Red Trace +12V

White Yellow Trace Ground

Seat Heater - Blue +12V

I haven't bolted the rear of the seats down yet but I will probably make a mount so that the seats are lifted a bit at the rear so the seat base clears the seat box covers,

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

i Picked up the seats today, look great.

ill be fitting them tomorrow but in my opinion theres no welding necessary, just cut off the original brackets and bolt done thru the rails into the seat box.

NOTE:

ENSURE YOU REMOVE ANY AIRBAGS !!!!CAREFULLY!!!!

TRY NOT TO DRILL INTO YOUR FUEL TANK

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

any chance of some photos fatboy?

[Advice on fitting Mazda RX8 seats.]

ill be doing this shortly, so would be interested in any information or if none is available then watch this space and ill come up with a solution

thanks

tom

[Thickish Brown and Red bulkhead wire]

Aha!! I have just come acrfoss this wire last night also, thanks for the info, ill test it to be sure then insulate it

[LT230 Refitting advice]

Thanks for the replies guys, yep your right, its the diff lock, my head just isn't working this morning, I suppose ill have to go down the trial and error route

[LT230 Refitting advice]

it seems to be the one part I forgot to take a photo of, im just not sure how much it matters?

Also do you know what bolts are required for the bell housing to rear of engine join? im currenly looking at diagrams online and struggling to find them

maybe one for ralph

[LT230 Refitting advice]

Hi all,

I'm currently in the position of refitting an LT77 and LT230 to a friends truck and I can't find information anywhere about the lever adjustments.

mainly the info I need is the lever that switches between Hi/Neutral/Low passes over an Eye bolt as a Pivot point and this is adjustable In/Out does anyone know how far out this should be to be set up correctly?

Thanks

Tom

[Where have you put your second battery]

I was wondering about a chassis mount like those shown, very nice, although I would consider placing it on the inside of the chassis legs alongside the rear prop, to keep it out of harms way and prying eyes

[Draining a 300 Tdi radiator - installation of a drain valve]

I like the idea of coupling one of Si's X-Fan hose adaptors with a diff lock drain plug, good idea, maybe a sales combo special would go well.

[Draining a 300 Tdi radiator - installation of a drain valve]

I have also been pondering this question for years, would be interesting to see any examples of peoples work

[Air con into defender]

Essentially not too hard,

the hardest part will be aquireing all the relevant parts for a defender i.e condenser and interior parts

[best make for a decent toolbox (not snap on prices)]

Machine Mart has all their Tool Cabinets/Chests VAT FREE online currently until 19th July

Only 6 Days left!!

[best make for a decent toolbox (not snap on prices)]

Holy Thread Revival Batman!!!! I've waited years to say that!

any way check out Halfords online at the moment

they have a web only deal of their professional chest, intermediate and top for only £249 that's a saving of £250!!!!

[Anyone identify wiring in Defender 90 (late eighties)?]

300 EGR plugs then

[Anyone identify wiring in Defender 90 (late eighties)?]

they look a bit like the connectors for the 300tdi EGR Valve ECU (corect position too)

[Helicoil cast steel turbo housing]

nothing wrong with helicoil, welding will fail

[Defender dashboard]

the main issue with trying to fit a puma dash is the gear sticks

on a puma they are side by side where a 200tdi has them one infront of the other so they would foul the dashboard

also the vent flaps because useless so you would have to bolt them shut

[New Member, New Toy, New Problem]

check the earth strap from the rectifier I think its on the p/s wing just infront of the air intake

[Will 205's get me under the barrier ?]

cornish

did you just have to do the rear axle?

[Will 205's get me under the barrier ?]

nice idea si