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  1. Almost identical problem to me, but I have a R380. Changed M/S S/S and pipe. Tried bleeding, but still cant get into gear. Have now removed S/S and piston moves when pedal depressed. Had a look at the clutch lever with an endoscope, pivot ball has not punched through, nor has S/S pushrod part. I changed the clutch 12/18 months ago and it has a Rakeway release bearing.

    Any ideas? With engine off will drive, so ruling out the clutch itself, other than a broken spring jamming it? Could the M/S not be generating enough pressure? Will bleed with S/S off and nip at top....

    Hopefully someone can help!

  2. On Friday, gear changing became more and more difficult, until the clutch failed to disengage completely. So over the weekend I have replaced the pedal and M/S with a new 'easy' spring one (if you know what I mean) and the slave cylinder. Turns out that the previous owner used the disco clutch damper and possibly slave cyl as it's a different thread.

    Anyway, try as I might using the bit of pipe, mirror and third hand method to replace the push rod clip, it wont. The old one came out with only one 'leg' and when I managed to push the replacement one on it's legs bent, are now touching and wont spring back, so the push rod is loose again!

    My questions are......

    1. Are there different widths of clip, the slot in the release arm seems narrower than the legs of the clip?
    2. Does it do anything anyway, is it just there to aid assembly?

    Thanks

    Richard

  3. Good evening, well it was...

    Went to start the 110 (disco 300tdi) but when the key was turned the starter clicked, and smoke came from the dash! (its ex military so the ignition switch is in the centre of the dash) Removing the panel, the insulation on the thick wires on the ignition switch had melted and they were stuck together.....

    Separated the wires, and when the key is turned the starter spins very quickly, but the engine wont fire. Checked for air in fuel, and that the fuel pump solenoid clicks. Fortunately I was parked at the top of a hill so it bump started very easily.

    So new starter motor, or just the solenoid? and are 300 and 200tdi starter motors the same? I have an old 200tdi one, and its a bank holiday weekend...

    Many thanks

    Richard

  4. Freedom of information request to the MoD. Ask for an A4 paper copy of AESP-D-122-522 "Land Rover 90/110/127 all variants Repair Instructions" Basically the factory workshop manual, mainly for the 2.5NA and3.5 V8, with added army info. Later publications should cover the 300tdi,but I haven't found which...yet!

    Anyway its A4, printed both sides and 35mm thick delivered free to your door.

  5. I'm giving the top end of my 300tdi a refurb, but one of the glow plugs has broken off, about 40mm in. I have tried tapping it out while the head is off, but its absolutely solid. The bore seems to be a taper fit. Is leaving it in likely to cause any damage, or will it remove itself when the head is hot and compression in the cylinder persuades it to leave?

    Thanks

    Richard

  6. Hi, I'm hoping to change the power steering for manual in my ex-army 110, as the box has finally stopped even pretending to retain fluid! It was converted to a 300tdi by the previous owner, but I'm trying to keep it as original as possible. It was originally manual, and without a pump and hoses there are a few less things to leak/go wrong! Has anyone else managed to get rid of the pump? A trawl of the net suggests in order of difficulty

    1. Leave pump in place but pipe output directly to input or
    2. Strip pump internals and use as an idler or
    3. Remove pump and reroute a shorter drive belt or
    4. Fabricate a new idler to replace the pump

    Any advice/experience/ideas would be welcome

    Thanks

    Richard

  7. Well there you go! Swapped the springs and it sits level, driving and cornering are much improved! Turns out that it already had HD springs! Guess they could just have been tired? So now to the back, as I feel as though I'm leaning backwards when driving. 130 springs with helpers or TD5 ones? Have searched as I remember some discussion but cannot find it.

    Thanks

    Richard

  8. My 1990 110 has developed (more of) a list to port! so time for a spring change. It has a mechanical winch up front, so will I encounter any problems using a pair of NRC9462 (90 HD rear springs) at 210/240 lb/in, as I have a pair on the shelf, rather than the usual NRC 9448/9 (std 90 rears) at 225 lb/in ?

    Thanks

    Richard

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