Jon White
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300 tdi wont bolt to a series gearbox.
Fit a 200tdi and it will bolt straight up to the series gearbox and will bolt straight on to the series engine mounts.
R380 is about 4" longer so mounts will have to move. It's easier to move the gearbox mounts in my opinion.
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Front uses late lwb 24spline outer shafts. Rear uses kam 24 spline uprated shafts.
Arbs front and rear with kam 4.75 r&ps and pegged diffs.
Disk breaks all round.
PAS using a defender box.
Jon
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Nope running series axles.
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I've had both.
However I've long since ditched the series transfer box and fitted the lt230. Mines permanent 4wd, I wouldn't bother with the 2wd conversion.
I would never go back to the series transfer box. The lt230 is quiet for starters.....
Jon
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Looks like a tmax
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I'd say it's just the same as what is it with US companies refusing to ship things to the UK. Does my head in....
Jon
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Lwb or SWB series?
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No idea what the gear ratio is. However speed is dependant upon which gear you are in and engine rpm, so therefore really and truly the gear ratio also changes as you change gear.
Max pulling power is governed by what size shear pin you put in the pto, but as most tend to just put a high tensile bolt in there really isn't a quoted rating. Suffice to say it is enormous!
These winches will pull all day long so long as your engine is running, as there is no motor etc to get hot. They will pull a house down, but they are slow.......frustratingly slow.....because of this it becomes impossible to drive assist with one of these winches - you have to run the transfer box in neutral. Spooling cable back in after winching is painfully slow also.
They are incredibly heavy, and spares are unavailable so make sure that you have all the parts, including all the pto rods, centre bearings etc.
I used to have one of these winches, but sold it in eventually and replaced it with an Uprated warn 8274. I wouldn't go back to the mayflower.
Jon
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You need an M10 hex hank bush. You'll have more luck searching for in of these
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Record vices have a lifetime guarantee.
Looks like that one has come to the end if it's life......
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What size tyres are you running?
You won't get 80 out of a series diesel even with an overdrive.
You have to bear in mind it's about as aerodynamic as a house brick, and powered by a wound up elastic band!
Is it running out of revs or (more likely) just running out of power?
Jon
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Behind the seat is the best place for them. Spare on the bonnet is a royal pain in the arse. Makes the bonnet so heavy you need to be like superman to be able to open it, and also massively cuts down the visibility. Don't even consider putting it there if you are running larger than standard tyres.
I couldn't even give one of these away years ago, so ended up cutting it up and scrapping it!
Newbury auto jumble is always a good place to find one. I'm sure you could get away with one as hand luggage on the plane!
Jon
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Jules is your man for freelander springs and suspension as he used to race them.
Jon
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Ayes I have a set of snap-on open ended ratchet spanners and I love them. They are similar to the falcon ones posted above. If the fasteners are in good nick it's surprising how much torque you can apply with them.
Jon
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Tonk used to winch his truck down on the suspension in order to make it low enough to get into his garage.
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Nige,
I'm sorry to break it to you.......but you arent going to sell many megasquirt kits to Tdi owners.....
Jon
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Get shot of the split charge as they are a daft idea for winching. Wire the batteries in parallel.
Always winch with the engine running, and raise the engine revs so the alternator charges.
Job done.
Jon
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I've cut the top of the wheel arch boxes out in mine and raised them up 3". With 285/75/16 tyres mine still rub.
Jon
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Undo the two tie bars and pull the plate off with the motor armature.
You'll find that there is a splined adaptor that fits onto the end of the motor shaft. It will have corroded onto the motor shaft.
You can then lay it onto an anvil or similar and beat the sides of it with a hammer to see if you can free it.
I had to scrap the motor in the last one I had to get it off as it was properly stuck on there. It's pretty much the same on an m8000.....
Jon
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35" tyres will snap series half shafts like twiglets.
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Yes, I ran disks up front, and stock (late) rear drums for a while with no valve without any problems.
Jon
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Washing your car off may not be allowed.......but there is nothing that says I can't drive through the ford as its a public right of way........which is all I do.
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Local 2 foot deep ford. Go backwards and forwards through it a few times on the way home, and there is then rarely any need to jet wash.
Jon
Pic request - defender windscreen on series
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Roll cage kinda makes it hard to show.....