Steve H

By heating the inner bearing race with a bead of weld the whole thing will expand for a short time but should then shrink back even tighter than before so be ready with your pry bars to get it off. If that fails then use the grind/split method, its never let me down. I've not used a run of weld to get an outer race out but I'm picking you'd need to let it cool & shrink a little before trying to pry it out. Steve.

what you need is a clutch alignment tool, which is something which has a main piece the inner diameter of the clutch friction plate splines & at its tip the inner diameter of the spigot bearing. If you know a wood turner, get them to make you one out of a short (1') of broom or shovel handle. Thats what I got made for my last clutch job. There are also commercial kits for this sort of thing with an assortment of different diameter bits, google clutch alignment tools & you'll see what I mean, you may be able to borrow or hire one of these. Once you have your tool put the friction plate in place between the drivenplate/flywheel & pressure plate but only do them up enough to hold the friction plate in place so it won't slip but can be levered around, then pop in the CA Tool & adjust the postion so the tool sticks out square then tighten up the bolts holding the pressure plate in place & you're good to go. Sorry if this sounds confusing, I know what I mean. Steve

Naah, keep at it Marc, law of averages says you've got to be right sooner or later. If you shut up that'll never happen. Steve

According to the Ryco Australia website, the earlier RRs 69-77 used a filter with a 13/16 x 16 UNF thread, the later RRs from 77-95 used filters with a 3/4x16UNF thread. See here,range Rover filters Steve

It is my understanding that the best way to minimise high EGTs is to fit a larger bore exhaust, to get those temps away from the head as quick as possible. Not sure what you've got but 2 1/2" seems to be a popular size for moderate state of tune. Steve

And just everso slightly eloquent for someone who professes not to be able to string a sentence together. Loved it. Steve

Beauty is as beauty does I 'spose, I'd not call them beautiful by a long shot but I have always liked their crisp cut, purposeful look, especially when they went to a bit of tumble home on the top half, sort like SII verus S1 in Land Rover speak. Steve

Have liked the ibex style for a fair bit now, like this even more on first aquaintance, can't help but think that something like this would be an excellent basis for a New Defender. Steve

Bu99a, got me on that one. Thats pretty much what I was thinking of, so take no notice of me (or Western ) Sorry I can't be of more help, trying to think of what sort of things offered such things, there could well be a whole raft of commercial vehicle aps including custom built things such as coaches , ambulances, etc which could well have been offered with such motors, also single cab jobbies such as cranes , excavators etc. Ouch, my head hurts. Steve

I wouldn't discard Westerns reply too quickly. I'm not a series rivet counter but I'm pretty certain that I've seen several different types of wiper motor on series wagons before they went to the S3 type. Having said that, these don't look like the ones shown in my Aus 4wds catalogue but AFAIK the single wiper types were interchangeable. Steve

I think the STC is an ST with a tread compound more resistant to Chipping than the regular ones. Reading Aus & NZ mags, the std STs had problems with the treads chunking out when being used over gravel plains, what the Aussies call "gibber" country. The STC was a revised version to combat this. I imagine it would do OK in the stonier parts of North Africa. Steve

Wot he said! I'd sure like to find out more about the suspension set up, it seems to work well on Toyota 70s, they're a great load carrier & seem to ride OK too. I suspect this would as well. Steve

I've read of this been done to RR/Discos & 110s but not as short a WB as a 90. The 100"ers have vibration problems, it may just be that the rear drive line angle would be too short to be viable??? Steve

Looks like I missed the best part, have to put it high on my to do list when I get back over there I've been following your guys preps for your trip thru Africa, hope it all goes well. All the best. Steve

Thanks for that Martin, I haven't been to that part of Scotland, I went more up the east side toward Thurso, looks like I missed the best parts or maybe its just the great photography Steve