tommi

Right, I think I have found the problem. Please excuse my lack of technical knowledge. The large 'pulley' which drives all the belts is loose. It wobbles around and the belts are not being driven correctly, explaining the lack of power steering, and the battery warning light. Here's a picture of the bit which is loose. Now, i cant see if the bolt is loose on mine because of the fan gaurd etc. From that picture, their is a large central bolt, and 4 around the outside? I wil probably take it down the road to the local garage and get them to do it; obviously now i know what the problem is ill have to get my dad to tow it for me. Anybody has this problem before?

If the bearing has gone on the PAS pump, wouldn't the power steering still work?

Are the alternator and power steering pump driven by the same belt?

Hi all. Took the defender out tonight to test the recently serviced handbrake. It now works very nicely. However, yet more problems have arisen. Firstly, the power steering has stopped working all together, and secondly the battery warning light on the dashboard is flickering. I also noticed the volt meter was a couple of volts down on usual. I've looked under the bonnet, cant see anything wrong, such as a load of power steering fluid. When the engines running, their is a rattle/knock coming from the front of the engine, somewhere near the fan. Any ideas please?

Stirpped and rebuilt the handbrake today, now working well again. Thanks for your help.

Ok, thanks western. Will take the drum off tomorrow and have a look.

Ok, thanks for that. How do I know if the linkage is bent? It's not straight to start with is it?

Did yours fail in the same way? I.e. was stuck on, and then suddenly released?

Hi All. I went offroading a couple of weeks ago, and noticed that the handbrake didnt work very well, probably due to mud and water in the mechanism. Now,I was at a junction today, with the handbrake on. As I pulled out, (after the relasing the handbrake), i realised the handbrake was stuck on. It was working well, as it nearly stalled the engine. I was halfway across a main road, so had to rev it loads while slipping the clutch to get out of the middle of the road. Then, a couple of seconds later, while still slipping the clutch, the handbrake released itself completely. Now, the handbrake doest work at all, almost as if the cable has snapped, except I've just looked and it hasnt. The cable seems to be moving the metal rod that goes into the drum like normal. Any ideas what the problem could be?

I got the LED's for the normal gauges (speedo, temp, fuel) from a shop on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LANDROVER-DEFENDER-110-90-LED-DASH-ILLUMINATION-KIT_W0QQitemZ270472535272QQihZ017QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2931wt_1167 I'm very pleased with them so far. Tom

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I would imagine its a 300Tdi - as far as I can see the reg no. is N397RRP? Are you sure you didnt mistake the 'postcode' (GL54 2AR) for the reg number?

Could you please add me to the list of attendee's. I will be camping as well.

I'm still on the lookout for a cheap 52mm clock...

Hi all. I've done a bit of laning, and would like to come along to this. Will I be allright in a standard 90 with fairly worn Avon Rangemasters?

I was also dissapointed with the brightness of the stock gauges, and I fitted this kit off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-...id=p3286.c0.m14 It works well. If you want to make them even brighter, you can drill out the green piece of plastic, just in front of the bulb. I haven't done this, as they are bright enough on their own. Heres a picture, doesn't look very bright due to the very bright LED gauges I have fitted, but it is a huge improvement over the original items.

I never knew they made discoverys in 1983 Seriously thou, congratulations

Will 70mm do? If so how about http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70mm-2-3-4-Silicone-...%3A2%7C294%3A30 You can also buy 68mm silicone hose, but its pricey http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/68mm-Silicone-1-Metr...%3A1%7C294%3A30 I have used the company before, and recieved excellent service.

No the screen wasnt dry. I only realised when I tried to switch them to fast during a torrential downpoor. What do you mean by sticky motor?

I have used the search function but couldn't find anything. I've got a problem on my 1992 defender regarding the front wipers. The normal and intermittent settings work fine, but when i switch them onto the fast setting, they just stop (they do return to their correct position). They were working fine until a couple of days ago, and I haven't messed with anything behind the dash recently . Any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks in advance.

Doesn't matter as far as I'm aware. Fit whichever you fancy.

I installed one rated at 20A off ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CIGAR-CIGARETTE-LIGH...s=|293:1|294:30 It's a quality piece of kit, much better than the standard socket.

Couple of pictures in the dark. The LED bulbs in the speedo are such an improvement over the old ones.

Looks to be, I haven't actually connected it up yet, as the T-piece supplied with the gauge is slightly too small for the turbo hose. This is a useful thread: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=2104 As its digital, the hose goes to a sensor, which I have put in the engine bay. Then its just one wire from the sensor to the gauge.

Thanks for all your help regarding how to rewire the gauges. I have now finished the dashboard, so here are a few pictures. This is what I started with a couple of days ago: I've relocated the fuel gauge and water temperature gauge to a pod, in the middle of the dash: I've installed 3 new gauges into the display panel; a turbo boost gauge, water temperature gauge and a voltmeter. The gauges came from the same place as zulublue got his, Mcgill Motorsport. The gauges LED, and really give a vivid display, even in bright sunlight. I've left the original water temperature gauge in the centre pod, mainly because I don't have any more gauges to fit. It will probably be replaced with a clock at some point. I also took the opportunity to replace the bulbs in the existing gauges with blue LEDs. I will take some pictures tonight in the dark, so you can see the difference they make. Tom