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So only a couple of decades ago?

I used one of these on a Series and it should also work fine on a Defender. They have variable intermittent built in, so you would simply bypass the intermittent loom for the later Defender and wire directly to the wiper. These have variable intermittent wipe, 2 speed continuous and wash with wipe. https://www.littelfuse.com/products/switches/windshield-wiper-switches/electronic-windshield-wiper-switches/75602_04.aspx

Point being. They are not going to make any improvements in sales volumes with it. Nobody knows or cares that it came out. Sales will plod along to the same people they sold to in the past. They have made claims of increasing sales by ten fold.

Has anyone met a "normal" person (not a LR enthusiast) that even knows Land Rover released this vehicle? I have not. There is no buzz. Nobody even knows it exists.

It is not just that. They chose a size that does not exist. You can't buy a tire of that size anywhere.

And tyres of a size that don't exist and you can't purchase anywhere. Makes a great idea to be in the middle of nowhere.

I assume that you do not understand the definition of "wear". Obviously it can happen from contamination. But contamination aside, roller bearing failure modes do not include wear. Overloading or overlife use failures are from fatigue of the metal which leads to spalling of the surface. To the untrained, this may appear to be wear. Bearings are sized to a load and life that will leave them unchanged through their life period and will show not change in dimensions unless this load or life is exceeded as long as the lubricant is maintained and not contaminated. There is no "wear" of the parts. As to the design change shown above, they most likely changed as it is easier to setup the taper roller bearings. There is little thrust load, so the benefit is little from a bearing loading perspective.

Roller bearings don't wear.... That is not a failure mode for them.

Residential power supply here is 24 kW minimum with most new installs being 48 kW. No rural supply would be less than 48. Normal level 2 installs would be 7 to 12 kW. I've not heard it ever being an issue. The biggest issue with electric cars today is the cost. They are very expensive compared to ICE cars.

They become rough because they have no extension travel left.

Same carp marketing, slightly different editing. It is that kind of carp video that gets areas closed down. Bunch of idiots wrecking vehicles and the land.

That one. The Detroit Locker. You don't need an axle strengthening kit for what you are doing. That is for people that are racing and planning to jump.

And nobody at any time has thought Defender.

The rich people that buy these things only care if their neighbour is jealous of them having one or not. I'm not sure if there is anything there that would make them buy this instead of a RR.

You said they should have launched it with this video. I'm saying that they did. This video came out at the same time as the product launch.

That video was released months ago.

I wonder how many Defenders they destroyed.

A Detroit locker in the Salisbury is the way to go. Very easy install and you won't know it is there other than having lots of traction. add a set of Ashcroft chrome- moly halfshafts and you will never break it.

Most likely a broken axle. See advice from 300tditaffy above. The diff lock does not have a neutral position and they do not lose drive. When they fail they fail in a locked position.

Being in Canada, 100% of parts are imported. We bring in parts for quite a few people all of the time. We have used and used all the wholesalers. I've seen nothing to show any difference in parts quality between suppliers. However customer service is by far the worst with Bearmach. When a wrong part is shipped or it is damaged in shipment, getting them to remedy the situation is extremely painful. In addition, they package the parts very poorly. This is not the case with the other suppliers. They package well and remedy problems quickly without issue.

I'm not sure what makes you think Bearmach is any better. We've had from carp parts from them and their customer service is the worst in the business. There is no trustworthy vendor for aftermarket parts.

I assume you mean the knob for the lock and not the lock itself. I'm not sure how that matters.

The door above is the two piece with the remote latch. Civilian trucks were also available with the non-remote latch. There were three types of doors available from 83 to 85..... The military Defenders use Series 3 door bottoms, which are different to the Defender split door bottoms. They use a different catch style. They usually had no door cards, but you can fit the Series 3 ones, now available new from Exmoor. The door tops are the same for both civilian and military Defenders.

ATF is a 75W80. 75W80 is just a measurement of the oil's viscosity, not the "type" of oil. If you get a "manual transmission fluid" with a 75W80, that will be fine.