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Never change the pinion height on a used ring and pinion. A used gear set wears into a pattern. If you change the pinon height, it will run in a different spot and not work well.
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Thoughts and musings on the new defender
Ex Member replied to Jamie_grieve's topic in New Defender Forum (2020 onwards)
The problem is 20" wheels and no rear diff lock are counter to the entire purpose of what they had planned. They had wanted to maximize off road capability to show that you could get one that was good off road without being extremely expensive. They really missed the mark by accepting this one. -
Thoughts and musings on the new defender
Ex Member replied to Jamie_grieve's topic in New Defender Forum (2020 onwards)
I would suggest it is a lot of interest in watching it break down.... -
Thoughts and musings on the new defender
Ex Member replied to Jamie_grieve's topic in New Defender Forum (2020 onwards)
It is not just the dealer. Land Rover corporate had the first vehicle moved to their own facility and flew in factory engineers to diagnose the problem. This is an engine that has been in production for years. Good luck repairing it in the bush. -
Injector size and position is different. Rocker assembly and valve cover is different. Thermostat housing connection is different. They can be interchanged if you do not mind adjusting things to accommodate the difference.
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Thoughts and musings on the new defender
Ex Member replied to Jamie_grieve's topic in New Defender Forum (2020 onwards)
Land Rover has (had?) all axles built by GKN. In 1995, Dana purchased GKN's axle group. Prior to that, Dana axles like the Salisbury where made by GKN under license for the UK market. -
Flushing out the cooling system 200tdi
Ex Member replied to Harry m's topic in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
If you want to do a good job run a cooling system flushing fluid, then flush out fully with clean water. -
Thoughts and Musings on the Ineos Grenadier
Ex Member replied to Bowie69's topic in The New Ineos Grenadier
The Bronco is much cheaper than a Defender and speced much more for off road. It will sell 20 times more than the Defender. The Defender is more a rich person's play thing. There will be little crossover. -
Bowler unveils road-legal 575hp V8 Defender
Ex Member replied to elbekko's topic in International Forum
That is a big difference. Those are proper race car with very long suspension arms that prevent space for passengers. In a full body vehicle, the arms are very short and the travel very limited. That is the whole reason this entire thing is stupid. Huge money for a crappy race car and a crappy supercar. If you do not understand these basic concepts, that is pretty scary. -
Oil in exhaust after 200TDI rebuild
Ex Member replied to youngengineer's topic in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
I assume this was an inlet valve. What happens is you partially starve that cylinder but the fuel rates stay constant. The downside is that you have probably damaged that cylinder from excessive fuel washing. It does not take long. -
Bowler unveils road-legal 575hp V8 Defender
Ex Member replied to elbekko's topic in International Forum
This is double the price of even the crazy Defenders. Apples and oranges. -
Bowler unveils road-legal 575hp V8 Defender
Ex Member replied to elbekko's topic in International Forum
Really? At that price point, I would expect a real race car. This is neither a proper race car, nor a road car. It is supercar money. I can't see the market, but who knows what super rich people decide is a good way to waste money. -
Issues with 1991 Defender 110
Ex Member replied to Xjackssssss's topic in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
It is not a "handful of Defenders". It is ALL of them. 100%. I've never seen a good truck come out of the UK. Other countries, they are usually fine. The UK, they are horrible. My question is to if this is so regulated, how does it appear to be so common that vehicles get certificates while being unsafe? You can't act like it is a rare thing.