smilne

Just to let people know as I didn't get round to doing so at the time. I managed to source a replacement bearing from Solent Bearings in Southampton (Part No. 374056B) for £62.79 Inc VAT back in August 2009. Pressed it into the front cover at room temperature without any issues. Hopefully they are still available! Sam

Myself and a friend purchased a 45 gallon (205 Litre) drum direct from shell a few years back between us as an investment and it worked out at about £1 a litre delivered if I remember correctly. Its still going strong serving 3 Land Rovers and a few other friends every now and again. I'm not sure if this is still possible although I don't see why not, well worth doing if a number of people club together. I expect the cost will have gone up somewhat though! Sam

If you are in the area then a company called migtigarc in Portsmouth (here) do an equivalent to argoshield for much less than BOC. The bottles are about the size of the smaller 'X' size BOC bottles from what I can see, although they may be slightly smaller than this. It does however still work out significantly cheaper.. From what I remember their contract is as follows: Cylinder deposit = £35 3 year(!) rental contract = £53 Each refill = £21 This means that it will cost £109 initially but then take into account the longer rental length, return of deposit and cheaper refill and it looks pretty good. This is especially so if you are a 'light' user.. For example: If you didn't require any refills over the three year period you would only part with the equivalent of £25 a year! There isn't much on their site about the gas rental but give them a call and they will give you the details. I hope this helps. Sam