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I barely used fingers to push the poly to place.. (Barely means used simple methods to push it in)

I did mine recently and had to drill through that little screw. It got shocked and started moving. I found an alternative and put it in. The flange has to come of completely because there is a C-ring which can block the bolts from coming off.

I had this swing-to-the-left-n-right-sort-of-pendulumial drive some months ago. I bought a set of superpro poly bushes and stripped the truck of all original (fake I suppose) bushes. Truck drives so straight I could drive 1 km without touching steering!!! All from panhard rod, A-frame radius arm, trailer arms....

OR a defender that does not leak oil.....must be real special..

I fink you are right Uncle Les...... I hope this did not happen when we wriggled the clutch house in place....

I sometimes wonder why "Biscuit-parts" are allowed to send products around for sale. I used to think these "fake-n-useless-parts" were sold in 3rd world countries where people could not afford. But in a developed country like the UK!!! Are lifes not worth at all? Just imagine the vibrations the truck would have encountered if the mounting rubber broke off!!!And guys I mean it just Snapped!!

Did I crack this or it was just there? Saw it in the pics I took..

I am currently working on my clutch and so changing as much parts as possible (only if they look bad) One of them is the above which is not fully wobbly but I still choose to replace. I was nearly half way torquing the new SH### B### Part when it snapped in my hands Just what would have been the consequence if it snapped on the truck. The ovemensioned "biscuit-part" cost 6 quid whiles the genuine costs almost 31.86 quid.. should i still buy it cheapy or get something quality? Piccy is original part...

Now getting all wires and giving the tranny and gearbox a good bath,,,,,,,

How frustrating when the splines are not catching up with the clutch plate... and into flywheel (Spigot bearing area) btw Spigot bearing has been changed too.. Pics I am getting there.... Managed at last to get the splines to match up the clutch plate,, Fun with pictures

...."to turn the engine on the crank"..... That was something Les! I must simply bow I changed the Crank shaft damper recently so very conversant with it. Thanks a lot!! "You may find that 4-blokes will be too many cooks " .. Just 3 then.( they are land rover non addicts......

I am så glad this is doable at least. Nearly lost all hope. I will get a crane and get off the downpipe which is blacking the way. One silly thing I did was not to put the gear on first. Thanks for the advice. I snapped LOW RANGE DETECT SWITCH last night.. Now 48quid will be off the drain... This will definitely be the last project. Back aches loads of swearing and a rewarding cold beer last night..

Pete A question for you. Is it the plastic bit that holds the slave cylinder in place or the useless U shaped plastic that conects to the clutch bearing. I contemplated using a metal bit to hold it. Thanks otherwise for your advice concerning silicon to water tight the bell house..And the advice to get the splines in place.. lovely.. never thought of that. concerning the bearing, I have replaced to a new one.

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Now I have finished replacing the flywheel and clutch. Both have been well torqued and sentralised.... with a sentralizing tool. . I just hope it is well done to avoid any vibrations. New clutch bearing, clutch fork looked very solid så nothing to worry about. Defender clutch forks (TD%s) are much much more solid than the other models i guess. Now the bell house, the gear case and the tranny all lie balanced on the platforn underneath the clutch house. My question is . How difficult is it to wriggle this to place. I am mobilizing 4 men to help me out at this. Are we a-man- too many? I have 4 jacks to use... All advice will be taken in to consiceration. Thanks a lot..

¨Buy cheap pay twice¨......

Solenoid in starter could be in deep sleep... You can find a repair kit on fleabay. I fixed mine that way>>

Hi Les Upon your advice, I notified a friend and we have decided to replace both clutch plate and DMF... when a guru talks, I listen to it.. Thanks ....

Les, I am doing the whole DM replacement ..... Something I should know?... No conversion...

We cracked it finally. Thanks for all the contributions I got from you folks...

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Thanks for that. I did just that this evening and found another bolt This means there were 9 bolts..... Jeeeez 13mm bolts.. Starter is out. Tomorrow we would give it a go.

Trying to seperate the bellhouse to no avail. All 8 bolts have been loosened but can´t shake if off any tips?

The nut can be cracked with a jack

Not capturing thread but Ralph whenever you are ready to get rid/sell that truck do give me a call...