The A-frame ball joint is the meaty ball joint sat atop the rear axle on all the older coil sprung Land Rovers. It allows the back axle to pivot about the joint relative to the upper links (which, cunningly, look a bit like a capital A, hence A-frame): What it doesn’t do is let the […]
110 footwell repair
The bulkhead on the 110 has been in need of repair since before I owned it. One of the previous owners ‘fixed’ the top corner rust by riveting a repair section over the top, so I’ve got no doubt the top corners are in a bad way. The plan was to wait until the 109 […]
Wheel refurb
One of the first things needing (loosest possible use of the word) sorted for the 127 was a set of wheels – it was fitted with 9″ wide modulars. Mingin’. Alas, proper 6.5″ wide 127/130 rims (as opposed to 5.5″ rims used on 90’s and 110’s) seem to cost a small fortune now. ANR1534PM are available […]
Bye bye series II, hello 127 Ambulance
After a summer of camping in the back of the 110, I’ve been musing for some time over getting something a bit more suitable for dealing with extended trips in Scottish weather. The roof tent was good, but only really provided somewhere to sleep. There was nowhere to sit around in the evening if you […]
Transfer box output shaft seal replacement
The 110’s hitherto bone dry underside was sullied last week with the appearance of an oil leak. The oil was making its break for freedom out of the drain hole behind the handbrake backplate. For oil to escape here, the rear output seal must be leaking. This seal stops oil getting past the output flange that […]
What, no midges?
Following the inch of snow we had a couple of weeks back, it would appear that summer has now arrived. We’re in that sweet spot where the weather isn’t pants any more, but the midges haven’t all hatched yet. I’m a walking, talking midge magnet so for me, this time of year is the bomb for landy camping. […]
A year? Already? MOT time.
The 109 has been back on the road for a year now, so it’s MOT test time. For a well-maintained Land Rover (rustbucket Discoveries (Discoverys?) excluded), there shouldn’t really be any issues come the MOT test. A pre-MOT check is still a good idea, in case any niggles have arisen since the last check. I […]
Now you (don’t) see me
More electrical gremlins in the 110. I was towing the RRC down the dual carriageway whilst moving house, when I noticed that the sidelight repeaters on the trailer were out. Pulled over to investigate and found that I had no tail lights on either the 110 or the trailer, despite them working when I hooked […]
New premises :)
Things have been a bit quiet of late on the landy-fixing front due to a house move. Got the keys for our new pad yesterday though, so normal service will soon be resumed – except with substantially improved shed facilities, get in! Land Rover parked next to a skip? There’s got to be a joke […]
All the electricity fell out
Went to start the 110 the other day and it would barely turn over. Ho hum. There are a number of reasons why this could be – dead battery, dead starter, poor wiring ‘twixt the two – so some diagnostic work was required. With a spare battery hooked up in parallel using jump leads, the engine fired up no […]