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  1. 10th May 2019, 06:55 AM #71
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    Quote Originally Posted by big harold View Post
    Thats why I have 2 defenders both with 100K one 4 and one 6 years old and both have leaks from intermediate shaft seals.
    Mark
    And I have D2 that doesnt leak.
    At all.
    The engine does, the the g/box and t/case are dry. (And they have fluid in them! Td5 defender r380 gearbox failure. Help.)
    The last t/case I built for a Deefer I bushed the intermediate shaft, but that car had done 300,000+
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  2. 10th May 2019, 01:30 PM #72
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    Off topic but relevant 4 bolt steering box static seal 1995 model no leaks the other new box 12 months old leaked since day one,easy to see why


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    Wow, just reading the posts will have me looking under the Defender every few
    hours. We are near Canarvon now so maybe our paths may cross yet.!!
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  4. 11th May 2019, 09:44 PM #74
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJay View Post
    Wow, just reading the posts will have me looking under the Defender every few
    hours. We are near Canarvon now so maybe our paths may cross yet.!!
    Ha ha. Yes, sick of looking under it and pumping oil into it.

    We are at Tamala Station at the moment. Did a run to Steep Point and back today so rest day tomorrow then head north again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Franksd View Post
    Ha ha. Yes, sick of looking under it and pumping oil into it.

    We are at Tamala Station at the moment. Did a run to Steep Point and back today so rest day tomorrow then head north again.
    We just left
    Tamala
    the day before yesterday after 3 days at 3 Bays. We came back from Steep point on high beam all the way, never saw another vehicle for over 2 hours. Weren't the corrugations fun.S1810004.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJay View Post
    We just left
    Tamala
    the day before yesterday after 3 days at 3 Bays. We came back from Steep point on high beam all the way, never saw another vehicle for over 2 hours. Weren't the corrugations fun.S1810004.jpg
    Corrugations!

    The stereo landed in my wife’s lap. I ended up supergluing my dash back together and sikaflexing the stereo surround back in. The ranger said there was a defender stranded with 2 flat tyres out there. Was that you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Franksd View Post
    Corrugations!

    The stereo landed in my wife’s lap. I ended up supergluing my dash back together and sikaflexing the stereo surround back in. The ranger said there was a defender stranded with 2 flat tyres out there. Was that you?
    No, touchwood we have had no tyre issues yet. Maybe the Gibb RR will change that.. Never saw a Deefer only a disco, but 2 tyres could easily happen an that mongrel track.
    Currently at Coral Bay & on to Exmouth tomorrow for 3 days.
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    Update

    So we are on our final leg back to Brisbane.

    Still toping up transfer case oil as we go. After the Gib we headed to Darwin for some repairs as the rear axle ball joint had worn.

    I asked the mechanic to change the gearbox oil while he had it on the hoist.

    Turns out the drain plug was not standard. It was a 10mm square driver.

    The drain plug was so tight a breaker bar and a 1m extension just tore the centre out of the plug.

    So he welded a 19mm bolt inside the plug. Again I watched him swing off a pipe over a breaker bar until the bolt head sheared off and he gave up.

    Very disappointed in this reconditioned box. I paid a premium for the genuine landrover reconditioned part.
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    Great to hear that you are on the final leg. As you know, we passed you at Exmouth roadside & met up at Drysdale River Station & again at Purnalulu?? My daughter, who took our Landie & camper home from Darwin - yes she made it home OK- says she saw you in the McDonnell Ranges as well.
    Bad news about the gearbox though, sounds like an apprentice's project job.
    Regards, David
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJay View Post
    Great to hear that you are on the final leg. As you know, we passed you at Exmouth roadside & met up at Drysdale River Station & again at Purnalulu?? My daughter, who took our Landie & camper home from Darwin - yes she made it home OK- says she saw you in the McDonnell Ranges as well.
    Bad news about the gearbox though, sounds like an apprentice's project job.
    Regards, David
    Hi David. Back home now.
    Great to hear your daughter made it back ok. Great experience for her.

    My mechanic here in Brisbane are dealing with Rovacraft to repair the transfer case leak and gearbox drain plug.

    Maintenance and repairs on the trip really hit our budget hard. Total of 26000km.
    The damage.
    -reconditioned gearbox x 3
    -reconditioned transfer case x 1
    -radiator
    -rear axle a frame ball joint
    -rear axle brake line
    -6 x tyres. 4 repaired, 2 replaced.

    $13100

    So glad we didn’t turn back at Perth. The Kimberly’s was our highlight.
    It was such a same that we had so many issues with the defender. 6 weeks down time for repairs.
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