Thread: What did you do on your Landy today?

Took it in yesterday for a wheel alignment. I was told that it could not be done due to a worn tie rod.

I had a look this morning and could only find a bit of play in the tie rod from the steering box rod where it joins the LHF wheel. This has no effect on the wheel alignment, only a safety issue and when changed setting steering wheel centre.

So I took it back today and asked them to show me the crook joint that prevented the alignment. After they showed me and I said this does not matter, and they agreed, they did it and did not charge me.

Only one out of five spare 300 TDi steering pumps didn't leak when I tried them in the Defender.

Will get some gaskets to fit, but there is only two pumps good enough in the bearings to work with.

I think turning hard against the steering stops when out on some of the twisty tracks around here is the cause of this, I only wrecked one of them the rest have been given to me.
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Went and got my new flip key cut...
...And it doesn't work
Time for words with the locksmith!
Also had my EGR kit arrive

Continued head gasket replacement attempt before Easter. Argued with stuck top hose. I won. Argued with hidden manifold/turbo heat shield retaining bolt. It won ... this battle.

Put l/h side gullwindow in today. Not a lot of trouble now just have to paint the rivets back
Next weekend the other side Hopefully as easy

A new set of BFG AT's under the car. And my spare is mounted nicely on the new swing out tire carrier from Rijidij Off Road. Very happy with the set up. The car is nearly all the way i want it

Don't normally post here as this is our new occupation since hh got retrenched

Today we fitted a rather large LT95 into a 6X6 and got the 4bd1T nearly in

Had to move the engine mounts forward a tad all good though

Mrs hh

Fitted my EGR delete in the dark.
Tomorrow doing engine mounts, FPR and new sway bar brackets