Pitty, the mounting looks like a hard job. Hope it just needs pressing in. Is that a Tdi? One of our friends has one with a very noisy fan belt! Very nice to drive, although I much prefer Kenny.
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The pin fits much the same as a Super Dexta /3000, just bolts in - from the inside. It's an axle housing off job but I've been offered help on the spanners by very talented friends so not the end of the world hopefully! All parts acquired, just waiting on workshop availability.
The RangeRover is a '95 P38 with the BMW 2.5 straight six diesel/manual box, currently awaiting it's destiny as a Chinese refrigerator.
The RangeRover is a '95 P38 with the BMW 2.5 straight six diesel/manual box, currently awaiting it's destiny as a Chinese refrigerator.
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Good stuff, quite a big job nonetheless, but good tools always make it easier. Real pitty with the Range Rover, I would look round scrappys, you might yet find something to fix it with.
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Took the broken piece of pin out of the arm, I don't think the securing nut left the factory like this.
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Not started on the axle yet so went down the other end to investigate the thermostat. Temp gauge appeared to work but didn't move, and attacking the engine with an ir thermometer suggested it was running cold. I had expected to find the thermostat faulty and looking at the non standard sealant around the housing - yet again, someone's been here before - I suspected more likely it may be missing.
What I hadn't expected to find was the thermostat was in there, but coated in instant gasket and not seated where it should be, out of place to the point of almost touching the left housing bolt! How the previous tinkerer had got the housing to seal at all is a mystery.
Cleaned it all up and refitted it, a couple of minutes tickover and there's gauge movement. By the time I'd got the bonnet back on and picked up the tools showing about a third on the gauge. Obviously a test drive was required and all appears well with some decent hot air out of the heater.
All I need to do now is fit a cab circuit cut off valve for the summer.
What I hadn't expected to find was the thermostat was in there, but coated in instant gasket and not seated where it should be, out of place to the point of almost touching the left housing bolt! How the previous tinkerer had got the housing to seal at all is a mystery.
Cleaned it all up and refitted it, a couple of minutes tickover and there's gauge movement. By the time I'd got the bonnet back on and picked up the tools showing about a third on the gauge. Obviously a test drive was required and all appears well with some decent hot air out of the heater.
All I need to do now is fit a cab circuit cut off valve for the summer.
If a LandRover doesn't leak oil, it's run out.