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A Land Rover Defender sits on heavily iced ground with its bonnet up,

Servicing the Defender

22 January, 2012 by Stonehead 10 Comments

January is a daft time of year to do the annual service on Land Rover Defender, especially when you live in north-east Scotland. I’m daft, so I do it. Or, at least, I did most of the servicing.

Land Rovers

Defender, car maintenance, Land Rover, TD5, Land Rover Defender, postaweek2012

A Land Rover Defender jacked up, ready to have the rear propshaft changed.

The Land Rover Defender’s replacement rear propshaft finally arrived today. It was supposed to be with us last Friday, but that’s couriers for you. The new propshaft had to be fitted immediately. I’m off on the 120-mile round trip to the abattoir tomorrow and I didn’t want to do it with a duff propshaft on [...]

Land Rovers

Defender, car maintenance, Land Rover, Land Rover Defender, propshaft, postaweek2012

With the new cable in place, the really fun part begins: fitting the retaining springs.

Chilling with the Land Rover

27 December, 2011 by Stonehead 3 Comments

I’m feeling chilled this evening. No, it’s not due to post-Christmas relaxation. I’ve spent five hours lying on frozen ground beneath our Land Rover Defender TD5 changing the handbrake cable. It’s a job that requires liberal use of the swearbox as, unlike as our previous Defenders, the ‘improved’ design of the TD5 means a cable [...]

Land Rovers

Defender, car maintenance, Land Rover, postaweek2011, TD5, brakes

Repainting the Defender's rear cross member.

More bling for the Defender

19 October, 2011 by Stonehead 2 Comments

In the aftermath of last week’s Land Rover bling-over, I noticed the sparkly wheels and clean paintwork were let down by the shabby state of the Defender’s rear cross-member. It was time to unleash the Fingers of Bling once more. Actually, that’s not quite true. The rear cross member is a known weak point on [...]

Land Rovers

car maintenance, cars, Defender, Land Rover, Paint, postaweek2011, rust prevention, TD5, WaxOyl

‘I’d like something sparkly…’

11 October, 2011 by Stonehead 8 Comments

“So, what would you like for your birthday?” I asked the Other Half. “Hmm, something sparkly?” she replied. “No problems,” I said and magicked up four sparkly wheels for the Land Rover Defender. “Ooh, you charming man!” she said. Well, if that’s not entirely accurate it’s not my fault. My head is clogged with stone [...]

Land Rovers

Alloy wheel, birthdays, Defender, Land Rover, postaweek2011, TD5, tyre

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