Tag Archives: TD5
A Land Rover Defender sits on heavily iced ground with its bonnet up,

Servicing the Defender

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.

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

Chilling with the Land Rover

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 [...]

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Repainting the Defender's rear cross member.

More bling for the Defender

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 [...]

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Happy birthday OH!

‘I’d like something sparkly…’

“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 [...]

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