Wee ‘Un changes the brake pads
When the Wee ‘Un arrived home from school today, he found me taking my tools out in readiness to change the rear brake pads on our Land Rover Defender. He asked if he could help, so I said he could do...
View ArticleKeeping the mechanic busy
We’re continuing to work on the Land Rover Defender’s suspension, with the Wee ‘Un replacing the rear springs and shocks absorbers (with a little grown-up help) and me replacing the front radius arm...
View ArticleRepairing a UJ on the Defender
I was well into my list of jobs for the day when the postman arrived with a parcel. It turned out to contain the parts for repairing the rear universal joint on our Land Rover Defender’s rear...
View ArticleChilling with the Defender
The Other Half tends not to notice when things go wrong with our Land Rover Defender. Well, not unless the truck stops dead because a diesel feed pipe has failed. Instead, it’s up to me to spot things...
View ArticleNot what I wanted to see
At rugby on Sunday, I found myself changing the Land Rover Defender’s headlight bulbs in pouring rain after the high beam element failed on the left-hand side. As the original equipment H4 bulbs aren’t...
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