HOW TO SERVICE YOUR DEFENDER'S SWIVEL HUBS
WorkshopHow to service your Defender's swivel hubs
Weeping swivels are an MOT classic. Here's how we strip, clean and re-seal them — and the one shim gap people always miss.
DKDimitar Kolev
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FITTING A SNORKEL THE RIGHT WAY
WorkshopFitting a snorkel the right way
A snorkel is only as good as its seals. Drilling, sealing and routing a raised air intake that actually keeps water out.
DKDimitar Kolev
WHY YOUR TD5 WON'T START — AND HOW TO TRACE IT
WorkshopWhy your Td5 won't start — and how to trace it
Fuel pump relay, crank sensor or a tired loom? A logical order for chasing a no-start on the 10P and 15P Td5.
IPIvan Petrov
NEW IN THE WORKSHOP: A 2006 DEFENDER 110 TD5 RESTORATION
NewsNew in the workshop: a 2006 Defender 110 Td5 restoration
Chassis-up, galvanised and rebuilt to order. Follow along as a tired 110 becomes the Defender it should have been.
RWRam Parts Workshop
WHERE A DEFENDER CHASSIS REALLY ROTS
WorkshopWhere a Defender chassis really rots
The outriggers get the blame, but the rot that ends a Defender usually starts somewhere you cannot see from the driveway.
IPIvan Petrov
GEARBOX AND TRANSFER BOX OIL: THE CHEAPEST INSURANCE THERE IS
WorkshopGearbox and transfer box oil: the cheapest insurance there is
Nobody sells a gearbox oil change and almost nobody does one. It is two hours and it decides whether second gear still exists at 200,000 km.
IPIvan Petrov
DEFENDER BULKHEAD REPAIR, HONESTLY ASSESSED
WorkshopDefender bulkhead repair, honestly assessed
The bulkhead is the one rot job that decides a restoration budget. How we judge repair against replacement.
DKDimitar Kolev