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Vacumme (sp?) Diff lock actuator question

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Xtremeteam:

--- Quote from: "Dude" ---Ta Mike,

Much more use than the local landy place... least now I can go equipped with a bit of brake line to the local brakes and hoses gaff.

Also be able to knock up and emergency "Get out of Rutts free" card  :D

Lee
--- End quote ---

i use the brake pipe as a perminant fix as the switch is about £50

Lee_D:
I've read that on the 101 ones once they are pulled appart they need a dab of grease in them which apparently seals them up again. It's the grease going dry that lets the switches leak apparently. Couple of 101 owners have done this to great effect. I just need some air tight pipes, then I'll know if the switch is goosed.

Lee

Range Rover Blues:
Copper brake pipe is a good idea, you'll find it's compatible with vacuum advance pipe, so rob that from any newish car or buy a length from a motor fators.  You'll find a nice long piece on a RRC as it uses vacuum to operate the heater recirculate flap :roll: , they also have a nice vacuum reservoir on the LH inner wing, spherical it is.

At a push you can use washer jet pipe but it does compress ans suffer from heat.

Lee_D:
Been pulling yet more bits off Morph today (101 Ambi). Mainly the Diff lock
pipes (ala early Range rover vac operated) and the valve to operate it.

I've managed to replace the bits of pipe which were chaffed through along a
length of about 10 cm's.

On inspecting the vlave there is slight seapage of air around the case of
the valve it's self. I understand that this is normal and can be fixed with
a squirt of silicone grease. I have not actually got any to hand so will
have to find some. I've done a quick google... is this the stuff I need?

http://makeashorterlink.com/?K476210AC

For a refreshing change the diff lock actuator so far seems to hold air ok.

A handy hint for any one playing with theses pipes, I found warming them up helpd to slide them over the brake line. A blow torch was too much but waving them in front of our central heating boilers exhaust did the job a treat. Usual advice about not breathing in the spent exhaust fumes applies though!

Lee

Range Rover Blues:
Try Vaseline.

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