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coffee boy:
i polybushed the whole car ,i still had a clunk on the steering wheel as the panhard bush on the axle side uses a bolt 2mm smaller on the older classics than the newer. only sussed it when i borrowed the bolt from my 91 to my 89 and it was to big ,so this ment the bush fitted tight in the 91 car but was a little loose in the 89 causing a knock and a bit of play

muky-kid.:
:D  :D  Finnally sorted the steering freeplay out. It came down to the Drop Arm Nut had come loose ( only by 1 and a 1/2 turns ), so with the help of DPG with a long bar placed over my strong arm and a 34mm socket we tightened the nut up as much as poss. And hay-presto steerings as good as new only 1/2" of play on steering wheel asto 5" as before. Anyway after doing this job, i then looked at one of my Grizzly Claw tyres ( had a slow punture ) and found a whopping big screw in the sidewall, so this is my next job. Fix or bye another one ?. Screw is in a dodgy place for repair, but a freind of ours is in the tyre game and said he would have a look at it for me. Fingers crossed. Picture below is DPG replaceing rear floor panel in his Disco. Very luky caught it in time before too much rust had set in, later my other mate turned up in his Disco so we had a look in the back, and his was worse than DPGs i think Land Rover shouldve stuck with Alluminium like the Classic Rangies.  :D

muky-kid.:
:D After.......  :D But still lots to do... :(

Range Rover Blues:
If the hole is in the sidewall then the tyre is scrap but often a hole can be too close to the sidewall even if it's in the tread.  This is because the patch needed is a good 4 inches in diameter and none of it can be fixed to the inside of the sidewall, so many tyre centres will not repair it!
However, if you can find a local tyre specialist who does Vulcanizing (plant tyre specialist for example) then you can legaly have the tyre repaired in this way.

Not sure where you are but for reference I use Rebek tyres in Rotherham.

muky-kid.:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---If the hole is in the sidewall then the tyre is scrap but often a hole can be too close to the sidewall even if it's in the tread.  This is because the patch needed is a good 4 inches in diameter and none of it can be fixed to the inside of the sidewall, so many tyre centres will not repair it!
However, if you can find a local tyre specialist who does Vulcanizing (plant tyre specialist for example) then you can legaly have the tyre repaired in this way.

Not sure where you are but for reference I use Rebek tyres in Rotherham.
--- End quote ---


Hi mate, ive had tyre fixed by a freind of mine in the buisness. He didnt have to vulcanize the patch, seems ide just got a way with it. Its been on Rangie now for two days and has stayed up, ill just have to see how it goes offroad fingers crossed. If it goes down he has recomended a place nearby that does vulcanizeing. But cheers anyway...  :D  At least the Rangie back to her old good self after replaceing all them bushes and track rod ends etc.. Ill just keep an eye on the drop arm incase it comes loose again. :(

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