Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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Drum wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:15 am
Eddie Honda wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 7:44 pm Paging Drum or other LR botherers...

What it like overhauling the brakes (that are stuck on) on a Defender (1990)? Is anything horrendously expensive?
What's stuck? All parts are available from expensive to cheapo pattern parts. Some say to always avoid Britpart, but I haven't had a problem with their braking parts.
I have no idea until I go over and take a butcher's. Knowing what they are like for mix 'n' match, I'd rather see what it's got fitted in the metal, rather than what I think it might have from the VIN. I'm assuming it's twin-pot front discs and drums rear? I'm also assuming that the nuts and bolts will be a mish-mash of metric and imperial.

I've remembered the registration now and it's supposed to be a 1988, 110, 2.5 dizzler. I drove it myself when I was weighing in stuff last July.
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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:45 pm
Drum wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:15 am
Eddie Honda wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 7:44 pm Paging Drum or other LR botherers...

What it like overhauling the brakes (that are stuck on) on a Defender (1990)? Is anything horrendously expensive?
What's stuck? All parts are available from expensive to cheapo pattern parts. Some say to always avoid Britpart, but I haven't had a problem with their braking parts.
I have no idea until I go over and take a butcher's. Knowing what they are like for mix 'n' match, I'd rather see what it's got fitted in the metal, rather than what I think it might have from the VIN. I'm assuming it's twin-pot front discs and drums rear? I'm also assuming that the nuts and bolts will be a mish-mash of metric and imperial.

I've remembered the registration now and it's supposed to be a 1988, 110, 2.5 dizzler. I drove it myself when I was weighing in stuff last July.
Front calipers on those are held on with multi sided bolts so you need a few odd sockets. I think they were 9/16th but you can't use 6 sided sockets it has to be one of those old muti sided sockets. Hopefully that makes sense. I am pretty sure they are drums on the back or at least my old 1988 110 used to be.
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I got the confimation letter from the finance company to say the transhit's been paid off.
The dvla debited my account for the tax today. I forgot to fill the log book in. How can I stop them taking anymore.
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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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panhard65 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:17 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:45 pm
Drum wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:15 am

What's stuck? All parts are available from expensive to cheapo pattern parts. Some say to always avoid Britpart, but I haven't had a problem with their braking parts.
I have no idea until I go over and take a butcher's. Knowing what they are like for mix 'n' match, I'd rather see what it's got fitted in the metal, rather than what I think it might have from the VIN. I'm assuming it's twin-pot front discs and drums rear? I'm also assuming that the nuts and bolts will be a mish-mash of metric and imperial.

I've remembered the registration now and it's supposed to be a 1988, 110, 2.5 dizzler. I drove it myself when I was weighing in stuff last July.
Front calipers on those are held on with multi sided bolts so you need a few odd sockets. I think they were 9/16th but you can't use 6 sided sockets it has to be one of those old muti sided sockets. Hopefully that makes sense. I am pretty sure they are drums on the back or at least my old 1988 110 used to be.
Not those pentagon bollocks things?
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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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paulplom wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:57 pm I got the confimation letter from the finance company to say the transhit's been paid off.
The dvla debited my account for the tax today. I forgot to fill the log book in. How can I stop them taking anymore.
Cancel the direct debt.
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Easy as that?
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Will I not get fined?
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Dunno, I expect the logbook will get sorted out when the garage register they've bought it as trade?

If you do get threatened with a fine just tell them you did send the logbook in & it's not your fault they lost it. That always seems to work.
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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:27 pm
panhard65 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:17 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:45 pm

I have no idea until I go over and take a butcher's. Knowing what they are like for mix 'n' match, I'd rather see what it's got fitted in the metal, rather than what I think it might have from the VIN. I'm assuming it's twin-pot front discs and drums rear? I'm also assuming that the nuts and bolts will be a mish-mash of metric and imperial.

I've remembered the registration now and it's supposed to be a 1988, 110, 2.5 dizzler. I drove it myself when I was weighing in stuff last July.
Front calipers on those are held on with multi sided bolts so you need a few odd sockets. I think they were 9/16th but you can't use 6 sided sockets it has to be one of those old muti sided sockets. Hopefully that makes sense. I am pretty sure they are drums on the back or at least my old 1988 110 used to be.
Not those pentagon bollocks things?
I've looked it up - bi-hex. Yeah, I've probably got a ½" & ⁹/₁₆" AF in those 12 pointers. Maybe even a 13mm too.
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Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

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Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:27 pm
panhard65 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:17 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:45 pm

I have no idea until I go over and take a butcher's. Knowing what they are like for mix 'n' match, I'd rather see what it's got fitted in the metal, rather than what I think it might have from the VIN. I'm assuming it's twin-pot front discs and drums rear? I'm also assuming that the nuts and bolts will be a mish-mash of metric and imperial.

I've remembered the registration now and it's supposed to be a 1988, 110, 2.5 dizzler. I drove it myself when I was weighing in stuff last July.
Front calipers on those are held on with multi sided bolts so you need a few odd sockets. I think they were 9/16th but you can't use 6 sided sockets it has to be one of those old muti sided sockets. Hopefully that makes sense. I am pretty sure they are drums on the back or at least my old 1988 110 used to be.
Not those pentagon bollocks things?
I'm not aware of any pentagon bolt heads but then I only have had series LRs and Discoverys. Might be 12 point 13mm on the calliper.
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