Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

SIII gear sticks are notorious for rattling, and mine was no exception.  The bottom ball of the stick, which engages in the selector shaft cups, has a groove with a runner o-ring to prevent rattles, but these o-rings quickly wear flat spots and allow metal to metal contact and rattles.  I found I had to [...]

I thought I’d make a small update on how the vehicle is running generally, since most posts are detailed modification or repair issues.
Fuel consumption on a “combined cycle” commute to work (26 miles each way with 23 roundabouts, numerous cross roads and T-junctions, several long, steep hills and an even split between town and A-road [...]

The swap to later axles is raising the diff ratios from 4.71: to 3.54:1.  It would be quite possible to fit the 4.71 crown wheels and pinions from the SIII axles to the new units, but since the Tdi should cope with the 35% gearing increase fairly easily, I have chosen to benefit from the [...]

My family and I are going to France for a camping holiday this summer – nothing as adventurous as last year’s trip, but it’ll be a fun and relaxing break. We’ll be taking the 109, so I’m doing a few little jobs to make sure it’s ready.
It have given it a service, and while [...]

Topping up the gearbox was made far easier and far less messy by retro-fitting the SII top-fill cover a while ago, but there was still the complication of needing to remove the filler plug from the side of the box to check the level.
Since the transfer box oil level on SII and SIII Land Rovers [...]