The 109’s brakes suffered a partial failure a few days ago. Under light braking, everything was normal, but under medium or heavy braking, the steering pulled hard to the right and even if the steering was kept straight, the vehicle would skew and crab to a halt. It was quite evident that the front left […]
Brake Calliper Overhaul
The Range Rover’s brakes were becoming less effective and I was getting frequent ABS and ETC warning lights, so I had to make time to fit the Zeus stainless steel calliper pistons I bought a while back (identical to those I fitted to the callipers on the brakes of the new axles for the 109). […]
Sorting out the Lightweight
There haven’t been any updates for a while, but that’s because I have been too busy, not because of a lack of work. The Lightweight is being a pig. The engine is running very badly, misfiring, backfiring and stalling without the choke and running gutlessly with it. Cleaning out the entire fuel system and rebuilding […]
Sorting out the Niggles
The Lightweight was bought as a very good vehicle not needing extensive work, but it has needed a few items attending like most 30+ year old vehicles do. Already on the list when bought were the replacement of the front seat belts with inertia-reel units to make them more effective, comfortable and easier to don. […]
Getting Ready for More Use
In preparation for taking the 109 off the road for its axle swap, I’m getting the Lightweight ready for more frequent use on domestic duties (school run and for Helena’s other requirements) while I grab the Range Rover for commuting to work. To that end, I have managed to find another pair of unused Goodyear […]
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