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my land rover seems to have a problem, i recently changed the clutch plate, pressure plate and clutch bearing. after closing up the gear box the vehicle does not want to start, it just cranks but nothing happens, please help, i might have pulled a cable by mistake
Fuel
Spark (or in this case glow plug)
Air
Does it strain to start?
Does it turn over?
Did you do anything with the starter when you had the bellhousing open?
Can you check that the glow plugs are hot?
Supposedly the T5 platform that is under the LR3, LR4 and Range Rover Sport will become the next defender platform but minus the Independent air suspension. When that will happen I have no idea.
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Supposedly the T5 platform that is under the LR3, LR4 and Range Rover Sport will become the next defender platform but minus the Independent air suspension. When that will happen I have no idea.
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This is complete conjecture on my part, but based on the com[any's statements that 2010 will be the last year of the current platform Defender, it's conceivable that IF they are going to keep building them, that 2011 would be the first year.
Defender is still a seller for military sales and commercial interests. Not sure about long term viability in the consumer market though?
I'm sure I'm not the only Defender fan that would have no interest in a new Defender that uses the Disco3/4 chassis. I'd rather have a Jeep Rubicon any day than a Defender with independent suspension under a uni-body frame. I'm not saying the the latest Disco is crap off road, it's just not a Land Rover in a traditional sense. Full ladder frame, solid axles with an aluminum body. I'm not saying it's superior than the Disco setup, it's just my preference and my view of what a Land Rover Defender (and it's forebears the Series models) is all about.
Interesting article... complete from scratch rebuild.
Too bad they're losing the beam axle, but I guess independent suspension is where everyone is going...
Hope they do an electronically disconnect-able rear sway bay similar to the Jeep JK. That, and diff lockers in front, middle and rear.
I have the LR3, and wished my front diffs would lock some times. (I have the HD package, so I have the electric rear locker).
http://www.freep.com/article/20091022/BUSINESS02/910220436/1002/Business/Say-goo- d-bye-to-Land-Rover-s-iconic-Defender-SUV-
@nickr1, the dealer was just a tad optimistic.
"The reintroduction of the Defender into the U.S. market is part of a three-pillar product plan that is currently being rolled out. It consists of the Range Rover line for luxury buyers, the LR4-based line for leisure buyers and the Defender-based line for what Land Rover calls "dual-purpose" buyers.
Expect to see the finished design in the next couple of years, with U.S. sales launching in 2016."
Next-Generation Land Rover Defender Will Be Sold in the U.S.