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>Introduced in 1989 in the campaign to repel the Japanese 4×4 invasion, the Discovery opened up a whole new market for Land Rover, creating its own niche halfway between the traditional rough and ready Land Rover off-roader and the upmarket Range Rover cruiser. Its reputation as a rugged workhorse both on and off-road has ensured [...]

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A few months ago, I wrote a review of the two principal Land Rover test systems – the factory T4 / RDS / IDS and the independent Autologic. While both of those systems will meet the needs of any Land Rover service professional, they are costly. After that article came out, there was quite a [...]

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This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to revise the procedure and parts needed.
ISSUE A “clicking” noise may be heard when turning the steering wheel. This condition may be caused by minor surface variations in the original stamped non-silver plated upper column bearings.
ACTION Install an Upper Steering Column Bearing Kit if noise occurs [...]

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Tilton’s two-piece 600-Series Hydraulic Release Bearings consist of a hydraulic assembly and a base assembly that replace the original input shaft front bearing retainer. This assembly eliminates the stock mechanical release bearing linkage and slave cylinder. The Tilton Hydraulic Release Bearing is ideal for racing, high performance and kit car applications. Our release bearing components [...]

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These precision hydraulic roller lifter kits are the perfect match for Edelbrock Performer-Plus and Performer RPM hydraulic roller camshafts. They may also be used with other manufacturer’s roller camshafts. Retrofit kits are for engines not originally equipped with a hydraulic roller camshaft and lifters. These kits contain eight (8) hydraulic roller lifter assemblies, consisting of [...]

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The “Z-bar” clutch linkage that is used on Falcons and Comets might have been ok when these cars were born, but modern technology has given us many better alternatives. Early in the process of the ground up restoration of my 1963 Sprint hardtop, elimination of the “Z-bar” clutch linkage was one of the modern upgrades [...]

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The Steering Wheel Interface (SWI) will control most aftermarket head units with an infrared remote by still utilizing the factory steering wheel radio control buttons. The SWI has non-volatile memory which can store from between 1 to 17 functions from the steering wheel and wireless remote. *The SWI interfaces will only work with infrared remotes [...]

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ActiBrake is part of a trailer braking system. For this system to be complete, you also need the following components:
• In-cab brake controller
• A reliable, fully charged 12 volt breakaway battery
• Breakaway switch
• Trailer connector – wiring harness paired with a matching tow vehicle connector, properly wired to the tow vehicle
• A reliable, fully charged [...]

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This kit is designed to allow the installation of hydraulic roller cams in standard Ford 302 HO V8 engines originally equipped with hydraulic roller cams. In order to use this kit, your engine must have two bosses cast into the block (see figure 1 ) in the lifter valley area. These bosses may or may [...]

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There is a lot of play in the wheel on this truck and I am wondering how to go about fixing it. The power steering pump squeels when I turn, so I am going to replace it, but I doubt that will fix the play.

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