Whilst out in the wilds of Staffordshire yesterday I had a puncture in the rear nearside of my 1990 110 Defender CSW.
Not a problem, with two spares on the car and all the proper Landrover jacking kit, this should be a doddle.
I set the jack in the rear mounting post and whilst my wife started to jack the car up, I released the wheel nuts.
Then there was this funny noise and the car dropped slightly (it hadn't got that far up fortunately!)
So, as you've probably already guessed, the fixings of the jacking tube gave way (or I suppose "eased" to be pedantic!)
Is repairing this (the jacking tube) a major job, or something even worth bothering about? After all, I can get a 4 ton bottle jack for around £15 from Machine Mart, it's more compact (and just as functional) as all the components of the LR jack! Also, I assume that the jacking tube is "structural" for the jack, but for nothing else!
On a related subject as I was towing the caravan from Stafford back to Trowbridge the following day, I thought it best to get a replacement tyre (I know I said I have two spares, but the one on the rear door is actually cosmetic - it needs a new inner tube).
I then spent half an hour on the phone in the centre of Stafford late Friday afternoon, trying to find a spare tyre. In a perfect world I was after an Avon Rangemaster, in this world, I was after anything that was round and the right size. I eventually found a tyre depot in Eccleshall that would supply a "budget" tyre for £40 (I know, you get what you pay for), but this was only going to be a "get you home" tyre anyway.
The tyre make is "Security" and it is "Made in China". Anybody ever heard of it?
Cheers
Peter