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Mother superior



Member Since: 05 Aug 2013
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Quick question gents
I’ve got a mantec swing away carrier and I’d like to raise the spare a little as per the pervious posts, do we think the Foundry gadget will fit if I chop the existing posts off?

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There’s a Penman under there somewhere, honest

Wes Oh woe, oh woe
My crusty old landrover,
It will not go.
Post #952446 13th May 2022 10:04am
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camelman



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I ran my Penman with the NATO Hitch fitted directly to the cross member and a 35 inch wheel on the back door.
I used the foundry wheel mount and had plenty clearance.

I've rejigged things now and have the foundry wheel carrier for sale.
Could do with a coat of paint but still solid, would take £50.

PM me if you're interested. 
Post #952448 13th May 2022 10:15am
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jedIKnight



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Penman extension

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jedIKnight



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United Kingdom 2001 Defender 110 2.5 TD DCPU Bonatti Grey
Penman extension

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diesel_jim



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Nice. Cool
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jedIKnight



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United Kingdom 2001 Defender 110 2.5 TD DCPU Bonatti Grey
Extended, prepped, raptor coat then anti vibration ready pod

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Post #953715 26th May 2022 8:24pm
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jedIKnight



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diesel_jim wrote:
The auto reverse valve is a separate unit that's activated by a "rocker" arm type thing..

This unit:


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See my thread on Expidition & overland <---


Jim, does the right hand side caliper move a few inches when brake free? I checked and nothing looked broken visually but there’s some play in the caliper hosing? The left is fixed solid but something didn’t feel right with the play in the right hand side. I thought this may be the auto reverse rocker???
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Devon-Rover



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The caliper bracket ergo the caliper is part of the moving assembly that allows it the bypass the brake pressure when reversing. So as the tyre moves backwards, the caliper is holding the disc (assuming it has been applied by enough pressure from braking to a halt or the vehicle in reverse is enough to compress the damoper and the master cylinder), that provides the counter clockwise movement of the rocker assembly and acts on the valve releasing the brake pressure.

So yes when free it is possible to move the caliper and rocker a little bit. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest
Post #953736 26th May 2022 9:37pm
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jedIKnight



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Cheers Devon Rover, that has probably saved me and maybe others a load of hassle and money. I take it then that is only applies to the right hand wheel? If so my trailer is normal. Thanks for taking time out to explain.
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diesel_jim



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Only just seen this question...

Yes only on the RH wheel. and it rotates by maybe 1/2" in total, if that.
Post #953766 27th May 2022 6:17am
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jedIKnight



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Nailed it.
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BuckBlu110



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Re: Extended, prepped, raptor coat then anti vibration ready
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Just out of interest, when extending the chassis like that, would the trailer have to go through an IVA test before using it on the road?
Post #953811 27th May 2022 1:29pm
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jedIKnight



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Yup an IVA i believe as have added 30kg to the frame but then again it’s rated for nearly 1150kg of cargo and the pod only weights 200kg 🤷🏻‍♂️
I’ll do some more research on that once it’s done. I do know that changing the electric lead to 13 pin means that the new 13 pin on the defender now is included in MOT but the 7 pin wasn’t.
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jedIKnight



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Post #953852 27th May 2022 9:35pm
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BuckBlu110



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That looks brilliant! Keep us posted on the IVA, I’m interested to hear how the process goes with testing.
Post #953855 28th May 2022 12:13am
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