Defender footwell, door pillar, and upper bulkhead repair. Pt 1 removal of parts

Your support is appreciated!

If you have a Defender/Tdi problem and do not know how to fix it, drop me a line! Maybe I can help!

[grahamsmith]

You would be the best mechanic to replace, ED China on wheeler dealers Mike, ! Very good at explaining things with personality and above all, doing proper long lasting repairs

[mickmorgan]

YOU HAVE THE HEART OF A LION, MIKE, take care, good luck, cheers Mick.

[eliotheasman]

Hi Mike I am working on a Ford Transit Mark 6 UK model and you have helped me a great deal many thanks Eliot

[chrisaldridge]

Great stuff mike. I need to replace bulkhead out riggers, pillar Feet and sill rail so guess removing the wing is going to be the only way.

Hi Mike great video well done looking forward too next chapter 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[romrokth]

Awesome one Mike, just the stuff I'm getting to. Great seeing how the professional does it!

[karlhrdylicka]

The fun and games begin. been there many times got the 'T' shirt, but not got around to writing a book or doing a video and @ my age probably never will .

[TheBendalina]

Thank you for posting! I have to change my mirrors and arms so good to know what I might be up against when removing hinge bolts.

[radiator]

All that work.. If i were charles id be shitting myself when the final bill arrives....

[everettballenger]

Hi Mike, I see you took to wheel off to get to the plastic retainers for the wheel arch. I use a spring loaded center punch with the point still in tack and they usually pop right out with out disturbing the wheel.

[nickuk]

Yes, a No.4 Pozidrive with the little 'x' marked at 45deg to the slots - never use a Philips! So similar looking but the wrong one destroys the screw head (and don't do the screwdriver any favours either!) Using an impact driver sometimes helpful as it breaks the rust in the threads better. I've now ended up grinding the hinge off as well as less hassle in the end (and the hinge blocks are pretty knackered often as well!)

[geraldswain]

How I loved the quality of my old mk 1 simple and agricultural as it was .

[Micheel]

Pretty nice video, with lot of high value content for mechanics related to the defender.
Forgive me my last comment on the other video from you I just saw, sound quality was way better in this one.
Take my Abbo, seems like I have a new playlist 😀

[jonathandosser]

Another brilliant video Mike!  I have a similar job to do on my 300tdi this weekend so many thanks!  Hooray for Yorkshire BTW!  (I'm actually Suffolk born and bred but I have an affinity for your homeland - having graduated from the University of York.

[bigm]

I liked the way you gently massaged the rust out with a hammer.

[rockystone]

Hi, I've just bought a 1997 defender county, it's in good order but the bolts holding the foot plates in place are starting to corrode, I want to replace them, any advise on how to do this ?
Many thanks
Andrew

[andicog]

Great video Mike, will be following this with interest as my 110's bulkhead that was refurbished by the army seems to have a lot of suspicious pop riveted plates. Sheilder in Ireland are producing a new galvanised bulkhead now and Hobson industries here in England are making them in stainless, don't ask the price though. . ..

[greggferns]

What a ball ache that is, just to get where you want to be.I'm going through all that and more with a S3, but at least there is more room and easier access.More power to you, and keep up the good work

[betterbackwards]

Use a belly brace as a screw driver. Get a lot of torque and pretty comfortable.

[jamesward]

I chuck them captive nuts in the bin - I cut out the area the hinges bolt onto, weld in a piece of flat steel, drill that for riv-nuts, fit riv-nuts & use metric M8 bolts to hold the hinges on. The factory version is rubbish. I do much the same everywhere all around the vehicle - todays project was turning a stock SWB Defender commercial into a single cab-pickup without buying any new panels.. everything got re-used/cut/repurposed - every captive nut I came across, every nut-clip, every awkward fastener got chucked in the bin & replaced with a riv-nut so the entire thing can be taken apart by a 5 year old with a 13mm socket. If any fastener is any way awkward to get at/hard to open, it gets simplified so that it is no longer difficult - which means the next time it needs taking apart, it is a doddle.