Unimog Club UK

Nice one. I'll have a look for you next time I have a few minutes to kill. I might have to send links to a few landy owner friends of mine, just to make a point you know...

Sorry to hear that the starter may be on it's way out. It seems that when you run an older vehicle there's always something to work on. It's actually quite nice to fiddle with them, although there comes a point where you wish they'd just behave for a while!

Cardine joints in the front axle check for lift and play with a bar you can see it behind the hub, have you greased them ?
I take it you've got rod actuated diff locks on your 404 with the v treads you have fitted and when you have good traction avoid full lock situations with difflocks in not only because of the strain but you can dig yourself in a hole very quickly, it's not so easy to do on a 404 but I modify the diff lock actuator so they can be engaged separately that way the rear can be engaged any time without worry only increasing the turning radius and engaging the front when in trouble !
If you where deep water wading check your fluids !
Moose

I've never done a 404 but if there anything like the 406 there is a wear ring in the axle tube, if there was that much play I'm surprised it holds oil, have you checked your oil levels for water ingress.
Moose

Might also want to check you kingpins, jack you mog up until the front wheel is off the floor, then stick a bar under it and pry up and down, if it moves or clunks your kingpins are warn, you can take this play out sometimes with grease (pump the grease in whilst it's jacked up) may as well grease it up whilst you've got it jacked up anyway

Cheers, Brian