Herts Laners Go Somewhere, Not Too Far Away! (Plan B)

Jack I hope you have a good wide vice it will be needed tomorrow to rebuild your UJ's and Drop arm etc.

B3aker said:

Give us a shout on the way back and I'll pop over and give a hand if you need...

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If I have enough money left after this the first thing on my list will be as many crates of beer I can afford for each of you Do you have a favourite label?

Britpart!! Get your motor sorted! Things like changing UJ's should be natural using a shackel and a hammer swapping Balljoints and wheel bearings all in the field if you want to do the African thing. You'll be fine! Don't worry you'll sus it out soon enough you have a task on your hands. Dunno what your going to do about your fuel leak because I hate them issues and thats a deffo MOT fail.

jai_landrover said:

Jack I hope you have a good wide vice it will be needed tomorrow to rebuild your UJ's and Drop arm etc.

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Like I said before I could hardly hear you on the phone but and I reckon mine can go up to about 15cm is that wide enough?

BTW, we will probably go straight past B3aker's twice tomorrow.

Save ya money, It'll even its self out over time.

You'll be fine!

jai_landrover said:

Britpart!! Get your motor sorted! Things like changing UJ's should be natural using a shackel and a hammer swapping Balljoints and wheel bearings all in the field if you want to do the African thing. You'll be fine! Don't worry you'll sus it out soon enough you have a task on your hands. Dunno what your going to do about your fuel leak because I hate them issues and thats a deffo MOT fail.

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Haha britpart! If that's what you like.. I may have to take the parts to the garage and see if he can do the fuel leak there, we'll see.

I've changed ujs using a hammer and a shackel when I had no vice and needed my car to get to work!

UJ's I've done before, arse of a job to do. Wheel bearings, Not too bad. Never done a ball joint....

I mean to do work in th efield using whatever tools you have with you I don't reckon you should carry a vice with you when you head off to Africa or Mongolia. there is ALWAYS a way reccommened by LR or Not.

ball joint is easy enough Drop arm ball joint can be an arse but again can be done easily enough

Big arse G Clamp would do the trick also i recon...

Give me a Drop Arm Anyday! Sure beats trying to get an old Toyota Hylux started in -22C, a 3 foot snow drift which has to be cleared before building a small fire under the engine to warm it up and unfreeze the crap diesel (note small not enough to destroy the vehicle) and shocking the starter motor with rebar to un freeze it.

Fact is a ball joint won't fail you get loads of warning same with a drop arm a UJ yea you get warning but thats your driveline an if that breaks up or fails you could cause horrendus damage or be stuck in a right old bad situation better to swap it out can be done a few methods I used a shackel sockets and a hammer as I needed it done and had no transport also to see how easily it could be done in case I ever had to the answer was its not too bad and I'm happy that I could do that in th e****ing rain or mid day sun if I HAD to.

Lol you'll have to tell me that story tomorrow on the way oop where they speak foony like!

Britpart is in Stevenage ind estate if you want parts on the day not delivered?
The jobs you have LRJ are quite easy depends if the bearing has welded it's self to the hub or not? And the drop arm is seized solid if not then it should take half a day. Good luck!! Would offer to help but spraying my landy over the weekend so bit busy sorry.

I've changed ujs using a hammer and a shackel when I had no vice and needed my car to get to work!

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Hammer,small socket, block of wood... Works for me!!

Jai
let me know details on thetford - are we going to meet and go in convoy?
what time etc thx

Ken Spooner said:

Jai
let me know details on thetford - are we going to meet and go in convoy?
what time etc thx

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Not too sure where we will be on Sunday, May have done Thetford Saturday and will be further towards the coast. I will have a better idea of where we will be after consulting with me maps later. Will possibly be a Campsite or Service station somewhere.....

Thats about as accurate as i can be for the time being.... :doh: