Need help re: 1972 Land Rover Series III!

The list of tools could be endless. But a good trolley jack capable of 3 tonnes is essential, normal car jacks will struggle. Also, unless you are about 7ft tall and/or have freakishly long arms, a small step will help when you try reaching stuff in the engine bay. With old landies a biggish hammer will probably be the most useful thing you own, I have about twelve.

Col

CohPC said:

Although after 40 odd years there will be something metric added, I managed to get a nice used socket set with af, whit and metric sockets off ebay. I've used all 3 types and all I've touched with it are the hood frame , thermostat housing, and steering wheel

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And no one has mentioned BA yet.

CohPC said:

Of course the rule is however many spanners, sockets you have, you won't have one that fits that last nut/bolt needed to finish the job. When you do find one that fits there will be a nut the other end exactly the same size so you need 2 spanners/sockets the same size. When you finally find all the right size tools something breaks, shears, is missing from order so you can't finish the job anyway

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Which is why I always have adjustables and Mole grips with me, well, in the car!

Stanleysteamer said:

Dunno if there are threads on here on tools but discussing it you can get pretty boring pretty quickly!

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Turboman said:

I usually just break off small ones, and fit a new one!

Once you get over about 3/4 inch nut size, precise sizing is less important. Mole grips and Stilsons work on anything!

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Never knew you were such an animal!!!

Maybe we should underline that two of the most important tools are:
the can of spray on deseizer, (or the tub of mixed acetone and ATF)....... and.......
the mug you drink the tea or coffee from while you are trying to decide how to tackle the problem. Instead of attacking it and feckin it up!!
Or that you drink while the deseizer is working, allegedly!!

CohPC said:

Of course we haven't mentioned the 2 key tools, telescopic rod with magnet on for retrieving dropped bolts which always fall where you can't get them, rod with blue tack on the end for retrieving stuff that'd not magnetic

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+1^

Stanleysteamer said:

Never knew you were such an animal!!!

Maybe we should underline that two of the most important tools are:
the can of spray on deseizer, (or the tub of mixed acetone and ATF)....... and.......
the mug you drink the tea or coffee from while you are trying to decide how to tackle the problem. Instead of attacking it and feckin it up!!
Or that you drink while the deseizer is working, allegedly!!

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Some of the problems Ive had, Ive felt like throwing the tea over the landy and drinking the deseizer.

Col

Cheers for the tools tips, guys - I've Googled "Whitworth" so that tells you where I'm starting from!

I'll see what I've got that fits/doesn't when the car arrives in a week or two (it's having an MOT and some minor electrical fixes first) but I imagine I'll need a new set of spanners. The trolley jack is a good idea, too - I'll look for a strong one that won't struggle. I've already got some mugs for tea, though, so that's good

JohnnyAlpha said:

I'm starting to put together a list of things that need doing... So far, I've got soundproofing, bit of rust removal and painting underneath, etc.

What do you guys recommend now that you've seen it? (I'll probably need to start with the easy things but it'd be good to know what to start reading up on)

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I wouldn't do anything to that except basic servicing. It runs OK, so use it.
They are quite a practical vehicle if you don't want to do a lot of motorway mileage.
The performance is fine on single carriageway A roads.
And they are good around town if you don't mind the heavy clutch.
Not that long, straight sided, acceleration in 2nd and 3rd is reasonable, you can pull away in 2nd high unless you are going uphill.

Stanleysteamer said:

Never knew you were such an animal!!!

Maybe we should underline that two of the most important tools are:
the can of spray on deseizer, (or the tub of mixed acetone and ATF)....... and.......
the mug you drink the tea or coffee from while you are trying to decide how to tackle the problem. Instead of attacking it and feckin it up!!
Or that you drink while the deseizer is working, allegedly!!

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When you are farming, a machine out of action can cost you lots and lots of money and hassle.
So my priority is always to get the thing back in action as quick as possible.
If I spend a few quid on broken bolts and small parts, it doesn't really worry me.

Turboman said:

When you are farming, a machine out of action can cost you lots and lots of money and hassle.
So my priority is always to get the thing back in action as quick as possible.
If I spend a few quid on broken bolts and small parts, it doesn't really worry me.

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Absolutely the difference between a hobby vehicle and one you need to use everyday.
I have spent enough time when I only had one car fixing it in the middle of the night and having to either cycle to work or cadge lifts off people when I couldn't fix it quickly enough. I was once forced to lie in a puddle and fix one with wood so I could take a girlfriend home and get to work the next day.
Do understand what you mean.
But his is a hobby car, so maybe he'll not need quite so many spare nuts and bolts!!

A prop shaft bolt removal tool is handy.

tottot said:

A prop shaft bolt removal tool is handy.

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+1^
Weirdly this seems to apply to many in the model range. I have managed without one for years but could have done with one for my Discovery 2. I was in France at the time and had to order two 9/16th combination spanners off the web to be able to do the job.

A bolster screwdriver is useful for brake drum removal, prybars and soft mallets likewise.

Then you should start researching green lanes.

Wildefalcon said:

A bolster screwdriver is useful for brake drum removal, prybars and soft mallets likewise.

Then you should start researching green lanes.

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Is this what I would call an impact driver?

No, it's what you'd call a big pucking screwdriver.

Though an impact wrench is a very useful tool.

Stanleysteamer said:

+1^
Weirdly this seems to apply to many in the model range. I have managed without one for years but could have done with one for my Discovery 2. I was in France at the time and had to order two 9/16th combination spanners off the web to be able to do the job.

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Ha, and Land Rover said they were going metric in 1980.

tottot said:

Ha, and Land Rover said they were going metric in 1980.

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They would have gone metric by just changing the label on the bag of bolts from 9/16th to 14.30mm