What have you done to your Landie today.

@Trench Rat
I don’t know but if you turned them other way round would it still clamp wheel and then the long side touch bonnet,
That maybe would give better support to the bolts?
Or maybe same clamp for different wheels.

Just a thought,

J

marjon said:

@Trench Rat
I don’t know but if you turned them other way round would it still clamp wheel and then the long side touch bonnet,
That maybe would give better support to the bolts?
Or maybe same clamp for different wheels.

Just a thought,

J

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I’ll take a look in a mo. Cheers

I have replaced the new leaking water pump with the old one. I will order a new OEM one and keep the old one as a spare
All good and ready for tomorrow.......
@neilly perhaps a once over to be sure of the best chance of me actually completing Junes trip

My Old Landy said:

I have replaced the new leaking water pump with the old one. I will order a new OEM one and keep the old one as a spare
All good and ready for tomorrow.......
@neilly perhaps a once over to be sure of the best chance of me actually completing Junes trip

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You got a flat bed on standby for the ride home?

doriz said:

You got a flat bed on standby for the ride home?

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Of course, it's number one on the speed dial....

My Old Landy said:

Of course, it's number one on the speed dial....

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You'll be fine, you've almost rebuilt the thing since your last trip

doriz said:

You'll be fine, you've almost rebuilt the thing since your last trip

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twice....LOL.

I just fitted an air horn to mine, after the old snail horns got full of water and mud and ended up making a sound like a farting canary.
Hopefully next time a pikey and his caravan pull out on me I can give him the good news.

Cheers

neilly said:

twice....LOL.

I just fitted an air horn to mine, after the old snail horns got full of water and mud and ended up making a sound like a farting canary.
Hopefully next time a pikey and his caravan pull out on me I can give him the good news.

Cheers

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Dixie horn eh?

doriz said:

Dixie horn eh?

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Nah, was tempted, always loved the Dukes of Hazzard, but fitting 5 horns under the bonnet is too much hassle.

Cheers

Changed the front brake pads, found another knackered piston in the n/s/f caliper - this ‘kin thing will be all new by the time i’m finished

Changed the Front Diff Oil - sludgy brown cack, flushed and full of new stuff.

Strangely quiet.

slomofo said:

Changed the front brake pads, found another knackered piston in the n/s/f caliper - this ‘kin thing will be all new by the time i’m finished

Changed the Front Diff Oil - sludgy brown cack, flushed and full of new stuff.

Strangely quiet.

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Nice one less job for me

Axle All rebuilt on the S1.
Changed 1 U/S track Rod on the steering
And the test drive was 100miles home.

It’s been years since I’ve repaired a series.
Hope this lasts

@Trench Rat
Wrong way on the brackets

Few photos.
Why are tractor joints so finicky? Add to much grease & they don’t go together.

I've investigated Monday's breakdown. This had involved a lack of drive and a ride home on an AA flatbed truck. So, gearbox out for the second time in a fortnight. I was wondering whether the gearbox was the worse for my taking it apart the other day, but it seems fine. No, the culprit was this:

That splined boss in the middle of the clutch plate had come loose from the plate itself. That central part with holes in is just a stamped piece of sheet metal, and the boss goes through a hole in the middle and is merely staked to hold it in. Rather like Meccano wheels used to be made when I was young. Sometimes the boss would come loose and rotate independently of the rest of the wheel in a similar way to my clutch. The splined bit can be rotated independently of the rest of it. Seems a very flimsy way to attach the boss to the disc, seeing as it has to push the car along. You can also see hairline cracks radiating out from the centre. I don't think they're supposed to be there. The clutch is less than 18 months old. I'd have hoped for better things from branded parts. It's a Valeo not a bargain basement Ebay special.

Fortunately when this happened I was on an A road near Welshpool, so I was able to coast along and pull into a farm entrance. But it gives me the willies thinking about what if it had happened while I was accelerating hard to filter into a stream of motorway traffic

Right, waiting for a new clutch to show up. I hope it comes quickly because I've got to get it back together and get it MOTed shortly.

Damn! Seems to have posted twice. Sorry.

I've investigated Monday's breakdown. This had involved a lack of drive and a ride home on an AA flatbed truck. So, gearbox out for the second time in a fortnight. I was wondering whether the gearbox was the worse for my taking it apart the other day, but it seems fine. No, the culprit was this:
View attachment 178324 That splined boss in the middle of the clutch plate had come loose from the plate itself. That central part with holes in is just a stamped piece of sheet metal, and the boss goes through a hole in the middle and is merely staked to hold it in. Rather like Meccano wheels used to be made when I was young. Sometimes the boss would come loose and rotate independently of the rest of the wheel in a similar way to my clutch. The splined bit can be rotated independently of the rest of it. Seems a very flimsy way to attach the boss to the disc, seeing as it has to push the car along.

Hicap phill said:

@Trench Rat
Wrong way on the brackets

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Okay thanks. I’ll make adjustments tomorrow! Another thing the previous owner ****ed up.

Cheers Phil.

Got the new CB working, SWR is 1.2 /1.4 so all good.

Cheers

neilly said:

Got the new CB working, SWR is 1.2 /1.4 so all good.

Cheers

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I reet fancy one of these Rubber Duck

Removed rear Shocks, removed top rubber bushes and replaced with Poly Bushes
35 mins per side a doddle