Put the nackered Defender axles on the Disco, all a bit fraught and nothing done up tight but done well enough just so I can put wheels on, move the Disco and get the caravan and trailer out .. and provide somewhere for the Defender to park!
What a bloody job!
Trailing arms, bolt threads were nackered, someone (me!) 'it 'em wiv' a' 'ammer ... so they needed re-working. Similarly the radius arm bolts threads were a bit sus. _Everything_ had got rusty, not that I'm surprised, but I used more 3in1 than I ever have!! A-frame bolts surprisingly went straight in quite easily, but the axle pivot wouldn't tighten up fully, but no worries, it ain't gonna be used in anger!
However, both axle internals all actually feel very, very good! Wheel bearings, CV's, diffs all felt silky smooth, less play than what's on the Defender now, though the brakes had seized on, but that was an easy fix. 'course, there's no brakes at all on it now, even the handbrake won't work 'cos there's no props on it either .. watch my posts for a sale soon ..
Thinking aloud here, on about welding the diffs up and using one halfshaft cap for on road and 'full' shaft for extreme lanes or mud, so I have a locked rear diff. Maybe, if it works, I'll do the same for the front, and change diffs back to 10 spline. Not sure it's possible 'cos I have a feeling the stub axles are different between '89 2.5TD 90 and '97 300Tdi Disco, we can but try!
Got rid of the polytunnel, it really wasn't worth saving after the running repairs and breakages during the 80+mph winds we had over christmas/new year ish, but won't hesitate to buy another if it's ever needed!
All in all quite a productive day. Hopefully it's gonna make up for tomorrow, going to Nottingham to see the in-laws. Love 'em to bits but stuff's happening just now that isn't right good and we need to be there when we can.
