cornish rattler · Oct 6, 2014

Hi guys

Just realised i need to open a new thread about my disco 300tdi rear axle that i am fitting to my 1988 2.5td ( 200tdi ) 90 that i have done a minor rebuild too, replaced wheel bearings, hub seals, ect, new rear disc's, pads, and new caliper's ( old axle has drums ) hence reason for swapping the axle's over.

here are a few pic's of getting the axle ready for stripping after rebuilding the front axle.

cornish rattler · Oct 6, 2014

These pic's are of the axle after being stripped

cornish rattler · Oct 6, 2014

And these pic's are of the axle with all the new internal parts ( as said ) fitted and some of the new external parts fitted after being painted, new brake caliper's, disc's and pad's. as I am still waiting for some other parts to arrive, new extended diff drive flange, flexi brake pipe, A frame ball joint, and some copper brake pipe ready to make up the new brake pipes up and fitting the axle this Saturday

cornish rattler · Oct 6, 2014

These pic's are of the axle being removed from my make shift bench ( trailer ) ready for fitting the other parts and getting the axle ready for fitting aswell

cornish rattler · Oct 8, 2014

All the bits i ordered the other day have arrived ready for fitting the axle this Saturday

Paul D · Oct 8, 2014

Nice to see you did the right thing and removed the stone catchers .. er .. guards ..

cornish rattler · Oct 10, 2014

Paul D said:
Nice to see you did the right thing and removed the stone catchers .. er .. guards ..

Yeah was a bit unsure at first but after hearing everyone say about stones and crap getting jammed inside i decided to leave them off, son is going after another job today and if he gets the job he mite have to use the landy for a while till he gets sorted with a company car, the axle that is on it now is ok but is spewing oil out of both half shaft flanges and we have cleaned out the breather and its still doing it so decided the other week we will fit a 300 axle and have better brakes aswell and easy maintenance

top drive · Oct 10, 2014

what was the damage on the refurb in parts if you dont mind me asking.

need to budget for similar on my axles - stolen from my v8 disco.

cornish rattler · Oct 10, 2014

top drive said:
what was the damage on the refurb in parts if you dont mind me asking.

need to budget for similar on my axles - stolen from my v8 disco.

will let you know tomorrow but think it would be around £50ish for the normal stuff like bearings / seals ( didn't go into the diff ) but replaced caliper's, disc's, and pads which bumped it up to about £150ish

top drive · Oct 10, 2014

fair dose. thats about what i figured.

front axle needs a fair chunk more unfortunantly

no point changing the swivels without doing all the seals and bearings while im in there

cornish rattler · Oct 13, 2014

Fitted the rear axle on Saturday gave it a run round and everything was ok then son and g/friend went to blackpool for the evening and bedded the rear brakes in and it just feel great, used the radius / trailing arms that came with the axle as the bushes looked better than the ones in ours, anyway here is a few pic's of how it all went removing the old axle and fitting the new one

cornish rattler · Oct 13, 2014

and the last few

Paul D · Oct 13, 2014

Nicely done ..

Naylz · Oct 13, 2014

Nice work

cornish rattler · Oct 13, 2014

Naylz said:
Nice work

Cheer's dave, going to enjoy the 90 for a couple of months and do a few play days get Christmas over then start saving for the new galv chassis and everything else we will need for the chassis swap, hopefully now andy ( son ) has got this new job he can help more with buying stuff.

going to the buxton off road pay and play site this Saturday if anyone is going

Naylz · Oct 13, 2014

Prefer greenlaning myself, not been to a pay and play to be honest. Really glad your enjoying the 90 and your planning on giving it immortality in the form of a galvanised chassis

I'm off on a night Laning tour at the end of this month somewhere in Wales with Carpenters 4x4 tours, should be fun, they gave me a tour of Derbyshire earlier this month was a great day out.

cornish rattler · Oct 13, 2014

Naylz said:
Prefer greenlaning myself, not been to a pay and play to be honest. Really glad your enjoying the 90 and your planning on giving it immortality in the form of a galvanised chassis I'm off on a night Laning tour at the end of this month somewhere in Wales with Carpenters 4x4 tours, should be fun, they gave me a tour of Derbyshire earlier this month was a great day out.

Yeah its just up the road from me really as we tried to go there not long after we bought it but the weather was that bad on the day it was canceled

and we was amongst at least another 10 vehicles waiting to go in but couldn't and done a few bits on the landy since so hopefully will be able to try the landy out this time but like you i prefer greenlaning aswell

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Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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