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poor billynomates42.......:p

The workings of a gearbox were a total mystery to me, so I was looking forward to taking this on apart to see what I could learn. What I did learn was that I seem to have become allergic to parrafin all of a sudden so not only is it good at cleaning bit off gearbox, it also removes my skin...

This lot of work was done back at the may day bank holiday. Went out and got myself a new cheap parts washer and set about dismantling the gearbox. The hand brake was full of ****ty oil thanks to the knacker seal. Oil in the transfer box was contaminated with water- no suprise there! It all came...

I'm just glad it was bin day yesterday! Got home and found the delivery ticket for my workshop manual from paddocks pushed through my door, it read "parcel in the bin round the back". Suppose it was better than it being returned to central depot and all that crap.

Had another good day on the landy today. Pressure washed off most of the crap from the gearbox and then got the whole gearbox removed. I'm so glad that I ain't driving this about anymore, can't believe how many nuts and bolts are missing not to mention other shoddy work carried out by previous...

I'm upset now! There was a set sold 2 miles away from me for £200 last week. And they had a series 2a 109 landrover still attached to 'em!

Finally managed to get some pain killing injections (jeesis they hurt) for my back a week ago so finally felt up to starting work on my series 2a. It's surprising what you can get done in a couple of hours with a few spanners. Managed to get the cab off, the floor up, the seatbox out and the...

Ahm a reet fat bastid me, and I always knew it was down to water releasing all its energy inside me. For years i tried to soak up the water by eating cakes and pies and stuff but that didn't work. Then I thought that to stop the hydrogen releasing out the water, a layer of oil on top would help...

I'm planning to clear my landrover out tomorrow, full of mud, dog hair and macdonalds wrappers. Didn't know I might have a crowd.

Sounds like you've got yourself a good lady there! It's a great starting point in owning a landy to have her indoors keen on the idea. I think that budget should secure what you are looking for as long as you look hard enough. Keep a watchful eye for any landys that have been botched to get...

Once you've got the roof off, give the landys interior a good hoover before you take it out on the road. Then beware that when you get up to around 40mph, all the dust that you missed will start flying around and get into your eyes so it probably wouldn't be wise to take it straight out onto a...

That won't get them very high

I was more worried cos some people call it tiger grass:eek:

Doesn't the -ate ending suggest that oxygen is part of the chemical bond? Surley it should end with -ide? Did you see that bit in Viz where some science student had done a research paper involving "copper nano bolts". Whenever they were referred to, the nano bolts had been shortened down to...

I've just been mowing our elephant grass yesterday, but we'll not be having a harvest from it till next year. Then I can start saving the planet! cough!

Just to get you prepared/****ed off, oilseed rape is currently trading at around £340/tonne for next harvests crop. I think that we can expect to see plenty more price rises for veg oil!

I seem to remember reading about a fella who ran a monkey spunk moped. Think it performed quite well as long as it reached the nearest zoo before the fuel tank ran dry. There was a whole report about it in Viz magazine a few years ago. Hope this helps Cuthbert

I don't know if this; Ashcroft Transmissions would be of any interest to you clivees? Suppose if your current transfer box has got some headache like mine has it might be worth considering and you get higher gearing for about the same/less than a possibly knackered s/h overdrive. I know that...

Cheers fellas, I'm learning, which is always good!

What is that "spring wrap" they are talking about? Is it the axle trying to rotate and flexing the spring or something?