Thread: The Ultimate FC

No idea, it came up in the box after watching one of the vids Ron had posted.

The line "you've got to be a bit mad to own one" made me chuckle!

Originally Posted by Sitec

The line "you've got to be a bit mad to own one" made me chuckle!

Its true......

The cabin glass is going back in after 7 months.


I can now get the wipers/washers and heater ect working again with the swim board which has the number plate attachted and start driving the silly thing again

Just looking at the last photo, and I spotted the white line markers on the hubs.. I knew that trans wind up was an issue but had not really thought about it until now. If the three left hubs/wheels and the three right hubs/wheels have to stay in time, the wind up would be massive!! Kerb bouncing now makes sense!!

I believe the drive line if in good condition is strong enough to handle the wind up.
I plan to fit drive disconnects between the wheels for I have found the vehicle performs better on loose surfaces and the wind up on hard surfaces can be felt when driving.
The vehicle should steer better and go better without the wind up.
Another reason I want to fit disconnects if I do blow a hub or bevel box, there is no parts in Australia..........I must look after the drive train no matter what.
Drive disconnects opens up options of fitting odd size tyres and towing the vehicle home if it breaks down.
The English stalwarts can drive hundreds of miles a day on hard roads without issue.
Keeping water out of the drive system and correct lube seems to be the key.
But the problem is a lot of these machines get thrown straight into a mud pit or people who has operated them didn't have the knowledge to service the vehicle correctly.
The white lines on the hub also show where the hub oil level plugs are .
I have put the drive disconnect plans on the back burner as I have more important basic things to sort out , like steering and oil leaks.
I plan to remove my first wheel station soon to fix that oil leak that has been giving me the ****s.

I believe the driving up a kerb to be bunkum

if you have tyres not exactly the same diameter or you drive anything other than a straight line then within a few yards the wind up is back to its tyre scrubbing max.( had vacuum actuator fail on my 101 with worn fronts and new rear tyres drove 40 miles home..lots of noise bad steering wise passengers said to bump up a kerb told them it was a waste of time so gave a try an low and behold within about 5 yards back to full wind up...)

other vehicles from Alvis with same drive and which are heavier were used on the streets of Northern Ireland without issues..for many years

water in bevel boxes I agree to be the cause of failure..not wind up

the bevel boxes can cope with the whole vehicle teetering over a ridge without fail surely more stress than a little tyre scrub.

Hi.
Found this tonight. Classic Land Rover film including a Stolly which has been cut in half.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWVzB_bLlKY]Combat Land Rover Line-up - YouTube[/ame]

Enjoy.
Ian