Thread: Gav's 101.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Only a Mod here, a very naughty boy by all accounts for daring to ask such a question. I’ve been kicked off 3 forums in total, all for what I would consider minor things.

- Asking when a part listed would be available again - got a tirade from someone about it being a volunteer thing, etc which I replied I understood but was just asking when, not demanding - gone....

- An X trail forum - started a thread because I couldn’t find anything similar - owner moved it to a thread which was 3 years old - no probs there, it actually answered my question, but he absolutely gave me both barrels for starting a new thread when one already existed - so I gave him both barrels back... gone...

- A caravan forum where someone was giving bad and dangerous electrical advise - I stepped in to clarify a few points - gone... with a nasty PM about minding my own business. I replied I had a copy of the thread (which I did) and his email which I would certainly use if anyone was injured or killed because of this guy’s advice - the whole thread disappeared but I was never allowed back...

So far so good here... 😇😊

Sounds familiar. I once criticised a bloke in the UK for advising folk to re-use certain brake caliper bits for a Discovery when the WS Manual said not to do under any circumstances for safety reasons. I didn't get the arse but was sternly reprimanded & his post was removed pronto. I have often wondered how many lives have been saved by that.

Onwards & upwards.

All your above sounds fair & reasonable. Some people are quite precious & protective it seems.


Did you happen to notice that cyst like bulge in my left facial cheek? It is not a cyst or a Gum Boil it is my tongue, firmly planted. I tend to do that a lot these days.

Anyway, it would be very difficult to do if it was my lower cheek, not unless one had a tongue like a certain Lizard.

Had a day off today and got a lot more done. The LHS is now fully complete. I do however have to pull the RHS hub back off. Although the run out on the disc is within an acceptable spec on the first side I did, I found I got the second side a lot better - my prep was a lot more meticulous and I’m pretty sure I can improve things so I’ll whip the hub off I’ve already done and pull the disc and adaptor and see if I can get it as good as the other one.

Pics of the complete side. Got to say that if you didn’t know better - this would look like it came out if the factory like this. Hoping that with the other Mods to the brake system that the braking performance is improved. But even if it’s the same as the drums (which were really quite good with the dual diaphragm booster installed) I’ll still get the benefits of what discs will bring. 👍

Untitled by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Untitled by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

and the ease of pad replacement...
mere minutes a side.
The D1's were like this.



I wonder what else those calipers would fit ---

Originally Posted by Homestar

Had a day off today and got a lot more done. Untitled by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Untitled by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Hmmm I see you are part of the "paint all the pointy bits red" - that is just so yesterday

Garry

Yesterday? i understood that was the norm for those parts for Mil. vehicles.

Open to be corrected though.

Never seen it on in-service mil vehicles in Aust.

Oh by the way - just a bit of good humoured sledging between 101 owners . I am sure Gav will have a great come-back.

It was a MOD thing , So the squaddies don't undo the flange nuts to change a wheel , Red = dont touch , White (on the wheel nuts) = undo me . Squaddies cant really be that stupid can they ??

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Never seen it on in-service mil vehicles in Aust.

Oh by the way - just a bit of good humoured sledging between 101 owners . I am sure Gav will have a great come-back.

All good mate, It takes more than that to wind me up (Something like a new Deefer thread maybe..) Mine is not Australian, it's ex British RAF and that was the done thing back then. I have refrained from painting the pintles as some do in the UK, but the drive flange nuts were red in service for a time.