I had a good look at the stub axle - and ordered a new one.
And things are looking up - Telstra fixed my landline this morning after a week. Faulty connection 200m from the exchange.
Mahn England
DEFENDER 110 D300 SE '23 (the S M E G)
DEFENDER 110 wagon '08 (the Kelvinator)
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Ex 300Tdi Disco:
I had a good look at the stub axle - and ordered a new one.
And things are looking up - Telstra fixed my landline this morning after a week. Faulty connection 200m from the exchange.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Don't throw the old one out John. I recall you saying recently that "nothing is beyond restoration" or words similar to that............ even if it could only be used on my firewood storage Series I
Roger
I don't plan to!
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
To pick up the saga.
On the 18th, not only did my bearings and seals etc arrive at the CPA, but the river went down below the bridge, so I was abler to get there. Just as well too, as i had a planned birthday celebration (81) in the village hall on the 19th.
Even better, the new stub axle arrived on Monday (21st), so I hurried in to get it. Getting home, and unpacking it, it was immediately apparent that it was the wrong one.
The early 110s (such as mine) have the bearing adjustment setuup the same as the Series - there is an axial groove machined in the stubaxle. This locks a heavy washer next to the bearing from turning by a tab inside the washer, and then there is a nut, a lighter washer also with a tab, and the second nut. This lighter washer is bent up on one part and down on another to lock the nuts.
Later, and it is unclear just when, the groove on the stubaxle is replaced by a flat, and the single nut is locked by deforming it against the flat.
So the new stubaxle was useless. Came from the same people that had just supplied the new bearings and the correct tabbed washers. I phoned them and they have promised to supply the right part, hopefully within a week provided I pay for it as well as send back the wrong part. I am afraid I may have had some unkind words to the manager.
Since the registration was due on the 22nd, I put the old stubaxle in the lathe and cleaned it up enough to take the bearings, and reassembled it.
Yesterday (22nd) I was able to drive it in to town to get a pink slip, and renewed the registration. But when (if?) the right part turns up. I will have to pull it off and do the job again. The bearings should be OK, but if the seal runs on that stubaxle for any time, it will have had it.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
If the new stub axle is the same length as the original one then you may be able to use it by obtaining one of the washers to match the flat section on the stub. The washer then goes between the two nuts and is bent back over one of the flats of the inner nut and forward over the outer nut, thereby locking them.
IIRC there is also a spacer or thick washer that fits between the outer bearing and the inner nut.
On the other hand, I guess it would be nice to have all 4 stubs and lock washers the same.
I've replaced the single stake nuts on my Td5 Defender with the original (Series style) two nut setup as I didn't like the idea of a single use stake nut that came on the Td5 Defender.
Roger
The new stub axle is about a centimetre longer. I'm not certain there is room for that.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
I made another trip in to town on Tuesday, and got the mail on the way back - including the right stub axle.
So yesterday I fitted it. As soon as I pulled the halfaxle I found the bearing nuts were covered in iron filings. A look at the halfaxle showed where these came from - the halfaxle was rubbing on the inside of the stubaxle near its base, as a result of its misalignment, which I was aware of. This was a result of damage done when the inner bearing spun on the stubaxle.
To my surprise the seal was still OK. The major issue I had to deal with was getting the iron filings out of the outer bearing by repeated washing in turps. (rollers and races were unmarked, possibly because they are harder than the iron filings, but more likely because the filings did not get on them until I disturbed the nuts). There were no signs of them on the inner bearing.
When reassembling, I had a minor accident - the hub did not want to go in, the inner bearing sort of sticking on the stubaxle where the outer bearing sits. So I pulled the hub back by the free play between the inner bearing and the seal, and gave it a good push, using the weight of the hub. That worked, it slid home freely - except for the little finger on my left hand. There is only about 5mm clearance between the hub and the casting that spreads the load of the bolts on brake backing plate.
It took a while to stop the bleeding. It possibly should have a stitch, but I can't see myself driving very far until it heals a bit, and it is an hour's drive to town.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Sorry to hear about your finger John, I hope it heals OK.
Glad to hear that the County is mobile again.
Roger
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