Why you should perform proper and comprihensive maintenance

[Phoenix]

Because if you don't, your wheel bearings will fail and this will happen 8O :!:


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[hiline]

bet you couldn't do that again 8O 8O

nice wheel stunt Phoenix :wink: :wink:

[Phoenix]

I bet I couldn't either style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

the only damage is a loose u bolt, and a smal ding in the fuel tank!!!

lucky really style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Tyrepower]

At least you don't have to worry about unpacking the jack to fix it.!!
Your very lucky it happend at a slow speed on a straight road, or things could have been much worse. 8O

[hiline]

Originally posted by Phoenix
I bet I couldn't either :lol: :lol:

the only damage is a loose u bolt, and a smal ding in the fuel tank!!!

lucky really :D

very lucky

maybe you'd best get a lotto ticket style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Defender200Tdi]

8O

let me just repeat that

8O


Undoubtably the best Landie photo I've seen. :wink:



Paul style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[DaveS3]

Thats just plain lucky.

I cant believe the wheel ended up where it did, and you still stayed upright 8O

Very 8) Photo.

Dave

[Phoenix]

I'd have to agree there, might see if I can win some prizes with it :wink:

[RichardK]

Ripper Pic, would have made a great video clip if someone had ahppened to be in the right place at the right time.

I agree on preventative maintenance, I wrote about it some time ago when I had wheel bearing failure in the RR.

[VladTepes]

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And even funnier coz it happened to someone else.....

[DEFENDERZOOK]

after it happened and you realised you were going no where and something aint quite right then stepped out and saw what happened........



did you............................................







[size=18]<span style="color:green"> laugh or cry</span> :?: :?: :?: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif

[Phoenix]

it was far too funny to cry, so i'll take laugh style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

tell you what though, I was mighty carefull getting out. I ended up slithering out the passanger side, even after the wheels were chocked :!:

[DEFENDERZOOK]

ok, so what were the warnings and how long were they there for before it happened?

[Phoenix]

2 days before I thought I heard a noise like part of a tyre or brake pad rubbing. I put it down to a misadjusted handbrake that I had adjusted the day previous to that. other than that, nothing tangible. That noise went away.

I can look back and think of a couple of incidents, but hindsight is always an interesting thing :wink:

oh, wait, there were a couple of loud mechanical sounding thunk and crack noises about 2 seconds before the wheel came off style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DEFENDERZOOK]

thats hardly any warning or even no warning at all.

but once again being a landy it happens at home and not out in the middle of nowhere.

[Phoenix]

that much I was certainly glad for style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Phoenix]

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK
thats hardly any warning or even no warning at all.

but once again being a landy it happens at home and not out in the middle of nowhere.

however if I hadn't neglected to maintain the bearings properly, I may have spotted, or avoided the issue in the first place.

[incisor]

that nasty little nissan is up to no good and sobtaged your landy phoenix, you best put that nissan in a corral out the back mate....

[one_iota]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif :cry: :oops: 8O style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif :?

The appropriate caption is probably:

"A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum"

[Ace]

Its funny because no one was hurt. What actually caused it pheeny? Matt

[Yabbie]

Originally posted by Ace
Its funny because no one was hurt. What actually caused it pheeny? Matt

My guess would be that the front drivers side wheel lost contact with the front drivers side for say just a few moments. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

At last a LR that tells you when it "WANTS" to be worked on 8O

[Phoenix]

you know the missus blames the nissan for sabotaging it as well incisor 8O style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Cause, well, I eventually found some remains of the outer bearing, but I had to look really hard :oops:

[DiscoTDI]

I believe a standing ovation is in order for that one style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by jason+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jason)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Ace
Its funny because no one was hurt. What actually caused it pheeny? Matt

My guess would be that the front drivers side wheel lost contact with the front drivers side for say just a few moments. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

At last a LR that tells you when it "WANTS" to be worked on 8O[/b][/quote]

You should be a mechanic, with diagnostic skills like that, you could go places. Matt

[LandyAndy]

Very interesting Phoenix style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif
Speaking of preventative maintenece,I hope you got under and greased your unis whilst you had heaps of room under there style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif
Andrew

[DEFENDERZOOK]

to me it looks like someone jacked it up on wheels and stole the bricks!!

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK
to me it looks like someone jacked it up on wheels and stole the bricks!!

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Classic - thanks DefnederZook that made my day. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by Phoenix
tell you what though, I was mighty carefull getting out. I ended up slithering out the passanger side, even after the wheels were chocked :!:

8O How did you chock the wheels before getting out :?: 8O :?

[DEFENDERZOOK]

with bricks!!





before they stole them i guess

[LandyAndy]

Hi Vlad
You havent owned a Series Landy style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif
Surely you have seen "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
Didnt you know us Series Pilots all carry a spare handbrake inside the vehicle.A brick tied to a string,as seen in "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
Actually they are a factory bonus and usually stored on the floor next to the drivers' feet style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif
Andrew

[Yabbie]

Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by jason@
<!--QuoteBegin-Ace
Its funny because no one was hurt. What actually caused it pheeny? Matt

My guess would be that the front drivers side wheel lost contact with the front drivers side for say just a few moments. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

At last a LR that tells you when it "WANTS" to be worked on 8O

You should be a mechanic, with diagnostic skills like that, you could go places. Matt[/b][/quote]

I should be going places with the amount of times I get told to **** off. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[hiline]

nobody was telling you to **** off !!!

you just need to go places without the rest of us :wink:

[Phoenix]

Vlad, my dear wife was the one who decided it would be a good idea to chock the wheels. considering the position I was in I wasn't going to disagree style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[VladTepes]

Life Insurance papers haven't come through yet, then style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by jason+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jason)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-jason@
<!--QuoteBegin-Ace
Its funny because no one was hurt. What actually caused it pheeny? Matt

My guess would be that the front drivers side wheel lost contact with the front drivers side for say just a few moments. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

At last a LR that tells you when it "WANTS" to be worked on 8O

You should be a mechanic, with diagnostic skills like that, you could go places. Matt[/b][/quote]

I should be going places with the amount of times I get told to **** off. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/b][/quote]

Who keeps telling you to **** off? Matt

[Mick-Kelly]

I once overtook a boat trailer on the gateway that had smoke pouring out of its right wheel. talk about your catastrophic bearing failure. me and several other drivers were yelling at the blissfully unaware tower that his very expensive fiberglass toy was about to become just so many splinters on the freeway of life.

[harry]

8) you bloody taswegians,
that is not a safe way to jack a vehicle,
it contravenes the department of labour and industry guidelines under section 147 'rules and safety precautions for raising vehicles for the performance of maintenance and such like'
also refer to the 'land rover maintenance manual - series vehicles'
and 'tyres and the correct use of'
by the dunlop company
and also reference should be made to the 'lucas prince of darkness positioning of lamps and other electrical things'
wot will stuff up due to the unpermitted angles to which they have been subjected.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Mick&#045;Kelly
I once overtook a boat trailer on the gateway that had smoke pouring out of its right wheel. talk about your catastrophic bearing failure. me and several other drivers were yelling at the blissfully unaware tower that his very expensive fiberglass toy was about to become just so many splinters on the freeway of life.

I take it he didnt stop then. Matt

[Mick-Kelly]

8O :twisted:
Ha, i didnt stick around to find out. Im just glad the damn thing didnt let go while i was behind him.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Mick&#045;Kelly
8O :twisted:
Ha, i didnt stick around to find out. Im just glad the damn thing didnt let go while i was behind him.

Oh, i dont know, your landy would look good with a boat as a hood ornament. Matt

[DEFENDERZOOK]

Originally posted by harry
8) you bloody taswegians,
that is not a safe way to jack a vehicle,
it contravenes the department of labour and industry guidelines under section 147 'rules and safety precautions for raising vehicles for the performance of maintenance and such like'
also refer to the 'land rover maintenance manual - series vehicles'
and 'tyres and the correct use of'
by the dunlop company
and also reference should be made to the 'lucas prince of darkness positioning of lamps and other electrical things'
wot will stuff up due to the unpermitted angles to which they have been subjected.


you forgot being double parked.

[Ace]

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DEFENDERZOOK)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-harry
8) you bloody taswegians,
that is not a safe way to jack a vehicle,
it contravenes the department of labour and industry guidelines under section 147 'rules and safety precautions for raising vehicles for the performance of maintenance and such like'
also refer to the 'land rover maintenance manual - series vehicles'
and 'tyres and the correct use of'
by the dunlop company
and also reference should be made to the 'lucas prince of darkness positioning of lamps and other electrical things'
wot will stuff up due to the unpermitted angles to which they have been subjected.


you forgot being double parked.[/b][/quote]


Good point. How long did it take to move pheeny? Matt

[barney]

for christ's sake don't post those photos on the overlander forum, we'll never hear the end of it.
might be a good one to send in for the "up the creek" photo

[Ace]

Originally posted by barney
for christ's sake don't post those photos on the overlander forum, we'll never hear the end of it.
might be a good one to send in for the "up the creek" photo

Cant be anyworse than 100 series front IFS. Matt

[Ace]

Originally posted by barney
for christ's sake don't post those photos on the overlander forum, we'll never hear the end of it.
might be a good one to send in for the "up the creek" photo

Cant be anyworse than 100 series front IFS. Matt

[DEFENDERZOOK]

yeah yeah...we heard you the first time...

[Phoenix]

Originally posted by barney
for christ's sake don't post those photos on the overlander forum, we'll never hear the end of it.
might be a good one to send in for the "up the creek" photo


style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif already done both. from what gregor said they will probably be published. funnily enough not a lot was said about it on the overlander forum!!

it only took about 1/2 hour from it happening, to having it on the side of the road properly. it helps when your meibour is a rigger and had access to a few jacks, one of which was a trolley jack 8)

[DEFENDERZOOK]

another land rover plus......quick to repair.

[DiscoTDI]

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK
another land rover plus......quick to repair.

more to the point able to repair :wink:

[VladTepes]

speaking of boat trailer bearings - a friend bought a new boat (with new trailer) and as he drove away less than 5 km from the dealer the thing started smoking to buggery. Turns out the dealer hadn't greased the bearings of the newly constructed trailer.

He finally got that issue sorted out and after the first service of the boat, he went to go out for the day. He decided to check the oil levels in the gearbox before heading out. Guess what ? There was none. Yep, none.
Now wouldn't that have been annoying (to say the least) to get out there and have the gearbox destroy itself.

The boat place was unapologetic about the issue. Guess who's never going back tio them, and has been telling everyone he knows to avoid same. He's just ****ed off they got $35K of his hard-earned.

[Tyrepower]

Another good reason why everyone should have some basic understanding of mechanics and try and do the simple things at home. Or at least be able to make sure, what you pay for is what you get.

[DiscoTDI]

I can top that, I used to deal with the Hyundai dealerships in brisbane a fair bit, One day while I was there the transporter was running the new Trajets off the truck and as he took it round the corner and up the drive it made the most awful sounding grinding crunching sound and stopped. They dragged it into the workshop and found no oil in the diffs, they checked the rest of them on the truck and none of them had oil.


love quality control style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by Tyrepower
Another good reason why everyone should have some basic understanding of mechanics and try and do the simple things at home. Or at least be able to make sure, what you pay for is what you get.


Thats what i reckon. To many people get ripped off because they dont understand what a mechanic is doing to their car and why. Matt

[DEFENDERZOOK]

the simple things like oil changes which you pay big bucks for can be done by anyone.

i can tell you how to do it right now its that simple.

and best of all you know it has been changed, what grade of oil is used and when it was changed. another plus is while you are under your truck you get to check around to see if anything is leaking.

the more time you spend under your own truck the more chance you got of recognizing if something is out of place. the more chance of being able to get going if something happens out in the middle of nowhere.







if any one wants advice on how to do oil changes just ask or pm me.
the more you know to do yourself the better off you will be,
both financial wise and knowledge wise.

[Ace]

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK
the simple things like oil changes which you pay big bucks for can be done by anyone.

i can tell you how to do it right now its that simple.

and best of all you know it has been changed, what grade of oil is used and when it was changed. another plus is while you are under your truck you get to check around to see if anything is leaking.

the more time you spend under your own truck the more chance you got of recognizing if something is out of place. the more chance of being able to get going if something happens out in the middle of nowhere.







if any one wants advice on how to do oil changes just ask or pm me.
the more you know to do yourself the better off you will be,
both financial wise and knowledge wise.

I pretty much do everything myself unless i dont have the gear or time. Matt