Discovered this yesterday..

[spudfan]

Yesterday when removing the wheels from the LR88, having first cracked them with an extension bar and a 27mm socket (they hadn't been off for a while and were very tight), I used a half inch ratchet and a 27 mm socket to take them off rather than the wheelbrace. I found this was easier than the wheel brace. Thought I'd pass it on.
She is up on axle stands to allow me to clean and paint the axles and springs etc.
Funny thing this, but when I'd given everything a brushing and cleaning seems I found one or two more leaks. Appears that all the crud and dirt helps seal in the fluids!
Once scrubbed and cleaned a quick use of the vacuum cleaner gets rid of any small stuff left lying about.
Got the axles, springs and shocks etc undercoated this morning, hope to get the top gloss coat on tomorrow.
Once the wheels are back on no one will even notice that I'd done anything to the old lady's underparts but me. But I'll sleep easier......Sad life I know[bigwhistle]

[Chops]

You forgot to post some pics 🤔

[loanrangie]

And yes oil and dirt do seal and protect metal, couple of my dad's vintage dodges were like new once you clean the 80 years of congealed dirt/oil combo off the engine and drive train.

[spudfan]

You forgot to post some pics ��

Well here is the finished article. I got the gloss coat on this morning. The paint job is of no practical use whatsoever and only sad people like me who look under Land Rovers will notice it as you can see by the last photo.! It actually looked very well with just the mat undercoat on, maybe next time....

[Sitec]

That's a very straight Series you have there! :)

[spudfan]

That's a very straight Series you have there! :)
The old girl had a galvanised chassis and a new bulkhead fitted a year or so ago. I ment to tidy up the axles/springs etc while this was being done but circumstances dictated otherwise. It would have been easier with them removed rather than in situ. I had the injectors overhauled recently and the old girl is very sprightly. She has the original 2.25 5 main bearing diesel engine. Solihull designated it a 2.3. There are photos of her inside and outside after the rebuild on here somewhere. I have a Rocky Mountain overdrive fitted which is the only non standard item fitted to her. Makes a big difference to the noise and revs once she hits anything over 30. She'll cruise at 50 mph comfortably (relatively speaking of course) and will hit 60 mph given time on the flat once warmed up. I accept her for what she is and love her accordingly. Glad you like her. She was born in 1982.

[JDNSW]

Problem I have with repainting the axles, especially the front axle, is that a lot of the tracks I drive on have high grass in the centre, and with the omnipresent dust, this makes short work of paint, with the lower parts of the front axle usually bright metal!

[spudfan]

Yeah, it's a cosmetic exercise more than anything else.