New OneTen User

[Phoenix]

Not owner, user (although maybe owner one day ;) )

Dad has bought an 85 OneTen with V8. Pretty standard. Power steering, no aircon (vents, yay :D ) 4 speed box, foam air filters (must replace tehm with normal air filter) worn tyres, bullbar, winch and overdrive.

It's a white 5 door wagon, and though I think he should have bought a diesel, they are hard to find, and about twice the price of this one, let alone this one being local!

So questions.

Anybody got a pic of a standard engine bay?

There is a clunk in the back, A frame brush or diff? only clunks when I change ghears badly really. Hopefully the a frame.

I'm sure we will have more questions as we go. Makes it ironic that I have a user manual (in the flesh) for one somewhere LOL

[p38arover]

There is a clunk in the back, A frame brush or diff? only clunks when I change ghears badly really. Hopefully the a frame.

Get a tyre lever and lever on the A-frame ball joint. If there's any play, that's probably the problem. They are cheap ($30 - not the MaxiDrive unit!) but can be difficult to remove. You can buy adjustable ones.

Ron

[Phoenix]

Cool, will do when it's collected and I have the time. It shows signs of having done some towing, but everything else is pretty tight, so I think the ball joint is the culprit.

Also, do these normally have 3 seats in the front, or has the owner removed the storage box that I see there more commonly? Wonder if it's worth putting the box back in...

[p38arover]

My V8 County had a storage box and 2 seats

[Phoenix]

Most i've seen photos of are the same. I'll have to have a closer look, might see if somebody wants to swap.

Oh, and this one has 187000 km on the clock. Not too bad. A bit rough around the edges, but otherwise good.

[Lewy110]

As long as you pay the postage I will send you my old one thats just sitting around in my shed

[mac]

Have a look at this ZA Landy website:

Land Rover "A" Frame Ball Joint (http://www.landyonline.co.za/techtalk/a_frame_ball_joint.htm)

Mac

[Phoenix]

As long as you pay the postage I will send you my old one thats just sitting around in my shed

mmm, very tempting. Might take you up on that ;)

[wovenrovings]

There was two (possibly more trim levels). Some had a centre front seat standard some had a centre box.

[rick130]

the clunk can also be the A frame to chassis bushes too.
That's where mine came from, and it was play between the crush tube and bolt.
Thankfully shouldn't be the dreaded Defender 'axle spline gone' clunk, as it'll have oil lubed wheel bearings.

[EchiDna]

10 seat omnibus owner here :)

3 in the front, 3 in the middle, 4 in the back... well that's what the compliance plate says anyway...

[Col.Coleman]

I fit 15 in mine once. 3, 4 8. All girls on a night out. Payed me $50 to drop them in the city. Gotta love trying to get a cab in Brissie on the weekend.

[foz.in.oz]

Clunks in the back can come from several sources. Check all the suspension fittings, radius arm mounts to axle/chassis etc. as well as ball joint. Also, if this does not cure it check the bolts on the prop shaft flanges. Not unheard of for the output flange centre nut to come loose either. Remove prop shaft to check this if all else has not improved things.

Ray