Operation Ralph!

[ezyrama]

I blew a waterpump last time we went out in Ralph, I was going to replace it this weekend along with the brake booster but the call of the open road was too much. Steph & I jumped on the bikes and cruised to port macquarie, did the 300 twisties up and over the oxley highway today and are now sitting at the imperial hotel in Armidale with a nice bottle of merlot. I got to play fireman on the steam engine today at timbertown which was a hoot, (my grandfather used to build steam engines). Cruising thru dorrigo, ulong, grafton, lawrence, casino, kyogle and back home tomorrow so i might get time monday to make a start on Ralph monday. Enjoy your ling weekend all.
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

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Steph said i was like a kid in a candy shop. Now all i have to do is get to do the same thing on the nswgr 3801
Cool!

[ezyrama]

And the best part about it was the engine driver was a Landy nut, he has 10 old ones from 1's to 3's and a 2010 90" as well. He even held the train up to ask me if i wanted to go for another run in the cab on the next trip. Thx Darryl, it was fun.
Cheers Ian

[Johnno1969]

And the best part about it was the engine driver was a Landy nut

London to a brick he likes old tractors too.

[ezyrama]

Actually he is a tractor nut as well.

[scanfor]

784407844178442
Steph said i was like a kid in a candy shop. Now all i have to do is get to do the same thing on the nswgr 3801
Cool!

You lucky, lucky bastard!

[Johnno1969]

Actually he is a tractor nut as well.

My God, what an enormous shock that is.

[ezyrama]

Morning All
Just got sent this. how cool!. It gives me some idea's for a man cave!!

[randb]

I have just joined the forum and have finished reading the whole thread, what a great story. Thanks for all your efforts. My goal is a S2a restoration too.

Thanks again.

[ezyrama]

Thanks Ranb
Welcome mate. The one and only rule with your restoration :BigThumb: is, photo's are a must (and no it's not because we can't read):rulez:

Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

Well after much procrastination, I finally started pulling the front of Ralph apart to change the gearbox. The water pump (pictured) was completely Ted's Brother. Ordering a new one this morning. I was not looking forward to this but once I started, I really got into it again, sad ain't it :D. I managed to get everything disconnected from the engine last night, I will get the floor out tonight, disconnect the clutch slave cylinder, handbrake, speedo cable and rear drive shaft. Whilst I am at it, the brake booster needs to come out for a rebuild (bypassed at the moment) and the cabin fan is seized as well, so that has to come out. I am also going to replace the front springs while I'm at it as Ralph has quite a sag on the driver's side, (That's my story and I'm sticking to it). I should be able to lift the lot out on Saturday, pull the motor and gearbox apart and get a new clutch plate and pressure plate to go in after I get the flywheel machined by the guy who checked out the reco gearbox for me. Looks like I have a busy weekend ahead of me.
Cheers Ian

[scanfor]

I think I can see your problem there Ian!
It did well to get you home.
Sounds like a fun weekend coming up.

[ezyrama]

I think I can see your problem there Ian!
It did well to get you home.
Sounds like a fun weekend coming up.

You can join in the fun if your free!!!

[scanfor]

You can join in the fun if your free!!!

Might be on Sunday, Lachy's keen to help, just need to find something to keep little miss entertained for the day.

[ezyrama]

Might be on Sunday, Lachy's keen to help, just need to find something to keep little miss entertained for the day.
Thanks Mate, let me know if you can make it. Happy hour starts at 4pm as well and it's our turn for the camping riff raff to come over and sit around the fire pit.

[ezyrama]

Here goes nothing82132 gearbox n all.

[ezyrama]

Nope, no go. Couldnt get the handbrake drum to drop low enough because of the crossbrace, had to split them and pull the engine out separately, now for the box.

[ezyrama]

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[ezyrama]

Well I got it all out, I finally got the water pump Sunday (they kept sending the wrong one). The flywheel, pressure plate and clutch plate have been sent to NPC Performance Clutches in Brisvegas and the dodgy brake booster is at the brake place next to work here at Southport. I'll re-fit the gearbox next Saturday, fit the water pump and the new parabolic springs. At the moment I don't think I will have the clutch kit back (unless they have a quick turnaround time in Brissie) in time for next weekend, so that might have to wait for a couple of weeks as we are off to Rover Park with the GCLRO club the following weekend for a bit of fun and 4wding. It's a bit of Deja Vu in the 2nd photo from about 12 months ago when I had Ralph in bits. Also attached are a couple of photo's of inside the new gearbox with the top cover removed, Looks and feels very good and tight.
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

The Parabolic springs turned up yesterday so I couldn't help myself last night and fitted up the drivers side, I know I know, I didnt take a photo, it was too dark so i'll take one tonight. Ralph is sitting better already. I'll do SWMBO's side tonight. I also refitted the rebuilt brake booster and plumbed it in. I was surprised I even found the brake line I took out to bypass it. Picking up the new (re-cond) gearbox in the morning to fit Saturday. Looking forward to taking Ralph for a spin when I get him back together. One question, when I pulled the old box out one of the reverse flicky over contraption springs on the top of the box committed suicide and snapped, If I still have one original spring on it, any spring of the same length should work OK shouldn't it as I haven't found a genuine replacement yet and the new box dosen't have that reverse latch mech on it.

[Timj]

Pretty sure I bought a couple of those springs from FWD here in Brisbane a while ago. Have you tried then?

[harry]

if you really need a spring, I have a spare set from my original gearstick, which you can borrow , if you need it quickly, I think my new gearstick may be missing one, as it is really easy to find reverse if I aint carefull

[ezyrama]

Thanks Tim/ Harry. I'll double check the new box when i pick it up tomorrow. I didnt think of FWD as last 2 times i called they told me they got rid of all their series stuff to a scrap metal guy (unbelievable what power bean counters can wield). Just got the passenger parabolic in and he sits pretty well .
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Regards Ian

[ezyrama]

Harry, all good on the spring, they are on the new box but it Looks like the bell housings have different spacings between the holes to line up to the back of the engine. The reco box is a suffix B and the original is suffix D. Was there any difference that anyone knows about?.

[ezyrama]

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New "B" housing

[ezyrama]

82557
Original "D" housing

[JDNSW]

Harry, all good on the spring, they are on the new box but it Looks like the bell housings have different spacings between the holes to line up to the back of the engine. The reco box is a suffix B and the original is suffix D. Was there any difference that anyone knows about?.

As far as I know, the only difference in bell housings is between the four and the six. Certainly did not change with suffix letter.

John

[ezyrama]

Hi John. From what i know, Ralph was originally a six cylinder according to qld transport records but it looks like i have a 4 cylinder bell as there is a 10mm diff in diameter. Will have to swap them over. The 4 cylinder i had in Smeg (series3) was a lot smaller in diameter though.

[Timj]

The general consensus is that the later the suffix the better the gearbox as they made changes through the years that fixed reliability issues but the Series 2a suffix B had one really good thing about it. Just for that suffix, in the transfer case, they changed from a small intermediate shaft to a larger one but kept the old low range gearing which I think was 2.9 as against 2.35 in all the later transfer cases. Well worth keeping that even if the gearbox doesn't work out :). But it's not really hard to change the bell housing over.

Harry, if it is not locking out of reverse properly and both springs are there they may just need to be adjusted to make it work properly.

Cheers,

TimJ.

[landy2a]

what clutch slave cylinder set up do you have with the td 27? iam doing the conversion now but iam a bit stuck on the linkages any help would be good..cheers!

[ezyrama]

Tim, we changed over the bell but managed to stuff the end bearing
( rollers fell out) and damaged the rear face putting the bell back on. Dismantled the new box and pulled out the shaft, will have to get another bearing nxt week. Landy, the slave set up is just a standard 2a set off the side of the bell housing.
Thanks again For your help today Harry, much appreciated.
Cheers Ian82575825768257782578

[harry]

who said to look out for the layshaft rear bearing?
'coulda said it a bit louder, --- yep, I buggered it.


this gearbox is so good, even still has the grease on the bearings from assembly.

[ezyrama]

It was a team buggering effort!!!!
Oh well at least i am getting a lesson on how a series gearbox comes apart and goes back together. At least we found[ATT82582 a couple of problems in the old box.ACH]82581[/ATTACH]

[Timj]

Hi Ian,

That bearing is a bugger. Looks like the bearing you had in there is the cheaper type. I just rebuilt a series 3 box and had real trouble with the layshaft bearing that came with the kit I got. I ended up having to buy another bearing and it was not cheap to get a good one. CBC got an RP (English) bearing for me and it cost $100. The difference in quality and ease of fitment was very obvious. I could not even get the layshaft in because the rollers in the bearing kept tilting and even falling out. Put the RP bearing in and the shaft fitted first time.

Cheers,

Tim.

[Timj]

One thing that can make the layshaft a little easier to get in place is to use a bit of string to hold the reverse idler gear forwards while you manoeuvre it in. Then just pull one end of the string and it comes out. In the series 3 the layshaft should be in place before you try to put on the bell housing and it a real juggling act to hold the constant gear in place while you put it all together but I am not sure that the Series 2 is the same from the manual I have.

Cheers,

Tim.

[ezyrama]

Thanks for the info Tim, i"ll go shopping on Monday and track one down. Steph just said its time to crack a bottle of red and who am I to argue with that!.decisions decisions. 82587
Have a good night,
Regards Ian

[ezyrama]

Well I got the lay-shaft tail bearing, (RTC1412) and a new gasket kit for the box. I just dropped off the main box housing to an old engineering friend who is removing the bearing shell from the box and fitting the new bearing to the
lay-shaft for me. Hopefully we can get the box back together and refitted with the engine this Saturday and Sunday which is Fathers Day, I get to do what I want :). I have to replace the clutch on the bike tonite as we are off for 10 days, riding to Canberra the following weekend for the Floriade Festival and wedding anniversary, we found a route down and back that doesn't touch either the Pacific or New England Hwy's which will be a lot more relaxing, and we have a club trip to Border Ranges National Park 2 weeks after that and I want to swag it in Ralph.
Regards Ian

[ezyrama]

Got the new gearbox back together with Harry and scanfor's help, thx guys. Put it back in place this morning, fitted up the rear prop shaft but the front one is about 1/2" too short to mate up to the transfer case. There was no markings on the new parabolic springs to show front or back but i was wondering if they could of been fitted back to front. Has anyone else come across this?
Cheers Ian

[harry]

get a tape measure and measure the wheelbase.

[JDNSW]

If the front is sitting too high the prop shaft may be too short. (Immediate question - I assume the engine is in place?). If the front and rear springs are different, and they should be, it is likely that having front and rear interchanged could give this result. Measuring wheelbase will not help.

John

[ezyrama]

I managed to get a lot of the ancillaries sorted out yesterday, slave cylinder is back in, as are the fuel lines, electrical to the engine and the radiator refitted and plumbed in, coolant added, oil and filter changed. Ralph fired first hit, but wouldn't switch off till I realised I wired the fuel cut off solenoid to a live terminal on the starter switch (D'OH). Now to bleed the clutch, brakes and refit the front guards, fit the front drive shaft and hopefully take it for a run later this week and see if the parabolics in the front are as good as reports.

[ezyrama]

Well Ralph is all back together and I am happy to report that the gearbox is as smooth as a politician on polling day. It's a lot quieter than the old gearbox as well. Having the the new brake booster is great but I do think there is still a bit of air somewhere in the system. I have pressure bled it about 4 times but it still doesn't "feel right" sometimes if you know what I mean. It is being looked at by the brake guys next door to work so hopefully they might have a bit better luck than I. The front drive shaft slotted straight back in after I re fitted the motor (should have thought of that before asking the question). I adjusted up the clutch but I could not get anywhere near the 158mm it says in the manual for the pedal height off the floor. The best I can get with the pedal arm hard up against the front of the pedal box is 135mm. Seems to be working quite well though. New parabolics in the front end also have a softer ride which is nice. This weekend is a 2 night club trip to Rathdowney and thru the Border Ranges Nat Park, so I might have to drag the swag out of the back shed and take him for a wee jaunt on Saturday.
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

Just had the brakes looked at, the bloody rear passenger brake hose lock nut into the drum housing was loose. Some heavy handed gorilla must of stripped it:angel:. Luckily it was only the nut (no not this nut). Bizarre as it wasn't leaking when I bled it but Neil at the brake place showed me, anyhow he cut it off and fitted a new nut so I will see how it goes now. He did say that the front shoes weren't sitting 90 degrees to the drums on the screws, will pull them back off tomorrow and have a look at what is going on.

[ezyrama]

I Went camping and swagged it on the weekend in Ralph with the 4wd club, unfortunately the alternator let go and flattened the battery. managed to get by with some solar panels but the fuel pick up blocked up on me a couple of times. Had to split a joint in the fuel hose to the filters and blow back down it to clear it. Stripped it out yesterday arvo when I got home to find this. Hopefully after a new alternator and a tank flush, it will be all good again. We drove through to Cattle Station Creek in the Border Ranges Nat Park for a BBQ lunch and a cruise back down Lyons Rd to the camp site. It's amazing how much stuff you can get in the back of an 88" for one person.

[ezyrama]

Well I finally got a chance to take Ralph for a run with the club the other weekend, left home with swmbo to cruise over to the Southport Spit for a club BBQ, with the door tops off, got 5 minutes down the road and it started to bucket down, turned the wipers on and yep, the drivers side one decided not to work:p. All my tools were under the table, chairs, esky, dogs that i loaded in the back so i just drove on. I managed to get over there without too much trouble, the rain stopped about 5 km from the bbq, luckily it was only the cam connected to the drive pin that was a bit loose. Ghe club is going to Janowen this weekend and I toyed with the idea of taking Ralph, but I'll take the Tardis as I need the camper trailer as it looks like its going to be a wet weekend ans a wet weekend in a swag is a bit uncomfortable. The new gear box is great, it does pop out of 4th occasionally on overun, question please, can that be rectified from the top of the box or will I need to remove it again.
Cheers Ian.

[scanfor]

Told you, an Occy Strap will fix it. Lol.

[ezyrama]

Told you, an Occy Strap will fix it. Lol.

You Pillock :D:D

[Ratel10mm]

Well? You fixed it yet, or what? :P

[harry]

I think I can guess the answer,
and mine jumps out of third now and then on hills, but I think I will just push the stick forward, read manual occy strap....

[ezyrama]

Well? You fixed it yet, or what? :P

No I ain't fixed it 😊, if I did it would give us nothing to do next time customs let you back into OUR country mate!😄


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[ezyrama]

I think I can guess the answer,
and mine jumps out of third now and then on hills, but I think I will just push the stick forward, read manual occy strap....

And the survey says??


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[ezyrama]

Hi Brains Trust

Is the picture attached the correct bonnet mount rubber for the spare wheel? These were sent to me but are a lot different to the one's that were on the bonnet of Ralph and Smeg (my S3), Gotta mount up the wheel for Anzac Day as we have cars driving the veteran's in the march.
Thx in Advance
Ian

[JDNSW]

Hi Brains Trust

Is the picture attached the correct bonnet mount rubber for the spare wheel? These were sent to me but are a lot different to the one's that were on the bonnet of Ralph and Smeg (my S3), Gotta mount up the wheel for Anzac Day as we have cars driving the veteran's in the march.
Thx in Advance
Ian

I know of three types, and that does not look like any of them.

1. Two bolt rectangular with rounded corners, recessed bolt holes.
2. Single bolt, 5cm round, with a hole for the bolt and a hollow in the top for the head of the bolt.
3. Round, 5cm diameter , 12mm thick, integral bolt, smooth top.

These are almost certainly in date order.

John

[ezyrama]

Thanks John
Thought they were the wrong ones. They are totally different to everything I have seen before and I dont want to make the holes in the bonnet any bigger, I have another mate I was just talking to who might be able to use them on his Series 2 as it has a tdi style recessed bonnet. I will have to look for something else.
Regards Ian

[harry]

I wasn't going to put a wheel on the bonnet for the march, s'pose I could if I had three assistants to fit it, but I would never be able to lift the bonnet to check the oil.
I don't think I will carry a spare for this day, as getting rid of it will give the pax more room and visibility in the back.
that picture is nothing like my bonnet rubber jiggers.

[ezyrama]

I'm probably going to ditch the spare for the Anzac march as well Harry, I would have to be unlucky to get a flat on such a short run. Don't like the look of the rubbers sent and I don't want to enlarge the holes that are there now anyway. I will have to look some more for the correct ones.

[gromit]

The buffer you have is for the 90/110

Hopefully you don't need the mount with the integral bolt.
MRC5627 BONNET SPARE WHEEL MOUNTING RUBBER | shop | www.lrseries.com (http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/15771/MRC5627-BONNET-SPARE-WHEEL-MOUNTING-RUBBER.html'search=mrc5627&page=1)

Cheaper to buy another vehicle......


The one that has a bolt to hold it in place is p/n 336473
336473 BONNET SPARE WHEEL BUFFER | shop | www.lrseries.com (http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/16140/336473-BONNET-SPARE-WHEEL-BUFFER.html'search=mrc5627&page=1)

Listed as '58 - '84 but currently out of stock.


Colin

[ezyrama]

The buffer you have is for the 90/110

Hopefully you don't need the mount with the integral bolt.
MRC5627 BONNET SPARE WHEEL MOUNTING RUBBER | shop | www.lrseries.com (http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/15771/MRC5627-BONNET-SPARE-WHEEL-MOUNTING-RUBBER.html'search=mrc5627&page=1)

Cheaper to buy another vehicle......


The one that has a bolt to hold it in place is p/n 336473
336473 BONNET SPARE WHEEL BUFFER | shop | www.lrseries.com (http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/16140/336473-BONNET-SPARE-WHEEL-BUFFER.html'search=mrc5627&page=1)

Listed as '58 - '84 but currently out of stock.


Colin

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: 69 quid each???? tell em their dreamin"
Thanks Gromit, I'll try and find something at the foam & rubber shop me thinks.
Cheers Ian

[Chinookflyer]

I think there are some new door tops on eBay - $110 each they seem to have right and left side

[harry]

have a look at mine on the weekend.

[ezyrama]

I made some up as a temporary measure and also made some seats for the back so the diggers dont have to sit on the cola chequerplate lining in the tub931009310193102 should work a treat hopefully.


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[ezyrama]

Ralph enjoyed a day out on the Gold Coast at a local car show recently with the Tardis and GCLRO. I thought I would show off the old and the new. It was a good day out with lots of old mini's, Alfa's BMW's and all the new Land Rovers as well. They even had The Land Rover Experience there but they wouldn't let me put Ralph over the test track. Truth be known, they probably didn't want to see Ralph out do the new D4 :cool:

[ezyrama]

Hi all
I have been trying to figure out why Ralph pop's out of 4th on overrun, I had a chat to an old friend who checked out the reconditioned gearbox before I fitted it and he seemed to think the detent springs on 3rd and 4th were, for some reason a bit lighter tensile steel than the rest. I was speaking to Wayne at MR Automotive and he assured me that all the springs, except reverse, should be the same, so I have ordered and received a new set of spring, plus seals, which I will fit this weekend if the weather turns/stays ****ty, but, if there is a blue moon tonight, and by some miracle there's not a cloud in the sky tomorrow, :angel:then the motorbike comes out of the shed instead, and it might end up being an overnighter to a country pub somewhere.
Have a good weekend all.
Cheers Ian

[crackers]

but, if there is a blue moon tonight, and by some miracle there's not a cloud in the sky tomorrow, :angel:then the motorbike comes out of the shed instead, and it might end up being an overnighter to a country pub somewhere.
Have a good weekend all.
Cheers Ian

What? You're going to have an all nighter in a pub and then rebuild gearbox? :eek:
Oh hang on, I get it, you'll be too drunk to realise how daft you are :wasntme:

[garrywlh]

Ralph is looking great in the sun with the top rolled up!

I'm sure you knew this already, but they tell me those saggy canvas sides can be made to look a bit neater if you insert a broom handle, or similar, when rolled up. Just saying.

cheers,

Garry

[ezyrama]

The weather forecast was too good, so we ended up disappearing on the bike for 7 days out to western QLD which was a lot of fun (cold but fun). I haven't had a chance to hook into it yet, too much 4wding, camping (PIC 1), servicing the wife's and kids cars and bloody work getting in the way. Hopefully I can do it this weekend if it stops raining here on the Gold Coast.

Hi Garry, I like the idea of the broom handles,I didn't know that trick, that will come in handy, I might just use a bit of 25mm electrical conduit ( I have a shed load at work) The roof works a treat and looks good. SWMBO and I took Ralph for a long run last weekend, ended up doing a dirt road and took a track off to the side which turned out to be a bit steep and rutted. Ralph just took it in his stride and walked it, it was only on the way back down that i realised I was still in 2wd :). I am toying with the idea of finding and fitting am overdrive as I am still constantly going for a 5th gear when I am over 50mph, or I might just have to slow down a bit and enjoy the scenery.:angel:
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

Off to Brisvegas tomorrow in Ralph to do a service at a mates place and to re do the brakes and a few other things on a 63 2a 5 door wagon he aqquired a little while ago for his son so they can finally register it. I might even finally get to doing the gearbox springs ( maybe😎)
Cheers Ian


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[ezyrama]

Well i finally pulled the finger out and removed the floor to replace the selector springs. (We fitted a rebuit gearbox early last year )Anyway ralphs nice and quiet in angel gear! After spending 45 mins looking for the bloody springs ( forgot the safe place i wouldnt forget them place was😬), i found the 1,2 spring and the reverse springs were in a about face, the shorter one is reverse104366. Fixed that up, left the floor out and went up around the block, its not as quick to pop out in over run now but still does on a long over run down the hill, any ideas what might be causing this please.
Regards Ian


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[harry]

Mine still occasionally spits it out third gear, if I stay awake, it just needs a push to keep it in , especially if I lift off, but just pushing the gear stick now and then while in turd seems to work.
But I have another box to fit hopefully to solve this problem

[ezyrama]

Mine still occasionally spits it out third gear, if I stay awake, it just needs a push to keep it in , especially if I lift off, but just pushing the gear stick now and then while in turd seems to work.
But I have another box to fit hopefully to solve this problem

I might just have to keep an eye on like you do Harry and hold it in place , but after going to all the effort we did to change the box, especially to fit the original 6 cyl bell housing, it would be nice to not have to pull it out again.

[harry]

I agree, I don't want to change my gearbox, but now I have a 😘 "Good" spare, which doesn't leak!

[Timj]

Hi Ian,

I believe the reason for jumping out of gear is worn synchros. The springs can help but are not the cause. It's more usual for it to jump out of third though.

[incisor]

Is general wear... When I worked for zenith engineering they used a die grinder on at least one gear to get around it

[ezyrama]

Hi Ian,

I believe the reason for jumping out of gear is worn synchros. The springs can help but are not the cause. It's more usual for it to jump out of third though.


Is general wear... When I worked for zenith engineering they used a die grinder on at least one gear to get around it


Thanks Tim, Dave. I was lead to believe it was a completely rebuilt unit when I bought it, looked good inside but you never know.

[harry]

Yep, it looked very good, but we didn't get far into it when we played with it,....

[ezyrama]

Well i refitted the floor yesterday morning and went for a run down to clunes, for a family get together, its a lot better but still does pop out occasionally. Think i will just have to put up with it for a while, i reckon it would be better if i fit an over driveto take some of the backlash out with lower revs. Now to find one.


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[B.S.F.]

Thanks Tim, Dave. I was lead to believe it was a completely rebuilt unit when I bought it, looked good inside but you never know.

Unfortunately rebuilt could men just that. Taken apart an put back together.
It doesn't mean it's been rebuilt to original specifications. As for an overdrive , I would never pay good money for a secondhand one unless it's dismantled so I can inspect all the bits. .W.

[Marty90]

Did you have a good look at the selector shaft where the detent balls sit. If they're rounded,and not a clean hole,that would cause it to jump out of gear.

[Johnno1969]

Just having a look at this thread. Apologies if this has all been suggested earlier..... Yep, the usual things like detente balls, springs and synchros could be to blame Also possibly worn gears, spacers... all sorts of things!

John

[ezyrama]

Just had to pull the front driveshaft out, the injector pump is leaking and dribbling diesel onto the yoke boot and destroyed. So its 2wd for now until i get some time to overhaul the pump and replace the yoke boot. I seem to have a bad vibration below the hi-lo stick since I put it back together that comes and goes, i'll have to pull the floor out again and have a man's look 😎


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[ezyrama]

Well I finally got some time to pull the floor out again and fix the vibration on the high-low stick, Put it all back together and parked it up for a week or so. SWMBO and I got a chance last Saturday to take Ralph for a blat, even MOTWAF commented on how good he was running and the dogs loved it too. On the way home I felt like he had reduced power, anyway I stopped off at the bottle shop for a thirst quenching beverage or two and when I swung into the parking spot, he almost stopped without me applying much pedal at all. Got out and noticed the brake lights were still on (engine was still running). Felt the wheel hubs and, Yep! hot enough to melt the gonads off a brass monkey. Bought the aforementioned beverages and went straight home. He obviously has pressure at the brake switch if the lights are on, so I think it may be a free play issue on the brake pedal. I have to refit the front drive shaft next weekend if I get time, so it'll be something else to look at. Any other idea's if it's not free travel in the pedal?
TIA Ian

[JDNSW]

If it is all the brakes, just about has to be the master cylinder, either adjustment or cylinder is failing.

[ezyrama]

If it is all the brakes, just about has to be the master cylinder, either adjustment or cylinder is failing.

Thanks John, The drivers side hubs were a bit hotter than the passenger side. but it looks like they are all stuck on slightly. Something to do this weekend if I get the chance.
Regards Ian

[OneOff]

Thanks Ian,

A great read.

I"ve been looking at a resto project on a Series II I've got my eye on myself (see New Member Intro thread); after going through this thread I'm wondering if it's a bit more that my skill set would allow...

BTW, we've met before via a certain Strom forum.

Pete.

[Loubrey]

Pete,

If you can read Ikea instructions you can take on a Series restoration. :D

Buy the correct workshop manual and part catalogue and you're on your way. There is so much experience and combined knowledge on this forum that you'll pretty much find any answer you're after.

That said, there is also enough contacts and vendors to assist with those really daunting tasks (like adjusting the settings and clearances on a 2.0 liter side valve engine! :D)

Cheers,

Lou

[ezyrama]

Thanks Ian,

A great read.

I"ve been looking at a resto project on a Series II I've got my eye on myself (see New Member Intro thread); after going through this thread I'm wondering if it's a bit more that my skill set would allow...

BTW, we've met before via a certain Strom forum.

Pete.

Hey Pete

Didn't realise that you have caught the bug :D. Have a go and do one, Iv'e done a series 2a (Ralph) and a series 3 (Smeg) and a Rangie , they are a lot of fun. Just do what I did, if it starts to get to you, jump on the Strom and go for a ride. If you do have a go, let me know if you need a hand, PM me. I would love to help. SWMBO wont let me do another one till I get rid of a toy or two :cool::wasntme: you know RonB is on here too don't you? you cant get away from him!:p.


Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

Got a chance to play with Ralph on the weekend, sick of sitting around watching the idiot box with this bloody flu, so I played around a bit. Managed to fit the mudflaps.

[ezyrama]

The I replaced the starter motor that only seems to charge when it feels like it.
Then gave him a clean, adjusted the freeplay on the brake pedal and took him for a good 45 min run. All seems ok now. Just have to find the diesel drip on the injector pump and refit the front drive shaft next weekend

[Disco-tastic]

The I replaced the starter motor that only seems to charge when it feels like it...

I'm assuming you meant alternator? Cos thats a funny looking starter motor in the pics. :p

He's looking great. Im really jealous!!

Cheers

Dan

[ezyrama]

I'm assuming you meant alternator? Cos thats a funny looking starter motor in the pics. :p

He's looking great. Im really jealous!!

Cheers

Dan

Thanks Dan, He's a great truck.
Blonde moment mate, Alternator. Lost my voice now, damn flu, so cant type properly :cool:
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

After I fitted the new alternator, Ralph ran fine for a while then started to run at a discharge again. Ran through the wiring and realised that there is no light wired into the circuit to excite the regulator pack to initiate charging. Dont know how it has worked for the last 3 years though. So I used the unused light on the bottom left of the instrument panel, i think it is the indicator light, but I have the old stalk with the light on the end type, so it wasn't used. Runs sweet now. I still have a slight weep on the injector pump that needs fixing and the I can refit the front drive shaft when time permits. Question,,, is it much work to remove the front free wheeling hubs and fit drive shafts. The amount I drive Ralph (1800 miles in 3 years) I am thinking of removing the one remaining hub that works and taking it back to the way it was from factory.
TIA Ian

[schuy1]

No drama at all to remove the freewheel hubs and replace with standard drive members. Apart from 2 new drive hubs and felt seals it is straight forward, just like the rear 1s.

[JDNSW]

The only issue could be that the free wheel hubs may have longer than standard bolts, so that you may need to replace the bolts. These are BSF, and may be hard to locate.

John

[Dinty]

I have 3/8"BSF bolts here if you need them they will only cost you postage cheers dennis

[ezyrama]

Thanks Dennis
I will try and have a look this weekend if time permits, the MIL goes home tomorrow :banana: so I should be able to get some free time to check it out.
Cheers Ian

[mick88]

The only issue could be that the free wheel hubs may have longer than standard bolts, so that you may need to replace the bolts. These are BSF, and may be hard to locate.

John



Available here.


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Cheers, Mick.

[ezyrama]

Hey All

Can anyone tell me if the flywheel for a 2.25ltr is different between the diesel and petrol motors. I know they are the same block. I recently bought a 8:1 compression 2.25ltr petrol motor I want to rebuild as time and spare $$$ permit, but there was no flywheel with it and now I am on the scrounge for one.

Thx Ian

[JDNSW]

No, they are not the same, the diesel one is a lot heavier. I believe they are, in fact, intercahngeable, although fitting a diesel one to a petrol motor would make it a bit sluggish, albeit smooth. Going the other way, would be more problematic - the diesel would be very rough, probably hard to start, and may not idle.

[ezyrama]

No, they are not the same, the diesel one is a lot heavier. I believe they are, in fact, intercahngeable, although fitting a diesel one to a petrol motor would make it a bit sluggish, albeit smooth. Going the other way, would be more problematic - the diesel would be very rough, probably hard to start, and may not idle.

Thx John

Just found one down south, it's a petrol one so it will do the job.
Incidentally, I just had a call and part numbers are as followed
Petrol 541760
Diesel 247167
Thx to Muddy for the info
Regards Ian

[ezyrama]

I have 3/8"BSF bolts here if you need them they will only cost you postage cheers dennis

Thx Dennis

I have PM'd you.
Got flanges, felts etc on the way. Just have to find a weekend between now and 4/11 to get it done for GCLRO's Series Skinfull Trip.
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

Ordered the new OEM drive flanges, Felts etc, Dinty is sending the BSF bolts (thx mate) for Ralph. Now to find a few hours to put Ralph right.
The son lost a rear tyre on his Jackaroo Saturday night on the way home from work, completely destroyed the tyre, separated the tread and steel belt and snapped a wheel stud off, ripped off the mud flap and bent up the brackets holding the side of the bumper bar to the rear side panel and left tyre marks all up the rear passenger door. They have a combo disc drum on the rear, the drum has the handbrake shoes in it which has to be removed to punch the old stud out. Luckily a mate who has a mechanics shop in the same complex here at work, had 2 studs on his bench for this style,he only bought a week ago but never used.
Guess who has to fix this.[bighmmm]. Think it is time to teach him to do it himself.
Cheers Ian

[ezyrama]

The bolts arrived today, Thx Dinty!. Just waiting on word of the drive flanges and felts and then its then just finding a free day to do it.

[ezyrama]

I managed some time to take Ralph to the Ho Hars on Saturday. Harry was kind enough to
allow me to use the hoist so I could get rid of the AVM free wheeling hubs and refit new drive
flanges. We found the internal hub nut on the drivers side loose as the locking tabs on both
sides were only bent over the outer hub nuts. fitted up the new drive flanges, re fitted the
front drive shaft after replacing the yoke boot, adjusted up the snail cams on the front brakes
and all is good. Now all I have to do is take a leaf out of Incisor and AJF's books make a start
on rebuilding the 2.25ltr petrol motor I picked up a few months ago. The molasses idea to clean
the block sounds good and I also have a large plastic tub of good quality tools from my late
father in law I found in his garage quietly rusting away, I can use some on. The Wife and Daughter
took off for a 5 week holiday in England and Europe today, so I may just find the time to have
a go at it all. (amongst all the "little" jobs left for me by SWMBO [bigwhistle])
Cheers Ian

[JDNSW]

With the wife away you will find the dishwasher can work wonders with greasy bits!

[harry]

I managed some time to take Ralph to the Ho Hars on Saturday. Harry was kind enough to
allow me to use the hoist so I could get rid of the AVM free wheeling hubs and refit new drive
flanges. We found the internal hub nut on the drivers side loose as the locking tabs on both
sides were only bent over the outer hub nuts. fitted up the new drive flanges, re fitted the
front drive shaft after replacing the yoke boot, adjusted up the snail cams on the front brakes
and all is good. Now all I have to do is take a leaf out of Incisor and AJF's books make a start
on rebuilding the 2.25ltr petrol motor I picked up a few months ago. The molasses idea to clean
the block sounds good and I also have a large plastic tub of good quality tools from my late
father in law I found in his garage quietly rusting away, I can use some on. The Wife and Daughter
took off for a 5 week holiday in England and Europe today, so I may just find the time to have
a go at it all. (amongst all the "little" jobs left for me by SWMBO [bigwhistle])
Cheers Ian

when you sober up!
give me a yell,
I have just recently overhauled my engine, might have some tips for you, or can help with stuff.

[ezyrama]

when you sober up!
give me a yell,
I have just recently overhauled my engine, might have some tips for you, or can help with stuff.

Me drink Harry??[emoji485][emoji485]🥃🥃
Never![emoji41][emoji41][emoji41].
Appreciate the offer. Will do thought.
Will chat about it to you next weekend

[ezyrama]

Well we did a 190 mile run weekend before last and Ralph ran like a freight train. I had the navi in the car with me as he looked so dejected when I went to leave for the overnighter. He had a blast and so did I, We found some great state forest tracks thru Northern NSW, and hopefully I can get back out there soon to explore a bit more.

[whitehillbilly64]

Tyalgum Pub for lunch.
If I had known, only 15 mins away.
Looks like a good trip. Where did you camp ????

whitehillbilly

[ezyrama]

Tyalgum Pub for lunch.
If I had known, only 15 mins away.
Looks like a good trip. Where did you camp ????

whitehillbilly

We camped at Bonalbo for the night and had dinner at the Bowling club. I always thought that Mebbin and Possum crk rd was state forest, but as it's national park now, we couldn't camp with Bundy in the car.

[ezyrama]

Took Ralph for a run up henry Roberts dr last weekend. 25mph in 2nd gear chugging away up the steepest parts, but unstoppable!

[OneOff]

I remember when they were building Henri Roberts Dr. I used to go up there in the Sigma with all the kids in the back, dodging around the bulldozers... [bigsmile]

Trivia moment -
Henri Roberts (Hank the Yank) was an American who owned (or was caretaker, not sure which) all that land on the side of the mountain back in the 70's and is now mostly covered in housing, I met him a couple of time as a young fella.He threw a lot of money at those hills but gave it up in the end and sold up. It was crap cattle country, too steep and wooded to be usable.

[ezyrama]

Well, I took Ralph for s run around the panorama area on the goldie a week or two ago and noticed the steering was rather heavy, at least more than normal. Looks a bit wet around the drain plug. Now to see if there is any oil in the steering box. I take it that it holds EP90?, https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/254.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/mobile-gallery/9b6ad9030cf895b0cf39dacc75eb5b20.jpg

[ezyrama]

Luckily I paused and read the workshop manual. Just figured out the lower nut (18) is not a drain plug.https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/258.jpg

[ezyrama]

Its the adjustment for the steering rocker shaft.no.18https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/257.jpg

[ezyrama]

And it is EP90https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/256.jpg

[ezyrama]

Great book, thx for the loan Muddyhttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/255.jpg

[ezyrama]

Ok, steering relay time. I have the latest type. Book says the filler hole is the bolt straight above the embossed piece of casting on the right hand picture. I have pulled all the bolts out one by one and slipped a bit of silver solder down and none seem to go any deeper than the length of the bolt? https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/260.jpg

[ezyrama]

Or am I just hitting the top of the relay mech inside?

[ezyrama]

Well I worked it out, I was hitting the relay mech inside. Removed the drain plug and a grand total of 50ml came out!! I had some Castrol flushing oil in the shed, so I ran 250ml through it, https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/264.jpg

Now to fill the relay and put it all back together. Couldn’t find any figures on relay fill capacity but it took about 200mls to fill.

[harry]

[QUOTE=ezyrama;2786199]Well, I took Ralph for s run around the panorama area on the goldie a week or two ago and noticed the steering was rather heavy, at least more than normal. Looks a bit wet around the drain plug. Now to see if there is any oil in the steering box.

Normally one does not remove the wing to check the steering box oil!

[ezyrama]

Yeah but I do. Had to do a shed load more to do so it made it easier.https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/03/280.jpg

[ezyrama]

After fettling Ralph most of the day Saturday, We had a great day Sunday doing Moogerah, Carney's Creek, Condamine River Rd, Queen Mary Falls and back down the goat track to Rathdowney with GCLRO. Ralph ran like a train all day.

[grey_ghost]

Was Ralph pulling somebody through the creek?

[ezyrama]

Was Ralph pulling somebody through the creek?

Yes he came to the rescue when Harry tried to make a big splash and soaked the electrics.
He dried and sprayed them & all was good after that. That road (Condamine River Rd) has
14 river crossings. Its a lot of fun in a series vehicle, you bounce around like a vegetarian
in a butchers coldroom and makes for some very interesting braking manoeuvre's and a
lot of peddle pressure when the drum brakes are soaking wet. I reckon there is about an
inch of dust and dirt all through him after that run, great fun though.
Cheers Ian

[donh54]

Enjoy it while you can! Some city-dwelling people with weekend lifestyle blocks are trying to get the road closed to all except local traffic. No doubt in an effort to increase the value of their blocks!

[ezyrama]

Enjoy it while you can! Some city-dwelling people with weekend lifestyle blocks are trying to get the road closed to all except local traffic. No doubt in an effort to increase the value of their blocks!

When we came out of the water on one crossing, the one where the "platypus in the water, do not drive around in creek" sign is, we pulled up to wait for everyone to come through. all except one pulled to the right hand side of the track to let 3 other cars go on ahead of us. One pulled to the left hand side onto a driveway to a property. Straight away, some idiot full of self importance yelled out to his mate, "I'll take care of this" and came strutting down the drive ready to have a go at the Defender that dared to pull up out the front of his gate (not blocking it at all). As a few of climbed out of our vehicles to chat, he stood there, chest puffed out, stared at us, then turned around and walked away. What is wrong with these twits. I cant see how they can get a gazetted rd closed, but I suppose it has happened before, look at the road that runs around the back of Mt Superbus, someone obviously greased someone's palm when they bought the property and had the road closed to through traffic.

[ezyrama]

Afternoon All

I managed to pick up a 2.25ltr petrol motor yesterday for $50.00, which I am looking at rebuilding and maybe installing into Ralph. There was a sticky a while ago with engine data, build dates etc at the beginning of this page, I cannot seem to find it, its motor number 25290702J? I do have a 245??? motor at home in bits, it's not real pretty, but this one is complete except for the water pump, You can even see the original Duck egg blue in spots. It came out of a runner for restoration, but the car got sold to a mate of his and the motor wasn't required. Does anyone have a reliable source for a water pump, welsh plugs and are bits still available to rebuild the original B40 Solex carby please.

Thx Ian

[harry]

how interesting, I haven't been here for a while, but everything for these engines is available.
start your search at repco.
they have helped me so much.

[ezyrama]

Managed to pick up a new set of seats for Ralph yesterday. I'll probably tart the old ones up and fit them to Ernie when I get him home as the ones in him are a bit ordinary

[ezyrama]

Hi All
Just a couple of pics of Ralph after I touched up the cappings and also him out earning his keep.
Pulls like a freight train and he never plays up. Thinking of driving him down to Sydney in July
for the Hawkesbury Landrover Day.