lardy
21st October 2009, 11:37 PM
The steering was getting kinda lumpy on rotation of the wheel, i did the drop arm joint the other day and put every thing together again i had absoloutly zero steering and i could turn the steering shaft by hand ...oh bugger!!
It was a Bar steward to get out, (until, i rang dave) it was a bar steward to get the new one in, mainly because the bottom bolt is in a small area designed for a ten year old kids hands and not my shovels!!
i soldiered on though and made the biggest socket extention known to man with the torque wrench on the end and my other hand jammed against the chassis holding the ring spanner...i guess i could have taken the steering damper off for better access but then i am taking that off soon as i really don't like it - and couldn't be arsed to do that for a third time in the same amount of months.
For your information: at one point i couldn't get the bolt in number two clamp on the uj closest to the bulkhead buggered around for a while and ended up taking it off -even though the hole looked clear of obstruction i reckon that it just wasn't square enough as when i messed around with it i felt it go on smooth then the bolt fitted straight in.
What was i thinking saying i would have bought a new landy yesterday...... NUTS!!
I wouldn't feel alive with a new one, the levels of emotion a land rover makes you feel lets you know you are alive ...yesterday i was peed-off today i am exhilerated that i achieved another milestone, it's another can do job it's another $700 saving.
Follow the workshop manual ask advice give it a go but if its a safety element and you dont think you can don't
It was a Bar steward to get out, (until, i rang dave) it was a bar steward to get the new one in, mainly because the bottom bolt is in a small area designed for a ten year old kids hands and not my shovels!!
i soldiered on though and made the biggest socket extention known to man with the torque wrench on the end and my other hand jammed against the chassis holding the ring spanner...i guess i could have taken the steering damper off for better access but then i am taking that off soon as i really don't like it - and couldn't be arsed to do that for a third time in the same amount of months.
For your information: at one point i couldn't get the bolt in number two clamp on the uj closest to the bulkhead buggered around for a while and ended up taking it off -even though the hole looked clear of obstruction i reckon that it just wasn't square enough as when i messed around with it i felt it go on smooth then the bolt fitted straight in.
What was i thinking saying i would have bought a new landy yesterday...... NUTS!!
I wouldn't feel alive with a new one, the levels of emotion a land rover makes you feel lets you know you are alive ...yesterday i was peed-off today i am exhilerated that i achieved another milestone, it's another can do job it's another $700 saving.
Follow the workshop manual ask advice give it a go but if its a safety element and you dont think you can don't