Thread: What a two steps forward one step back day

Phillip,That TD5 is giving you a lot of grief, should have kept the Rangie
nah that wouldn't allow you the repair times at the week ends and life and Landy ownership would then be no fun.
cheers, Mario

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I didn't want to take the drum off as I am pretty sure I would have to remove the output flange as it is a poofteenth bigger than the hole in the backing plate. Geez Landrover!

The hole in the backing plate is sized to fit over the output flange.

The hole in the backing plate is sized to fit over the output flange.

Hmmmm, that would be good.
I did measure them both with verniers and external protractor but I could be wrong as can happen using 2 different tools.
Regards Philip A

Phillip,That TD5 is giving you a lot of grief, should have kept the
Rangie

Ya gotta have a sense of humour, but lying under cars is getting as old as I am.
I have to admit it took me a couple of years to get the Rangie perfect and I guess it will be the same with the D2.
The Rangie drove me mad with steering feedback until after 2 sets of shocks, replacing the tie rod ends and fixing the LH swivel that leaked I finally bit the bullet and rebuilt the RH swivel which looked perfect only to find that some dork in the factory had not fully seated the swivel bearing cone. This was only at about 90KK . I also had the auto pump leak which was done with the rear main seal.
The D2 really grows on you with the little engine that can although my wife is always telling me it sounds like a TRUCK. I have no real regrets in selling the RRC although I cannot understand how LR made the ride so much rougher using a similar layout.
The D2 build quality seems much much better and the body is much stronger.
Regards Philip A

Hi Philip, how did you with the brake shoes rattle/vibration? Did the rattle dissapear?

Cheers
Tony

Hi Phillip,

If you are going to replace the shoes and springs to get rid of the rattle there is a Land Rover Tech Bulletin No.0022 that describes a modification to the left hand shoe to rectify and the springs you should use (Red) to replace the original hold down springs. Also it would be good to get rid of the wear points on the back plate. The Tech Bulletin can be found on this site.

Nick

I haven't driven it yet.
Nobody seems to know where to get the red springs and they are not listed anywhere on Ebay or the local parts bloke I use ( Gary CLR).Ther ewas a recent post that stated that the poster couldn't get them AFAIR.
I think that if I Glue/rivet some brass shims either on the shoes or the shoe rests it will change the resonant frequency.
We will see but it will be at least the weekend before I drive it.
Regard s Philip A

Red Springs are available from a Land Rover Dealer Parts Department Part Number SMN500050. They cost me $21 in Perth. They are much stronger than the Black and hold the shoes down better.

Nick