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25th March 2018, 08:48 PM
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25th March 2018, 08:54 PM
#2
I had hoped to get it on the road in time for Corowa 2017.
The brakes were almost non-existent.
Turned out the cylinders were seized and the hub seals were leaking.
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25th March 2018, 09:06 PM
#3
As brakes are kinda important I decided to rebuild the swivels, hubs and brakes.
I’m a cabinet maker by trade and it was a great learning experience doing this but it is also part of the reason why it took so long to do.
Not having a garage to work in didn’t help either.
I was a little worried when I started disassembling the front end.
But it all cleaned up well and the swivels were in excellent condition with no pitting.
I got a Workshop to press in the raiko bushes and bearing seat.
Not to happy with how it was done....
Luckily the marks aren’t when the seal sits so I smoothed the edges and hopes for the best.
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25th March 2018, 09:13 PM
#4
Cleaning and reassembling
When I was pulling it all apart all the the bolts (bar one) holding the swivel to the axle tube were loose. Hopefully new nylocks will stop it happening again.
New brake lines will help. The old ones were looking very tired.
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25th March 2018, 09:17 PM
#5
‘Swampy’ - SIII GS ARN 30-829
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25th March 2018, 09:23 PM
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Also decided to fit up some freewheeling hubs.
I’ve read a lot about the pro/cons of them but as this will be used Offroad the hubs will be engaged frequently enough to lubricate the bushes and uni’s.
First a good clean and paint before fitting.
This was the only damaged part and managed to get another set for just the cost of freight to use as parts.
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25th March 2018, 09:37 PM
#7
During this time I also got a new exhaust made and stripped the paint off the front bumper which came up like new.
Also machined the lift points to accept some shackles and painted them up.
I also took the window frame and some other parts back to the original gal finish. They came up really good.
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25th March 2018, 09:45 PM
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‘Swampy’ - SIII GS ARN 30-829
So after taking months to get the front and rear hubs back together (didn’t take enough photos during disassembly and had to read the workshop manual dozens of times as well as watching YouTube videos to work it all out), the brakes were still sh*t.
Turns out the booster was stuffed and the push rod (?) had snapped.
I ended up sending it off to Hydroboost to get reconditioned. I also need to supply them another one to use for parts due to the snapped rod. Dave from Land Rover Heaven sent one out to them for just $50. Thanks Dave
Installed and one clean looking brake peddle
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25th March 2018, 10:02 PM
#9
Lots of other little jobs completed including all new shock rubbers, new radiator and heater hoses, cleaned up the air box, fixed the wipers and washer, fixed reverse lights and replaced the tyres.
I also cleaned up the steering rods, added new tie rod ends, adjusted the steering and added a new steering damper.
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25th March 2018, 10:09 PM
#10
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