Thread: Building the Ultimate touring 130 with slide on - my version...

Ouch, that was a close call!

Originally Posted by taylorslandy

Well... We made it to The tip up the old tele no worries, awesome time camping and swimming with the kids, the old Landy soaked up the corrugations others were complaining about, started heading south, turned onto the Frenchman track then it all went pare shaped

The drivers side trailing arm snapped at the chassis end which speared us off the road. Tailshaft fell out, snapped the yolk on the diff, broke brake line, snapped one shock in half, and the passenger side trailing arm also snapped at the diff end. Not good. Amazingly the airbags although mangled all out of position didn't pop or come out.

Could've been alot worse, we had been tooling along at about 90 but as we had just turned onto the Frenchman track were only doing about 40 when it let go. Everyone's ok which is the main thing.

Luckily someone came by with a sat phone and we decided to use our total care. So we camped the night on the track, I got up early and just tack welded the TA arms back together so I could put the camper back on and make it easier to load on the tilt tray.

So, if you have so called heavy-duty trailing arms, please closely check the welds for cracks! Having a close look
The welds were too small and not prepped well. Is frustrating to have a so called heavy-duty after market part fail which could have been a very serious.

So we are in weipa and will have the Landy assessed tomorrow for insurance to cover the repairs.

Holy ****! So glad to hear everyone is OK. Please let me know if there's anything I can do.

Originally Posted by Ranga

Holy ****! So glad to hear everyone is OK. Please let me know if there's anything I can do.

Send your 130 up so they can continue on their holiday??

Thanks for the support guys. since it will be an insurance job can anyone recommend some proper tough trailing arms? Gwyn Lewis look good but from UK, what about the terrafirma TA? Sleeving stock ones probably best option but off the shelf items easier in our situation.
Cheers, Andrew.

Let me know if you need anything sorted on the home front. Sorry to hear what happened but glad everyone is OK.

Sorry to hear that Andrew, certainly not what you'd be expecting to let go on you.
Hope its all sorted soon so you can continue on.

Look up Steve from the local 4WD training place. (AFAIK there's only one)

He hates Landies ('yota man) but a decent bloke and can drink anyone under the table.

Anyway if you need help / local knowledge and find him tell him "landy" from AHN sent ya !

(If Steve's not at work he'll be half cut at the Golf Club or Bowls Club) That's Weipa for you.

Andrew.
If you can only source stock rear arms put them on and trundle down to the shed. I have enough nb32h to sleeve if you want to go that way.

The company that failed to make those arms really needs to be taken to task. Completely failed welding procedure.
S