Thread: Snapped my first axle! Change to sailsbury rear axle?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Yes, the propshaft can be sorted by any reputable engineering shop for about $100+/-

The rear axle will bolt straight in.

You may wish to swap the complete front as well (a) to keep the hubs the same as Diana mentioned, and (b) to get the marginally stronger S111 109" front axle.

Hi All

It would be good to swap the front ends to get the extra half shaft strength, but the six cylinder has wider brake shoes and drum's on the front, than the four cylinder 2a lwb, Although I am not sure if the series 3 four cylinder has the larger shoe size also.

Its not a hard job to keep the brakes as they were and just swap the rest of the front axle, the back brakes I believe are the same in both series.

Cheers Arthur

Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

Hi All

It would be good to swap the front ends to get the extra half shaft strength, but the six cylinder has wider brake shoes and drum's on the front, than the four cylinder 2a lwb, Although I am not sure if the series 3 four cylinder has the larger shoe size also.

Its not a hard job to keep the brakes as they were and just swap the rest of the front axle, the back brakes I believe are the same in both series.

Cheers Arthur

Larger brakes were fitted to the four from about 1980.

John

Ahh ok so it being 4cylinder it most likely doesnt have the bigger brakes up front. Well currently my front axle is a out of an 88" but has the bigger 6 cylinder brakes so easy enough to just mix and match and swap them all over.

Originally Posted by COFFEY76

Ahh ok so it being 4cylinder it most likely doesnt have the bigger brakes up front. Well currently my front axle is a out of an 88" but has the bigger 6 cylinder brakes so easy enough to just mix and match and swap them all over.

Yes, one of the big virtues of Series Landrovers is the way in which parts, even if not the same, are interchangeable.

John

Total Genius! Go series!

For what it's worth, I broke both the long and short axles in the first 12 months and ended up rebuilding my rear diff in my 2A rather than replace, and took all the "slop" out of it.
I had the 2A for another 11 years after that, regularly towing 600+ kgs of work trailer and never broke another axle.

Originally Posted by UNDEROVER

For what it's worth, I broke both the long and short axles in the first 12 months and ended up rebuilding my rear diff in my 2A rather than replace, and took all the "slop" out of it.
I had the 2A for another 11 years after that, regularly towing 600+ kgs of work trailer and never broke another axle.

Hi underover

You are so right about shock loadings, being the cause of driveline failure!
One old Gentleman ( recently deceased ) who lived down near me, always carried spare driveshafts with him in his '64 swb, He had brought this series IIA when it was only twelve months old with very little mileage on it.
His driving habits were always steady, but being a keen fisherman, he knew all the tracks around the lakes and bays.
The original axles have outlasted him and the spares were still, as factory condition.
Oh yeah, he had a very powerful PTO driven winch and also use to carry a full set of wheel chains and they did show lots of wear !

Cheers Arthur

I am on my 3rd long shaft in my holden powered 2A 109. I have found there are different quality levels of replacement axles. The one I have now has been fine for over 4 yrs now. I also noticed that diff slop can be a huge factor in shock loading the diff/axle. Mine is not great but better since i replaced it as I blew a diff carrier apart.
I do have a sals rear to go in once I get time from fixing everything else.