Thread: Project 'Bob' (formerly Bobette)

oo the big shiny ball - swivel ball. there is supposed to be oil in that I normally just use whatever oil I'm using in the diff.

Personally I would take all 4 stub axles apart and clean and regrease the bearings. all of the series LR's I've pulled apart have had all kinds of gross goopy stuff in there.

yea, going to muddle the front first though, see what's what then go buy some seals. Should really get me some grease too.

Did that pdf work for you? tell you want you needed to know?

Nice new seals would go well

It opened fine, but after looking at it for a while I got fairly confused, and have decided that phrases such as 'service tool no 60000' mean 'hammer' it should help but I don't work so well from instructions, I tend to have to see the actual parts so a combination of the pdf and some brute force and ignorance.. Possibly a toolbox full of colourful language and I should have it apart in no time!

Watch this space....

Good job. And my answer to any 'Land rover tool no:' is hammer

Sent from my Land Rover A8.

So today was expensive to say the least. Had a day off work so decided to dismantle the front axle. After nearly breaking my fingers taking the brake shoes off, I thought to take off the free wheeling hubs by removing the big boots that look like they hold it onto the hub and 'persuading' it with service tool 'H' this did not go so well, as it turns out I needed to take the end of the free wheeling thing off and undo the castle nut. Consequently the free wheel hub on the passenger side is now a rather greasy paperweight with the insides a greasy pile of crumbs.

New seals were already on order and now some new hub end things to replace the free wheelers which I have never really been a fan of, I am lazy and do not want to get out of the car to engage 4x4. Looks like I will be waiting till Saturday to do the work on her after all.

I got rid of the free-wheeling hubs on my IIA seventeen years ago. The fuel economy didn't suffer and I am completely happy with the original solid drive members.

not much progress to report, a big thanks to Mathernet for lending me the hub spanner the other day, with it i managed to finish one yesterday whilst the missus was at work and the kids were out with their auntie (party time!!!) its filled up with oil though i suspect there's going to be a fairly major leak still as the bit which holds the oil seal at the back of the swivel housing onto the ball is short one bolt, the missing one is sheared off in the housing and i have no way of getting it out, fingers crossed its not going to cause me too many issues, cant afford a new housing and i am sure that bolt isn't completely important

hopefully more progress can be made over the weekend, if not then perhaps in a couple of weeks time as i have been forced to hand in my notice at work so will have some spare time on my hands. The franchise owner was surprised that i am quitting and a little upset, sadly not upset enough to actually sort out my wages, strangely enough after nearly 2 months of not being paid because 'there is no money' i have decided that working for free isn't what i had planned to do in life does mean more landy time and money wise it wont change much on account i haven't been paid anyways.

I should probably not rant too much though, maddening though it is i cant really do anything about it and at least i will be able to spend more time on things i enjoy, like the car and family, probably not in that order though lol.