Thread: Betsy, my 67 s2a build.

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

Hi Rod,
Drum brake conversion looks great.
Is it common to only do the fronts ?
Would the seals be the same on my mid 70's series 3 swb with drum brakes ?
If so I will drop down to repco and get 4. Maybe they also do the wheel bearings.
Thanks

Whitehillbilly

Hi Whitehillbilly, it seems that a lot of conversions are front only. I opted to do front and rear. The hub seals will fit series 3 as well tho im not sure about stage 1 v8. The seals are the same size as land rover rtc 3510. The conversion hubs i have are based on s3 specs for bigger wheel studs and more meat around the wheel flange area for added strength for mounting the disc. If u buy seals etc from repco, bear in mind that because im in the trade I get better prices from them as well. Im quite happy with the quality of the seals too. Have fun with ur swb.

Cheers Rod

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Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Hi Whitehillbilly, it seems that a lot of conversions are front only. I opted to do front and rear. The hub seals will fit series 3 as well tho im not sure about stage 1 v8. The seals are the same size as land rover rtc 3510. The conversion hubs i have are based on s3 specs for bigger wheel studs and more meat around the wheel flange area for added strength for mounting the disc. If u buy seals etc from repco, bear in mind that because im in the trade I get better prices from them as well. Im quite happy with the quality of the seals too. Have fun with ur swb.

Cheers Rod

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Hub seals (and bearings) changed in September 1980 from RTC3510 to RTC 3511 for all Series 3 except stage 1, which used RTC 3511 from the start. (Information from the parts book - don't blame me if yours are different, not only are the parts books not gospel, but the stub axles & hubs, or even the whole axle, may have been changed in service.)

John

Thanks for the info.
Boys at my local Repco give me a real good price

whitehillbilly

Did a bit more painting today. Painted the rear hubs and disc rotors and the calipers with VHT caliper paint in satin black. Wanted to paint the calipers in that goldy zinc look paint but its not available. The gold they had was very gold and the silver was too silver for my liking so black it is. Looking good i think. Just waiting for my APT diff cover from debruiser to arrive and i'll be fitting the diff shortly. Funny coincibence...the s2a is from Mackay and thats where the diff cover is coming from. My old man would be pleased.

Cheers Rod

Just a thought...maybe i should have painted the calipers red like the diff cover......naaaahh
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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Hub seals (and bearings) changed in September 1980 from RTC3510 to RTC 3511 for all Series 3 except stage 1, which used RTC 3511 from the start. (Information from the parts book - don't blame me if yours are different, not only are the parts books not gospel, but the stub axles & hubs, or even the whole axle, may have been changed in service.)

John

I wonder what the differance is between the seals??

Cheers Rod

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The later stub axles (and hubs) have a different bearing, same inner and outer from memory, and I assume the diameter is different.

John

Yesterday while i was lowering the salisbury diff from the bench to the floor so i could put it on the saw horses so i could fit the APT diff cover i got of Debruiser. The diff slipped and took a chunk of my wrist skin with it and fell to the floor with a huge thump. Luckily for me i jumped up as it fell coz i only had chinese safety boots on, (thongs), the short end stub axle hit first and then the diff landed on the rear cover plate, denting it good. A bit of luck was on my side, (for once), i had stuffed a rag into the stub axle ends and fitted the flange hub caps over them. The cap got damaged but the stub axle and thread was undamaged, thank goodness, coz i dont have a spare rear stub axle. So i lifted the diff up 💪 onto the saw horses and removed the cover. No damage to crown wheel. Fitted the APT cover and the supplied bolts wouldnt go all the way in. So i got a thread tap and cleaned out the threads and refitted the cover. Then i painted the cover satin black coz white is too lairy.

Couple pics below⤵

Cheers Rod


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Lucky your reactions are still sharp mate or that could have been very nasty.

Looks great, next step is to bolt it back in where it belongs.