Thread: Series 2 Restoration in the Hunter Valley

Thanks John
Yes - I am looking at the low gear in the transfer case.
Angus

Hi All

Been a while since I posted an update. Main progress has been getting a concrete floor to work on in the shed.

Anyway, the chassis is now back from the sand blaster / painter and looking great. Photo below. For anyone in the Hunter area - I can recommend Graham at Extreme Blasting. Did a great job.

I have also had the gearbox overhauled by Newcastle Gearbox and Diff. I sourced all the parts which I think help save some cost. The guy who did the work - Paul - was very particular and said he is happy with the outcome.


Chassis - sandblasted.jpg


gearbox - overhauled.jpg


Next step - replace the suspension bushes and rebuild the axels.

Cheers
Angus

Hi all

I had a go at the chassis bushes today. After watching / reading about the trials of others, I approached the job with some trepidation.

Suffice to say, I have earned my first stripes in the Land Rover restoration game. Incredibly difficult to get the old ones out and no walk in the park to get the new ones in.

Cheers
Angus

Baptism of fire for everyone at some stage... bushes and steering relay lol

Guys

Photo of success at the end of the removal of the first chassis bush. Can't reconcile why so much effort should be necessary but I suppose that the price you have to pay.

Cheers
Angus

Chassis bush removal.jpg

Originally Posted by AJF

Hi all

I had a go at the chassis bushes today. After watching / reading about the trials of others, I approached the job with some trepidation.

Suffice to say, I have earned my first stripes in the Land Rover restoration game. Incredibly difficult to get the old ones out and no walk in the park to get the new ones in.

Cheers
Angus

Yep, welcome to the club.

Hi all

we stripped down the front axel last weekend. Unexpected issue is a worn spline at the hub end. Other than that, other issues were expected.

I am currently proposing to stay with the old steering set up - cone and spring - rather than move to the raiko set up. I have seen many website proposing updating the steering and wanted to know if it is a "must do" in the realm of Land Rover restoration?


cheers
Angus

No, it is not necessary to update the top swivel arrangement - no doubt the rivet counters would stick with it. The major reason for changing is to use readily available parts that are cheaper. In fact, I'm not absolutely sure you can get the parts for the old setup.

What goes wrong with the cone and spring system is that although unless badly neglected, the cone and socket working surfaces should still be good, there is a tendency for the splines on the cone and the pin to wear. There must be no perceptible free play here, or the damping will not be effective, and wheel shimmy is almost guaranteed.