LWB according to the system.
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LWB according to the system.
Set ordered. No freight coz its through our business acct. Very very happy. Thanks for the heads up. Only 5 left in stock now...[emoji2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Cadas
You’re welcome!
What are they going to do with the last one......
Ive got a funny feeling they are all left hand side springs.
Picked mine up today and handed them straight back for a refund. No idea what they are for but it’s not a Land Rover. They are 300mm too short.Quote:
Originally Posted by 67hardtop
Distracted again....
My super cheap auto branded cheap Chinese vice gave up and became lots of small pieces of cast iron. I needed a replacement and was reluctant to buy another cheapo, so.....
Facebook find.......
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I’m not sure it’s a good sign buying shopping bags of rusty iron in supermarket car parks off little old ladies....
Bit of work and a touch of paint later...
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Think this one might last a bit longer, it’s a Record #3 probably of the same vintage as Sid
Productive day, finally putting stuff back on....
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But still taking stuff off...
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Bulkhead came of quit easily, the bolts came undone and we were able to lift it all off in one. Seems to be rust free, just needs a good scrub.
The diff is finally ready for assembly. I fitted the new outer pinion bearing which is the actual part number referenced in the parts manual. Very different to the other one, the angle of the bearing is very low, almost 45 degrees.
Working out the preload shims has taken a while, I made a mistake initially by tightening the nut up too quick, this prevents the bearing from seating properly so there was no consistency or logic to the shims. By sneaking up on the nut and tightening slowly the bearing seats properly and I could get consistency. Sod’s law meant I didn’t have the right shims, but as I’ve got plenty of diffs I went digging and found the right one in another diff.
Is it possible that they are fronts??Quote:
Originally Posted by Cadas
Possible, but without trying to fit them I couldn’t be sure. I didn’t have dims for the front with me.
Rebuilt the diff today....
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This was fun, time consuming given I haven’t done one of these before, but really satisfying. I get a real buzz out of the old engineering, though it does make you scratch your head sometimes,
This bit for example;
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The engineers marks on all the pieces to ensure they dont get mixed up are great, but then, there’s no logic to how the pieces actually align. It’s as though the bits are clamped roughly together and then machined as they are.
Multipurpose tool.... big bolts for flange spanner, small bolts for carrier nuts.
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All came together nicely, first attempt the run out was over limit, but second attempt had the run out under 0.07mm. Backlash was easy to sort, once you work out the logic of how the nuts adjust the backlash it all makes sense.
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All up there’s nothing too scary and if you follow the manual it all works. Patience is the key though, I’ve lost count how many times I’ve put it together and taken it apart.
