Thread: Gilbert

Rear diff in, also axles and wheel bearings adjusted. Checked drain plug, with new copper washer.
Now just 1.75 ltrs of oil to add.
Adjusted wheel bearings as per the manual 5 thou mm on inner nut, add lock washer, bending in over inner nut. Outer nut tightened firm. With hub socket, is easy. Bend tab out over outer nut.
Surprising how much movement the wheels still have. Intreasting when roadworthy is done.
Flange bolts 42 NM. Flange nut 20 NM easy to see why these are over tightened.
Front left wheel bearing a little tighter. This gets most wear and tear on our roads. Also the only wheel bearing I replaced.
Thanks for reading.

Whitehillbilly

Admiring you thoroughness I missed the 2 lock tabs and only used one on the outer lock nut
When I start on my series3 its gunna be a lot better resto........when that's done I'll tear apart the 2a and rebuild with a lot more knowledge than I had

Cheers Paul

Thanks Paul.
Now on to the gearbox.

whitehillbilly

Been working on firewall.
To wet to paint.
Going to fit defender type door seals, so ground off lip.
Got 5/16 unf nutset for column to firewall bracket. Hole to big, tightened up, but had to had some weld to hold it, from turning.
Made plates to cover LH driver holes, was pop riveting, but tool old and need binning.
Pics to come.

whitehillbilly

Sunny today.
work so far.

whitehillbilly

Trimming for Defender type door seals.

whitehillbilly

Mate at the rate you are flying through this - you might make Cooma!

Sunny.
Todays progress.

whitehillbilly