Thread: What did you do on your Landy today?

Originally Posted by 1984V8110

. Removing a series steering relay seems to be a rite of passage for all Aulrovians at some stage and this one is acting true to form. Currently the vehicle is jacked up with a block under the steering relay and I'm vainly waiting to see the relay let go and slide out! [Hope springs eternal]
Michael

Back in my RAEME days, on the IIa's, we often used a heavy chain, a Porta Power and about a gallon of Penetrene ( proper penetrating oil, not WD40 or similar ), and it could take a whole day. Dunno if the jack is going to get it done. No harm in hoping though.

Went out to the s3 this morning, removed the non functioning alternator, partially stripped it down. Found the outer slip ring had a lot of green corrosion on it. Quick clean with some emry paper and free up the sticky brush, reassemble and refit. Test, ok. charging at 13.8 volts. Another job done.
Checked the speedo not working. Had previously fitted a now cable but it didnt work. Jacked up the rear end and sat on stands. Removed dash panel and started the old girl. The cable was ok. So while it was still running in 5th gear i refitted the cable. It went on heaps more than i thought it would. Speedo working now. Must have jammed the drive to the side on the speedo head. Refitted dash cluster. Retested all good.
Paid the rego after id fixed it and now going out on an LRRSA club run tomorrow to birdwood mill anniversary do.

All land rovers welcome. $20 per car free entry to museum and free bbq lunch.
Land Rovers will be displayed in the grounds

SEE YOU THERE.

Cheers Rod

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Replaced the lower universal on the steering column. Looks like a simple job, but it turns out to be a lot harder than you think to get spanners on both ends of the bolts and then turn them. Everything seems to be in the way from power steering hoses to engine mounts to throttle cable. Finally got the job completed - hope I have not managed to get the steering one spline out, and the wheel is still centred in straight ahead.

Carried out semi-permanent repairs to the RH front flare, taped up since a roo strike last summer. Pop rivetted a bit of thin SS sheet inside the flare.

Finished the 590,000km service by lubricating the door and bonnet locks and the door hinges.

John

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All land rovers welcome. $20 per car free entry to museum and free bbq lunch.
Land Rovers will be displayed in the grounds

SEE YOU THERE.

Damn....pick up my county next week....would have been there otherwise....oh well next time.

Started refitting my msa adapter housing and transcase! Would have done the tcase today but couldn't lift it with my cracked ribs😡. Might get a spare set of hands for tomorrow 😊

Started embarking on a big garage clean up and Land Rover divestment program which will see a lot of parts, accessories, tools etc accumulated over 10 years sold off and the eventual sale of my V8 Disco in Feb and the Tdi in April when the rego's come up.

Installed a Dashcam...... Install thread to come shortly.

Chalk and cheese with the two cars, but interested in seeing what model you got etc