how long have you had it?
and I'll bet you the sound of my stunned disbelief.
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how long have you had it?
and I'll bet you the sound of my stunned disbelief.
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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
2 minutes silence from you, I could sell that;)
Don the 37's
weigh that up against the bleating and crap you'll get from your wife when you break yet another thing......
I still reckon you'd do the prop, halfshaft, clutch or box before you broke the sals.
It is rumored a certain individual out of Alice Springs a few years ago while having a
dispute with Land Rover loaded a ute with many 200 litre drums of fuel
and drove the vehicle flat out off road until he broke the Sals. (tubes I understand)
I understand it took a while
Don't forget the last Td5 Defenders from 2003 had that useless rear diff too. I have done 1 sals conversion already, and a 2005 110 sitting outside the workshop waiting for 1 too after only 120K:mad::mad:
Sals Rule:):)
JC
I have snapped a salisbury halfshaft behind a naturally asthmatic 2.25D. Mal Story said it was a non-genuine shaft, but still...
but anyway, back on topic:
"My County is better than Dullbird's Puma because"
It has done ~400000km without needing the engine or diffs replaced. In fact only 2 clutches and a gearbox rebuild
now thats a rumour I'd love to know more about.Quote:
Originally Posted by djam1
in 2 wheel drive I suppose? i can imagine the half shafts dying well before the diff, probably even if you drained the diff...Quote:
Originally Posted by djam1
1. The question arises - what happened to the original axle? (that it was replaced by a non-genuine)Quote:
Originally Posted by isuzurover
2. The next service on my County is the 500,000km one. The engine has had three new thermostats and has had the alternator overhauled twice, the starter once and a few seals and gaskets. Three clutches, but two of these were because the gearbox was out. Gearbox has been overhauled, transfer case centre diff has been overhauled, transfer case idler gear replaced, front diff replaced with the 6x6 one. Otherwise only routine replacements such as U-joints, swivels, one set of front brake pads, two sets rear brake shoes.
Oh, and replace a few rivets. (Ignoring repairs such as reupholstering seats, new windscreens, new headlights, and modifications such as cruise control, central locking, extra fuel and water tanks, headlight relays and accident repairs)
Is it likely that the current puma engined Landrover will have such a short list of repairs after 500,000km and 23 years? Possible, but seems unlikely. Even if parts are still available in 23 years.
John
I don't know about that particular incident/rumour, but it does appear that the Land Rover Wolf's used by the British military changed from the Salisbury to P38 style diffs because of this tube failure. Apparently the P38 housing could be more easily modified for a higher GVM.Quote:
Originally Posted by djam1
The P38 diff is considerably weaker though. Although they went from 2 to 4 pinion diff, the bearings on the main pinion were moved closer together than the previous rover diff, which now results in common failures of the crown wheel and pinion.