Land Rover Series Front Axle Overhaul - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Overhauling the well worn front axle on my trusty old Land Rover.
The vehicle is a late Series, a 1983 109" with the revised front axle. Various modifications were made around 1980 but the basic principles are the same for the axles using Railko bushes. The earlier types with springs and cones are a little different.
Hi Mate .... really enjoyed every one of your videos , and i have a series 3 1982 88 with me , lot of education was given from your vehicle , i have done all the body work and some of the minor mechanical repairs on my Landy , almost finished now.
i was wanting to do my front axel as well , now your video is out i am confident that i can do it by my self
Cheers
Rajeeva from Sri Lanka
Nice video. Nothing wrong with a lot of Britpart stuff, I just find the rubber bits wear out a bit quickly, but the swivel balls, pins, bolts, etc are all good. Oh, and I love that you long trips are 100 miles in England. My longer trips in Australia have been 3,000 to 4000Km each time in my 101 doing 600Km a day - you feel that after a while I can tell you. :)
Nice job. Just about to watch Part 2. I think the paraffin lamp is a brilliant idea - heat and light in one package!
Thank you for doing this series of videos. My friend and I are overhauling a 1977 series III SWB. Working on the front axle next week. Your videos are very helpful indeed.
Great job as always 👍🏻
I did the swivels on my 90 last weekend it's quite a satisfying job.
These videos have been a real help to me so far..
nice to see your working on the land rover, i was up for the amberley trip but sadly was sorting moving to scotland so never made it . looks good so far , i dont knock blue box... like you try to be selective .. cheers phill
Way better than mine, mine had been shoved together and had a crap ton of sealant in it.... And had sploged out inside contaminating bearings...
Swivel housings on our '79 Lightweight are identical, but with 10 spline shafts. The big rubber seal on the back is a weird one, it is just pressure sealed against the lip on that metal ring. We think it's the lip on the inside of the seal that stops oil just spewing out everywhere but it's an interesting solution nevertheless. We're literally putting our swivels and axels back together now too, so this is remarkably well timed! 😀
Can you let us know where you get those drive member seals? All i ever seem to get are the thin useless ones that always leak.. :(
Excellent video
Will the front axle just slide out like the rear axle?
Answered my own question. No such luck!