Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

Archive for the ‘Interior’ Category

Gearbox Rebuild

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The bottom panel and hand brake assembly were removed from the transfer box, allowing the removal of the intermediate gear cluster. This, in turn, allows access to the intenal nuts securing the transfer case to the gear box.
The front bearing cover of the gearbox was removed. This allowed me to see the [...]

Stopping a Rattle

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

I used yesterday afternoon, having finished a short day’s work, to trace and stop a recent rattle and squeak from the left side of the vehicle.
It only occured while driving, and seemed to be coming from the passenger door or sill. A quick check of both revealed no faults, but more careful consideration reminded [...]

Cargo Rails

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

I have finished fitting the aluminium cargo rails to each wheel arch top and load bay side in the back end of the tub. The rails are three feet long and use movable clips for lasshing straps or nets. The top rails were cut around the fuel filler neck, battery compartment lid hinges [...]

Mid April 2008

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

I have just finished reassembling the 109 after tinkering again with the gearbox. I’m hoping that I have found the cause of the 4th gear jumping out on the over-run. It seems like the position that I had set the selector fork on the shaft was too far forward, and this was preventing [...]

Tdi Test Drive

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

With the engine bay complete and the cabin interior reassembled, it was time to test drive the 109. The results are very pleasing: no smoke or worrisome noises, good acceleration and higher top speeds. I was able to reach 50 mph in half the distance it normally took on the local stretch [...]