Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

I have just collected a 110 Salisbury rear axle to go with the Discovery 200Tdi front axle previously sourced for the axle upgrade.
The Discovery axle seems near mint, with almost no rust at all on the axle case and perfect swivel housings.  It has a small dent in the bottom of the diff pan which [...]

Ever since the rebuild, the 109 has exhibited a slight pull to the left. Checking tyre pressures and careful adjustment of the brakes made no difference, and a four wheel laser alignment at a suspension and steering specialist found no misalignment other than the camber (outward lean) on the front wheels. The check [...]

The 109 has a very slight pull to the left, so slight that it can easily be mistaken for simple following of the road camber. In fact, if I drive on a right hand side slope (like overtaking – yes it can be done in a SIII), then the vehicle will slowly pull to the [...]

The 109’s still going well, though a small amount of play has appeared again in the steering. It’s well after the steering box – I was able to check that much single handed. I suspect the steering relay pinch bolts have stretched, allowing a small amount of movement between the relay shaft and [...]

Well, 500 miles have passed since fitting the Roverdrive, so today I drained the oil from the transfer case, fitted the Rock Mountain transfer box bottom plate and replenished the box with fresh oil. The new bottom plate is thicker and won’t buckle and leak, but it also acts as a radiator to keep [...]