I have finished the fourth hub, spacer and wheel. I haven’t bothered with too many pictures as it was an identical job to yesterday’s front wheel work, including fitting the other new stub axle and bleeding the brakes (minus the three hour delay). The inside of the drum needed cleaning up with an emery cloth […]
Front Stub Axles, Wheels and Brakes
I managed to fit one of the new stub axles today, properly bleeding that side’s brakes in the process. I also got the hub refurbished with new seals and gaskets – the Timken bearings remained as they have only covered about 2000 miles from new. I only started at close to midday due to other […]
Wheels and Spacers
I have cleaned up and repainted the two rear wheels. After-market modulars and 8-spokes are prone to rusting, especially in the joint between the rim and the wheel centre. After painting, I applied a bead of clear silicone sealant deep into the joint to keep the water out and the rust away. With the wheels […]
Fitting Defender Front Seatbelts to 109s
Another occasional question that has become more frequent due to the new child seat/restraint legislation is how to fit seatbelts to the front of SII/SIII 109s. In some cases, this is as a replacement for the old inferior static line belts, but it also applies to earlier SIIs where belts were never fitted. The complete […]
Fitting Forward Facing Rear Seats & Belts
This seems to be a very topical issue at the moment, given the European regulations changing this month, outlawing the use of sideways facing seatbelts for children under 12 years/135cm height and bringing in other new requirements for children’s seating. There are a lot of discussions on the Land Rover forums about this, so here’s […]
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