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 showed that […]
Land Rover 60th Heritage Run
The 109 was vehicle 47 of about 120 in today’s 60th Anniversary Run, starting at the factory in Solihull and ending at Land Rover’s head quarters and the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon. The event started from the “Home of the Legend” visitors centre at the plant, starting with registration and a short briefing. […]
Rear Hubs and Stub Axles
I have just replaced the rear axle’s stub axles and hubs with the later type which uses the same bearings inboard and outboard and a double-lipped seal. These bearings are the same as used in Range Rover Classics and all Defenders. They also match those in my front axle, so I only need to carry […]
Axles and Gearbox
I have bought a very cheap but good condition 1983 Salisbury rear axle. The main part of it will be kept as a spare, but I’ll be using its stub axles and hubs to replace those on my current axle. The reasons are two-fold: first, the current stub axles have a tiny amount of wear […]
Pioneer Tools and Cargo Rail
I have fitted the pioneer tool mountings to the bonnet and left wing top and refurbished the tools. I have loosely followed the configuration used on UK MoD Wolf (TUM) Defenders, with the shovel on the right hand side of the spare wheel (head towards bonnet) and the pick handle on the left. The pick […]
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