The 109 is going well at the moment, though a new small puddle under the off-side swivel housing seemed ominous. The swivel seal had allowed EP90 to escape into the concertina rubber gaiter, and it was dripping out of a new small hole in the seam (the gaiter is glued at a joint at the […]
Fitting Alloys to a 200Tdi Salisbury Axle
I have the modified half shafts and stub axles back from Hogarth Engineering (aka Patriot roof racks).  They have been fitted to the hubs and a test fit of a wheel shows that they clear the centre cap, allowing full fitting of the wheel. The cap shown in the photo is an old second hand […]
Front Axle Conversion Fixings
I have just bought a set of 109 diesel front U-bolts for the axle conversion. These are the longest U bolts and the three plain ones fit the 3-leaf parabolics (thinner than standard diesel multi-leaf springs) and taller spring saddles perfectly. The taller slightly squared bolt is too short and was the wrong shape to […]
Front Axle Assembled
The Discovery front axle had been reassembled. I have attached the brake callipers but have not fitted the pads or brake pipes yet, but they’re simple jobs that won’t take much time or effort. The Discovery callipers have twin hose configurations, while the Series Land Rovers (and Defenders) use only one hose to each front […]
Front Axle Case
The front axle case modifications are nearly complete. It has taken a couple of days’ solid work to remove all the brackets associated with the coil sprung suspension and fit the custom built spring saddles and refit the bump stops at the correct orientation (the saddles are set 90 degrees to the swivel pin axis […]
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