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is it gassed by any chance?
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you will need to replace the shocks as they are not valved for coil springs.
on a lse riding on coils very poor ride compared to air
disagree- ride is much nicer in my opinion.
Shocks are normal coil spec ones - wrong for the EAS so quite handy!!
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Of course! not climbing under 2.5 tonnes of metal on a halfords jack on its own!!!!!!!
Put the stand under the rear cross member - better stability.
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Just curious. I did the same conversion a while back; I bottled out of having loose springs on the front and got shock absorbers to go up the middle of the springs. Having thought about it (assuming you fit retainers) I can't see you'd have a problem . Nigel
I am going to clip the top of the spring onto the mounting in any case.
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The shocks are pretty new and seem ok on the road. Apparently been on the car under a year so will keep em on till they go pop
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Nope - a 1993 LSE
All the bits i have removed are now on ebay. Compressor, valve block, airbags, relays ECU etc
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120612659569&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
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Right - just taken off the airbags in anticipation of the springs that will hopefully arrive tomorrow.
REALLY easy to do. You need two jacks, the LR one to raise and lower the axle, and a jack on the chassis.
Big flathead screwdriver to remove clips top and bottoms, two each end. Small things they are and are easily removed. Next remove pipework from unit - i cut mine as i am not replacing the springs with bags- see rave manual on how to remove pipes without marmalising the pipe. A small cut will introduce a nice hiss to de-pressurise the bag. DONT use snips to do this as it will go off like a noisy thing!!
Once bag is depressurised, using the axle jack, lower the axle about 4-5 inches. This will give you enough room to simply pull the unit out of the mountings!!
It's the same for front and rear. The front is a little more tricky, as the unit is taller, and the brakepipes are in the way a little. I had to drop the axle another couple of inches to get it out.
After thats all done - go under drivers seat - remove 30 amp fuse and relays.
Remove wheels
Jack up chassis
Rear Airbag
Rear Airbag removed
Other side rear
Airbag removed
Rear airbag stretched out to see damage - LOTS of cracks around base
Front de-pressurised
Front removed - see different bumpstops as fitted to EAS cars
All 4 bags - note the difference in the front and rear units.
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Just a few piccies, great day marshalling/ extreme spectating, my head was banging all day!
That'll be all that Guinness we sank then!
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That was tough???
we trial there and i've driven most of those bits.
Personally saw a lot of unnessary winching because they had a winch. Maybe if it was timed aswell there would be less yacking and winching and more driving?
Lovely day though.
Surely the point of this series is to have fun and learn the ropes. Start timing the stages and you will put off lots of people!
And yes - it was tough. Even the experienced teams were breaking a sweat!
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Really good event. Some really gutsy moves by some teams!!
From a marshalling point of view, the only issue we had was dealing with breakages of kit and vehicles.
That mudrun tunnel was superb - great to hear some of the teams really nailing the engines up the hill!
Very impressed with the guys in the Purple pig who were the only ones to tackle the reverse winch drop into the 'pit'.
Was a bloody cold nights camping - glad we brought the fire with us.
I must add at this point that my hangover only finished last night!
Superbly organised as usual!
Anyway - here's some photos
Chris
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Guys - we are on our chinstrap here dealing with all the callouts -
Mainly in Kent.
Kent county council have agreed to help with fuel costs.
PLEASE IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN ASSIST OVER THE WEEKEND?????
Please join the forum here
http://southeast4x4response.co.uk/forum/index.php
- We could do with all the help we can get.
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i turned mine about 30 degrees - massive difference.
Didn't touch the star-wheel (well i did, but i put it back after it made little differnce to the way i wanted it) and didn't touch the smoke screw.
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My LT77 will not go into 2nd on change down. It changes up easy enough though.
Could this be an oil issue, or is the syncro shot to pieces?
Looking on Ashcrofts site - £991 all in to replace the box and clutch. Has anyone used them? Am i better off doing it myself?
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The fee is put in place to cover public liability and indemnity. There is a controller who will advise on the task involved when they call you up. You are not obliged to carry out any task, which then requires a common sense approach when dealing with situations.
As for your insurance, as you are not doing tasks for 'reward' as they put it, and are merely volunteering your insurance should be fine with it. It is obviously a requirement to inform your insurance about doing volunteering. Highway 4x4 didn't mind a bit when I phoned for advise. As I have off road cover anyway it made no difference. There is a letter on the website to send to your insurance which they can sign to say you are covered.
To be honest - one of the main attractions of this scheme is this. I'm sure many of us will have pulled a car out of the ditch/hedge/black hole and thought no more about it. However - if you damage their car, you are liable. With the insurance that the response scheme offers all you need do is ring the controller to log the 'rescue' and you are covered if it goes a bit awry.
Chris
Well,
I AM in the catchment area, but also would ask
What the situation with private insurance doing this sort of thing ^^^ and as Chris says
Why the membership fee ?
What is deemed to be suitable training and for what situations ?
(ie I see helpers at events, they would be better styaing well away
as although wishing to help they pose a signifant danger to themselves
and others they are hoping to help)
What is the liabilty insurance and risks that come with helping and then being sued by some muppet becuase of X
What is the council police / emergency services etc stance on this, does their own PI cover etc extend to all members, and on what rukles would this
be invalidated etc, as there will be a scope of accetable conduct and services and those outside the PI cover
How do you know that the members are 100% covered re all of the above for all tasks /services undertaken ?
In this day and age of blame culture and litigation even people trying to help for all the
right reasons can find themselves quickly on the recieving end of a world of pain
Sorry but it all has to be said
Nige
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they have liability insurance to cover cock ups. Your insurance should be notified of volunteering and usually isn't aproblem.
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Chaps - the South East 4x4 Response team is steadily growing and is in need of additional response members.
Membership costs £23 a year, and you get to be part of a volunteer organisation to aid emergency services throughout the area.
There is a downloadable application form on the website. South East 4x4 Response website
Excerpt from website
Across the UK there are numerous 4x4 or Land Rover Clubs offering a service to their local community. Members of these clubs voluntarily use their vehicles to support the Emergency Services, Local Council Emergency Planning Departments and other volunteer organisation in times of poor weather, emergency or other times of need. Some have been active for more than 20 years others, like South East England 4x4 Response, are still forming. South East England 4x4 Response covers the counties of Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex and parts of East London.
South East 4x4 response:
- is not an emergency service or rescue team!
- will not be expected to deliver an instantaneous response nor any group member travel at high speeds to the scene of an incident.
- is neither a taxi service nor a parcel delivery company. Therefore, a volunteer group should not find itself competing with local businesses or be regarded by authorities as a cheap form of transport or bargain courier service.
What South East England 4x4 Response can and should do is provide reliable, discrete and effective logistics support to the emergency services, the local authority and other voluntary groups who attend civil incidents in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
South East England 4x4 Response aims to give valuable back-up of a tactical and measured nature. Certainly, members may find themselves in extreme situations assisting in a dire emergency or rescue but that is not the prime function of a 4x4 Response group.
Typically the tasks undertaken would be of a "fetch and carry" nature and may involve the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies. Operations might include the delivery of urgent medical supplies to families living in remote areas, the evacuation of personnel or members of the public from potentially hazardous situations, the transport of medical personnel including midwives and health visitors, the recovery of stranded personnel, assistance during search operations over rough terrain or remote areas, transportation of key staff to hospital during extreme weather, etc.
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Firstly- thanks to Challenger for running this event.
We managed the first two events (Bordon and Alton) which were great fun, challenging to navigate and drive, and we learned a lot fixing the 90 in order to drive home in it.
Both me and Stu are hanging up the winch blanket as far as competitions are concerned for now, as trying to complete some of the punches we broke the car a few times which is a nightmare when Stu has to drive it to work the next day!
We will be back when we can get a competition truck to use!!!!!!!! (and permission from the boss to keep one!)
Going to volunteer for marshalling next season, as I know there is always a need for them!!
Overall- we met some great people, learned a lot and am glad to have had a go at winchmonkeying at a competitive level.
Highlights were- The chaps with the coach (awesome!), the impromptu barbeque spit thing, and hearing some of the war stories in the evening.
As for the handicap system, no issues with that at all. We knew how it was worked out prior to starting the series, and everything was explained really well. For us greenlane herberts, it seemed fine.
Signing off
GW
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Which one? I thought you'd replaced them all! Not Britpart were they.
Not quite! The swan neck thing that connects to the drop arm had managed to eat a few threads in the new sumo bar, meaning it was waggling about without really being safe, so i took it off and had to put the old one back on. I have just got a shorter bar which has allowed me to get the drop arm nicely in the middle. A vastly improved steering. Now i have a few weeks grace to be able to drive it before i change the box over too.
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best way is to fill up to the brim, then use a gps like an E-trex which will log your miles, and then brim the tank again for a totally accurate reading.
Doesn't sound that bad for a big 8 to me though
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The camping looked good too- next year perhaps!!!!
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great pics!
Like the light painting- is that using the B setting on the camera? or am i a bit outdated?
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Turns out a ball joint has failed-
Will be doing the box anyway though as a precaution
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Good stuff. Looks like the thing then.
Out of interest- what does the screw in the top of the box actually do?
I have wound the top screw right in until it goes tight. Has made 'some' improvement, but still not good enough!!!
AWDC CHALLENGER 4X4 SERIES 2011
in Competing in Land Rovers
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Some piccies for you all
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