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HoggyN

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  1. My hand was hovering over the bearing fit bottle too. I'm not at all happy with the current degree of slop. The trouble is that I could spend a fortune using trial and error to find some mallet on flanges.

    I'll give the supplier a ring tomorrow and see if they will let me have a few on approval on condition that I will keep the ones I have to hammer on. Probably being a bit optimistic there.

  2. They seem to come up on ebay quite regularly. I set up a search a while ago and get emails when they come up. The prices do tend to vary wildly though, as does what yo get with them.

    I got an adapter complete with a late model Series 3 gearbox and a load of other bits and bobs for just over a hundred.

  3. The only time I have ever heard my dad drop an F bomb was after he attempted to replace a washing machine drive belt. Sounds simple enough but after he'd taken it apart and put it back together again, he realised that he'd fitted the old belt back on. He stayed remarkably calm, took it apart and put it back together... and he'd put the old belt back on again. When he realised, he simply said "F#*k the thing" then drove into town and bought a brand new one.

  4. I've asked around and one suggestion was Modena Engineering in Carrum Downs (www.modenaengineering.com.au) if you haven't tried them already.

    I've got couple of other contacts that might know somebody.

    Edit: Gear Cutting and Manufacturing in Dandenong are another company that do one off stuff, apparently.

  5. As I understand their function, Detroit lockers are like the freewheel on a bicycle... only there are two, side by side, driven from a common sprocket. Going around a corner, the drive to the outer wheel freewheels as it speeds up relative to the inner wheel.

  6. What a weird coincidence. Yesterday, while looking for Series axle parts on ebay this came up in one of my searches...

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Land-Rover-Series-Scottorn-Powered-Axle-Trailer-PTO-Leaflet-Brochure-/361333934486?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item54212e4996

    I was intrigued so had a better look at it. It's post 1972/73 judging by the number plate.

    $_57.JPG

    More info here...

    http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/3rd-may-1963/156/a-6-x-6-land-rover-outfit

  7. Probably not. I used yards of the stuff and I bought it all from B&Q. It is an absolutely tedious job to do and I only made a pair. I used bungee cord to tension them.

    You can buy a pair of ready made Chinese knock offs for about £40, If you keep your eyes open on ebay you get yourself a decent set even cheaper. I got a brand new pair for my wife's previous car for less than a fiver delivered.

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