ThreeSheds Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 More to follow as i do the jobs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Good luck with the ball joints. I had a right fight with mine. Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Bon Courage ! Nice Workshop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Done a bit of work today... but had to come inside to escape the heat of the Scottish summer... The theme of today has been: "And the easy shall be hard, but the hard shall be easy" first up was the hub nut... after getting all psyched up and thinking I would break my (non impact) socket, it just whizzed off a dream Next came these twelve-point bolts that hold the camper carrier, which I thought would be easy but which took a 2ft extension to shift! Then the rotor - with impact driver I positioned the biggest pozi head I had in the rotor retaining screw, got ready with the hammer, applied some undo-torque and.... it came loose The actual rotor followed suit (easy) as did 4off TRE's, but the dust shield bolts (7mm AF) are staying put since they WOULD not move The actual hub retaining bolts were easy but the hub too 30 mins to even get to going, but it's off now. I'm wondering whether to replace the heavily corroded CV joint, bit it seems in ok condition apart from that... Later I'll be back out once it cooles off a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 I love the smell of gear oil in the mornings... Well, it's actually evening but why spoil a good meme with the facts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never fixed Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Well done. I felt your pain along the way. is it time for a celebratory beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just realised, the disc shields need to come off or I can't use the 'two hammers' technique on the ball joints. What is the current thinking on these shields? A few years ago everybody i knew just ran without them - is the thinking still the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never fixed Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 21 hours ago, ThreeSheds said: Just realised, the disc shields need to come off or I can't use the 'two hammers' technique on the ball joints. What is the current thinking on these shields? A few years ago everybody i knew just ran without them - is the thinking still the same? mine rotted off years ago. still past it's MOT this year without them. My personal opinion, is that it's better without them. You don't get big stones and mud jammed in between the brake disc and the backing plate.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Never mind the quality, feel the width I never realised these were so HUGE... Like Christmas heavy duty track rod and drag link gaiter clips an pliers window eyebrows heater hose and ball joint press. More to come before the weekend I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 When using any device with a forcing screw I HIGHLY recommend the complete thread is well lubricated with EP90 (a product I expect every LR maintenance person to have to hand). Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 hours ago, David Sparkes said: When using any device with a forcing screw I HIGHLY recommend the complete thread is well lubricated with EP90 (a product I expect every LR maintenance person to have to hand). Regards Good advice... I also intend to run it back and forth a dozen or so times (no load) with the the rattle gun before use... It's only a cheap one and the thread does look a bit ropey, but I suspect/hope it will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Looking forward to the pics as you do the ball joints. Hope you are luckier than me 😊 Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, bear said: Looking forward to the pics as you do the ball joints. Hope you are luckier than me 😊 Well so far I am having trouble even getting the hub off ( the top taper split with only a few double-hammer taps and I thought "oh, how nice... Hope the bottom one is as easy" - that was two hours of hammering ago) so I'm nowhere near the normally more difficult bit of pushing the joints out... But I'll certainly let you know how it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never fixed Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 36 minutes ago, ThreeSheds said: Well so far I am having trouble even getting the hub off ( the top taper split with only a few double-hammer taps and I thought "oh, how nice... Hope the bottom one is as easy" - that was two hours of hammering ago) so I'm nowhere near the normally more difficult bit of pushing the joints out... But I'll certainly let you know how it goes... My heart goes out to you. 2 hours of hammering and probably a thousand swear words... I think we've all been in that predicament But As the saying goes... If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. Nearly every job on my D1 requires brute force and ignorance.. Hope you get there. Love your shiney new track rod.. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 YAY! Ya bugger it's off! The split cotter was tight but the trusty 1-1/4 socket (better fit than 32mm) fetched it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Hi, I don't think you need to remove the collet in the steering knuckle at the bottom. I didn't. Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, bear said: Hi, I don't think you need to remove the collet in the steering knuckle at the bottom. I didn't. I was more cleaning it than removing it... But don't you need to adjust it on reassembly if you are fitting new ball joints? Maybe I am not understanding this, but I thought that the process for fitting the 'knuckle' after the new ball joints are installed, was: fit the knuckle over the two ball joint tapers do up the top ball joint taper nut Adjust the collet to remove any slack do up the bottom ball joint taper nut Perhaps you could clarify please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hi, From what I've read on other forums and seen on YouTube you only have to do the adjustment for the Range Rover with the same axle. It is not necessary on the D2. I'm sure the more knowledgable will be along soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Just seen mention on Landy Zone https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/steering-knuckle-ball-joint-removal.333425/page-2#post-4317853 HTH, Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 8:43 PM, ThreeSheds said: Just realised, the disc shields need to come off or I can't use the 'two hammers' technique on the ball joints. What is the current thinking on these shields? A few years ago everybody i knew just ran without them - is the thinking still the same? Removed all 4 from my 110 last year, MOT passed with no problem or mention of mising items. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Got an arrangement that looks like it would work (I cut the thread off the ball joint for clearance first) And hit it here (after tightening to the torque of earghhhh) And never was there so much joy over so little movement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 How to remove top ball joint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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