Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Now launched (Hopefully) everyone should be able to see read / post / start topic ? Please post here any problems, issues, or comments re the new forum here ........or PM me if unable to post ! Nige 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Seems to work.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The Nige archive! When I've the energy I might post up my series UJ axle to CV conversion thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Brilliant. Only one problem so far for me... My axles and diffs are mogs now.....lol Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Found the egg beater video very interesting, where do I get some of that oil for my axles please regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Found the egg beater video very interesting, where do I get some of that oil for my axles please regards Stephen So its advertising then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 7 hours ago, smallfry said: So its advertising then ? Feels a bit double for me, yes. It's good technical information on one hand, but on the other hand it's all videos from Nige's business... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Yup Swepco oil is quite amazing ! I use it myself now right after watching that video ! mark is the UK importer his website is https://www.is4x4.co.uk/#/ give him a ring lovely chap and hugely knowledgable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Hybrid_From_Hell said: Yup Swepco oil is quite amazing ! I use it myself now right after watching that video ! mark is the UK importer his website is https://www.is4x4.co.uk/#/ give him a ring lovely chap and hugely knowledgable Website not working for me, loads up but unable to shop, will ring him later, thank you regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, elbekko said: Feels a bit double for me, yes. It's good technical information on one hand, but on the other hand it's all videos from Nige's business... The videos are supplied by Nige, Yes but not as adverts for his business, he is happy to share & they are here as a tech about all the different types of LR diffs that are on the various models, All of this info has been ratified by the LR4X4 Management & been given the all clear, If you need to contact Nige about a diff problem then do so via his website or PM on this forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 48 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: Website not working for me, loads up but unable to shop, will ring him later, thank you regards Stephen One bit of advice. Do not get this on your hands. It took me bloody ages to get it off, sticky fingers for yonks, .........then again if you have dry skin or chapped hands ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Whilst they are all from Nige currently, we're wanting the section to grow and they will just be there for reference amongst others eventually. He is busy enough so isn't looking for any more work. Whilst it might gain him work, so would a video posted in the video forum by a 3rd party. Lets make this the No.1 forum for diff tech. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 54 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Whilst they are all from Nige currently, we're wanting the section to grow and they will just be there for reference amongst others eventually. He is busy enough so isn't looking for any more work. Whilst it might gain him work, so would a video posted in the video forum by a 3rd party. Lets make this the No.1 forum for diff tech. This sums up my views and opinions too. I have been an admin of LR4x4 pretty much since we started the place years ago. I remain a supporter of its original purpose and ethos, rest assured the A&M team discussed the idea of this new section over an extended period. A lot of effort was spent setting it up prior to launching it. We hope the results will be of interest and benefit to the users of this forum - for that was our only aim. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Since before I joined there have been sub-fora for specific vehicles and various other niche topics. I feel that this sub-forum could be expanded to cover the entire transmission, ie everything behind the flywheel. I'm sure this option would have been discussed by the admin team, and obviously discarded, but I'm interest to know the reasoning. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 12/30/2022 at 5:26 PM, Troll Hunter said: Since before I joined there have been sub-fora for specific vehicles and various other niche topics. I feel that this sub-forum could be expanded to cover the entire transmission, ie everything behind the flywheel. I'm sure this option would have been discussed by the admin team, and obviously discarded, but I'm interest to know the reasoning. Mike No response from Mods or Admin, why not? What was the logic? It's not just the axle components that affect drivability it's wheel/tyre size, over/under drive, t-box rations and gearbox ratios. All these have to be considered when deciding on axle components. Surely, this new sub-forum should look at Transmission as a whole. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I’d rather see a separate forum for transmissions, one for engines, one for steering, and maybe even more for brakes and suspension - those systems are all pretty generic across various models (the same coil sprung system, brakes and steering used on RRC, Defender, Discovery 1, the same systems used on RRS and D3&4, D5 and Pretender and so on), and of course there is a lot of conversion and retrofit, so it is often not a vehicle specific but system specific question being asked. Granted, that can seem unwieldy at first glance on the home page, but I think it’d generally be easier for us to use. This specific forum is already seeing a lot of use, and I’m sure other system specific forums would too - a question about diffs is not often Defender or Discovery specific, and nor is a typical question or comment about a V8, Tdi, R380 and alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 An overdrive forum! Yes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Gazzar said: An overdrive forum! Yes! In fairness, there have been quite a few discussions about overdrives in the last couple of years. Is there any difference in the Fairey fitted to a SI, II or III? Or one fitted to a Stage 1, 101 or early Range Rover? So, would a forum for those be a better location than in the Series, Range Rover or Military forums? I thinks so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I can't speak for the admin team but one land rover forum I was on years ago died when it tried to split everything out. While it can give the appearance of more resources and a wider range of technical discussion, all it ends up doing is diluting what discussion was already happening anyway. It actually makes the forum look dead when you see there are only five topics under one heading, for example. Besides, most of the time when a forum has been running as long as this, you end up using the search function to find those discussions anyway. Scrolling hundreds of subsections just makes it unwieldy. Perhaps the best way is to continue to put the thread under the one for the vehicle that is most appropriate and use the tag functionality to label it as transmission related. It turns out there's no substitute to active members having lively debates.... perhaps like this one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I fully agree that too many sub-fora can be self defeating, but I still think that this one should include the entire transmission train from the flywheel to the tyre since all parts are inter-related. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 But that starts to ecome vehicle specific, like the different bellhousing for types, different mounting positions and ratios etc. This is universal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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