tommac Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hi all, New to landys- our 95 300tdi defender failed its mot on sat- both sides of the chasis rear end of the car- where they dip (sorry for the poor description) have a bit of rot- no great shakes will get them welded up- only question is the guy i know who will weld it says he doesnt normally do landys- being done as a favour to me- wondered if the wiring loom runs inside the chasis? does anyone know? Thanks in advance Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Tom, Your rear harness runs through the offside (rh) chassis longitudinal so you'll need to disconnect it all at the back and pull it to the front to avoid damage. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Certainly does on the 300 tdi, my mate is just replacing his rear x member, carefully found the loom running in the chassis, hooked it up out of the way of the disc, removed x member found he had sliced through the wires as it had all been doubled up in a big bunch right where he cut it off, seems his 90 has a 110 rear loom in it Runs down the drivers side chassis leg. Why can't you put a drain hole in that down curve as the water just collect sin there and can't get out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwood Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Certainly does on the 300 tdi, my mate is just replacing his rear x member, carefully found the loom running in the chassis, hooked it up out of the way of the disc, removed x member found he had sliced through the wires as it had all been doubled up in a big bunch right where he cut it off, seems his 90 has a 110 rear loom in it Runs down the drivers side chassis leg. Why can't you put a drain hole in that down curve as the water just collect sin there and can't get out ? My old 90 had the same problem. Disconect or cut the loom behind the exit hole in the chasis. Pull loom out of chasis from front. Re- fit loom to ouside of chasis rail using large cable ties and re-conect using slodered joints and heat shrink stager joints. The worst place for a loom is in box were you cant see it, mine was nearly chafed through when I pulled it out. We lost a Series 3 because the loom shorted inside the chasis. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 thanks for the replies guys- any tips on how to split the loom at the back? are there a few multi plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Split it at the front by the brake servo & oull it back through to the rear very carefully, then once the repairs are done, cable tie it to the top face of the chassis well out of harms way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Pointy Thing Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 cable tie it to the top face of the chassis well out of harms way. That's what I did, not out of choice though....the wiring loom had a disagreement with the front prop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 thanks guys- all comments taken on board- when you split the loom are there multi plugs or just cut and solder back after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 It's all multi plug connecters, most of them under the cover behind the rh tail lamp. Take the cover off and you'll see how easy it is. Word of warning though, take photos to help you put it all back together, it's sooooo much easier if you know where everything was HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRod Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 On a related point, when MIGwelding on your chassis etc is it OK just to disconnect the battery -or should the alternator be disconnected too? (think I heard that somewhere) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Disconnect one battery terminal and unplug the Alternator. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks guys, did this last night- when i got uderneath the rear, the loom had been cut previoulsy- it had a new rear cross member last year so should think it was for that. Cut the wires again and pulled it throughfrom the fornt- its now cable tied to the top of the chais rail temporay untill welding doen (today) where would you reccomend routhing the cable once it has been welded up- im not up for tyring to put it back through the chasis leg!! Thanks in advance Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bean Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Make sure its well tied up out of the way and leave it on the surface of the chassis. Cables soon rot over the years if they are left in box section filled with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I too am having some welding done on a very small patch just next to the rear cross member on the bottom face of the chassis rail. Is there any way of avoiding taking the wiring out? I am having to drive the vehicle to and from the place it's getting welded at and I don't think they'll appreciate me spending hours before and after disconnecting and reconnecting everything up before I can drive it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bean Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 You could always re-route and then re-connect it externally of the box section and leave it there as a permanent fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 thanks- i will go down the route of tieing it up onto the top of the chasis rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bean Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 If you want some extra protection from the weather try this http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Module...49&doy=14m2 or maplins part number SJ28F priced at £3.79 for 10 metres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 ideal- will get some conduit to run it through i think! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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