More Bearings....
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I Think Ill get a new bearing / seal etc and instruct my local garage to please fit. They will give it a good clean
Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland
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It's not an awful job just fiddly, grinding the retainer ring off is a pain in the arse though!!
On the look out for some hilux axles now!!
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This will make pulling the half shafts out much easier as I'll not have to disconnect and then bleed the brakes each time. You have to take the cylinders off with drums. A crappy pain the back side job.
I have seen that KAM hardened rear shafts are 2 piece. The end. With the studs on bolts to the rest of the shaft so you can unbolt it and pull the bearing off the end preventing the need to grind off the retaining ring!
If you are changing rear bearings and seals regularly the rear disc conversion and KAM shafts must be a god send!
It works out more cost effective to get the KAM locking rear diff with the shafts too if you were planning to go down that route in the future.
Kirkynut
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I have bought but I'm yet to fit a rear disc conversion from muddyzook.com and the other bits to make it fit from eBay.
This will make pulling the half shafts out much easier as I'll not have to disconnect and then bleed the brakes each time. You have to take the cylinders off with drums. A crappy pain the back side job.
I have seen that KAM hardened rear shafts are 2 piece. The end. With the studs on bolts to the rest of the shaft so you can unbolt it and pull the bearing off the end preventing the need to grind off the retaining ring!
If you are changing rear bearings and seals regularly the rear disc conversion and KAM shafts must be a god send!
It works out more cost effective to get the KAM locking rear diff with the shafts too if you were planning to go down that route in the future.
Kirkynut
Can you post pictures/ build up of the rear disc installation as I fancy doing these - always filling the rear drums up with mud :side:
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Two thoughts: For a grease that really resists water wash-out, try Amsoil, (makers of the first ever synthetic oil), via Performance Oils, you pay a bit more, but their grease, and also their Racing Grease, is about the finest there is and is could make just that bit of difference. Red and very sticky.
Second thought: There is a grease that tries hard to be waterproof, used by motorbikes off-road, trailers of yachts in water etc...google Maxima Grease. Blue and could be just the job.
The bearing take a hammering presumably cos of the weight of the wheel/tyres and its a lot of rubber for a fairly light car, with a lot of unsprung weight. A lighter, narrower tyre, might also reduce the punishment.
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Landrover TDI axles with rear disc brakes
Buy a knackered jimny axle case and remove the radius arm mounts, shock mounts and coil mounts.
Transplant them onto the landy axle along with Rover 600 calipers to give me a handbrake, fit as if it was a direct jimny replacement with alterations to propshaft/flanges as needed.
Or use the landy radius also and make a mount for the chassis?
Or any better suggestions?
Oh and 4.7 ratio diffs to help the gearing
I know the landy boys bust diffs like there is no tomorrow, but with the low hp of a jimny and low weight I can't see it being a problem.....
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