I've been really enjoying your Videos! I have a '67 Traveller here in Ipswich, MA and getting ready to do many of these same maintenance tasks, including this one. Two questions: 1) Since the rear suspension needs to be in 'droop' when you're taking it apart, I'm assuming that your jack stand is supporting the car just behind the rear shackle? and the trolley jack is then just supporting the weight of the axle while you disassemble? 2) On reassembly of the leafs, did you put down a layer of grease between each one? I think the leafs are suppose to slide by each other...? Great work!
Hi, and thank you for your kind words. The car was supported on the cross member, and the jack was just to support the axle itself. I didn't grease between the leaves. Grease attracts road debris and would, in turn, cause more wear. Instead, I painted the leaves with a zinc paint. There is a lot of conflicting info out there, some even use building DPC material between the leaves and I also read that a leather wrap was used. I found the Land Rover community a great help with the leaves and decided in the end to paint and reassemble. Hope that helps?
Great video 👍🏻
Thank you
Nice, goos to see anouther 61 Traveller out and about.
I've been really enjoying your Videos! I have a '67 Traveller here in Ipswich, MA and getting ready to do many of these same maintenance tasks, including this one. Two questions:
1) Since the rear suspension needs to be in 'droop' when you're taking it apart, I'm assuming that your jack stand is supporting the car just behind the rear shackle? and the trolley jack is then just supporting the weight of the axle while you disassemble?
2) On reassembly of the leafs, did you put down a layer of grease between each one? I think the leafs are suppose to slide by each other...? Great work!
Hi, and thank you for your kind words.
The car was supported on the cross member, and the jack was just to support the axle itself.
I didn't grease between the leaves. Grease attracts road debris and would, in turn, cause more wear. Instead, I painted the leaves with a zinc paint. There is a lot of conflicting info out there, some even use building DPC material between the leaves and I also read that a leather wrap was used. I found the Land Rover community a great help with the leaves and decided in the end to paint and reassemble.
Hope that helps?