I'm one of the heroic people who can change a rear main seal while on their back in the mud. For anyone who is interested. Use dental floss or suture thread to to get the spring around the crank and back together. Simply tie to one end of the spring then wrap around the crank pulling the other end of the thread through the loop at the other end of the spring thus connecting the two ends of the spring wrapped around the crank. To get the t seals installed without damage, you simply use what you've got, in my case that was aluminum from beer cans instead of tapered guide blocks. The aluminum is thin enough to allow you to use it in place of an old feeler gauge and you can cut them to whatever size you need. Hope this helps someone.
I will never ever understand WHY when someone like Jeoffrey or anyone who actually knows what they are doing and can also entertain the world with humour whilst completing such a beautiful hard satisfying job with there hobby that there are still arseholes who enjoy giving a thumbs down. It's not just Jeof that gets them as we all know. i have my own hobbies and of course i watch videos on my hobbies and even the worlds best musicians get thumbs down,,, WHY???. Thank you Jeof for sharing all your videos with us and making us laugh at the same time. You are in my eyes quite some engineer of old school like many of us. Well done matey. stay safe. Wishing you and yours the best of health and happiness. Kev U.K.
With TOT, AvE and Abom out there, yeah, some. ;) I note you spend a lot of time making your videos, you really make an effort. Everything we watch isn't just by chance, you make sure we see it. Almost like you planned it? ;)
Woke up this morning and first thing I've seen on my phone is notification about your video being up. :) Well of course I'll be late to work for 10-15 minutes now. :)
I will never ever ever take a motor like this apart..... Ever. But boy I enjoyed you doing it anyway. Great to hear a kiwi voice. Keep these videos coming. Hope there might be a smaller scale video after the car ones.
I had not opened TH-cam until I was making coffee this morning and this video was the first thing in my feed. I thought "Woo Hoo! Geoffrey's back!" Couldn't wait to get home to watch this.
Baby battleship blue! Your engine is kiwi green all over the place. Behind camshaft end plate, top of head, behind timing chain and other places. Better get it repainted before the LR club find out. Great to have you back Geoff!
@Roy Henderson If you look in this photo www.geoffslandroverblog.com/posts/post-39/land-rover-series-3-engine-3-lg.jpg You can see the best match is the underside of the timing cover - front of the engine. The piece I actually had colour matched was in better condition than this, but you can see how close the paint is when it isn't faded. I believe this is the original paint, as all of the cut surfaces on the engine were untouched at this point.
So glad I ran into your channel. Not only are the videos very well put together and informative but the best of all is your humor you put into them. I Love it! I recently acquired a 79 series III and these videos are giving me ideas👍 keep up the good work!
Geoffrey I know you love your Landie more than life it's self but being reminded here as to what an arcane object a 2 and 1/4 is; I now remember why we replaced them with Holden 161, 186 and 202 engines with an aluminum timing gear! Love your presentations, good to see you back, can't wait for part 2.
The environmentally friendly Landrover has been putting Oil back into the ground for many years, if you are not careful you may be in danger of breaking that tradition, well, for at least 1000 miles before the drips begin...great video as always! Thank you!
Geoff, I just wanted to say thank you for the well made videos and the clear explanations along the way. I'm getting ready to put the rebuilt engine and cleaned up transmission back into my wife's Series IIA (with Series 3 engine and trans) and your videos and blog were a big help throughout the process. A leaking rear main seal was the main culprit, but there were plenty of other worn and aging parts that needed attention, so it was a big job. I only wish you had provided a clear video showing the secret of how you finally got that stupid garter spring attached around the rear main seal. What a puzzle THAT was! Anyway, thank you, sir!
WUNDERBAR! Another post from down under. Total enjoy your approach to refurbishing parts. The humour and accent are the icing on the cake. Huge "atta boy' to you for taking vids, editing and posting. Avid fan from Canada
You must realise how many times I've had to rewatch all your other videos as I desperately waited for this next instalment. Best and funniest hands on LR channel out there. Now all you need to do is publish one every week and we'll all be much happier ! Fab as usual.
That one time I did an in-frame rear main of a '62 Range Rover... whilst taking live fire in Africa, during monsoon season. Would've been fun if the cats didn't take me leg.
Although I will probably never be fortunate enough to own a Land Rover, let alone have the skills to rebuild it......damn, this is fascinating. Thank you Geoffrey for your humor and willingness to share your journey.
Yo Geoff , super photography. The engine moving towards camera on the crane is like an alien ship traveling through space. Also You clearly have the Land Rover disease. Can only imagine your series LR is going to run as sweet as a nut and as tight as a drum. More power to you !!!! 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
Geoff , I did it ! Spring went in with use of a super long set of needle nose pliers. And the T seals with two pieces of shim paper. All while under the vehicle and with no engine crane for the gearbox . Surprised myself , challenge complete ;) great videos , keep up the good work. Made life a lot easier actually doing it, knowing what to expect
I just got through binge-watching all of these and subscribed thanks man great videos have no desire to ever ever ever own a Land Rover but the videos are awesome
YOUR BACK!!!! Yes! I've been binge watching restoration vids in your absence but although quality of work is amazing, your narration and dry humour was sorely missed! Can't wait to watch this video!
Ah man what a satisfying thing to watch! Also I learned some good things too! I'm busy with a series 3 2.25l petrol restoration. Doing everything myself, great way to learn new skills too.
thanks mate! i never thought about those guide blocks for those T seals. (obviously once they are fabricated with painstaking precision and as slick as butter) That’s a tool goin in its own drawer lined with red velveted lol. Really appreciate that tip bro and love the humor too
You share the spot with two other channels for best channel to which I subscribe. Every one of your videos is fun to watch. I’ve rewatched the drill press and lathe videos multiple times.
Was looking for something to watch Saturday night while eating my fish and chips when my favourite kiwi TH-camr popped up. Thanks Geoff, that was great!
Good to see you back on this. As a Brit with some engineering knowledge, I am frequently a) hideously embarrassed, and b) astounded at the crazy thinking of some british car design engineers. How anyone could possibly think that any of the design decisions that you show the outcome of in this video are actually sound, is utterly beyond me.
so a thought on your bushing reaming setup at 16:00. If you slit the dummy rocker in half, then camped the setup in the mill, then bored the hole, you'd be able to clamp the busing in and save yourself the time needed to press in and out the bushings. At 19:30 would a socket head cap screw (one of those with the allen key hole in them) fit? might be easier to take a part in the future when it's all crusty. Also some marine grease or anti-seise on the mud guard bolts might help.
The dummy rocker has to stay exactly the correct inner diameter, so it wouldn't work in this case. But yes that is a good method for holding things in a quick collet otherwise.
To be clear I meant take the dummy stock, cut into two. Reinstall in lathe, and bore hole for bushing and true up the outside. Flip end for end and finish truing up the outside. That way inside and outside are as good as you get with a 3 jaw. The now two part dummy rocker can be removed have the bushing fitted inside, and the halves can be clamped back down in the 3 jaw. Anyways probably not worth the effort for just 8 of these.
Of course it will never work with one of those frog metric threads so close to it's beating heart! A 2BA Brass round head screw, so it burrs over easy would have been more in line with Rovers design philosophy. :-) Welcome back! I knew there was something missing from the tube, but wasn't sure what it was.
NICE a new vid! love your work man! and about the crankseal: The Laro mechanic i always visit for parts was mentaly preparing me for this, including the ''T'' pieces, he also machines a couple of guidand pieces and suggested me it was actually doable under the car.. so i mentally prepared and.. found out i had a 5 mb engine! lucky me - they dont have the T pieces
i really like your use of atmospheric, sometimes ironic music and sounds. sure, an engine rebuild slideshow underlied by some really loud edm tracks would be the optimum, but you are getting real close ;-)
8:51 what they didn't tell you, is that they swap the spring to a classic turn taper lock one, which is a breeze to install. Also, for future reference, you should make a block for the top as well, to block the ends of the seals from stretching. The reason they fail, is because the thickness is no longer proper, and they eventually recede into the hole as heat cycling occurs. The block is just another piece of metal, which is affixed using the thread sticking out, but with the big difference that you'll need the holes so you can actually tighten down the part.
This might be the best documented landrover restoration/refresh ever....
What a great work you done Geoffrey!, not only in the restoration, but also filming, editing, and sharing it. Cheers!
I've missed your humor so much, I'm glad to see another post from you 👍🏻😁
Thanks LaBelle
you'll enjoy This old Tony
I love the "This Old Tony" tempo of this video mate.
TOT’s kiwi brother
I'm one of the heroic people who can change a rear main seal while on their back in the mud. For anyone who is interested. Use dental floss or suture thread to to get the spring around the crank and back together. Simply tie to one end of the spring then wrap around the crank pulling the other end of the thread through the loop at the other end of the spring thus connecting the two ends of the spring wrapped around the crank. To get the t seals installed without damage, you simply use what you've got, in my case that was aluminum from beer cans instead of tapered guide blocks. The aluminum is thin enough to allow you to use it in place of an old feeler gauge and you can cut them to whatever size you need. Hope this helps someone.
I am restoring my own series 2a land rover and I have watched all your videos and you have really helped me.
Excellent video. Enjoying the series a lot
Yessss. Finally. I've been waiting for so long!
Alex Shirley me too
I will never ever understand WHY when someone like Jeoffrey or anyone who actually knows what they are doing and can also entertain the world with humour whilst completing such a beautiful hard satisfying job with there hobby that there are still arseholes who enjoy giving a thumbs down. It's not just Jeof that gets them as we all know. i have my own hobbies and of course i watch videos on my hobbies and even the worlds best musicians get thumbs down,,, WHY???. Thank you Jeof for sharing all your videos with us and making us laugh at the same time.
You are in my eyes quite some engineer of old school like many of us. Well done matey. stay safe. Wishing you and yours the best of health and happiness. Kev U.K.
Watching these videos stirs a deep and primal need...must get back to the shed.... the 1928 Model A awaits.
Mahn England ya best get to work. A beautiful car to have
I saw about a dozen on the road yesterday. Makes the road a classy place... Shapely....
I don’t even like Land Rovers and I still watch your videos 😁
I really value your videos; informative, thorough, and really humorous. Some of my favorite stuff on TH-cam.
Some of! Pfffffffffffffffffft!
Just kidding. Thanks 😁
With TOT, AvE and Abom out there, yeah, some. ;)
I note you spend a lot of time making your videos, you really make an effort. Everything we watch isn't just by chance, you make sure we see it. Almost like you planned it? ;)
26 years old iv both series 1 and 2.great video to spark my interest in restoring dads old landys 👍
I’ve no intention of every stripping my Landrover down, but I’m hooked on these videos!
Woke up this morning and first thing I've seen on my phone is notification about your video being up. :) Well of course I'll be late to work for 10-15 minutes now. :)
totally worth it ^^
@@17091996climber It always is when Mr Croker publishes... :)
I will never ever ever take a motor like this apart..... Ever. But boy I enjoyed you doing it anyway. Great to hear a kiwi voice. Keep these videos coming. Hope there might be a smaller scale video after the car ones.
seens scary. but its easy putting together again, you just need pay attention to some details
I had not opened TH-cam until I was making coffee this morning and this video was the first thing in my feed. I thought "Woo Hoo! Geoffrey's back!" Couldn't wait to get home to watch this.
Finally, another video! Some of the best edited and explained restoration videos on TH-cam. Best wishes from the UK Geoffrey, we all missed you!
Best videos on you tube
Thanks for explaining the basics to those of us with a limited mechanical background.
Baby battleship blue! Your engine is kiwi green all over the place. Behind camshaft end plate, top of head, behind timing chain and other places. Better get it repainted before the LR club find out. Great to have you back Geoff!
@@GeoffreyCroker The closest to the original colour was the paint behind the flywheel housing at 7.50.
@Roy Henderson If you look in this photo www.geoffslandroverblog.com/posts/post-39/land-rover-series-3-engine-3-lg.jpg
You can see the best match is the underside of the timing cover - front of the engine. The piece I actually had colour matched was in better condition than this, but you can see how close the paint is when it isn't faded. I believe this is the original paint, as all of the cut surfaces on the engine were untouched at this point.
Repaint it brown to hide future leaks
Hi Geoffrey. great videos, I am restoring a 1969 Series 2A and was wandering what the paint code was for your engine. Cheers Neill
So glad I ran into your channel. Not only are the videos very well put together and informative but the best of all is your humor you put into them. I Love it! I recently acquired a 79 series III and these videos are giving me ideas👍 keep up the good work!
the funny thing is, involuntary I've been doing much the same repairs in the same order as this guy :) Always a pleasure to watch
Excellent videos, excellent music. A great help for those of us who love these vehicles.
Thanks a lot.
Best land rover restoration proyect i’ve found in youtube!!
Geoffrey I know you love your Landie more than life it's self but being reminded here as to what an arcane object a 2 and 1/4 is; I now remember why we replaced them with Holden 161, 186 and 202 engines with an aluminum timing gear! Love your presentations, good to see you back, can't wait for part 2.
The environmentally friendly Landrover has been putting Oil back into the ground for many years, if you are not careful you may be in danger of breaking that tradition, well, for at least 1000 miles before the drips begin...great video as always! Thank you!
Geoff, I just wanted to say thank you for the well made videos and the clear explanations along the way. I'm getting ready to put the rebuilt engine and cleaned up transmission back into my wife's Series IIA (with Series 3 engine and trans) and your videos and blog were a big help throughout the process. A leaking rear main seal was the main culprit, but there were plenty of other worn and aging parts that needed attention, so it was a big job. I only wish you had provided a clear video showing the secret of how you finally got that stupid garter spring attached around the rear main seal. What a puzzle THAT was! Anyway, thank you, sir!
Nice work - great tutorial and very useful info' surrounding that dam rear crankshaft seal set-up. More please
WUNDERBAR! Another post from down under. Total enjoy your approach to refurbishing parts. The humour and accent are the icing on the cake. Huge "atta boy' to you for taking vids, editing and posting. Avid fan from Canada
About to be a Land Rover series owner. Came across your videos. Absolutely amazing to follow!
You must realise how many times I've had to rewatch all your other videos as I desperately waited for this next instalment. Best and funniest hands on LR channel out there. Now all you need to do is publish one every week and we'll all be much happier ! Fab as usual.
Man that crankshaft looks like an old flat head Ford model T's crank. Cool video bro.
I am also in the middle of a land rover restoration it is a 1975 land rover series 3 109 keep up the great work
O and by the way I have changed the rear main seal when the engine was in the truck and well I did but there was no gear box and well no body
That one time I did an in-frame rear main of a '62 Range Rover...
whilst taking live fire in Africa,
during monsoon season.
Would've been fun if the cats didn't take me leg.
burntorangeak could you tell me more about that time? You seem like an interesting guy!
Glad to see your work again! Keep it up! All the best for you and NZ!
Thanks Joao!
You make me want to get out to the garage and pull the engine out of my 62 model S.2a. Great to see you back
Thanks Geoff.......what a great start to my weekend seeing you pop up!
Although I will probably never be fortunate enough to own a Land Rover, let alone have the skills to rebuild it......damn, this is fascinating. Thank you Geoffrey for your humor and willingness to share your journey.
Great job!
Really enjoys to see bolts and nuts not coverd in paint.
Yo Geoff , super photography. The engine moving towards camera on the crane is like an alien ship traveling through space.
Also You clearly have the Land Rover disease. Can only imagine your series LR is going to run as sweet as a nut and as tight as a drum. More power to you !!!! 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
Nice to see you back, mate! Looking forward to the next episode
Good to see you back. I have never seen a rear main set up like that very interesting. Looking forward to more.. Peace
Awesome video, nicely done and great sense of humor!
Geoff , I did it ! Spring went in with use of a super long set of needle nose pliers. And the T seals with two pieces of shim paper. All while under the vehicle and with no engine crane for the gearbox . Surprised myself , challenge complete ;) great videos , keep up the good work. Made life a lot easier actually doing it, knowing what to expect
Very happy to watch this at last, great work as always chap!
Thank you for the tour Mr Croker. Good vid.
I’ve literally been anticipating this video every time I have opened TH-cam for months. I must say, you never fail to disappoint! Awesome
i love your videos. they are cinematic in some places & your attention to detail is amazing!
I squealed with excitement when I saw the notification for your new video. Great work as usual, can’t wait for the next one.
Love your videos mate. Informative and very witty!!!
Just discovered this channel. Man this is addicting.
I just got through binge-watching all of these and subscribed thanks man great videos have no desire to ever ever ever own a Land Rover but the videos are awesome
I love your videos. Perfect skills and perfect humor.
Excellent work sir !
Regards
Robert
PARTSMADE
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Cheers Robert!
so from what I know, no two British cars/suv's from that era match. That is the cool factor. You keep up the great videos.
Hallelujah!! You’re back 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
YOUR BACK!!!! Yes! I've been binge watching restoration vids in your absence but although quality of work is amazing, your narration and dry humour was sorely missed! Can't wait to watch this video!
Ah man what a satisfying thing to watch! Also I learned some good things too! I'm busy with a series 3 2.25l petrol restoration. Doing everything myself, great way to learn new skills too.
Wow man! So glad you're back. I was beginning to think you had given up.
NEVER
Enjoy watching you work, even at break neck speed 👍🏼
Hi Geoffrey, once again... you made my day. My hands start itching to give it a go myself. Greetings Ruud
thanks mate! i never thought about those guide blocks for those T seals. (obviously once they are fabricated with painstaking precision and as slick as butter) That’s a tool goin in its own drawer lined with red velveted lol. Really appreciate that tip bro and love the humor too
You share the spot with two other channels for best channel to which I subscribe. Every one of your videos is fun to watch. I’ve rewatched the drill press and lathe videos multiple times.
Logan Terry Who are the other two?! I will hunt them down and eradicate competition 😁
Great to see you back again. You might consider hex head cap screws for that cover instead of Phillips screws.
That'd be to easy:) He is the fool that will be pitied in the future!
This was a pleasure to watch. Nicely done!
Another deeply satisfying episode.
Great video. Very interesting to look inside old motor :) surprising that you've found spare parts!
Was looking for something to watch Saturday night while eating my fish and chips when my favourite kiwi TH-camr popped up. Thanks Geoff, that was great!
Good to see you back on this. As a Brit with some engineering knowledge, I am frequently a) hideously embarrassed, and b) astounded at the crazy thinking of some british car design engineers. How anyone could possibly think that any of the design decisions that you show the outcome of in this video are actually sound, is utterly beyond me.
Haha, wait till I have an Italian car to work on...
Finally had a chance to watch...awesome job - really enjoy your videos
Great to see you back. Another fantastic video!
Another great video 👍🏼 very entertaining looking forward to the next instalment
so a thought on your bushing reaming setup at 16:00. If you slit the dummy rocker in half, then camped the setup in the mill, then bored the hole, you'd be able to clamp the busing in and save yourself the time needed to press in and out the bushings.
At 19:30 would a socket head cap screw (one of those with the allen key hole in them) fit? might be easier to take a part in the future when it's all crusty. Also some marine grease or anti-seise on the mud guard bolts might help.
The dummy rocker has to stay exactly the correct inner diameter, so it wouldn't work in this case. But yes that is a good method for holding things in a quick collet otherwise.
To be clear I meant take the dummy stock, cut into two. Reinstall in lathe, and bore hole for bushing and true up the outside. Flip end for end and finish truing up the outside. That way inside and outside are as good as you get with a 3 jaw. The now two part dummy rocker can be removed have the bushing fitted inside, and the halves can be clamped back down in the 3 jaw. Anyways probably not worth the effort for just 8 of these.
Glad to see a new video. Enjoy the day. Ray L
Just found this channel and it’s awesome
Why not use Torx instead of Phillips screws?
Amazing work you're showing us! Keep the good stuff coming!
Kind of cringed when i saw Phillips instead of Torx
Of course it will never work with one of those frog metric threads so close to it's beating heart!
A 2BA Brass round head screw, so it burrs over easy would have been more in line with Rovers design philosophy. :-)
Welcome back! I knew there was something missing from the tube, but wasn't sure what it was.
NICE a new vid! love your work man! and about the crankseal: The Laro mechanic i always visit for parts was mentaly preparing me for this, including the ''T'' pieces, he also machines a couple of guidand pieces and suggested me it was actually doable under the car.. so i mentally prepared and.. found out i had a 5 mb engine! lucky me - they dont have the T pieces
i really like your use of atmospheric, sometimes ironic music and sounds. sure, an engine rebuild slideshow underlied by some really loud edm tracks would be the optimum, but you are getting real close ;-)
Do you just know how excited I am when a new video of yours gets out ?
10/10 again. Just leaves me wanting more. About to do this with my engine.
Great to have you back
Great work. You make me search Gumtree for my forth Series 3 after every video. Then I come to my senses.
Loving this series! Fantastic job, mate!
8:51 what they didn't tell you, is that they swap the spring to a classic turn taper lock one, which is a breeze to install.
Also, for future reference, you should make a block for the top as well, to block the ends of the seals from stretching. The reason they fail, is because the thickness is no longer proper, and they eventually recede into the hole as heat cycling occurs. The block is just another piece of metal, which is affixed using the thread sticking out, but with the big difference that you'll need the holes so you can actually tighten down the part.
It has been far to long since you last posted a video. Fantastic as always and worth the wait.
Your uploads are always a pleasant surprise
Good to see you back mate!
It's been too long Geoffrey !! Hope there's more soon. Excellent as always.
Ahh, finally! Another great episode. Thanks Geoffrey.
Another great video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video and the others, it's are excellents congratulations sinse Bogotá Colombia. I love the land rovers
Really interesting Geoffrey, love watching your films
I like your jig setup for the second round of the reaming.
The best New Zealand film maker returns!
Great video! Past (ex NZ Army) Series 2A owner and member, Canterbury Landrover Owners Club, Christchurch NZ!
Not even halfway done watching this and it's already the most enjoyable video i have watched in a long time! I fucking love this channel.
Good to have you back!
Your brilliant love the channel from Ireland 🇨🇮
Thanks for such a good watch. Your videos are great, keep it up. :)