Chris, have you ever had managers tell you to turn a blind eye or cut short a servicing schedule because of cost, operations interference? I can see this happening but at the end of the day it's all to do with keeping all road users safe and 'those that should know (better) out of jail..., great work, Chris...much respect...
No. We do it by the book. Anyone who asks us to cut corners gets the book thrown at them. We work to VOSA standards so safety and reasonable maintenance costs are paramount. Obviously, operators want to keep costs down so we do our best at maintenance and running repairs vs. cost viability. The trailer seen in the video was on its way somewhere so needed a running repair done. The repair will last but i aim to get things as reliable as possible with cost and downtime in mind. It will have a lighting loom fitted in the near future.
Glad you're still making videos mate. We've just fitted a stumpy R380, would you recommend any oil in particular or just MTF94 as per the manual? Thanks Chris.
Land Rover used to recommend the UJ's be greased every 1,500 km (1,000 miles) or monthly, whichever comes first, and the sliding joint every 40,000 km (24,000 miles) or 24 months, whichever comes first. This info is from Land-Rover Series III Repair Operation Manual Pt. No. 607314 (Issue 2 - 1974). This is really the limit for UJ's but I think most of us (including myself) are guilty of not doing it frequently enough. They also recommend that both the UJ's and sliding joint are greased weekly when operated in dusy, wet or muddy terrain - including ambient temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) as the grease is substantially more 'runny' than in colder temperatures.
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New to Defender ownership and I went and greased my propshafts as a result of this video, good job as they really needed doing.
Thank you so much for these videos! Hugely helpful to me.
Well reminded, I got going on all my UJs today, overdue. amazing what a difference it made to my spare wheel carrier as well!
If it moves grease it. :)
Thanks for the video and tips. Cheers mate!
Interesting stuff, thanks for posting 👍🏼
Chris, have you ever had managers tell you to turn a blind eye or cut short a servicing schedule because of cost, operations interference? I can see this happening but at the end of the day it's all to do with keeping all road users safe and 'those that should know (better) out of jail..., great work, Chris...much respect...
No. We do it by the book. Anyone who asks us to cut corners gets the book thrown at them. We work to VOSA standards so safety and reasonable maintenance costs are paramount. Obviously, operators want to keep costs down so we do our best at maintenance and running repairs vs. cost viability. The trailer seen in the video was on its way somewhere so needed a running repair done. The repair will last but i aim to get things as reliable as possible with cost and downtime in mind. It will have a lighting loom fitted in the near future.
Good to see your videos again mate 👍
For Nissan patrol y61 must use molybdenum greases for this part and multi purpose for general parts
I had a uni joint blow up on my 110 . It snapped the driveshaft and went through the side of my gearbox. I keep on top of it now days😁
Owch!
Were you at high speed when it happened?
@@LandersWorkshop about 65kmh
Cheers from Suffolk!
Glad you're still making videos mate. We've just fitted a stumpy R380, would you recommend any oil in particular or just MTF94 as per the manual? Thanks Chris.
As recommended. There are variables but do as it says in the book to keep it simple.
Fantastic! What grease did you use again?
You can’t beat regular maintenance.
You can beat an egg but you can't beat good maintenance.
Good job Chris :) Are You all right?
Hello Rafal. Yeah, all good here. We are going to steal Kestudas away from Chassis Cab. :D
If UJ is clogged & wont take or flow through new grease I’m guessing it’s not great?
yes true.
Thanks
How often to grease the shafts in a normal conditions ?
Land Rover used to recommend the UJ's be greased every 1,500 km (1,000 miles) or monthly, whichever comes first, and the sliding joint every 40,000 km (24,000 miles) or 24 months, whichever comes first. This info is from Land-Rover Series III Repair Operation Manual Pt. No. 607314 (Issue 2 - 1974). This is really the limit for UJ's but I think most of us (including myself) are guilty of not doing it frequently enough. They also recommend that both the UJ's and sliding joint are greased weekly when operated in dusy, wet or muddy terrain - including ambient temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) as the grease is substantially more 'runny' than in colder temperatures.
Thanks. Very detailed.
You're welcome!
Do you use them blue heatshrink crimps when repairing wiring or do you prefer to solder ?
Never solder. Solder breaks in service. Those crimp heat shrinks work well but eventually let water in. (doesn't everything?).
Right, never solder! What about glue-lined shrink tubes?
good.