Yes, Heath Robinson is a way of saying ‚to rig something up‘ like a self made solution which works but is not particularly refined. Just Googled Rube Goldberg and saw some cartoon images which made me laugh. Exactly that. 😂
Hello Joel, an absolute pleasure watching you messing about with your Rover. Mine's a '71 2A here in the far North in Alaska, live in a challenging environment where I can actually put her through the paces and give her a proper thrashing like she was designed to endure. Thanks again for the ongoing education ☻️
Hi, great to hear from you and thanks for your message. Good to hear you are using your Landy properly. Sounds like a fantastic part of the world, and a great place to go off road. I remember just how good my Landy was in the snow back in the day. It was unstoppable!! Have fun and speak again soon, regards Joël
Great job Sir. Yeah, that hiss of air when you loosened that bolt.... My eyebrows went straight up on that.... Should NOT be positive pressure in there.... And hey, the prybar, and the crescent wrench.... In the USA, some of us say "it's not stupid if it works.".... Clearly it worked... got the job done.... Heh heh heh! So it might not be "According to Hoyle", but hey, whatever.... That kind of goes back to your comments about being young.... When we were young, we used whatever we had... Now I'm older, I'm a certifiable tool junkie, I buy every tool.... It does show a certain amount of honesty & integrity on your part.... We just get the unvarnished truth, don't we..... I find that refreshing, in a TH-cam full of semi-professional filmmakers....
I recently bought a 1966 S2A and fluid changes all around are on my short list. That oil coming out of your front diff looked contaminated with water to me.🧐 I also own a Jeep JKU with Axle breathers extended up the firewall and up into the chassis. This is to keep water out. I was marveling at the cleanliness of your undercarriage. ( that sounds wrong) lol My S2A spent at least the last 15 years working a 200 acre cattle ranch.😱💩💩 ( yes I just purchased a pressure washer.) Thanks for the insight and interesting video.👌👍
Hi, that’s great news. Congratulations. The 2a is the coolest looking series in my mind. I know what you mean with those breathers. Mine were actually blocked but I freed them up. I don’t remember any oil contamination when I did the change, I‘m sure I would have made a fuss about it at the time 😅 Thanks for the compliments, I actually drove the Landy in winter following that video and it was shocking how the undercarriage suffered. The salt used on the roads here is sooo aggressive. I emptied an entire can of WD40 into the nooks and crannies the following spring, but there is slightly more brown than black under there now 😕. Time for another restoration?
Nice job cleaning up the breather valve. The ball is to let the air out and stop air and junk from coming back in. When I placed an order for axle seals and bearings. I added on new axle valves. There’s a little weather shield that covers the valve. I use a big old chisel and crescent wrench for the big flat head drain plugs. Nice job!!
Nice video - do go for the soft top, you won't regret it. I certainly won't be going back to the hard top any time soon. Sand is a good choice, I love mine! The new ones strike me as very good value for money given the work involved.
In the safari industry here, the defenders go through water a lot. The little breather valve is replaced with a breather pipe extended much higher up to cabin level.... works very well
Loving the videos, I’ve binged watched them all from the start. Quite jealous as I had a SWB SIII petrol back in the 90s. Did lots of work on it with my Dad in between being at Uni and foolishly sold it for something more sensible! From Kent too!
Hello Mate just found your Vids I am in the process of rebuilding a 109 too, and find your vids very helpfull. When you did your brake lines were they Dual or Single, just about to start mine but dont have a clue how to measure them as my old chassis did not have any on to compare. Thanks Kevin
@@My911 Thanks for reply, I was thinking of just putting single in, might be easier and cheaper. My plan is to get the length of each pipe, then take it to my local landy place as they will flare the ends on for me then I can just bend it round to shape along axles and chassis. My problem is I ned to know what each length measures , don't suppose you can remember what yours was ? Thanks Again Kevin
Hi Kevin, it’s far easier to buy a flaring tool and do it yourself. They are not expensive and you gain valuable experience doing it. I would have no problem doing single line again. The chances of something happening is very slim.
Might be best to buy a new breather - they are available from the usual suppliers. As stated by someone else there is a version with an extended plastic hose routed up into the engine bay at the front and into the chassis at the back. The tool for the slot type drain plugs is expensive at around £15, which is probably why I haven't got one either. Would have been great if LR had standardised all the fill/drain plugs with the 1/2" socket type.
If the breather blocks it will blow out the hub seals and soak the linings in oil replace the ball bearing with a new one the front axle also has a breather.Breathers need to be cleaned on a regular basis or until you get sick of changing the brake linings whichever comes first.
From what I've heard, the later Defenders did not have a drain plug for the swivel housing so they were "filled for life" or at least until the swivel need replacing. I think it is worth sweeping the swivel grease more often than that though! Soft tops need a "shark rail" riveted to the windscreen which, from memory, means you can't fit a hard top to it. I bought a spare windscreen at a show for about £20 so that I can easily swap my hard top and soft top without having to fit/unfit the rail.
You have mentioned Heath Robinson many time and I just Googled him. How marvelous! We would say Rube Goldberg!
Yes, Heath Robinson is a way of saying ‚to rig something up‘ like a self made solution which works but is not particularly refined. Just Googled Rube Goldberg and saw some cartoon images which made me laugh. Exactly that. 😂
With your breather valve story, you might have given me the solution for my own oil leak problem on my rear axle! I need to check that. 👍
Hello Joel, an absolute pleasure watching you messing about with your Rover. Mine's a '71 2A here in the far North in Alaska, live in a challenging environment where I can actually put her through the paces and give her a proper thrashing like she was designed to endure. Thanks again for the ongoing education ☻️
Hi, great to hear from you and thanks for your message. Good to hear you are using your Landy properly. Sounds like a fantastic part of the world, and a great place to go off road. I remember just how good my Landy was in the snow back in the day. It was unstoppable!! Have fun and speak again soon, regards Joël
Great job Sir.
Yeah, that hiss of air when you loosened that bolt.... My eyebrows went straight up on that.... Should NOT be positive pressure in there....
And hey, the prybar, and the crescent wrench.... In the USA, some of us say "it's not stupid if it works.".... Clearly it worked... got the job done.... Heh heh heh! So it might not be "According to Hoyle", but hey, whatever.... That kind of goes back to your comments about being young.... When we were young, we used whatever we had... Now I'm older, I'm a certifiable tool junkie, I buy every tool....
It does show a certain amount of honesty & integrity on your part.... We just get the unvarnished truth, don't we..... I find that refreshing, in a TH-cam full of semi-professional filmmakers....
Thanks Patrick. 👍
I recently bought a 1966 S2A and fluid changes all around are on my short list. That oil coming out of your front diff looked contaminated with water to me.🧐 I also own a Jeep JKU with Axle breathers extended up the firewall and up into the chassis. This is to keep water out.
I was marveling at the cleanliness of your undercarriage. ( that sounds wrong) lol
My S2A spent at least the last 15 years working a 200 acre cattle ranch.😱💩💩
( yes I just purchased a pressure washer.)
Thanks for the insight and interesting video.👌👍
Hi, that’s great news. Congratulations. The 2a is the coolest looking series in my mind. I know what you mean with those breathers. Mine were actually blocked but I freed them up. I don’t remember any oil contamination when I did the change, I‘m sure I would have made a fuss about it at the time 😅 Thanks for the compliments, I actually drove the Landy in winter following that video and it was shocking how the undercarriage suffered. The salt used on the roads here is sooo aggressive. I emptied an entire can of WD40 into the nooks and crannies the following spring, but there is slightly more brown than black under there now 😕. Time for another restoration?
Nice job cleaning up the breather valve. The ball is to let the air out and stop air and junk from coming back in. When I placed an order for axle seals and bearings. I added on new axle valves. There’s a little weather shield that covers the valve. I use a big old chisel and crescent wrench for the big flat head drain plugs. Nice job!!
Thanks Cory
Nice video - do go for the soft top, you won't regret it. I certainly won't be going back to the hard top any time soon. Sand is a good choice, I love mine! The new ones strike me as very good value for money given the work involved.
Maybe once the 911 is done. Something to look forward to.
In the safari industry here, the defenders go through water a lot. The little breather valve is replaced with a breather pipe extended much higher up to cabin level.... works very well
Great idea.
Great to see you back! Episode 77 already... doesn't seem possible!
Tell me about it. When I started I guessed max 50. But still going strong. :)
might be worth making / purchasing a remote breather setup for the axles.
Loving the videos, I’ve binged watched them all from the start. Quite jealous as I had a SWB SIII petrol back in the 90s. Did lots of work on it with my Dad in between being at Uni and foolishly sold it for something more sensible! From Kent too!
Ah, I know how that feels. I sold my 205 GTi for peanuts in 2000. They are worth a fortune now. Maybe you will buy another series one day 👍
thanks for the video, this is my next job so good to go into battle forearmed 👍
highly recommend spraying inside the diff with brake cleaner after you drain it to get out any old gunk before filling with new gear oil
Dang it. Next time!
Wouldn’t want my new oil mixing with brake cleaner , each to their own 😂
Think you are supposed to use the edge of the jaw of any appropriately sized open ended spanner to remove the slotted plugs.
Thats the way I open the drain plug as well...
Hello Mate just found your Vids I am in the process of rebuilding a 109 too, and find your vids very helpfull.
When you did your brake lines were they Dual or Single, just about to start mine but dont have a clue how to measure them as my old chassis did not have any on to compare. Thanks Kevin
Hi Kevin, thanks for your message. Mine is a single line system. Meaning if I get a hole somewhere I have no brakes at all. 😀
@@My911 Thanks for reply, I was thinking of just putting single in, might be easier and cheaper. My plan is to get the length of each pipe, then take it to my local landy place as they will flare the ends on for me then I can just bend it round to shape along axles and chassis.
My problem is I ned to know what each length measures , don't suppose you can remember what yours was ?
Thanks Again
Kevin
Hi Kevin, it’s far easier to buy a flaring tool and do it yourself. They are not expensive and you gain valuable experience doing it. I would have no problem doing single line again. The chances of something happening is very slim.
Might be best to buy a new breather - they are available from the usual suppliers. As stated by someone else there is a version with an extended plastic hose routed up into the engine bay at the front and into the chassis at the back. The tool for the slot type drain plugs is expensive at around £15, which is probably why I haven't got one either. Would have been great if LR had standardised all the fill/drain plugs with the 1/2" socket type.
My thoughts exactly.
If the breather blocks it will blow out the hub seals and soak the linings in oil replace the ball bearing with a new one the front axle also has a breather.Breathers need to be cleaned on a regular basis or until you get sick of changing the brake linings whichever comes first.
From what I've heard, the later Defenders did not have a drain plug for the swivel housing so they were "filled for life" or at least until the swivel need replacing. I think it is worth sweeping the swivel grease more often than that though!
Soft tops need a "shark rail" riveted to the windscreen which, from memory, means you can't fit a hard top to it. I bought a spare windscreen at a show for about £20 so that I can easily swap my hard top and soft top without having to fit/unfit the rail.