Date:    Mon, 04 Jun 90 18:51:48 EDT
From:    caloccia@sw.stratus.com
To:      richards@nisc.nyser.net
cc:      caloccia@sw.stratus.com

Subject: Re: ..saw this in newsgoup.... 



    
|   >>land-rover-owner@stratus.com
|           for owners of Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles.
|           to join, send requests to 'land-rover-owner-request@stratus.com'

	yep, that`s me...

|     Now my  question:

|   	Is this where people post the reports of "found" Land Rover
|   	parts that fall off on the Mass Pike and NYS Thruway during
|   	commutes between Boston and Troy????     :^)

	Only if the ``found'' parts are of interest, (ie. re-usable...)

	Actually, My land rover hasn't left any parts on the road.
	fluids, steam, rust dust, maybe. 

	Memorial day weekend, not unlike some others, found me in the
	Auto Shop at RPI.  Saturday was somewhat leisurely, replacing
	a few door hinge pins, the left rear wheel bearing, (after what
	seemed like an eternity of trying to get the drum off), and
	then the fuel line.

	Sunday, started out when I decided to help my friend Chris, by
	going over to Albany to fetch a uhaul trailer so he could haul
	his '70 Cadillac DeVille Convertible back to Maine.  Of course,
	he still had to put in a clutch disk and pilot bushing and
	before he could finish the engine swap on his tow vehicle.

	So we go to Albany, and two the behmoth car trailer back to 
	Troy. Well, how should we go up the hill ???

	The obvious best answer eluded us at the time, so we choose
	a reasonable alternate: we'll just go up sage, and run the
	4-way stop sign when we get there....


	Well, all was well and good, except these two bozo's on the lower
	part of Sage, go out of their way to pass us while we're going up
	the hill... and they stop at the stop sign...

	Ok, so I decide to stop, as were at the less steep part.
	Then I go to start, and, well, there's this noise, and we're rolling
	backward.

	So it takes us a couple minutes, but then we put the truck into 4wd-low
,
	and lock the hubs and manage to start off up the hill again.
	occasionally chirping the front tyres along the way.

	After it cooled down I did the water pump, and then we had to manouver
	it onto the list with a floor jack, 'cause the rear locked up when I
	tried to go backwards...

	Turns out the post the spider gears turn on, and one of the small 
	spider gears sheared in half...

	Though these could be replaced, it would appear that previous owners
	have not been real kind, as there is noticable evidence of rust on the
	spider gears (even pitting on the faces), as well as the shaft for the
	spider gears not fitting tightly in the carrier (wobble-wobble-wobble).
.

	So we could weld a new  pin in place, and de-burr the slighlty damaged
	gear faces, but it seems like that's asking for trouble, given the
	number of damaged faces...

	Look like I'll make a pilgramage up to rover's north, up near
	Burlington VT, (hell its more fun to bag a day of work than it is
	to mail order) and get a used diff from them...



	Done				Not Done
	RH outrigger			FL Wheel Bearing
	LH outrigger			Brake Hoses
	Long Tie Rod Ends		couple of broken brake bleeders to boot
	LR wheel bearing		rear diff
	Water Pump			more fuel line
	Fuel Line			un-attached wheel stud


	So, the Rover is coming along rather well, though, at this point,
	I think I've spent more time under it than driving it...

	How's the boating life ?
	--bill