Oil grease mix can be breather. Take the banjo off and try and blow through it to check if pipe, a thread die into the hole will clear any gunk down into axle

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks.

Long time no see, Joel. I think the oil can migrate to the bearings in the rear axle, there’s no seal to prevent it happening. Make sure the axle breather isn’t blocked, that would tend to make the oil move more. Any multi-purpose/bearing grease should be fine for the wheel bearings. If the brake linings were contaminated by oil/grease, you should definitely replace them. The oil will have saturated the lining and, even if you clean the surface, it will come back to the surface when the brakes are operating and producing heat. The rear brake springs appear correct. The trailing shoe doesn’t have a spring at the top as it is pushed back in by the rotation of the drum. It will also explain the slight dragging when rotating the wheel backwards. With the drum on, adjust the snail adjusters until the drum locks, then back off so that is a slight drag when rotating the wheel. If you leave them fully backed off, you’ll have a long brake pedal.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. That all makes sense.

@Rosiesgrandad

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 www.retroanaconda.com/landrover/manuals/series3wm/6_brakes_bodywork_electrical.pdf Joel, have a look here. It shows the top spring on the post and attached to the leading shoe. The bottom spring attaches to both shoes.

The wheel bearing grease does get diluted with oil on the back axle, it's not an issue to the running of the vehicle and quite normal. Rear hub seals seem to be a frequent maintenance job on Land Rovers. Regarding the brake dragging, check the pins in the brake shoes - it's not unknown for them to pop out.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil. That’s good to know. I recently bought some high temp Mannol grease. I opened it yesterday and it’s Blue and stinks to high heaven. God knows why. Do you know it?

@steamwally

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 Sticky, stinky grease usually has a high percentage of natural fats in it, it's not something I'm familiar with though. My wheel bearings just get general purpose lith/molly grease.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Ps I meant stinks rather than sticks. 👍

Hi Joel see you are still fiddling with ol' 'time machine' mine won't take me to intergalactic places, but still great around the fields

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alan, glad to hear it. 👍

When taking off the drums on mine for the first time this massive lump of grease splats on the shed floor. There was that much that most of the brakes barely could be seen.

@My911

2 жыл бұрын

Something else to fix 😄

@landyfan2k208

2 жыл бұрын

@@My911 There was grease all over the drum plug hole making it look like someone had filled it with a grease gun🤣

The hub nuts should have a lock washer between them that should make it impossible for them to come undone. Either you haven't got that washer, or you haven't bent over the tabs correctly on the washer. Graham

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Graham, I have the washer and the tabs were bent but perhaps they just weren’t tight enough. They seem better now though. 👍

the spring goes on both shoes

@My911

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James.

The brake shoes are likely polluted, definitely need to be replaced... I had the same thing happen with my rover due to a brake fluid leak.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you. 👍

@thebnicho

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree. I wouldn't reuse brake shoes after that much grease has been on them.

Did you replace the seals in the rear hubs? How come the bearings were so loose? Usually bearings don’t loosen themselves unless they wear then you would have metal shavings in the diff oil. Spring on top should go from show to shoe.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, all seals are/were new.

Hallo Joel, tolle hilfreiche videos - vielen Dank! Ich habe gerade einen Santana aus Spanien bekommen Bj 78, also praktisch genau gleich wie deiner. Kannst du mir die genaue grösse der Wolf Felgen sagen? 6,5 x16? Lochkreis 5x165? ET? Irgendwie blicke ich nicht durch welche die richtigen sind. Hast du evt einen link wo Du deine gekauft hast? Würde mich über eine Rückmeldung sehr freuen, Vielen Dank! Beste Grüsse Martin aus Flensburg

@My911

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Martin, Ich kenne die genaue Zahlen nicht, aber die sind standard Land Rover 16 Zoll Wolf Felgen. Ich denke es gibt die nur in einen Größe. This is them. www.nakatanenga.de/en/vehicle-equipment/tyres-rims-wheels/rims/5562/lr-wolf-steel-wheel-6.5x16#

I always meant to ask, did you ever notice the wolf rims being heavier as opposed to the original rims? also, which parabolic are you running and how are you finding them? best

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, haven’t noticed any weight difference but the Wolf rims are definitely thicker steel. Maybe the pepper pot holes evens the added weight. Hmm, the springs are a sensitive matter. I bought them from paddocks and they are definitely sub-standard products. I complained, got a new front set which had the same problem and complained again. But they ignored me the second time which was not cool. I recon I would go for the famous blue springs whose name I have forgotten. More money but they are handed (sided) which is important. Mine are the same both sides and do not even out the extra weight of the fuel tank, driver and transfers case. My Landy is therefore lop sided.

@poacher9118

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 thanks Joel. I had found some wolf rims with 500 mile tyres fitted on eBay for £125 a few weeks ago. I was going away for a week the day after and couldn’t be bothered for the 3.5 hour round trip in the landy that day. Regretted it ever since. I also haven’t had the best experience with parabolics. I bought a second hand “unfitted” set that bare the same markings as yours. They were flat the day I put them on... the blue ones you are referring to I believe are GB springs, but even with them I’ve heard some bad experiences, it’s more that swapping springs is an annoying job. Anyway great video as always!

@porteog

3 жыл бұрын

GB Parabolic Springs are the 'blue' ones

@mbrown6930

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 I read a lot about various springs and the horror stories. I ended up going for GME standard type leaf springs, made in Sheffield. Not too expensive and GME is a supplier for Morgan and Jaguar Land Rover. They are quite springy taking a bit of effort to get them on, but have a very nice smooth ride. They are also handed so the Landy sits level.

I’m catching up with your videos - so you may be way past this now ? But shoes definitely absorb oil - I’ve heard of people burning them to reuse them, but I think replacing them is normally required. On the back right - it looks like you might have the shoes on backwards? The friction material is closer to the cylinder on the back shoe - rather than the front shoe. They are handed so that the leading edge of the leading shoe contacts first and the friction supports the pistons moving out - if the trailing shoe touches first then the friction fights the piston coming out. I may not have seen it right on yours - nor describes it well…. But if you search for drum brake serve affect, you should find it explained.

@My911

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Did you ever fit an immobiliser? If memory serves I remember that you can leave the transfer box in Neutral as an extra layer of security that a thief might not know about.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good call, thanks.

@iosilver9920

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 that’s assuming that your area has car crime, hopefully not. I know over in Blighty, regardless of area, a decent Series will go walkies at some point. Sad but true. Love all you vids, chap 👍

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the same here too sadly.

@iosilver9920

3 жыл бұрын

@@My911 I would definitely fit a diy hidden immobiliser and chain the steering wheel to the pedals. I also had a battery isolator switch that had the little removable key. I think you can get little gps trackers, now but don’t know if they’re any good. It really would be a huge pity if it got lifted.

Shouldn't the spring go from shoe to shoe? That way it will pull equally on each shoe.

@My911

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so as there is a pin on the backside of the shoe.

@TheFatgingercat

2 жыл бұрын

They don’t go from sho to shoe, there is a pin for one end of the spring