Disc brakes are ace. They’re powerful, self adjusting, and they don’t fill with muddy water when you look at a muddy puddle the wrong way. They’re not flawless though. There are two issues that I’ve had crop up several times with Land Rover brake calipers. One is excessive caliper wear allowing the pads to fall down and […]
Fixing/maintaining stuff
Canvas tilt re-proof
I quite like a canvas soft top (or tilt, in Land Rover parlance). They’re not nearly as bad for condensation as a plain hardtop, and they also seem (counter-intuitively, perhaps) to be quieter and warmer. Also, rolling the sides up on a warm summers eve is brilliant! Unlike a hardtop though, a tilt does need […]
Propshaft Universal Joint replacement
Not the most interesting of jobs this, but I’ve been tripping over this propshaft in the garage for ages and it’s grim outside. One of the universal joints (UJ’s) had seized in one plane, meaning it (or possibly the whole prop) needed replacement. First thing to check was whether the telescopic splined section (which allows […]
109″ Station Wagon re-chassis
I’ve always had a soft spot for a Series II. The one I really, really wanted back before I was even old enough to drive was a 109″ Station Wagon. The idea of getting one didn’t really turn into actually looking for one until 18 months ago or so. I was mostly driving an ’86 […]