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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: colin on October 15, 2006, 19:48:40

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 15, 2006, 19:48:40

hi just got my first landrover series3 have found one rear brake problem osr locks onder heavy braking looks like wrong wheel cilinder is fitted ns has 1 stamped on it but the os that has the problem has 1 1/2 stamped on it . will have to sort this but the rest seems ok.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Neil Jones on October 15, 2006, 20:26:38

I'm glad to hear you've got a Landy.  I hope she serves you well.  I think you'll have to accept a certain number or "modifications" to any series.  I suggest you get one of the green workshop manuals as soon as you can as it will come in mighty useful forever!

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 15, 2006, 21:43:38

what is the green work shop manual i hav a haynes314 . also what is does the numbers stamped on the wheel cylinders mean
thanks colin

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 15, 2006, 22:05:20

pic of the old girl on her at last

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Neil Jones on October 15, 2006, 22:19:53

Quote from: "colin"

what is the green work shop manual i hav a haynes314

I cant help you with the numbers at the moment.  But here is a link to the manuals on Amazon, the top one is the one my dad has for the series 3.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Jim-Willy on October 16, 2006, 01:39:37

Congrats, every driveway should have a knackered old series on it, does wonders for the image of the street.... :lol:

Title: my first land rover
Post by: landroverkeith on October 16, 2006, 10:59:18

lookin good colin next time we go out with minty ill bring the v8 if you bring ya new toy

 8)

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 16, 2006, 22:36:27

will bring it out to play. have parts to fix brakes but will have to do it saterday am besause its always dark when get home from work.
ps its off road toy only, to slow for day to day work run 40 miles!

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 16, 2006, 22:39:52

ps it ant nakered, runs good and not full off holes mot'ed and tax'ed just need to change brake cilinder :D

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Spyderman on October 16, 2006, 23:11:41

Colin,
Does it have dual line servo brakes or is it an earlier model? There is a particular way of bleeding the brakes on later dual line models that I only found out after much swearing and tring to get it to stop in a straight line beacause of the balance valve. I suppose I should have read the manual first not after.
Give me a shout when you're up and running, I am only down the road in Luton.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 16, 2006, 23:21:25

not sure bit think its early one but one wheel cilinder has1 stamed on it the other has 1 1/2  so one is wrong belive 1 is the correct unit .
thanks colin

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 16, 2006, 23:22:19

ps early just looked no servo.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Spyderman on October 16, 2006, 23:27:53

Paddocks are great for getting the right bits sorted for you. If no servo bleeding much easier. NSR - OSR - NSF - OSF

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 16, 2006, 23:34:51

thanks got wheel cilinder localy deerer £12 but just need to fit it then re paint her. may go dove grey but will see as origonal paint faded badly

Title: my first land rover
Post by: steve_h on October 17, 2006, 14:36:39

Colin,

Series wheel cylinders are outwardly the same front and rear with the 10" drums, the difference being that the fronts have a bigger bore (1 1/2"?) and the rears a smaller one, so you get more braking effort at the front.

You probably have a front cylinder fitted to the back.

Cheers,

Steve.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: muddy_90 on October 17, 2006, 18:04:11

Quote from: "Jim-Willy"

Congrats, every driveway should have a knackered old series on it, does wonders for the image of the street.... :lol:

i get aload of strange looks by a few people as they walk past my house wiv this thing on the drive
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/a867b197b80711f984583f8439113d72.JPG)

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Jake on October 17, 2006, 19:56:28

Every drive way should have a series on it  :wink:
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/7b5e4ad65bae5b9f38b3abb1893b12f9.JPG)
 :D

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 17, 2006, 21:43:18

my drive looks to full
due to s3 , jimny , camper and trailer. :!:
but will look better when s3 gets new paint job and camper getts moved to friend for winter.
by the whey that s3 looks good and just wish i could find some money for a defender like that

Title: my first land rover
Post by: colin on October 17, 2006, 21:46:33

sorry mat just noticed screen it's an s3 :oops:  cool it fooled a novice like me on first look was it hard to change the front panels over

Title: my first land rover
Post by: Rich_P on October 18, 2006, 11:38:19

Quote from: "colin"

was it hard to change the front panels over

Unlikely to have been, apart from maybe seized bolts.

Title: my first land rover
Post by: muddy_90 on October 18, 2006, 18:11:46

it was quite easy to put the 90 front on just had to get the panel all level then drilled the holes and bolted it all up, also if u want to get the bonnet to sit flat u'll have to cut the top of the series panel