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[Peter Holden]

Used as the works van to collect the serviced and repaired church lawn mowers.

Enjoyed driving it in the rain. Both wipers worked well and the heater did its job.

Peter

[scotty]

Hi  Drove our new series 2 from Rugby to our home  a lovely drive it was too  Paul Tash n Barney

[Domeheadrivet]

Recycling...

[Peter Holden]

Works van again, delivered the mowers collected the other day then went in it to son's house to fit a radiator.

I do enjoy driving it.

Peter

[Herald1360]

Drove from Leominster to Portbury (S2 club museum visit to Oakham Treasures) then back up to Ross-on-Wye area for more dogsitting.....

[KLR875]

Started to get Buddy (more) watertight.
Only completed one side but getting there...
Starting & finish photos attached

[andyjb]

Got round to fitting the Boomslang wiring harness for the headlights yesterday. Just staring to go dark as i was finishing off but they do look brighter. Will find out when I'm off to work at half five in a morning in it.

[andrewR]

I didn't make the "hub seal tester" grade yet... but on friday and saturday I put new seals on 3 of my 4 hubs, repacked and reset the bearings, etc.
I purchased 3 different types of hub seal from Paddocks, as an experiment.

1 is the ~£4 RTC3510G old-school OEM metal casing with leather lip. They look really old, but came nicely wrapped in oil-saturated paper. A pain to fit, even with liberal pre-greasing on the seal surfaces, because it was so stiff to get seated that I had to use the 1st bearing nut to gradually screw it on. I am hoping that it wasn't ripping in any way as it went on. I was really glad I took digital pictures of the exact bearing nut positions before dismantling for reference, because the new seal friction made it really hard to feel what the bearings were doing as I was re-tightnening them. I just put the nuts back to the original positions but tighter 1/12th of a turn compared to "before" and it seemed about right (play gone when shaking the wheel violently after everything re-installed and back on the ground).

The 2 other seals are "Corteco RTC3510G?C? 1510065" which has a more rubber/plastic construction also for ~£4, and a much cheaper Karsons RTC3510 "Plastic" for £1.50.

Is there any opinion as to what seal type is the most effective these days? Is the "OEM Leather" better, or is it really only for purists these days, with better performance given from the more modern plastic-case alternatives?

I wrote down which seals went in which hubs so whichever starts oozing first will not be getting purchased again!

Can I get the "hub-seal tester" rating now ?

Today I am brewing 6 gallons of IPA and looking out at my vehicle from the kitchen under its lean-to as the rain pours down.

[Porkscratching]

Ive used the Corteco seals which have been fine so far, 4 years ish...
I tried one of the current available leather jobs, rubbish, impossible to get fitted properly, pulled it straight out again binned and replaced as above....

[andrewR]

Hmmm. so my experience is not the only one. My leather one is on, but I didn't drive more than 100 yards since fitting it. I'll keep a close eye for oozes!
Maybe my other leather/metal one is for the mantepiece as a piece of senteminentalism, not for fitting!

Andrew

[Peter Holden]

Leather seals should be soaked in oil overnight before fitting

Peter

[Porkscratching]

Yes did that of course, but still hopeless, didn't fit properly etc etc, (and I'm not a complete mug when it comes to fitting parts ! )

[Wittsend]

Is there any opinion as to what seal type is the most effective these days? Is the "OEM Leather" better, or is it really only for purists these days, with better performance given from the more modern plastic-case alternatives?

Yes there is ... from Land Rover themselves as they changed to the more modern Plastic/rubber type Corteco seals when they were invented. - Corteco are a decent brand/quality and way better than cheapo copies.

Back in the day, the metal and leather seals were the only ones available.

Use the modern plastic/rubber upgrades 

People have problems with these seals - they forget that the "land", the surface the seal runs on is just as, if not more important than the seal itself.

Unless you know for sure (i.e. you've recently replaced the land/distance piece) fit new lands/distance pieces - it's false economy not to.



 

[Tim Chilcott]

New, ethanol proof fuel hoses installed. The last hoses I installed around 14 months ago from a local car factors had started to break down.

[agg221]

New month, new day.

it's sloe gin making season

It is indeed, even for traditionalists like me - we had our first frost last week. It is also damson jam season.

Too wet for much, but contemplating what to do about my lower doors. The originals are beyond repair but the replacements I bought from Paintman are considerably different. Whilst I am sure they will 'fill the hole' they are not replicas by any stretch, so trying to figure whether there is enough there to work from and modify or whether to keep looking for a pair of original ones.

Alec