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Nice work guys, I did something very similar to this a few years back, but using a de-commissioned military trailer (a Sankey Mk3 wide track trailer), as this trailer have great heavy duty chassis and hydraulic disc brakes fitted as standard, which make these trailer an ideal platform to start from. keep up the good work
Yes, always replace in pairs where needed. Thanks for the video. A bit of a coincidence as i have just had a new servo fitted as the old one was not doing it's job properly.
Oh this reminds me, I gotta take a look at the rear drums on my 4x4. One lesson I learnt - was to bench bleed the master - much harder to get the air pocket out on the vehicle.
I did a video on the 6x6 brakes when I changed the master, and we had to remove it from the booster and tilt it to get the last of the air out, they hold an air pocket if you bleed it on the vehicle. I also had a dud proportioning valve: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zF2c-dUma_A.html
Yeah I did think about bench bleeding it but was pretty limited on tools and space at this place have since moved and also have access to a warehouse with a bench vice etc. Yeah I was a little concerned about getting all the air out of the master but seemed to work out well and the brakes feel great now. Spent another hour at the warehouse bleeding them all up 👍🏼
@@stephen5478 ok thanks for the feedback mate, next time I will try and flip the footage when I go from front camera to back camera so that it doesn’t look like the car changes driver side 🤙🏼
Always replace calipers in pairs, just like any axle work involvinng paired items, as it will pull to one side as the calipers will be different ages and different wear or resistances. I have one in the workshop right now that has that exact issue, someone did one caliper and not the other and hard braking ejects the vehicle into oncoming traffic. Also never reuse seals unless you literally are in the middle of nowhere and you have no other option. The leak will be pitted or rusty piston sides and it allows the seal to be bypassed under pressure of braking, which could easily hit 5 bar. I see it all the time. The dust seal isn't technically needed but it just helps keep the actual seal in reasonable condition. I've rebuilt a fair few calipers in the last 10 years. I have another few sets sitting here waiting for the other projects, one is a D1 that is going to be a fun toy, it'll have Defender brakes all round and later ABS just because I can. I cut the mount off double brake line clips and use them as spacers, it works well, at one point I have all 4 brake lines running together under the steering column nicely configured and never going to touch.
Ok thanks for the info mate I understand that when replacing rotors and pads should always replace both sides. The vehicle doesn’t currently pull to the side with the new caliper, I have tested the braking at higher speeds and performed a full momentary all wheel lock up and all sides are even and it travels in a straight direction, before the replacement it was pulling heavily to the right for obvious reasons. Thanks for all the information and will definitely add it to the knowledge bank for any future braking issues.
@@RovingBeyond as I teach people that brakes are the most important part of any vehicle, so yeah, do everything in pairs so every pair is the same age and general condition, it's all for the same reasons. Safety and equaty on both sidds. You might have just been lucky on this occassiion, which is good your you this time, might not work the same next time. Other info that will help is there are a few calipers on different ages, the main difference is the fixing bolts, which incidentally I replace every time as they snap quite often or rust and round. The holes are different sizes so don't fit a large hole and small bolt as it will allow the caliper to move. You say the axle is off a 92 110? Was it a V8? Also do you know if 10 or 24 spline diff? I can suplly you all the manuals you would need for the general LR parts of it.
@@RovingBeyond 300tdi is from 94, so it has shallow drive flanges? If so, then the base axle is the same as a Discovery 1, which is helpful, brakes are same from LA which is late 93 and the very last of the 200tdi, the later brakes are all pretty much the same to 2016 and close of maunufacture. Differences that matter with Discovery are brake calipers, Def: 46mm pistons rather than Disco: 41mm pjstons, the Disco axle also has anti vibration weights on the lower swivel bolts and on the diff. Diffs: RRC soft dash and Disco 1 front and V8 rear are all the same, so worth remembering, if it's got the 4 bilt flange it'll go in. Disco 2/P38 don't fit as slightly different size bolt pattern and shorter.. also worth noting the radius arms changed with the 24 spline axles too to be slightly wider.
@@overlandready must have been a 200tdi then as it has the larger brake caliper pistons as I measured them to order the new caliper, yes it has the wide radius arm brackets as I have aftermarket superior arms which fit the wider bush which is one of the reasons I swapped the diff housing over aswell as bracing the top and diff pumpkin due to a far amount of damage on the old pumpkin cause by many deep river crossings with large boulders 😅
Thanks mate, yeah was a learning experience for sure but keen to get into some more epic projects but will film them a little better 🎥, thanks for the support.
Just the kind of inspiration I am looking for at the moment! -and interesting timing too, as I have just drafted plans for a similar-style "landy tub" camper build yesterday. Cheers.
Sensational job with what you had, both on the trailer and the video front. Now I've just got to get blood from a stone (money out of the missus) & buy a Perentie. (Yeah, right. That is literally *never* going to happen, sadly)
Based of some rough calculations after the initial weigh bridge and fitting a drawer etc fully loaded it’s between 6-700 kgs. 750kg rated trailer plus electric brakes so super easy to tow 👍🏼
All the love to your dog! Second thing, the death wobble.. think about a shopping trolley wheel that is flopping to the sides. It has probably been bent backwards. That will make the "king pin" tilt forwards. That is why it s wobbling. This is death wobble. Check your kpi. If the axle tilts less backwards than it should, as it may from lifting springs and or wear and tear on bushings or bent ... what s it called.. bars.. -links! Yes. Just my 20 nkr.. cheers
Yeah mate sure thing, will check out the kingpin bearings, they were replaced 12months ago but with all the off-road work may need thinner shims to take out any play and reset the swivel hub preload 👍🏼. Once I get some new tyres that aren’t so poorly balanced will do a deep dive into the front end. 👍🏼
Are you in the High Wycombe area at the moment. My husband thinks he has seen your rig driving around the area. If so we would love to meet up and possibly do some trips we with you guys. We also have 2 rotties ourselves who love camping.
Hey, yeah we are currently in that area atm. Yes I gather your vehicle is the well kitted white disco, yeah definitely can meet up sometime and organise a trip 👍🏼
When checking play on the NS wheel, you say "that's good", it's not, you have play, it's potentially a cause of death wobble, you also look like play on the drag link to wheel ball joint, looking at OS wheel, you have either bearing or hub issue there too,Done Land Rover's for decades, and I can see issues you might not. Also make sure you show axle stands and not just go under with a jack. A firefighter mate of mine was telling me of a case they recently went to where someone's jack failed, his head was subject to the weight of the vehicle. Be safe not running down a drain. Rule of 9 on the valves, don't jsut do tdc then 1 turn or 180°, it doesn't work well.
Yeah the steering has a fair amount of play due to the steering box having too much wear throughout it. I looked back at it and for some reason it does look like the entire wheel is moving when I’m checking the wheel bearing play, I was doing it more aggressively than I probably should have been, there isn’t excessive wheel bearing play I went back and re checked, these wheel bearings were recently installed and adjusted after 5000kms I have been doing wheel bearings on this vehicle and my county before so that’s more than 10 years and I have never had an issue (I do understand that it looks like there is excessive freeplay in the video 👍🏼). I always place Jack stands if I remove wheels but in this case due to just checking the wheel bearings I personally didn’t find it necessary as I wasn’t underneath the vehicle, but that is a personal decision one needs to make (the vehicle was in gear with the handbrake on, plus flat surface. It ended up being a slightly loose pan hard bar bolt aswell as the poorly balance drivers side wheel, the wobble is gone and driving well. Thankyou for the comment and suggestions I will recheck the OS wheel for any hub issues, this front diff housing was completely rebuilt 16 months ago before we left but doesn’t hurt to recheck 👍🏼.
The Australian manual says for the 4bd1 to rotate clockwise to TDC adjust 1,2,3 +6 then rotate 360 (my bad I said 180) adjust 4,5,7,8 I understand there are other methods just doing what the Izuzu manual says 👍🏼
@@RovingBeyond ok, they must have no overlap at all on them, so little or no scavenging occurs, then you can do that on tdc marks. Rule of 9 for 4 cyl engines guarantees that the valve is free so usable on any thing.
@@RovingBeyond On Stands point; remember you are an ambasador for safety, people see you and other youtuber's go under a vehicle without stands and think it's ok, The statistics in the UK is that on average 16 professionals die every year because they took the wrong "personal decision" about supporting the vehicle. So consider that you may aid someone's death by not having it supported properly. I fully understand the clearances for some jobs, but you are under the vehicle with a wheel off the ground. Consider the remifications and to be fair, always support. I did a cambelt Monday on a VW, wheel off, stand under, even thoughI'm not going under the vehicle at all and it's only 6 inches off the floor. Personal safety is high on the agenda. Regarding wheel bearings etc... Good that you found issues and fixed it. In my experience of a lot of Land Rovers, Death Wobble is a combination of several things usually, and you found more than one issue so that should have got it. I still think the wheel bearings are too loose, as there should not be any visual movement on the hub/wheel area. too loose just means they have a shorter life. Same with the ball joints. visual or non visual movement is bad. but the track bar at the back is the one that really matters. just keep an eye on them on the weekly inspections. 🙂
@@overlandready yeah I have heard the rule of 9 is the best method I used it on my county with a 300tdi swap I’m pretty sure, will give it a go next time 👍🏼
Sorry to hear about Maisey hope she recovers with no issues. I own a Mastiff breed (Boerboel) and although she is trained ( professionally) and I am the the boss she is not at all social with other dogs, we use to go to dog parks when she was a pup with no issues but one day she just changed. On a positive note love your video series have been watching you for ages. Looking forward to more adventures.
Yeah she is ok, healing well. Yeah we don’t ever blame the specific breed as Maisie is a Rottweiler and they don’t have the best name for themselves either (I have owned many and all amazing natures). Thanks for following along on our adventures and hopefully in the not too distant future we can be out and about again 👍🏼
It’s such an amazing experience, yes we know where Griffith is we have travelled through it on a outback NSW trip we did before leaving on our lap of Aus.
Thanks the ride along! Only in my old dreams now. I was a wanderer in my early years. Had the cat by the tail and a life full of wonderful memories. Have you ever had a wild mustang sniff you awake?
Have you done a video about your trailer? It looks mint. I *LOVE* perenties but (very sadly) don't own one. I am driving from Home (Brisbane) to The Gippsland in Victoria to drive a mate's in a couple of weeks. RU-vid has recommended your videos so I'll give them a watch.
Hey mate, I haven’t yet done a video about the trailer but will definitely put something together from footage of when I built it, that’s awesome that you are going on an adventure in a perentie with your mate. Thanks for the support 👍🏼
Excellent vid! Thank you sharing with us. Life doesn’t really get much better than what you guys experienced out in the open country. Was it cold there down by the beach, or at your camping spot? Could you have gone swimming there? Anyway - good job to you both!
Great video guys. We couldn't get onto the beach at Eyre Bird Observatory when we went last February, was a super steep, soft sand dune blocking access. Twilight Cove was our absolute favourite camp on the whole track, and we did all the way from Israelite Bay to Eucla. Solid effort getting the trailer in and out of Twilight Cove!
Yeah such a dramatic change in the conditions along the track, you can read plenty about it but until your there one of those tracks where things definitely change and need to be prepared for it, yeah twilight cove was stunning 😍. Yeah was a bit of fun towing the trailer for sure, couple of soft spots but otherwise all good 👍🏼 . Thanks for watching 😊
Terrific video, the drone footage adds tremendous views. Pretty bold hauling all that mass in the soft sand, but you do it very well. Keep up the great work. Thank you.
Yeah we love looking back at the drone footage to relive the moment and get a different perspective 👌🏼, yeah the trailer is pretty light but it takes some more planning through the tighter sections for sure. 🤙🏼
I really enjoyed your video awesome fun on the track! Take it easy on the high tech stuff, bigger and better doesn’t always mean bigger and better memories!Keep up the good work!
Yeah ended up looking it up it’s a spotted brown Wrasse but it’s a female which have less obvious marking apparently, thanks for reply to my question though
Hi, Just subscribed to your channel and loving what I’m seeing. Love your seat up too. As a Defender owner, I admire your truck. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers, Andy.
