2004 Disco 2 Engine Rebuild
#462
Redneck ingenuity! Got a piece of all thread and a half inch tap. After tapping the centering dowel, I threaded the all thread and added the hammer from the autozone hammer. Heated the flange up a bit and in 6 whacks it was out!
My improvised slide hammer
My improvised slide hammer
Last edited by cvhyatt; 10-03-2021 at 03:06 PM.
#463
Nine hours working on this thing due to all the complications. First installation went a whole lot smoother. I don’t recommend anyone do this more than once.
Anyways rear wheels are on and assembled properly and the front diff is finally in. On the docket for tomorrow:
Anyways rear wheels are on and assembled properly and the front diff is finally in. On the docket for tomorrow:
- Torque front diff down
- Fill with oil
- Reattach wheel hubs, rotors and brakes
- Mount wheels
- Double check everything
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#465
Nice work! Way to persevere. What gets me through these things after the first time gets screwed up (usually by me), is my mantra; "just once more, just once more, just once more". Then a restless night's sleep, going over the job, making sure I don't have to do it "just once more".
Got about 4 more hours of work to do on this but the complicated stuff is behind me (I hope). Looking to have it finished Tuesday night so I can start driving it again on Wednesday.
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#466
Made some progress tonight but not as much as I had hoped. Got the front passenger wheel assembly put back together and half of the driver front. Should have made more progress but I kept leaving parts out, then have to undo everything and reinstall. Gosh I suck at this stuff.
Then I got stuck (literally) on a frozen brake caliper guide pin on driver side which was rusted up.
Back at it again after work tomorrow. Hoping to have it finished in time for work on Wednesday.
Then I got stuck (literally) on a frozen brake caliper guide pin on driver side which was rusted up.
Back at it again after work tomorrow. Hoping to have it finished in time for work on Wednesday.
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#467
#469
10/5 Update
Finally finished everything. Wow what a pain in the @ss. Two things I don’t recommend you do more than once - replace the steering box and replace the diffs.
in any case it was a good lesson in patience and perseverance for me. Still learning and I definitely got a lot out of this evolution.
Got a few odds and ends left to install and double check bolts for tightness but the test drive was uneventful. The diffs are quiet again. Will do a longer test drive tomorrow but for now I am really have the beast up and running again after 5 weeks. Now I just have to deal with the war zone in my garage.
Glad to have her back and running!
in any case it was a good lesson in patience and perseverance for me. Still learning and I definitely got a lot out of this evolution.
Got a few odds and ends left to install and double check bolts for tightness but the test drive was uneventful. The diffs are quiet again. Will do a longer test drive tomorrow but for now I am really have the beast up and running again after 5 weeks. Now I just have to deal with the war zone in my garage.
Glad to have her back and running!
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#470