mot, not good, could be worse

[61jason61]

so, here goes,

front anti roll bar bushes, rear anti roll bar bushes, track rod ends, downpipe excessive gas leak, osf bearing, rear anti roll bar bushes, front number plate, nearside rear most seatbelt deteriorated (my recently dead dog chewed), brakes imbalanced across one axle, rear parking brake little or no effort.
brake pedal spongy (possibly due to bearing they say) ((needs bleeding me thinks))

1 does it have seperate handbrake shoes, i can't remember but think it does.

have sourced a downpipe for 28 from carpartking.co.uk

probably manage track rod ends

possibly require help with anti roll bar bushes

can do bearing when ive sourced one. changed discs and one hub recently and had to replace osf wheel studs as sheered off some months ago

will remove seat belts for mot, but replacing as my dog died day before xmas eve and this is the sixth car hes chewed belts in!! and he was in his cage on this one. little bugger. miss him

most of it i can do. just getting parts as cheap as poss now out of work again. got sack friday. casual job so no comebacks, although claiming for personal injury x 3. best one is the 4 1/2 inch scar on leg above knee, about inch deep, chainsaw injury. no training given, no safety equpment and no risk assessments. think thats ca ching £££££££££ just depends how long it takes the millitary to agree blame, as worked in army stables.

 

[rustic]

Seems the truck is a small part of your worries:nenau
So lets sort the truck out.

Wheel Bearings.
Wheel bearings might only need adjustment, since you have replaced the discs you would have disturbed the bearings anyway, and there is a simple procedure for sorting them out.

Rear parking brake.
The brake shoes in the rear drums are activated by both the hydraulic wheel cylinder and a mechanicaly activated hand brake.
Adjustment of the hand brake is done in a particular order.
In the older Td's the auto adjusters simply don't work.
So rear drums need to be removed to see what is happening in there.

ARB bushes, I've never changed one, but as far as I can see they are in a saddle clamp, two bolts each, available from Milners.

If you have problems with say the front ARB drop links, these are a quick fix, as most only last around three years or so...

Brake adjustment might only be a fluid change and correct bleeding, and replace any leaking cylinders etc

Track rod ends, easy if you have a ball joint splitter, but you will probably need it tracking afterwards.

Overall, the list looks long, but most are normal wear and tear items, so are relatively cheap.

If you have to replace the bearing, then this will cost the most, so check adjustment first.

What year is the truck, and how many miles?

Best of luck,
Rustic

 

[AlexD333]

so, here goes,

front anti roll bar bushes, rear anti roll bar bushes, track rod ends, downpipe excessive gas leak, osf bearing, rear anti roll bar bushes, front number plate, nearside rear most seatbelt deteriorated (my recently dead dog chewed), brakes imbalanced across one axle, rear parking brake little or no effort.
brake pedal spongy (possibly due to bearing they say) ((needs bleeding me thinks))

1 does it have seperate handbrake shoes, i can't remember but think it does.

have sourced a downpipe for 28 from carpartking.co.uk

probably manage track rod ends

possibly require help with anti roll bar bushes

can do bearing when ive sourced one. changed discs and one hub recently and had to replace osf wheel studs as sheered off some months ago

will remove seat belts for mot, but replacing as my dog died day before xmas eve and this is the sixth car hes chewed belts in!! and he was in his cage on this one. little bugger. miss him

most of it i can do. just getting parts as cheap as poss now out of work again. got sack friday. casual job so no comebacks, although claiming for personal injury x 3. best one is the 4 1/2 inch scar on leg above knee, about inch deep, chainsaw injury. no training given, no safety equpment and no risk assessments. think thats ca ching £££££££££ just depends how long it takes the millitary to agree blame, as worked in army stables.

well front arbs are £8 each onwards

rear arbs are £8 each onwards

track rod ends are more but reasonable from milners, will need a bearing splitter tool.

downpipe id try and put gungum on it £6 a pot from Halfrauds

numberplate about £10

seatbelt speak to Rick or Cncfabs

lubricate slider pins on front calipers and check rears for leaks ect. and rear auto adjusters never work, will need a strip and adjust manually.

and yes possibly air in system fro spongy brakes. Bottle of fluid £5

 

[61jason61]

would rather just replace down pipe as is gonna be my forever car.

seatbelt only needs removing for mot, but wish to keep it in truck afterwards as a tribute to one of my best ever friends.

gonna try a local bearings company when i can get the bits out of the old hub to get the bearing numbers.

we have a btls hayleys local, major engineering company. if they don't have them.........

may have to get zippys help if poss when i have parts and more knowledge lol.

thanks for advice so far.

 

[elty001]

wheel bearings are not expensive from milners,did mine last year.

 

[61jason61]

found new set for £31 online, simplybearings.co.uk was gonna change for the ones ive removed from old hub.

hub was stopping 4x4 drive from working on front, so replaced with scrappy part. not sure what stopped 4x4 working, could that have been bearings?

bearing in mind (no pun intended):lol the hub i've replaced is the one thats passed the mot, so ones i've removed could be iffy.

failing that, peeps say they're adjustable, do i need to just remove locking hub and tighten the circular hole thingy that holds the outer bearing in place?

 

[perelaar]

Check the workshop downloads: had no trouble at all adjusting front bearings, changing brake discs and front/rear ARB bushes and droplinks using them...

 

[Mav96]

would rather just replace down pipe as is gonna be my forever car.

seatbelt only needs removing for mot, but wish to keep it in truck afterwards as a tribute to one of my best ever friends.

gonna try a local bearings company when i can get the bits out of the old hub to get the bearing numbers.

we have a btls hayleys local, major engineering company. if they don't have them.........

may have to get zippys help if poss when i have parts and more knowledge lol.

thanks for advice so far.

No seatbelt also = Fail unless you got no seat :nenau