It's a long one so I've broken it into chapters: 00:00 Grandad and I unbox the disc brake conversion kit and the axle rebuild kit. 15:41 We strip down the halfshafts 19:20 The workforce has halved but work carries on! 27:23 The halfshafts go in. The conversion (and problems) begin. 29:23 Disaster! I strip a thread in the new custom part. 40:47 Problem sorted. Back on track.
Do you think the depth of the tapping on the bolt holes copied the original swivels but forgot to add the depth increase from removing the brake back plates?
It's lovely to see Granddad adjusting to being on camera. He seems to have the makings of a natural presenter, like you Max. So delightful to watch you working together.
Brings back memories of working on series 2 and 3 land rovers for the company I worked for we used to spend thousands replacing front trunnion housings. The land rovers were used on sites all over the UK and were only maintained when the site was finished or they terminally died. Happy days. 😊
Cheers , loving your approach , when you go silent and think ( ponder) you can almost hear the cogs ticking over 😁 as you nut it out . Enjoying the build 👍
Great watch yet again Max, Kermit is going to be perfect with all your attention to detail. Grandad is a perfect addition to these videos it's lovely to see you two working together and it's lovely to see him talking to us he is a treasure x
Put the bearing cap on the studs with no shims and bring the nuts down to give approximately the right resistance. Measure the gap under the cap with feeler gauges and put similar thickness shims in. This way saves too many iterations - probably have to do one ore cycle but speeds it up immensely.
Put some thick soldering wire in place of the shims, tighten down to get the right preload, remove the Railko pin and measure the squashed solder with a calliper and add that thickness of shims. Make sure you measure the solder at points near each stud to get an average thickness. Should save a lot of trial and error.
Priceless times again with grandad, We having similar time on an old gokart but I am the grandad and he is going on six. Brilliant keep the content real.
well done for sticking with it after the strip (i've been there with new parts too, it hurts) and sharing your moments with granddad, its a super special series, keep with it max
So worth watching this build as I need to embark on my own 2a hubs adventure on a Landy I found in Longford, Tasmania - thanks for the content and especially tips along the way.
Great video Max, thank you. Nice to see Grandad again! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that makes the occasional mistake on these sort of jobs!!
I tried to weld an old bolt to an inner race to give me a decent grip but after a couple of tacks with the mig it shattered, I was well impressed, I had been struggling with it for ages!
Enjoyed that Max, thanks! Those Britpart swivel kits are pretty good for the money, they do generally seem to have upped their game recently. Surprised at the problems with the Heystee kit, something I considered for WRD but couldn't justify in the end- nice to see what was involved and I'll be interested to see how it is on the road, perhaps a conversion for the future.
A really interesting video. There is no way I could ever do that. But it is great watching how you do it, and how you deal with the inevitable problems which arise in any complex job. Thanks for sharing
I finished my rebuild of my Land Rover 90” my break shoes at rear ready was nothing wrong with them & were working properly, but I changed from a 19j engine to a 300 Tdi R380 gearbox & transfer box out of a disco so it just made sense to do a disco rear axel transplant. Also did beraded hoses all round. Vented disc’s up front truly it stops the way it should have its savage
The foul thread job on the conversion housing is a bummer. I did use these V-coils for stripped/pre-ruined threads in a number of different materials throughout my preowned motorcycles and cars though, and never had an issue with those in terms of coming loose or stripping again to date when set properly (other than with competing methods of same-size re-threading). Thanks for sharing!
The finish on the rear Axel looks amazing can’t see any brush stokes looks very original. I look forward to seeing it finished I think I might have to copy the paint you’ve used on my car.. I used hammerright on my wishbones and hasn’t turned out brilliant. Excellent help from grandad too
It’s getting there mate 👍🏻 I’ve just started my own series rebuild, I’m miles behind you mind. I’m still at the scratching my head daunted by the enormity of the task ahead phase 😆
Firstly thanks for taking the time and effort to film and edit the video. Second, you knowledge and mechanical knowhow is fantastic. I really appreciate the effort you put in and I can't wait to see the finished vehicle. 👍👍
What great timing with your great video. I’m just starting to rebuild my front end on my S2a. I’ve been a bit nervous about some stuff. Thanks for helping. Steve o Reno NV.
Thank you for another great video. Crikey, when you torqued up the two helicoiled bolts, I was holding my breath. Probably as much as you were, I suspect!
Those lovely Dutchfolk do love a Landy, my mate Olaf from Oss has a 130 Discovery he could build from bumper to bumper. He is a bit of a fabrication legend, hotrods, harleys and boat bits last time I was there.
Good enjoyable vid as usual your grandad is a star. the tightness with the scale indicator is called pre-load. All coming along nicely, just needs a Cummins 4bt fitting & you've cracket it.
You're a patient and brave man re-tapping those holes Max! I'd have been ringing Rob and asking what Heystee were playing at. Once they're on and working you'll love the discs. I've had them on my series 2 for 15 years and they are great, no adjusting or fiddling about, they just work. Mark Ps, I bet the Glenn you mention is Glenn Anderson? Font of S2 knowledge.
The Heystee kit the best option by far. Thanks for the ser 2 club tip; my drums are very good right now but I’m considering going that way. Keeps the standard wheels and uses easy to get callipers and pads. What’s not to like. ?
Excellent job, Max. It's a shame you didn't detect the problem earlier and have the correct tap on hand. Massive oversight on behalf of the manufacturer. Tell me, are the threads UNC or BSW? BSF perhaps? They didn't look like UNF. I'm amazed at just quite how complex these 4wd assemblies are. Grandad is a great help and was really warming to being on camera, showing all the parts. Great stuff. Take care, Mart in Solihull.
lot of work the conversion Max.......great job.......whatever happens in future don't convert him to electric I don't mean your grandad....old Kermit the 109.
I bought the same hystee kit for my land rover. When I was assembling it I discovered the hub drive flange holes in the hub hadn't been taped. Hystee did offer to sort it if I sent the kit back but I just bought the appropriate taps I did it myself.
It's a long one so I've broken it into chapters:
00:00 Grandad and I unbox the disc brake conversion kit and the axle rebuild kit.
15:41 We strip down the halfshafts
19:20 The workforce has halved but work carries on!
27:23 The halfshafts go in. The conversion (and problems) begin.
29:23 Disaster! I strip a thread in the new custom part.
40:47 Problem sorted. Back on track.
Top notch editing on this video, Max. Well done!
hour long videos are great keep em coming
Do you think the depth of the tapping on the bolt holes copied the original swivels but forgot to add the depth increase from removing the brake back plates?
@@nickboylen6873.... Those back plates are quite thin, I think Max took nearly 1/4 inch off those bolts?
what a privileged guy you are to be able to work on this project with your granddad! wonderful to see you two work together
@@franksomeone2793 i believe 93
It's lovely to see Granddad adjusting to being on camera. He seems to have the makings of a natural presenter, like you Max. So delightful to watch you working together.
So awesome that Grandad is willing and able to help you on this project; it’s one you’ll both remember forever Max! 🎉
I have great respect for your patience with your grandad and your willingness to include him in the video. Well done Maximus 👍
Well done Grandad -- You're a real champ -- so good to see you helping re build the Landy ! ! ! !
Brings back memories of working on series 2 and 3 land rovers for the company I worked for we used to spend thousands replacing front trunnion housings.
The land rovers were used on sites all over the UK and were only maintained when the site was finished or they terminally died. Happy days. 😊
You are very lucky that you still have your grandad with you that you can hang out fixing cars with. Enjoy every minute
Attention to detail is what makes your builds so special. Lovely to see Grandad getting stuck in too.
how blessed you are to still have your grandfather around...
The style of your videos is amazing. No music, no graphics but im hooked for an hour. Never stop being you and showing us lot
Honestly Max the effort and care your putting in is impressive, Kermit is gonna be a beauty and around for many years😊
Grandad seems to be enjoying being in these videos! Hope to see more of him soon!
Your Grandad was natural in front of camera. Great to have him there for help, advice & anecdotes.
Your positive, solution focused approach, even in the face of adversity, is exemplary.
Cheers , loving your approach , when you go silent and think ( ponder) you can almost hear the cogs ticking over 😁 as you nut it out . Enjoying the build 👍
How genuinely useful it is having Grandad in the workshop is so nice. Clearly a family of talented and handy people/engineers
Grandad definitely is a natural. I can almost smell the ep 90. I was shouting at the screen about the oil seal..... Done it before myself
I reckon Grandad gets as much out of this as we do watching him. He’s a marvel.
Great watch yet again Max, Kermit is going to be perfect with all your attention to detail.
Grandad is a perfect addition to these videos it's lovely to see you two working together and it's lovely to see him talking to us he is a treasure x
Put the bearing cap on the studs with no shims and bring the nuts down to give approximately the right resistance. Measure the gap under the cap with feeler gauges and put similar thickness shims in. This way saves too many iterations - probably have to do one ore cycle but speeds it up immensely.
Put some thick soldering wire in place of the shims, tighten down to get the right preload, remove the Railko pin and measure the squashed solder with a calliper and add that thickness of shims. Make sure you measure the solder at points near each stud to get an average thickness. Should save a lot of trial and error.
Love to see granpa, just talk to him, don't worry about us, fix the camera angles from time to time and enjoy his company!
Im delighted to know that im not the only one those sort of bolt issues happens to!
Glad to see you using Plusgas the best penetration fluid I've used it for years.
You have to consider having Grandad Ironthumper in every episode😂😂
Priceless times again with grandad, We having similar time on an old gokart but I am the grandad and he is going on six. Brilliant keep the content real.
Brilliant, good for you!
Yay! My first ever shout out. 😀😀 Great to see updates. At some point once Kermit is done we’ll have to put it next to my 109” and compare notes. 👍👍
Hi Glen! Thanks again for the tip off and yes, when Kermit hits the road I'll bring it over!
well done for sticking with it after the strip (i've been there with new parts too, it hurts) and sharing your moments with granddad, its a super special series, keep with it max
Brilliant video I really enjoyed it, that was a quick fifty minutes. Was interesting to see the thread repair.
So worth watching this build as I need to embark on my own 2a hubs adventure on a Landy I found in Longford, Tasmania - thanks for the content and especially tips along the way.
I felt your pain when the bolt bottomed out early - and of course the subsequent dreaded shortening.
Great video Max, thank you. Nice to see Grandad again! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that makes the occasional mistake on these sort of jobs!!
Grandad is so helpful... lovely to see you working together...keep up the sterling work 😃
Excellent job, it’ll be better than new with the satisfaction that you and grandad built it.
great show thumbs up for grand dad
Nicely done Max. Enjoyable viewing, thank you.
Great work Max really enjoyed watching as always.
Came for the land rover content. Stayed for grandad!
You got a fine Au-pair!
Who's here just to see grandad? 😊
I have the Heystee Automotive front (and rear) disc brake conversion on my Series 3. It is a great bit of kit and well worth the money.
That's good to hear!
Fantastic bit of kit and an awesome upgrade, well done you and Grandad.
I tried to weld an old bolt to an inner race to give me a decent grip but after a couple of tacks with the mig it shattered, I was well impressed, I had been struggling with it for ages!
Enjoyed that Max, thanks! Those Britpart swivel kits are pretty good for the money, they do generally seem to have upped their game recently. Surprised at the problems with the Heystee kit, something I considered for WRD but couldn't justify in the end- nice to see what was involved and I'll be interested to see how it is on the road, perhaps a conversion for the future.
Incredible effort.. Great guest appearance by Granddad.
nice move it will be a lot better thanks for the video
Good to see granddad again
Lovely to see the new parts, ide love a project like that.
Epic adapt and overcome Max. Looks fantastic!
Great job Max. Looking forward to seeing Kermit at it's first car show!
A really interesting video. There is no way I could ever do that. But it is great watching how you do it, and how you deal with the inevitable problems which arise in any complex job. Thanks for sharing
I finished my rebuild of my Land Rover 90” my break shoes at rear ready was nothing wrong with them & were working properly, but I changed from a 19j engine to a 300 Tdi R380 gearbox & transfer box out of a disco so it just made sense to do a disco rear axel transplant. Also did beraded hoses all round. Vented disc’s up front truly it stops the way it should have its savage
This is the reason I subscribed to your channel when you did the first land rover back in 2015. I had a sudden fever for does old cars
The foul thread job on the conversion housing is a bummer. I did use these V-coils for stripped/pre-ruined threads in a number of different materials throughout my preowned motorcycles and cars though, and never had an issue with those in terms of coming loose or stripping again to date when set properly (other than with competing methods of same-size re-threading). Thanks for sharing!
nice to see you have your apprentice back again love your vids
Splendid work by you both
Nice one Max! Awesome job
Great video Max and Grandad . How about a dot punch to distinguish those two metric threads to avoid any pain in the distant future !👍
Lovely job max
The finish on the rear Axel looks amazing can’t see any brush stokes looks very original. I look forward to seeing it finished I think I might have to copy the paint you’ve used on my car.. I used hammerright on my wishbones and hasn’t turned out brilliant. Excellent help from grandad too
Love Grandad, what a guy !
Love this series and your grand dad
Enjoyed watching as always.
A Landrover with decent brakes don't tell anyone because all Landrover owners will want brakes that can stop.
That was a great recovery.
Nice job & don't worry about the inserts, they're stronger than the original thread - you have an HSS spiral acting on a larger thread area :)
It’s getting there mate 👍🏻 I’ve just started my own series rebuild, I’m miles behind you mind. I’m still at the scratching my head daunted by the enormity of the task ahead phase 😆
Firstly thanks for taking the time and effort to film and edit the video. Second, you knowledge and mechanical knowhow is fantastic. I really appreciate the effort you put in and I can't wait to see the finished vehicle. 👍👍
Fantastic recovery Max :)
What great timing with your great video. I’m just starting to rebuild my front end on my S2a. I’ve been a bit nervous about some stuff. Thanks for helping. Steve o Reno NV.
Thank you for another great video. Crikey, when you torqued up the two helicoiled bolts, I was holding my breath. Probably as much as you were, I suspect!
Grandad we love you xxx❤️
You should have some grandad cups made, I would certainly purchase one.
Those lovely Dutchfolk do love a Landy, my mate Olaf from Oss has a 130 Discovery he could build from bumper to bumper. He is a bit of a fabrication legend, hotrods, harleys and boat bits last time I was there.
Good enjoyable vid as usual your grandad is a star. the tightness with the scale indicator is called pre-load. All coming along nicely, just needs a Cummins 4bt fitting & you've cracket it.
👍👌👏 + 👍👌👏 for grandpa.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Wow that is a complicated axle assembly Max. It is amazing that with so many joints it is strong.
Surprised nobody mentioned the bolt length issue on the forum you bought the conversion kit with!
Britannica restorations . Mike might have mentioned this , his channel is definitely worth your time to watch for landys and a laugh.
Those hubs are very pretty
That Heystee kit does look a proper job, TLS drum brakes do get tiresome. Can imagine your annoyance at the thread issue...
The torque wrench is one of my favourite tools! When changing to winter/summer tyres the joy that click gives me is pretty silly.
33:33 use the torque-limiting feature on your drill. Just put it on the highest setting. :)
That front diff assy looks like it weight close to a small family car... crazy design.
Find out what Landrovers can do off road and reconsider your opinion .
Left handed!!!! 😂 Love Grandad Ironthummper!!!
Grandad is a legend
hope that dont come back and bite you in the bum 1000 miles down the line. Great video by the way max i love your ways of problem solving.
Excellent
You're a patient and brave man re-tapping those holes Max! I'd have been ringing Rob and asking what Heystee were playing at.
Once they're on and working you'll love the discs. I've had them on my series 2 for 15 years and they are great, no adjusting or fiddling about, they just work.
Mark
Ps, I bet the Glenn you mention is Glenn Anderson? Font of S2 knowledge.
The Heystee kit the best option by far. Thanks for the ser 2 club tip; my drums are very good right now but I’m considering going that way. Keeps the standard wheels and uses easy to get callipers and pads. What’s not to like. ?
Grandad is brilliant he gets stuck in clearly he is loving getting involved you to have an amazing relationship.
Wish I had a grandad like grandad
Ah! New Maximus Ironblogger vid. Things are looking up.
Love the video. When’s Grandad back, you are a great double act.
Good Job
Excellent job, Max. It's a shame you didn't detect the problem earlier and have the correct tap on hand. Massive oversight on behalf of the manufacturer. Tell me, are the threads UNC or BSW? BSF perhaps? They didn't look like UNF. I'm amazed at just quite how complex these 4wd assemblies are. Grandad is a great help and was really warming to being on camera, showing all the parts. Great stuff. Take care, Mart in Solihull.
Grandpa got used to be filmed. He is very confident meanwhile.
lot of work the conversion Max.......great job.......whatever happens in future don't convert him to electric I don't mean your grandad....old Kermit the 109.
I bought the same hystee kit for my land rover. When I was assembling it I discovered the hub drive flange holes in the hub hadn't been taped. Hystee did offer to sort it if I sent the kit back but I just bought the appropriate taps I did it myself.
Interesting, not just me then!
Thanks Max. Was a much bigger job than I expected. Fascinating!
Looking good, quite surprised no dust shield, maybe it would'nt fit in the remaining space ?
Nice job it looks just like a bought one