Wagon Loon

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2024

• #1

The fun stuff about restoring your Landy is when you've taken it apart, cleaned refinished the rusty bits by arduous labour, etch primer and 2k gloss. Got new replaceable consumables and end up with a kit to put back together.
It's like when you got an air fix kit to build as a kid

 

Wagon Loon

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2024

• #2

the rubber mounts were all quite bad and separating from the metal mounts

But are available

Well time to refit and move on

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Apr 19, 2024

• #3

I put some Tessa (fabric) tape on mine so as not to scratch the air box/straps.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2024

• #4

Always thought it odd Land Rover fitted it using two of the head bolts.

 

Wagon Loon

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• Apr 20, 2024

• #5

tottot said:

Always thought it odd Land Rover fitted it using two of the head bolts.

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Yep, this has caught me out, and after torquing down my newly built head I realised I had not got the bracket on .
So I'm hoping taking the two bolts out and refitting them will not cause total disaster .
I figured since the bolts will have app 4mm less travel I I will use an angle gage to measure their stretch in angular °, the refit to the same it doesn't mess up the head or gasket.

I have not tightened the rockers down so there is no spring pressure pulling the head up yet

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Apr 20, 2024

• #6

I have done much the same as you plan with those two head bolts. Spring pressure is minimal compared to to pull of head bolts. Still I recon someone at Land Rover was having an off day and ran out of ideas when they came up with that plan.

 

Wagon Loon

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• Apr 20, 2024

• #7

tottot said:

I have done much the same as you plan with those two head bolts. Spring pressure is minimal compared to to pull of head bolts. Still I recon someone at Land Rover was having an off day and ran out of ideas when they came up with that plan.

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Absolutely, too easy to miss the bracket when refitting the head, then realise you just f®©¢¥d up

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Apr 20, 2024

• #8

Like your dial gauge, beats my card disc.

 

Wagon Loon

Well-Known Member

• Apr 21, 2024

• #9

Picked it up from eBay £6.88, it's ok, although I got rid of the plastic covered locking screw and put a small bolt in so the locking pin doesn't shift .

US PRO 1/2" Dr Torque Angle Gauge 360 Degree Rotation Scale Gauge 6796 | eBay

Used to gauge degree of turn when manufacturer calls for fasteners to be tightened further after torque loads are applied. Holding rod to make sure the gauge is in position during use. Easy to read dial.

www.ebay.co.uk