Gudday,
I've just bought a 76 2 door Rangie off ebay. The guy was not completely
honest about her condition and well, I've got a bit of a fixer uper on my
hands! This is my first Rangie and I'm not at all familiar with their
idiosyncracies...what I have found out is that the self leveling unit over
the back diff is completely missing..can anyone tell me is it necessary? and
can it be replaced by anything else? Also I have found a clunking coming
from the engine and it turns out to be the harmonic balance pulley on the
front of the crank...it is flopping around through about 30 degrees (engine
not running), what size socket do I need to get the crank dog off with does
anyone know? I know that my 3/4 socket set is not good enough and will
probably have to buy a deep throat one for it.
Well there is plenty more wrong with her but I'll keep them for another
post!
Thanks heaps,
Richard.

In <40dac01d$0$37172$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net> john smith
wrote:
> Gudday,
> I've just bought a 76 2 door Rangie off ebay. The guy was not
> completely honest about her condition and well, I've got a bit of a
> fixer uper on my hands! This is my first Rangie and I'm not at all
> familiar with their idiosyncracies...what I have found out is that the
> self leveling unit over the back diff is completely missing..can
> anyone tell me is it necessary? and can it be replaced by anything
> else? Also I have found a clunking coming from the engine and it turns
> out to be the harmonic balance pulley on the front of the crank...it
> is flopping around through about 30 degrees (engine not running), what
> size socket do I need to get the crank dog off with does anyone know?
> I know that my 3/4 socket set is not good enough and will probably
> have to buy a deep throat one for it. Well there is plenty more wrong
> with her but I'll keep them for another post! Thanks heaps, Richard.

You don't really need the self leveller although you may need to use
stiffer rear springs to compensate. Most of the ones fitted to early
Range Rovers haven't worked for years anyway

To get the crank dog/bolt off you need a DEEP 1 1/4 inch socket.

Check the front edges of the doors, the doors are difficult to get hold
of these days and the sooner you nip any corrosion around the hinges in
the bud, the better !

cheers

Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/

"john smith" <oakeysplace2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40dac01d$0$37172$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
> Gudday,
> I've just bought a 76 2 door Rangie off ebay. The guy was not completely
> honest about her condition and well, I've got a bit of a fixer uper on my
> hands! This is my first Rangie and I'm not at all familiar with their
> idiosyncracies...what I have found out is that the self leveling unit over
> the back diff is completely missing..can anyone tell me is it necessary?
and
> can it be replaced by anything else? Also I have found a clunking coming
> from the engine and it turns out to be the harmonic balance pulley on the
> front of the crank...it is flopping around through about 30 degrees
(engine
> not running), what size socket do I need to get the crank dog off with
does
> anyone know? I know that my 3/4 socket set is not good enough and will
> probably have to buy a deep throat one for it.
> Well there is plenty more wrong with her but I'll keep them for another
> post!
> Thanks heaps,
> Richard.
>
>

Have a look here -> http://members.boardhost.com/blumx <- and here ->
http://www.aulro.com for more Landy/Rangy information. Both sites are
Australia based.

Macca