Edlandy

Active Member

• Oct 18, 2015

• #1

On my series 3 the ball joints on the track rod and steering tube have the nuts pointing down, on pictures I've seen and in the Haynes manual they are pointing up, what's going on, doesn't look like they can go the 'correct' way... What's going on??

 

Chockydogs

Active Member

• Oct 18, 2015

• #2

The ball joints are tapered - you cant get them in the wrong way.
wheel to wheel they are nut down, steering relay(up) to NS wheel (down).
I know in my haynes it dows a diagram with them all nut up - but is just a guide, not a literal diagram.

 

Edlandy

Active Member

• Oct 18, 2015

• #3

Awesome !!
Just the reply I needed, thought I was going mad
Thank you for your quick answer

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Oct 18, 2015

• #4

Haynes manuals were written by Enid Blyton.

 

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RobertP

Active Member

• Oct 19, 2015

• #5

Weren't the ones on series 2 nut up? They were changed to help keep the water out, I thought?

 

Chockydogs

Active Member

• Oct 19, 2015

• #6

RobertP said:

Weren't the ones on series 2 nut up? They were changed to help keep the water out, I thought?

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Seems unlikely - I don't think anyone considered keeping water out of a Land rover.. it just leaks out at the same rate it leaks in !
But they may have changed them at some point

 

Blackburn

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2015

• #7

Did early landrovers not have the steering arm attached to the top of the swivel?
Series 1 did not have Railco bush in swivel was a bearing top and bottom with a spring for tension.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2015

• #8

pendant type series 1s and 2