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prunty

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I've just purchased a new to me Series 3 Landy and as it was driving like a boat I had a look at underneath to see it anything was wrong and noticed that one of the rear shocks had come off it's mounting on the axle. The shocks and springs are not the standard stuff and I was wondering how to determine what type of bushings I need or are they all the same??

Would the like of the items listed in the following listing do the job??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SERIES-LA...921815220&clk_rvr_id=1004596685811&rmvSB=true

I've taken a picture of the good side (drivers side) and a picture of the problem side (passenger side)





Any opinions greatly welcome, thanks...
 
I should think those will do nicely.

Bit of graphited grease worked into the leaves of those springs might give your back an easier time of it anorl! ;)
 
Thanks for the comments guys, bushings ordered so I just need to get a retaining washer and a split pin...

Is difficult to get this all back together again as the shock is nowhere near the mounting pin at the minute, in fact that corner of the Landy is sitting slightly up in the air. The shock is obviously holding some pressure on the spring and now when it is disconnected she has risen up slightly in that corner. With this mind how do I get the shock back on the pin???
 
They look like rocky mountain spring...my mate had to bin a set of the rear of his 88" it just sat to high on the...the propshaft angle was silly.

Ended up fitting a set of GB parabolics like mine.
 
If the shocker is under tension when attached they are too short.
Easiest way to reconnect would be to load the rear of the landrover to bring it down.
 
If you're running an 88 with 4 leaf rear parabolics the ride will be very harsh unless you're carrying weight in the back. Another reason it might be sitting very high as there isn't enough weight over the back to compress the springs
 
prunty said:
Thanks for the comments guys, bushings ordered so I just need to get a retaining washer and a split pin...

Is difficult to get this all back together again as the shock is nowhere near the mounting pin at the minute, in fact that corner of the Landy is sitting slightly up in the air. The shock is obviously holding some pressure on the spring and now when it is disconnected she has risen up slightly in that corner. With this mind how do I get the shock back on the pin???
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You need longer shocks, or lower springs.
 
Well I ordered the standard bushes and fitted them last night.

Although the shock mounting was nowhere near the mounting point it was just pushed into itself and it extended under a bit of pressure down to where it needed to be.

So it all fitted together easly enough but I haven't tried her out on the road to see if reconnecting the shock has improved the ride...
 
Technically no, he is using the term correctly.

Damper is the piston filled with either gas or oil and it's function is to control the motion of the spring. That is why when the damper fails that wheel will bounce uncontrollably.
Shock absorber refers to the spring/leaf whose function is to absorb road undulations(aka fecking big potholes).

I never understood why these to terms seem to have been swapped about but almost everyone does it.
 
LordOWar said:
Technically no, he is using the term correctly.

Damper is the piston filled with either gas or oil and it's function is to control the motion of the spring. That is why when the damper fails that wheel will bounce uncontrollably.
Shock absorber refers to the spring/leaf whose function is to absorb road undulations(aka fecking big potholes).

I never understood why these to terms seem to have been swapped about but almost everyone does it.
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oddly it doesnt refer to the spring,damper might be a better word but ,but it damps a shock of energy
 
I never heard of a spring referred to as a shock, but I have heard of the terms shocks/dampers being used interchangeably??

Anyway I take it it's not a longer spring I need??

This machine is all over the place at the minute, I'm hoping that reconnecting the shock/damper helps a lot but there is also a lot of play in the steering. So I'm planning on checking out the various steering elements tomorrow and tighten and oil where necessary before taking her out for another spin to see if she behalves any better...
 
Ok, it's like this: the springs support the weight if the vehicle and absorb the Shock of the wheel/axle been moved up or down by impact and the dampers "damp " or progressively attenuate the resultant oscillation of the springs/axle/wheel.
simple.
but we call the dampers shock absorbers for some cock eyed reason.......
 
If ride is harsh you could remove a leaf and vehicle may then also sit a little lower.
 
On bikes, the rears are called shock absorbers but they combine spring and damper in one unit. This has no relevance but I felt the need to share.
 
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