TD5Tom

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Well it nearly MOT time I have had a quick look round so far and found 3 places to weld up 2 on the foot wells and one on the sill not too much this year I also have a clonking somewhere between the gear box and rear axle any suggestions of what to check I know these doughnuts can split would this cause it to knock at low speeds when lightly braking any help would be much appreciated also I have my amigos to fix for the mot also will the mot place say anything about it being converted to springs I have remover the air suspension light off the dash it's also a 7 seater.
 
Well it nearly MOT time I have had a quick look round so far and found 3 places to weld up 2 on the foot wells and one on the sill not too much this year I also have a clonking somewhere between the gear box and rear axle any suggestions of what to check I know these doughnuts can split would this cause it to knock at low speeds when lightly braking any help would be much appreciated also I have my amigos to fix for the mot also will the mot place say anything about it being converted to springs I have remover the air suspension light off the dash it's also a 7 seater.

Clunk will be Watts linkage most likely or rear radius arms possibly, if it were props then it would be vibrating also.

Don't think air to coils conversion is a problem so long as the light is not illuminated.

Be as well to replace the full sill panels if she's a keeper, foot wells are a ball ache.
 
Clunk will be Watts linkage most likely or rear radius arms possibly, if it were props then it would be vibrating also.


Don't think air to coils conversion is a problem so long as the light is not illuminated.

Be as well to replace the full sill panels if she's a keeper, foot wells are a ball ache.
Cheers for the reply I will check the watts linkage as most of the bushes on this landrover are perished and the radius arms for play yea I will price up a sill and the footwells are gonna be a night mare but once there done it wont need touching for a while
 
Jesus that look like a big job broke out the trouble is u can soon open a tin of worms and the more you strip down the more you find which is what I think I'm getting into when I take off these stupid side steps tomorrow
 
It escalates real fast.

I kind of had a feeling it was going to be a bit of a slog but hadn't planned on it being quite such a marathon lol

Best thing you can do is to go further than you need and then Dinitrol coat it inside and out every year.
 
It escalates real fast.

I kind of had a feeling it was going to be a bit of a slog but hadn't planned on it being quite such a marathon lol

Best thing you can do is to go further than you need and then Dinitrol coat it inside and out every year.
I had thought about dintrol but some one has given me a 5 litre tin of black wax oyl so I will use that this summer then dintrol next summer I like the idea of them box sections sills I might have to find some box section premade on ebay and weld them on I fear the worst is going to be footwells everything else should be straight forward but it a landrover it never straight forward.
 
I had thought about dintrol but some one has given me a 5 litre tin of black wax oyl so I will use that this summer then dintrol next summer I like the idea of them box sections sills I might have to find some box section premade on ebay and weld them on I fear the worst is going to be footwells everything else should be straight forward but it a landrover it never straight forward.

I bought two 1500mm lengths of 3.6mm box from the metal store, only needs a slight trim on one end to get it to fit and then just cap the ends off.

https://www.themetalstore.co.uk/products/3-6mm-thick-mild-steel-rectangular-box-section

120mm X 60mm X 3.6mm in 1.5m lengths
 

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