Hi,
Following a leak from one of my rear ACE pipes, I've started the joyous task of replacing them. In true Land Rover fashion I've had a load of trouble at step 1 - removal of the plate that secures the 2 pipes to the valve block (due to dissimilar metal reaction between the plate and block studs), but that’s finally (cut) free and will be replaced with a new plate.
Once I manage to remove the two massively corroded retaining brackets (the ones with the rubber grommets as in picture 3 below) I'll pull the pipes away from the block seals - hopefully. Now this is where I'm getting somewhat nervous, I've read countless forum posts where people have said that the seals have been a nightmare to remove, and just as hard to re-fit the new seals, but I've also read a fair few comments from people that claim that they had no significant problems fitting new seals. So either some people have discovered some technique to make the installation easy, or everyone else suffered from severe corrosion of the seals. Basically just wondering what techniques you guys used? Read about one chap that fitted the o-rings/spacers etc to the pipe end and then somehow shoved the lot in the block - no leaks or damaged o-rings, don’t quite know how he seated the outer white plastic seal though!
Attached some pics to help anyone else who's about to embark on this adventure. Will add more as I progress.
The leak...
Finally got the damn plate off, thanks to a junior hacksaw and chisel. These 2 pipes below arnt leaking at the block, its just my cleaning solvent.
Next step, remove the brackets, this rounded off and corroded nut tucked out of the way looks like fun. Time to clean up that chassis.
Following a leak from one of my rear ACE pipes, I've started the joyous task of replacing them. In true Land Rover fashion I've had a load of trouble at step 1 - removal of the plate that secures the 2 pipes to the valve block (due to dissimilar metal reaction between the plate and block studs), but that’s finally (cut) free and will be replaced with a new plate.
Once I manage to remove the two massively corroded retaining brackets (the ones with the rubber grommets as in picture 3 below) I'll pull the pipes away from the block seals - hopefully. Now this is where I'm getting somewhat nervous, I've read countless forum posts where people have said that the seals have been a nightmare to remove, and just as hard to re-fit the new seals, but I've also read a fair few comments from people that claim that they had no significant problems fitting new seals. So either some people have discovered some technique to make the installation easy, or everyone else suffered from severe corrosion of the seals. Basically just wondering what techniques you guys used? Read about one chap that fitted the o-rings/spacers etc to the pipe end and then somehow shoved the lot in the block - no leaks or damaged o-rings, don’t quite know how he seated the outer white plastic seal though!
Attached some pics to help anyone else who's about to embark on this adventure. Will add more as I progress.
The leak...
Finally got the damn plate off, thanks to a junior hacksaw and chisel. These 2 pipes below arnt leaking at the block, its just my cleaning solvent.
Next step, remove the brackets, this rounded off and corroded nut tucked out of the way looks like fun. Time to clean up that chassis.