Both shafts connected by the uj have passed through the swivel pin housing/bearing and oil seal and are engaged in the diff. When the stub axle is fitted the half shaft bears against the inside of the stub axle. Is this correct?

Thanks for the reply James, I should have made it clearer So, when the shaft passes through the axle, it comes up hard against the inner flange of the stub axle. Just metal against metal and lubricant of course. Peter

Hi fellows, I got a couple of outer stub shafts and prior to fitting I noticed that there is no oil seal in the stub axle 599827? Is this correct ? it looks as if the shaft runs metal to metal with the axle? I cant see any bearings or oil seal in the book. cheers peter

Thanks for the reply blackburn I will keep that site marked.

Thanks for the reply Wildefalcon, Perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned the year 1983 because earlier parts have been fitted. We have the stub axle 599827 fitted and Heystee hub and disc fitted with bearings, bolted up and rotates smoothly. but no drive shafts fitted. They are sitting in a rack...

Hi folks this is a continuation of an earlier post from nearly two years ago which I never took any action on. I am now trying to make sense of it again. ================================================================================== There is fitted on a 1983 swb series 3 a stub axle 599827...

Hi Citizen, Thanks for the input. I had seen that info a long time ago but couldn't find it again. I have since searched on their site and found it, I was under the impression that a Defender M/C couldn't fit onto the servo of a series 3 that is why my son and I was going to use the series...

Hi Rodeo and Blackburn, thanks for the reply. Heystee supplied the swivel house and hub for Defender discs and calipers. They did not mention that it was required to change the master cylinder or anything else. Regarding the brake lines I wil probaably put new Series ones back with a union in...

Hi folks Hope you are are all well and stay that way. I have been off of here for a while. Landy has taken a back seat to decorating and other rubbish, Series 3 swb 1983 a put back together with new parts what my eldest son left before he gave up with defender disc brakes fitted to the...

Hi ratrod, Its baking hot sunshine here too down the road in Poole. Have fun.

Sorry for not replying earlier. I must have missed this one. Thanks for the suggestions. Peter

Drilled and retapped the threads of my galved bulkhead. Smoothed down any sharp points of galv. scraped out dirt and muck in any of the corners. Ready for the t wash. Don't know when I will have time for that, swmbo wants me to skim over a boarded up doorway.

Are you doing this in a garage?I If it is big enough, then build shelves and devote them for different parts of the job so you dont get them mixed up. And save the old parts until you are sure the new parts you have bought are the same. Have fun.

I will say that the photographs look worse than the actual finish. It must be the flash. There are a few sharp spikes of zinc which do need filing down, but where I welded down the outsides of the footwell near the back of the engine I did not clean up the welds, and the zinc seems to have...

I have a lot of cleaning to do before I make any final decision. Holes to drill and tap etc and cleaning out dirt which is trapped in some places. As I am refitting a kitchen as well it may take some time.

I think I will try a couple of (hidden) places with the air disc sander and gently reduce it. If it it improves it good. If not then I will leave it, give it a t wash and hand brush epoxy primer.

Couple of pics of the weld areas. They were flush after welding and looked good with a couple of coats of primer

Hi folks Any recommendations for seam sealant? I am looking at brushing it on. So many on the market, am going to use after epoxy primer on the newly galved bulkhead. Cheers Peter

That is what I should have said ...it looks like the welds were not ground down

That seems like mine. After the welding and cleaning up, I gave them a couple of quick coats of primer and they looked good. After the shotblast I cold see the welds again but after galving they stand out like a sore thumb. I'll get some pics up later. cheers all