As the strip down has progress the floor of my workshop has got more and more cover in mud, fluids, and broken bits of bolts. Time for a tidy up and as this meant getting both chassis out side it was also time to put them into the new places. Old under gantry and new towards the back.
That done I could focus on a few more odds and ends before lift the engine and transmission. Brake pipes, brake manifold, bulkhead supports, and oil filter.
Last but not least, undo bellhousing bolts, and the engine / gearbox mounts and lift the whole lot before splitting on the level. I should mention that two studs came out but that isn’t an issue and one didn’t have a nut on! To be fair it is the one hidden below the clutch slave cylinder, but then again that is just plain lazy.
Next job is to get engine ready to go on stand and split transfer and gear boxes and put them onto the bench. Then the axles can come off – fingers crossed.
Land Rover Series 3 Air Portable ‘Lightweight’ 05 KD 28 