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Title: Lazarus Landy Lives!
Post by: Debs. on 20 December 2008, 22:25:34
 ;D After many months it`s finally done!.......Lazarus; my (old-aged) Series III LandRover has risen from the dead!

With a thoroughly cleaned, stripped and fully rebuilt gearbox (I discovered that the failure mode was some reverse idler-gear teeth missing & idler shaft badly-worn).

My nephews and I installed the (now) sparklingly-clean gearbox and transfer-case 'lump' yesterday: that job went well (despite the poor weather) and the only problem was the discovery of two missing bolts for the prop-shaft to rear-diff flange; `goodness knows how they got lost, as I ziploc-bagged everything during the tear-down?

Lazarus Landy`s gears are now sweet-shifting and significantly quieter....and, (most importantly) I can go backwards again......Yay! ;)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF5804.jpg)
Title: Re: Lazarus Landy Lives!
Post by: Jimbob on 20 December 2008, 22:26:50
Well Done!

Been some time coming that one  :y
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Post by: JamesV6CDX on 20 December 2008, 22:27:35
Super :y
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Post by: Vamps on 20 December 2008, 22:35:50
Well done Deb's.......... :y
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Post by: Tony H on 20 December 2008, 22:37:52
Result Debs  :y :y :y
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Post by: zippo on 20 December 2008, 22:44:00
well done Debs and nephews  :y :y :y :y
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Post by: VXL V6 on 20 December 2008, 22:46:06
Well done Debs & co  :y
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 20 December 2008, 22:46:35
Great news :y
Title: Re: Lazarus Landy Lives!
Post by: amigov6 on 20 December 2008, 22:52:58
Congrats from a fellow series 3 lover. Still toying with the idea of a military lightwieght.
    PS. The only motor i ever named was my s3 (Ronnie) The Beastie was already named & lives up to her moniker!!!

   How & why did you name Laz? :y
Title: Re: Lazarus Landy Lives!
Post by: markey mark on 20 December 2008, 22:55:05
nice one debs good news !  :y :y
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 December 2008, 22:56:29
Good news debs. :y
Title: Re: Lazarus Landy Lives!
Post by: Debs. on 20 December 2008, 23:02:13
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Congrats from a fellow series 3 lover. Still toying with the idea of a military lightwieght.
    PS. The only motor i ever named was my s3 (Ronnie) The Beastie was already named & lives up to her moniker!!!

   How & why did you name Laz? :y

In allusion to John's Gospel account of the resurrection of Lazarus: the name is often used to connote apparent restoration to life.
Aged 25 and following many years laid-up; Lazarus Landy came back to life (and daily usefulness). ;)