WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Not mine

somebody very foolishly parked a 2.8 in the drive,yes I got him good Alex ......" you better try & start it,we might have needed that one" ....... the look of relief was priceless :rotfl:

thats one less birdsnest on the planet :wink:

Whose was it?

Thats a lot of gubbins there. Wondering if the same can be done on my Trooper 2.8. Blanked the Valves off, just lots of pipework left over.

Today I mostly spent my time removing 20 year old paint and rust off my front bumper and nudge bars. Got a great finish on the bars, only to have a glove fall on them and ruin it. Will have to sand it flat again and give another coat over the weekend. Inside face of the bumper was like the grand canyon, however after attacking with a wire drill brush and a thick coat of hammerite its sorted. The front isn't too bad, so will only need a coat of paint to cover up the blemishes.

I introduced the other half to offroading,and find a bit of mud ( Tessie doesnt look right all clean,so thought i might kill two birds with one stone , as they say)
Found a couple of public byways near me and got Tessie covered in mud :lol:

The other half hasnt laughed so much in ages( looks like she might be joining me on a few more outings from now on)

if tightend the bearing god it is easy, except the fiddley circlip. wheels turns now with any play.

Didn't get anything done on any of the trucks and vans today as I was too busy cutting up trees. :lol:

So you aint no tree hugging frenchfarmer then

finally took it in to get the tracking done - not touched since lift and now wearing second tyre out - lazy? moi? well its running straight now but found i have a bent track rod arm - another job :roll:

changed the rear axle oil and resealed the diff cover, in the rain under a tarp'. just the front and trans tomorrow - i hate this weather!!!

easy job today removed the dash to get at the bulbs now going to get some nice green led`s ordered i dont fancy the heat it up in a potatoe then paint idea

Well today I did my handbrake - cables had stretched, it was on 10 CLICKS!!!!! so needed doing.
so I took the centre console out - which was quite easy with two screws only holding it! I adjusted the cables to 5 clicks

works great!

Had a look at my shocks, totally shot!!!!

Had a go at trying to remove and see what the problem was - but they are far too knackered - so left as is. :shock:

Stripped and checked front brakes greased sliders and reassembled. Pulled up rears again and adjusted the hand brake.
Then the big jobs, dropped the prop off checked cleaned and greased all ok. Replaced gearbox output seal and then changed the input seal on the rear Diff. The nut holding it on was the tightest thing I've ever undone on my truck. As some of you know my health isn't the best I found it very tiring just getting on and off the floor without struggling to undo the damn thing. Definately the hardest job I've done since I've owned my truck. All done no leaks after topping up. Really pleased with my little self.

John (jammywagonwheel) and myself fitted my manual hubs today

And I popped up to Houndog's, and attatched a large lump of orange metal to the front bumper...
We now have a rather natty 12.5K winch installed.

Side note, why is it the BBB feels more assured and stable in the wet, than in the dry??

had a quick look on wetroads.com and went forth and got plastered in mud, stones,dirty water and stuff.....got asked by one fella down an access only road what i was doin, i replied i needed access to the ford!!!! with the rain the ford was at a leisurely 18" with a good splash down, the lane to and from plenty mudded up. cant wait to get proper laning!!!!

I also tried to remove the the A bar :oops:

i got stuck on my own land. i tried driving through our stream which has marshy banks, resulting in me getting stuck, ended up needing a disco with a winch, anchoring its self to my dads cherokee while another mate with a vitara was trying to yank me out (snapping a 3 ton strap in the process) took 5 hours to get unstuck

(didnt have the disco at first though).