Tell us your best engineering bodges

[Johny Walker]

do these 2, count :laugh1:cheaper than replacing & work just as well

[corylus]

Heavily pregent wife plus 10 month old wean on board

 

Give the poor lass a rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skyhuck]

13 months between my boys

 

9 months between my farther-in-law and his sister

[Matthew Arnold]

Many years ago the rear UJ on our very old (K reg) 110 decided to fail on us on the way back to our yard about 30 minutes drive away. We were loaded up with logs and an trailer full of bracken. I used two 6 inch lengths of high tensile wire left in the back of the van to create a very very crude UJ. It worked until we got within 100 metres of the yard gate when it failed and hit a raised drain cover. The prop shaft snapped at the UJ near the diff and came up through the floor pan (Mythbusters style) wedging itself in the back door. Needless to say the 110 was got rid of that week and we got a 4 seater L200 instead.

[skyhuck]

Many years ago the rear UJ on our very old (K reg) 110 decided to fail on us on the way back to our yard about 30 minutes drive away. We were loaded up with logs and an trailer full of bracken. I used two 6 inch lengths of high tensile wire left in the back of the van to create a very very crude UJ. It worked until we got within 100 metres of the yard gate when it failed and hit a raised drain cover. The prop shaft snapped at the UJ near the diff and came up through the floor pan (Mythbusters style) wedging itself in the back door. Needless to say the 110 was got rid of that week and we got a 4 seater L200 instead.

 

Why did you not just remove it and select four-wheel drive?????????

[Matthew Arnold]

Why did you not just remove it and select four-wheel drive?????????

 

Its permanent 4wd but it was undriveable in just front wheel drive so had to improvise.

[skyhuck]

Its permanent 4wd but it was undriveable in just front wheel drive so had to improvise.

 

"Very old 110's" were not perminent 4wd.

[Dean O]

had a rear prop fail at the uj on my 90. removed it and it would drive with the diff locked (-as far as home)

wouldnt drive in normal 4wd

[skyhuck]

had a rear prop fail at the uj on my 90. removed it and it would drive with the diff locked (-as far as home)

wouldnt drive in normal 4wd

 

Yes later landys have so called permanent 4wd, but its a bit of a con.

 

They just have a center diff, so only one axle is driven at a time, the old ones were rear wheel drive and when you selected 4wd it engaged the front axle, now when you select 4wd it just looks the center diff so both axles drive.

 

You only ever have one wheel on each axle driving at a time, so only really 2wd, not 4wd.

[gensetsteve]

Yes later landys have so called permanent 4wd, but its a bit of a con.

 

They just have a center diff, so only one axle is driven at a time, the old ones were rear wheel drive and when you selected 4wd it engaged the front axle, now when you select 4wd it just looks the center diff so both axles drive.

 

You only ever have one wheel on each axle driving at a time, so only really 2wd, not 4wd.

 

They are still permanent 4 wheel drive until one wheel spins then all the energy goes there but for engine braking large trailers etc all four wheels will be doing their bit. My Landcruiser has all the diff locks and toys but still looses grip before any of the discos we have had over the years. The landrover are better because of their long soft saggy springs means on uneven ground you get even pressure and grip on ea wheel. At least thats what I have found trying to drag 3 tonne of generator across 2ft of festival mud and used rubber things