"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
12/09/2018 at 17:53 • Filed to: Disco Inferno
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
12/09/2018 at 17:53 • Filed to: Disco Inferno | 2
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As part of the Land Rover’s prep for our Big Bend adventure I removed the driveshaft so I could replace the flexible coupling and figure out why the parking/ transmission brake didn’t work. Well... I figured out why and now I’m in a little bit of a bind.
Turns out whoever replaced the Landy’s parking brake shoes last lightly neglected to put the adjustment plungers in. Number 7 in the diagram below.
The problem with that is no one in the US has them. This whole thing was enough of a pain in the butt to take off, I’m going to go ahead and wait for replacements to ship in from the UK, so in the interim I am lightly screwed.
On the bright side now I know why the parking brake didn’t work... and also looks like the $7 pads I bought on clearance are the correct ones so... could be worse.
Fingers crossed the vendor gets the kit sent out tomorrow. I’ve got other stuff I can work on in the meantime, but it would be cool if I could get the car off jack stands sooner rather than later.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
12/09/2018 at 18:06 |
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if as you say no one in the US has the part, probably why it was never re-fitted.
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> pip bip - choose Corrour
12/09/2018 at 18:56 |
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True, but they're not a wear item. More likely someone just forgot? Who knows...
Berang
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
12/09/2018 at 19:45 |
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When are you going to Big Bend?
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Berang
12/09/2018 at 19:52 |
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Two weeks. I’ve got time.
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Berang
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
12/13/2018 at 13:50 |
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Stop by Austin on the way.
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Berang
12/13/2018 at 14:12 |
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Not that much time haha. Funny enough Taylor is taking off from Austin and we’re meeting halfway.