Bush garage

[Philip A]

For once it was not one of the Land Rovers, but the 105. Clutch gave up the ghost. 150 km from the first petrol station, 250 km from the first patch of asphalt.


The biggest problem with a LC clutch is that you can't pull the gearbox out from inside the vehicle, like you do on a Landy, and that there is not enough space under the vehicle to remove it by hand (darn thing is heavy...). So you need a service pit.







Don't have a service pit? No problem, you dig yourself one...









And here you are, all the space you need to get the gearbox off.









New clutch ready to go in. How do you get a new clutch in the middle of the most remote corner of Northern Uganda? Well, as Kipling used to say, this is another story...

 

[Gav Peter]

Very good Phil

 

[Ben]

Wheres the bonnet?

 

[Crispin]

Brilliant.

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[jonnyboy54321]

incredible

 

[stumog]

Only in Africa would you see that. Where was the emergency exit for the pit? I am not sure the steps are to regulation either.

might print it out and give it to the hse bloke here to show what you can do with out hurting your self.
stu

 

[Olazz]

Fantastic Phil,

c'mon tell us the while story.

 

[froggy Steve]

Neat!
Steve

 

[David]

Just love that,

 

[Chris]

I'd like to see that dug through Derbyshire clay. It'd be easier to just roll the vehicle onto its roof. Total genius.

I hope you filled it in when you'd done.

 

[clivehorridge]

Only in Africa would you see that. Where was the emergency exit for the pit? I am not sure the steps are to regulation either.

might print it out and give it to the hse bloke here to show what you can do with out hurting your self.
stu

Yep, all excavations in excess of 900mm require side supports, bracing, fixed access ladders, bunting, warning signs and.... bla bla bla....

Love this! Real intuition.

 

[Chas]

Do you think those chappies would come over and dig one of those through the concrete base of my garage.

 

[Olazz]

I'd like to see that dug through Derbyshire clay.
.

You boys Ooop North do make me laugh.... even your clay is tougher up there !!

 

[Crispin]

Yep, all excavations in excess of 900mm require side supports, bracing, fixed access ladders, bunting, warning signs and.... bla bla bla....

Love this! Real intuition.

Ladder? It has two crates for access. £10 says the contents of the crates was part of the payment

 

[Chris]

Not just hard Lazz, Rock Aaaard.

Check out this item for sale. I might get one for my roof rack just in case I need to change my clutch on the move.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/inspectio...798?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a88fbf8e6

 

[Philip A]

Do you think those chappies would come over and dig one of those through the concrete base of my garage.

Sure they would, if the deal is good... As a bonus over their salary I promised them a 20lt jerrycan of local brew for the three of them if they dug fast enough. They put so much heart in the enterprise that I sent for two jerrycans instead.

Told them they were not to drink both of them the same evening, though...

 

[ratrace]

still like to know how he got the clutch

But that is great way to do it

Me i don't need a pit on the Landrover it has 2 bodylift plus 3" spring lift so a nice easy job

the every day toyota would be lost without a garage and all those nice snap-on tools

 

[David]

Not just hard Lazz, Rock Aaaard.

Check out this item for sale. I might get one for my roof rack just in case I need to change my clutch on the move.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/inspectio...798?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a88fbf8e6

May just be over the roof limit by a tad

 

[Chris]

Not really I'd only take the hole with me and leave the sides behind.

 

[frank rabbets]

At least you can walk and get the clutch. Saves pushing the LC all that way. Or did you order it by carrier vulture.

Frank