markbg

good stuff see you therev- you'll probably be marshalling my fox as we have an arena run to do apparently

didnt answer the whole question ive filled the front bevels and this cured most of the noise i thonk your right about the nodule on the cv joint but have not had time to check this yet ttm was very helpful guy though i was glad to meet him and other hmvf guys - i also met an wx blues and royals guy who had dricen foxes for awhile and he said that the banging problem was normal on the fox

hi - yes im an IMPS member so will be there from friday onwards setting up i'll try and meet you there cheers Mark B

its on the landrover forum gl5 idoes rot brass etc not sure if i have this in my hubs though -

the irony of this is i was looking for you when i found the guy in americas field - too tall mike sent me round there to get a second oppinipn from yourself about the banging on full lock - anyway thanks as always for the input and one day i hope to meet you cheers Mark B

Hi - sounds good to me the lodexolultradrive is specified as 80w/90 but for all pressures so ill keep using it thanks Mark B

Just a quick one i have been using Lodexol ultradrive for my bevel boxes etc - i bought it from morrisons however at war and peace i met a guy with a fox in americas field who stated he uses trojan 220 as the gear oil needs to be iso220? should i get this instead? ive seen some extreme pressure gear oil which is iso220 but if this the case why are people using ep90?

great stuff thanks all at least i dont have to change the oil this weekend

I do know the manual states the filter has a bypass IF the filter is clogged up but not whether its full flow at all other times...

I cant link the other thread where yhis was discussed but basically the gist was that if you have a partial flow filter you dont want oil that holds all the crud in suspension as it can block oil ways and means the lumps get into bearings etc - for partial flow you want a low detergent oil that dumps the lumps etc in the sump Therefore I know that the oil I should use is OMD110/75 but in discussion with ex mod guy ay morrisons theres no equivalent of this - omd is a military grade so with information plus previous thread where the merits of the different grades of oil were discussed if i have a partial flow filter i am better off with a low detergent oil like 20w/50 golden film oil from morrisons rather than 15/50 multi vis which they state requires a full flow filter Im no expert but i hope that exlains it

Hi Hi Looking at a recent post I think I put the wrong type of oil in the Fox - I bought 15w/50 multivis from morrisons but it states this is best for full flow oil cartridges - however I would assume the fox has a partial flow filter? is this correct? cheers Mark B

thats the one i nearly bought - it went past our camp backfiring and sputtering all over the place

Hi all Just like to say it was great meeting some of you the other day - Lee, Mike and others thanks for the help as usual im coming back tonight with all the oil drums to fill up the hubs and bevels etc hopefully do an arena run at the weekend Didnt find Richard F in the end but met another Fox owner up on Americas field cheers Mark

Hi I can fill up the bleed nipples wirh ep90 is there anywhere else to top up oil - bevel boxes?I assume these must be inside the hull though as I cant see them in the wheel recess area? Ive had a look at the steering link and that looks all ok as far as i can see Richard - im assuming the spherical housing and tubular part is in the wheel bay? not inside the hull? cheers Mark B

Thanks Ill have a look about tomorrow its just started happening so hopefully not too much damage done

Hi Did a final test run today before driving dow n to war and peace show and found that at full lock turning right theres a banging sound with vibratins coming from the front left side of the vehicle - its like rhe steering was kicking ahainst yhe side wall of the chassis - there seems to be some oil leaking down as well - any ideas what might be causing the banging? it pnly happens at full lock on the steering? otherwise all ok - hope ill see some of you down there

Could you tell me what the leak-stopper product was? I have a leak on the flywheel when in use but not at a standstill and that sounds like a good solution until I fot the new flywheel I have? cheers Mark

Probably the worst thing we found with the original rifles issued (SA80) was that there was no magazine release shroud so you'd be walking along and a stand to would be shouted out only for you to find you'd triggered the release catch against your body and you had no magazine in the rifle *doh* particuarly embarassing whilst doing a PNC on someone looking as intimidating as possible only to have your magazine clatter to the floor :shocked:

the mil reg is 10fd93 and ill post some pics as soon as i can

Hmm but if you engage a gear surely the band tightens on the drum but as there is no power the vehicle is stopped from rolling? in other words if the gear box cant move nor can the vehicle?

hi - no its mot a sticking brake as if i apply the footbrake the vehicle stops rolling if i release the foot brake the vehicle rolls freely - if i leave in gear and switch off the vehicle stays in place ??

hi - well im a bit surprised today - i stopped the engine on the fox today but forgot to change it to neutral - i expected that the fox would roll back on the slope but it didnt move?? i didnt think i could use the gears like on a car to stop the vehicle rolling e.g. on an upward slope i can put the fox in first gear - switch off engine and it doesnt move - so why not do this all the time as i dont trust the hand brake bands to hold the fox? will this cause any damage parking the fox in gear?

All of them have dowty seals on them but the leaking is still occurring so just called RB and am getting the original copper ones - the dowty seals seem ok when the flywheel isnt moving but dont seal when its turning - albeit I think half an inch washers are a tighter fit than 5/8 by the looks of it anyway Ill get the original copper ones - as they are not used before I assume I dont need to heat them up to cherry red?

hi - ive found the dowty washers 5/8 th size works fine - i didnt know plugs parts though so thanks for that one is basically knackered so ill replace thanks again!

thanks guys - one of them is absolutely knackered - no corners left so looks like the culprit to me