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REAR CROSS MEMBER ON 90 DEFENDER

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landyman Ash:
Quote:  The only real complication comes with land rover's tendancy to run the wiring loom inside the chassis rail..

Could not agree more.  Ended up cutting the loom and having to re-wire all the rear lights.  Not a mamouth job but a right pain in the bum  :evil:

hobbit:
agreed there with the loom, my lightweight is awaiting the same job, gonna take the loom back to where it enters the chassis up front, then use a rubberlite junction box high up, and run new cable p clipped to the chassis down to the tub then through the tub rails to the rear end

Ollie:

--- Quote from: "Hobbit874" ---agreed there with the loom, my lightweight is awaiting the same job, gonna take the loom back to where it enters the chassis up front, then use a rubberlite junction box high up, and run new cable p clipped to the chassis down to the tub then through the tub rails to the rear end
--- End quote ---


I did the same job on my Lightweight last year, Didn't have any problems with the loom, just disconnected the lights etc, then carefully cut off the x-member trying not to cut through the loom :(scared):
I then wrapped the loom in the heat mats that plumbers use where I would be welding, worked a treat :(biggrin):

Ollie

Neill:
I can't weld so the way I went about the job (on my 110) was

Park over inspection pit at local blacksmiths.

Remove the anti roll bar, fuel tank (incl. pump) and tow bar.

I then cut through the loom where it comes back out of the chassis at the back.

Unbolted the body from the chassis and then attacked the chassis with a cutter. Cut the old bit off, rubbed the old material down where it was to be welded. (see picture)

Slid the new cross member over the old stubs, attached the body to the chasis and then let the blacksmith weld it on. Painted everything and soldered all the wires in the loom together.

Remounted the parts I took off before. The whole thing took two days.

muddyweb:
So... which bits did you weld up on that poor chap ?

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