Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13927
New Crankshaft repair service
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
29th Dec 2021 12:59 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4152
And I'd bet the repair is stronger than an original D3/D4 crank ! I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
29th Dec 2021 1:22 pm
Down&Dirty
Member Since: 17 Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere out back
Posts: 1287
Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 170
If I had an irreplaceable broken crankshaft I might consider shipping it to this bloke for repair. The repair has been made by the look of it using 2 salvageable crankshafts. When the metal is turned it looks like it is a forged steel crank which is weldable. There are many quality/man hour issues which would probably dissuade the Discovery owner using this course of repair. One of them being the Lion engine seems to break in the same section of crankshaft. Kudos to the engineer, he is making the best of his situation.
29th Dec 2021 2:16 pm
defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1421
And not a computer or microchip involved anywhere in this.
This is real craftsmanship.
29th Dec 2021 5:30 pm
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4665
Yeah it's great to watch, especially his confidence and conviction in going about what for most of us would provide a bit of head scratching. I suppose when you're doing it every day, but even so he's acquired the right skills and uses them to full effect.
Old school way that brings me back to my youth, he needs a new wire brush though. yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
29th Dec 2021 5:46 pm
Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
Are you lot taking the pi$$
Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
29th Dec 2021 6:20 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299
No safety glasses or much suds in use 😳
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
29th Dec 2021 7:52 pm
Captain Crosscheck
Member Since: 03 Sep 2021
Location: Oslo
Posts: 310
Health and safety not very much in focus there, but you've got to give him credit for the welding mask and the cardboard-over-the-sandal protector
Impressive work though, and a crankshaft that probably will last for many a mile
29th Dec 2021 11:52 pm
OvalAutos
Member Since: 28 Dec 2018
Location: Cradley Heath
Posts: 382
I wonder how many fags it takes to do this repair? The guy must have got through a pack of 20 Joe
30th Dec 2021 8:18 am
Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
I'm still laughing at the electricity distribution board
The wooden belt tensioner is classic Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
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