Recent content by Mike Allfrey

Many Thanks Phil, A bit late, but I am about to embark on the same task on Pea Soup. Your photo series and the wiring illustrations, along with the text are most helpful to a first-time overhauler. I notice that your wiper motor compartment is minus air conditioning hoses, which may well make my...

Thanks Harvey, The low oil pressure warning light has illuminated just once in my ownership, recently, that was under an extremely hard braking condition, avoiding a red light runner (quite common here). Probably oil surge into the timing cover area. Until then, I was not fully aware of how...

Hello, I have a 1976 Rover P6B, generally in excellent condition, however, I am a bit concerned about the engine's oil pressure. In warm weather conditions (28-35 degrees C, ambient) and in very slow stop/start traffic conditions, the engine heats up to the extent that the temperature gauge...

Just a thought, I had very similar symptoms recently. I had convinced myself that I was experiencing a carburettor flat-spot concern, to the extent that I had the carburettors rebuilt, but to no avail. Then, I noticed that the 'flat-spotting' became worse as the engine bay warmed up. Then I...

Thank you for that! I will now feather the accelerator pedal with due care. I must say that, I am very surprised at the mention of the differential side (output) shafts shearing, what with all the Land Rover experience. Chris, the input shaft must be a very good piece of steel. It is probably...

Thank you for the comments. I have dismantled the spare extension housing and was delighted to find that the bearing is a common 6205 ball race. It is, for the record, 25 mm inside diameter, 52 mm outside diameter and is 15 mm wide. It is also stamped with 'England' on the outer race. Now the...

Dear Chris, Thank you for your advice. This job is quite involved. The main reason for reconditioning a pinion extension housing assembly is because, when my car is over my pit, the workshop roller doors have to stay open. Leaving the car there while I am chasing a new bearing would certainly...

Rover P6B Differential Pinion Extension Housing I have placed this enquiry in the gearbox section because there is no Rear Axle section that I can find. I have a second hand rear axle pinion housing extension that I am about to overhaul before installing it as a replacement item into my P6B...

Thank you for your responses Chris and Ron, No problems with oil level, the noise was found by the service shop staff while the car was up on the hoist. The engine was running at a fast idle with the transmission in 'Drive' to check the newly fitted rear hubs. The hubs are now silent, but some...

I have spent some time browsing the Internet looking for information about the Rover P6B rear axle assembly. So far, in this Forum, I have found no sub-heading that relates to propeller shaft and rear axle - hopefully this piece will help generate such a heading. I get the impression that the...

My Rover P6B has an electrical cable connector adjacent to the brake hose (front) connection adjacent to the brackets on the swivel pillars. The brake pads have no wiring leads coming out of them. By the look of the connector pins, this has been the situation for quite some time. Can anyone...

Thanks Chris, for the reply that explains things. I removed a rear wheel for a look this afternoon and discovered that there are no plugs in the housings on my car, a 1976 model assembled, I think, in New Zealand. In addition, there is no oil filler plug in the de Dion tube. The tube is as dry...

I note that the P6B rear wheel bearing housings feature a plug in the top of the housing. This has set me to wondering how the rear wheel bearings are lubricated. In the Repair Operations Manual there is an illustration showing a cross section through the hub assembly. The 'plug' is shown as if...

To All Who Contributed Advice, Grateful thanks, the job has at last been completed and we had a good run to Bendigo and back today. No hot bearings, brakes work nicely and all seems well. Will re-check all securing hardware tomorrow to make sure that all is well. Thanks again, Mike A.

To All of You. Thankyou for the help and support. The ball joint is out at last! It did hang on to the very end though. There was a burr above the circlip groove and, pulling the joint past that, caused the seating flange to break. No matter, a new joint is being fitted. The final act...