Post by JDChanging all the bits over is not a difficult job, just a fairly big one,
particularly if (as is likely) some of the bolts are stubborn.
Remove axle complete assembly - u-bolts, prop shaft, brake line, shock
absorbers.
Remove brake drums, remove drive flanges and axles, remove hubs, remove stub
axles and complete brake assemblies. Remove differential assembly.
Reassemble in reverse, renewing bits as necessary. Bleed brakes, refill
diff.
Youve made that a bit overly complicated!. Me and a mate managed to do
the rear axle casing and diff on his landy in only a couple of hours
one day after his diff blew up.
You can leave the shocks attached to the plate under the axle and the
chassis while you do the swap. You can also leave the brake system
intact - leave it all attached to the backplate and then just cable
tie or hang it out of the way while you replace bits to stop it
jack up landy and put axle stands under chassis at rear.
Take off the rear wheels
Remove prop from rear diff.
pull out rear half shafts attached to the end plates (6 bolts at each
end)
remove brake drum
remove hub
remove brake backplate. take shoes off if necessary but leave the
cylinder and flexy pipe alone (tie the cylinder down to stop it
expanding while its out). tie it up out of the way
chop u bolts with an angle grinder if they dont look like they will
undo (so if they have been on there more than a couple of years),
Pull out the axle casing and diff. leaving the shocks in and attached
to the plate that sits between the axle and spring. You might fid it
easier to shuffle if back one way then out under the rear x-member.
Think thats it!. Ive done this job a few times!
Post by JDAs a minimum you will need gaskets for the diff and drive flanges, but it is
probably a good idea to replace the hub seals while you are at it, and you
will need new lock washers for the wheel bearings, and new nyloc nuts for
the prop shaft and u-bolts. other bits you may need include the u-bolts
that break while you are trying to undo them.
Aye. Make sure you have all the gaskets you need ready before you
start (will probably cost less than a quid for all of them)
I always keep a pile of hub lock washers, hub oil seals and hub
gaskets at home as i seem to get through a lot of them!
Also, you could do with a hub nut socket if you dont want to have to
chisel them in and out! (will only cost you a few quid and is very
useful to have!)