Land Rover Monthly – October 2019

LANDROVER MONTHLY 143

Re ar body

Fluid fixture

The label on this Girling brakefl uidreservoir mounted under

driver’s seat warns that only Genuine Girling brakefl uid should be

used in thesystem.

Supplied state

The Series Iwas supplied with thestrippedrear body
temporarily mounted and needing morework. The
green-painted bodycappingswere loosely riveted on.

Pedal levers
The clutch pedal arm and the brake pedal arm(arrowed) are
mounted on the chassis under the driver’s fl oor(rods supporting
the pedalpads will project upward from these).

Brake master

The brake arm operates a rod through the chassis,connectedto a

lever thatworks the master cylinder on the chassisrail. A spring

operates the brake lampswitch on theforward crossmember.

Note: Clutch

link faded out

of pic for clarity

Clutch links

The clutch pedal shaft(arrowed,

left) alsopassesthrough the

chassisto move thevertical

lever which inturn is linkedto

the crossshaft(resting on

chassisat left) which operates

the clutch in the bellhousing.

The visible endof the cross

shaft will locate in the bearing

on the chassis bracket.

Painted and fitted

On return from thepaint

shop, therear bodytub

fi tted perfectlyto the

chassis. Here, the freshly-

painted gearboxcover and

otherpanels hide newly-

galvanisedcappings.