I have worked on a D3 before. I fitted new wishbones on the rear and some other bushes. The bush that carries the hub on the wishbone is one of those self centring bushes like the D2 ace system has. As a top tip, get new bolts for those jobs. Wishbone bolts are not easy to access, I cut the old wishbone off with a grinder to gain access to the bolts.
Also I found the rear handbrake cables to bit a fiddle...biggest issues as always is everything being rusted in place. Overall it's not a bad vehicle to work on I thought.
I also did the steering colum UJs and shaft which was not very pleasant
hi tom and many thks for the reply
been looking online for the upper rear wishbones and will indeed as u kindly suggested ensure i buy all new bolts
there’s a kit that i’ve seen that has both upper wishbones and bolts for around £170 inc vat and delivery , also a full set of rear brake hoses and the 2 x brake pipes, think that kit was about £60 , will see if there’s any sales on in january
wondering if i should also get some rear drop links, seeing it’s all coming out anyway , that way i’m thinking is it will be done and dusted and more importantly safe with all new brake hoses
i believe after fitting the wishbones u leave the bolts loose , put the wheel back on , lower it to the ground then do the bolts up, will of course also book in a 4 x wheel hunter alignment afterwards
may i ask do u think 30,000 miles is an average life span for them plse
my to do list has dramatically reduced , it was a complete wreck when i first bought it and this is roughly what i’ve got left
rear upper wishbones , not looking forward getting the old ones out, ie as u say rusty bolts
rear brake hoses and pipes
rear drop links
fit the 3x silicone intercooler hoses , inc fitting the T bolt clamps , see the small turbo one is suppose to be a pig
find the front air leak on the struts, made up a gauge to cut into the 6 mm pipe that also has an isolating valve , pump the front suspension up, turn the small valve off then bubble test the joints
fit a split charge system
replace the atf fluid
am very pleased with it and really do enjoy working on it, i just plod along
a good friend kindly done the chassis for me with dinitrol , also used the dinitrol wax system for inside the chassis , looks a lot better and well pleased, chassis is solid throughout
agree there not to bad to work on, struggle big time though due to the pins and screws in my back but is so nice having the landy as it keeps me occupied
will carry on posting pics as i progress, don’t think i will be doing much till spring time