Thread: Replacing Brake discs on Defender and I am stuck.

from memory the brake line brackes sit under the swivel pins bolts.....soo yes if these were left loose than it might leak oil

i avoid using rattle guns to remove bolts as you have reduced feel is something is not quite right.....i never use one for assembly

Originally Posted by sheerluck

No, there's two of us

Make that 3 but I cut my own just do a heap at a it e so I don't have to make more for ages

with the brake line retainer clip undone the top swivel bearing becomes loose and the oil gets past the seal. Tighten up and it will stop.

80/90wt gear oil will suit the swivel hub.

Well, I have one side completed and the other nearly, just need to torque up the drive flange and put some new split pins in for the pads.

But thank you to you all for your help and advice and offers of assistance.

I don't think I would have attempted doing this if I did not have a Land Rover and such great support on the Forum.

While I was working on it I noticed the bottom bolts on my cross member under the gearbox are sticking out about an inch on both sides, the LR dealer on the gold coast changed the clutch and fixed an oil leak on the transfer case last month so I suspect they put them in and forgot to do them up. I could tighten them up myself but I think I would rather take it down to them to see where they went wrong, it makes you wonder what else is wrong.

I am glad I did the discs myself now, at least I know everything is tight to the correct torque, I was lucky with the Hub Nut, it needs to go to 210nm and my torque bar went to 215, the first stroke of luck the whole time.

Weeds I took your advice, I assembled everything by hand, I still had to use the rattle gun to get the hub nut off though, could not budge it otherwise, but on the second side I had no oil leak as I put the swivel pin bolts back in before taking off the hub nut.

I topped up the oil in there to but not sure if there is anyway to check the level, I put around 300ml in, as I estimate that is what I lost.

I should have it finished tomorrow morning now and be able to take it for a drive, as I live on a mountain I don't want to test the brakes going down, I will have to go further up and hope they are OK for the run back down to my house .

Quick question, can you have too much grease in the bearings? with both wheels I have used about half a tub, the tub size I think is 500ml or could have been 500grams, not sure. I have put plenty under the flange as rick suggested so should be good for 20k.

So thanks again, I reckon I am in the beer debt now..

Cheers
Pat