Defender wheel bearings

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Originally Posted by Benz

all done now!

on the front the drivers side was fine but the passenger side, the one with play, had water in it...
just as a test I tightened that one up to spec and it took the play out but it still sounded horrible as I spun the hub.

I changed the bearings on both sides just to be safe. I haven't even looked at them since I bought the car so it feels good to know they are all sweet now.
I also have fresh break pads on all 4 corners and even new disks on the rear.

again Paul has been very kind to us. I don't know how to repay him. His hospitality really has surprised us, it's almost like staying at a fancy hotel at his place.

Thanks to all who offered me information.
and a super big thanks to Paul for welcoming us into his lovely house.

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Good work. I'm sure you've learned lots in the process too. Safe travels for the next legs of the journey.

And goodonya Paul for helping him out :BigThumb::BigThumb:
Always great to see the Aulro community at work.

Steve

Sorry for butting in, but I'm having issues with my 2000 130 Tdi defender seal repair job. Bought a nut/seal,doing it myself, dont have a tension wrench or 52mm box socket. Any tricks to getting away with not using a Tension wrench,and where to buy a 52mm box socket in Oz from,with 1/2"drive to use a tension wrench (to do the job properly) Open to any and all suggestions. I'll intro myself and babble a bit if and when I can work out how, thanks guys:p

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Originally Posted by philthy

Sorry for butting in, but I'm having issues with my 2000 130 Tdi defender seal repair job. Bought a nut/seal,doing it myself, dont have a tension wrench or 52mm box socket. Any tricks to getting away with not using a Tension wrench,and where to buy a 52mm box socket in Oz from,with 1/2"drive to use a tension wrench (to do the job properly) Open to any and all suggestions. I'll intro myself and babble a bit if and when I can work out how, thanks guys:p

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I have never used a torque wrench......a screw driver threw the two holes in the tube spanner than go by feel

Maybe a plumbing shop will have a tube spanner, they are only like $15 from my local mechanic

The box spanner is available form most landrover shops and on the internet mail order places like 4x4 in Melbourne etc. If you want to use a torque wrench weld a piece of flat bar across the end of the box spanner and then weld a cheap socket to the center of flat bar. Choose a socket that has the correct drive size to suit your torque wrench, 1/4" or 3/8" because the torque is very small, too small for 1/2" drive usually. Making sucha tool has been on my "gunna" list for nearly 15 years, so i guess it's not so important.