Thread: Defender wheel bearings

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.

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
Always great to see the Aulro community at work.

Steve

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.