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Wil2k
15th March 2010, 12:29 PM
Hi all,

just discovered (to my annoyance) that one of the studs on my Disco 2's rear door spare holder has been replaced with an 18mm (i think) bolt/washer/nut arrangement. Luckily i noticed this at home and not 200kms from nowhere with no phone reception. :D

Anyone know what bolt / thread sizes the D2 wheel nuts are? I'd like to fix this up pronto, cos it's a pain having one nut that needs a different tool! grr.

Cheers

Wil
Baffle
15th March 2010, 12:47 PM
Down to the nut and bolt shop or bolt pro or alike, 1 bolt 1 nut and a spring washer and bolt your spare up, all done ;)
Wil2k
15th March 2010, 12:52 PM
Down to the nut and bolt shop or bolt pro or alike, 1 bolt 1 nut and a spring washer and bolt your spare up, all done ;)

:D Yeah that's where I was heading.. I tried a wheel nut (Thanks again by the way!) on a thread tester and it seemed a bit loose, but then when I tried it back at home on the orig stud it felt about the same. I'll go see what I can dig up.
Baffle
15th March 2010, 12:54 PM
While your down there, get a few bits so you can make that actuator for your CDL, :D,
BMKal
15th March 2010, 01:00 PM
Disco II studs are 14mm (M14).

You cannot buy them from Landrover for the spare wheel carrier - they will want you to buy the complete wheel carrier.

When I broke one, I simply took one of the wheel nuts to the local bolt supplier and they sold me one the required length - I knocked the remains of the broken one out of the wheel carrier and welded the new bolt in its place.

Toyota Landcruiser 100 series wheel studs are also M14 - you might get away with using one of these if you can find one the correct length.

Cheers ........... BM
Wil2k
15th March 2010, 08:41 PM
Disco II studs are 14mm (M14).
Cheers ........... BM

Bingo! Right on the money BM.. 14mm bolt did the job perfectly.
Don't have a welder, so I had to use a slim nut to hold it and then add a second washer to the wheel nut. works fine.


While your down there, get a few bits so you can make that actuator for your CDL, :D,

I'm on it! Decided I'll try and go the non electrical path with a lever / cable setup. Just gotta hunt around for the replacement Hi/Low shifter. etc

:p

Will