Thread: Size of nut.

Progress!

Turns out that getting annoyed and hitting it with a hammer has led me to discover that the nuts were not actually that tight, still need a spanner for when I put them back on but at least I can make some headway today



Thanks all for the swift responses, I'll likely order one online to tighten everything up.

Ended up tapping the very edge of the nuts with a hammer/chisel and they appear to move very easy without damaging the nut, not ideal but better than spending a day trimming the front hedge or fixing the back fence.

While not recommended they can be put on and off with a cold chisel. I have replaced a few that had been done that way.

There are actually two nuts there with a lock washer. If you do take them off it is always a good idea to replace the lock washer that is bent up and down between the two nuts. At the very least make sure you use a piece of the washer to bend that has not previously been bent when you put them back on. It's not a good idea to have these nuts come off and they are only tightened enough to load the bearings, not enough to stay on without the lock washer.

If you have to buy new washers then you might as well get the correct spanner from the parts supplier anyway . Any early Landrover parts supplier should have new seals, lock washers and even the nuts and spanners.

Cheers,

TimJ.

You just posted that while I was writing mine . It looks like you only have one nut and there should be two with the washer in between. That would in my opinion be quite dangerous.

Cheers,

TimJ.

Originally Posted by Timj

You just posted that while I was writing mine . It looks like you only have one nut and there should be two with the washer in between. That would in my opinion be quite dangerous.

Cheers,

TimJ.

The famous amphibious Jeep "Half Safe" had only one nut.

You can have a lend of mine. I am in the marsh

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

The famous amphibious Jeep "Half Safe" had only one nut.

That is a subject worthy of a thread on it's own Brian. I had never heard of that and have just bought the book by James Nestor from I-books so I can read about it. Thank you!

However, I still think it would be best to have the two nuts that were designed to be used on the Landrover .

Cheers,

TimJ.

Also of concern in the picture is the missing wheel from the jack.
I wonder if you need an even smaller jack to replace it.......?