Freelander 1 ABS sensors - which one to buy?

Hmm. 400Nm torque wrenches are a smidge pricey aren't they?!

What have you guys used/done in the past?

Do you have a scaffold bar / breaker that allows you to stand on it at a given distance?

Cheers

Sadly no.

Cheapest 400Nm torque wrench I can find on the bay of fleas is about £50 delivered. And that is a one-setting wonder.

Perhaps I should ask a local garage to set it for me? For the time being, I've spun up with windy gun.

Brief test drive reveals the near silence of off side front suspension (no more knock: hurrah!)

And: three amigos be gone!

Will now replace the near side lower wishbone and rear bush and get the car re-tracked

Madmustang said:

Hi Rob, How is it doing? Can you post a link if any good as I need to buy one now. Cheers

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My eBay purchase seems to work. Not only has the three amigos been extinguished, but the annoying inappropriate triggering of the traction control has also gone.

All round good result I think

The sensor I used: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/261990402199?_mwBanner=1

Time will tell how well it lasts, but the harness appears correct and it seems to be working well

rob_bell said:

Hmm. 400Nm torque wrenches are a smidge pricey aren't they?!

What have you guys used/done in the past?

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250 Nm + 1 flat

Get yourself something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-4-DR-DR...672629?hash=item58c2580db5:g:7C8AAOSw42JZL~Hu
and swing on it. It'll be close enough to 400Nm

Alibro said:

Get yourself something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-4-DR-DR...672629?hash=item58c2580db5:g:7C8AAOSw42JZL~Hu
and swing on it. It'll be close enough to 400Nm

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No need to swing on it, if you weigh 80 Kgs, just stand on it at the half meter point from the nut ctr ( don't bounce on it) . Close enough to be Job done.

Cheers

neilly said:

No need to swing on it, if you weigh 80 Kgs, just stand on it at the half meter point from the nut ctr ( don't bounce on it) . Close enough to be Job done.

Cheers

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Ooooo, that's using maths n stuff. Nice one.

Thanks chaps - that sounds "close enough for ministry works"!

Plus I already have a 1 metre bar with 3/4" drive. Just a shame all my 32mm sockets have 1/2" drives lol

Buying a 3/4" 32mm socket ought not set the bank back by much, so I'll get into eBay now

rob_bell said:

Buying a 3/4" 32mm socket ought not set the bank back by much, so I'll get into eBay now

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Iirc, I paid about £6 for mine, Do you not have a reducer from 3/4 to 1/2? I asked if you had a long breaker and you said no................LOL

Use a long extension between the breaker and the socket and put an axle stand under it in line with the ctr of the nut.


Cheers

Lol - but no scaffold pole!

Thanks, I am checking prices and availability now: 6-point hex, 32mm 3/4" square drive socket £7.49 delivered. That'll do

Well done Rob

Don't forget that the nut is best tightened, with the wheel on the ground. Not all 3/4 drive sockets fit inside the wheel centre bore to allow tightening with the wheel on the ground.

I think I have a contingency plan if that comes to pass Nodge, but that is very useful heads up, thanks

Madmustang said:

Well done Rob

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Thanks! Pleased so far!
Still to do:
NSF lower wishbone
NSF TRE
Hunt the noisy bearing (front VCU support bearing strongly suspected)
IRD oil change (been on the to-do list for ages!!)
Repair rust hole in the rear door

Then it's just a couple of minor items!

rob_bell said:

Thanks! Pleased so far!
Still to do:
NSF lower wishbone
NSF TRE
Hunt the noisy bearing (front VCU support bearing strongly suspected)
IRD oil change (been on the to-do list for ages!!)
Repair rust hole in the rear door

Then it's just a couple of minor items!

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Check for a bent/loose guard rubbing when looking for the bearing. SWMBO had been complaining for weeks about a rubbing noise and I put it down the the bearing. While it might be on the way out the noise she was hearing was the guard completely broken off and lying against the disk.

Now replaced NSF lower wishbone. Much easier than the other side due to practice, now all the right tools and the ball joint nut undoing much easier. Had to hold the taper to get the last few flats released, but now replaced with a fresh Delphi wishbone and new rear alloy bush assembly

But I just re-read my post above and forgot to look at the TRE! D'oh!!!

Also torqued the OSF hub nut using Neil's technique, and now staked.

Happy!

Aaaarrrrgggghhhhh!



WTF?!? I thought I'd fixed this?

Sensor problem??? I will need to get back on T4 to figure this out...