Freelander 1 brake disc screw for drum and discs

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dave100

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Hi i was wondering if any one could tell me the screw/bolt size for the screw that holds the front discs and rear drums many thanks
 
I bought stainless ones from ebay. If my memory is correct they were 6mm.
Just been and checked, they are 6mm and I bought 12mm thread length.
I think I bought 30 as it was only a couple of quid more. I am building up a little stock of stainless bolts as I go along. I have replaced the door catch bolts on all five doors, the lights, under bonnet wing bolts and the rear wheel mount.
 
many thanks for reply yes you are correct m6x12mm as i find some on website as well put i ordered some from ebay high tensile ones as do lot off road
 
many years ago I left the screws of the drums as they were a bit worse for wear on the cross screw driver part and meant to replace them asap but did not when I did remember which was about 2 years later I discovered that the holes for the studs to go through had very slightly gone oval only approx. 1 mm, so I will always replace them now , if you find you can not get them off either then get a six mm drill and drill the head off then when you take the drum off you just need a pair of pliers and they come out easy and if you put a tiny bit of copper grease on the thread they will always come out.
 
teddywood1 said:
many years ago I left the screws of the drums as they were a bit worse for wear on the cross screw driver part and meant to replace them asap but did not when I did remember which was about 2 years later I discovered that the holes for the studs to go through had very slightly gone oval only approx. 1 mm, so I will always replace them now , if you find you can not get them off either then get a six mm drill and drill the head off then when you take the drum off you just need a pair of pliers and they come out easy and if you put a tiny bit of copper grease on the thread they will always come out.
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Not saying you did this but some peeps smear copper grease on the face of the brake disks to prevent wheels from jamming but I've always been of the opinion this is a very bad idea. The friction between the wheel and the disk is important as without it only the studs are preventing the wheel from twisting under braking and acceleration. A little copper grease around the centric ring is all that's needed.
 
They but copaslip on there brake discs wow thats insane you are right it is a very very bad idea to put any thing at all on your brake discs especially grease it sounds like they are trying to kill themselves as this would have a very serious effect on there braking performance.
 
dave100 said:
They but copaslip on there brake discs wow thats insane you are right it is a very very bad idea to put any thing at all on your brake discs especially grease it sounds like they are trying to kill themselves as this would have a very serious effect on there braking performance.
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Only the center 'hub' bit, not the braking surface :eek:
 
ok thats good to hear i was worried somebody might be putting on the braking surface when they said on the face of the brake disc.
 
I was taught by a mechanic never to put any type of copper slip or grease any where near brakes. Build them dry as the grease/slip or what ever will only hold the brake dust and make them seize faster.
Also whe they get hot the grease/copper slip becomes very liquid and runs into places you dont want it.

The amount of brakes I have stripped where the grease/copperslip has contaminated the pads is amazing. Put together correctly and maintained correctly there is no need for the stuff near brakes.
 
Lowbank said:
I was taught by a mechanic never to put any type of copper slip or grease any where near brakes. Build them dry as the grease/slip or what ever will only hold the brake dust and make them seize faster.
Also whe they get hot the grease/copper slip becomes very liquid and runs into places you dont want it.

The amount of brakes I have stripped where the grease/copperslip has contaminated the pads is amazing. Put together correctly and maintained correctly there is no need for the stuff near brakes.
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This is spot on.
However you do need some anti seize compound on the wheel spigot to prevent the wheels from getting stuck on the hub;)
 
I did put some copaslip on my new brake disc retaining screw threads so it will be easier to remove next time as they where problematic last time i wanted to remove them.
 
dave100 said:
I did put some copaslip on my new brake disc retaining screw threads so it will be easier to remove next time as they where problematic last time i wanted to remove them.
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LOL, I don't think that will cause any issues. Some folks slap it everywhere but often times less is better.
 
Alibro said:
LOL, I don't think that will cause any issues. Some folks slap it everywhere but often times less is better.
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ok many thanks will remember less is best but hopefully i will not have to drill out disc crews again with the use of copaslip.
 
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