Repalcing Rear Disks

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Jeff

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Hi

I need to replace the rear disks on an early Discovery, other than the disks
themselves what other bits will I need.?

TIA
Jeff


 
In message <[email protected]>
"Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I need to replace the rear disks on an early Discovery, other than the disks
> themselves what other bits will I need.?
>
> TIA
> Jeff
>
>


You'd need a drive flange gasket and a tab washer each side. If
you're careful and don't let hub drop as you pull it of the
stub axle you will probably not damage the hub seal - some people
relace it as a matter of course, some don't. Mind you, Sod's Law
says the seal will stick to the stub axle shoulder and tear anyway ;-)

Richard

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> You'd need a drive flange gasket and a tab washer each side. If
> you're careful and don't let hub drop as you pull it of the
> stub axle you will probably not damage the hub seal - some people
> relace it as a matter of course, some don't. Mind you, Sod's Law
> says the seal will stick to the stub axle shoulder and tear anyway ;-)
>
> Richard
>


Thanks Richard, how much are the seals ?

Jeff


 
Just remember that you will need a old style socket to remove the
calipers and the disc from the hub. (ie not a hex drive and not those
jobbies that drive the flat side of a nut.) They are probably 12mm and
13mm or similar, at least I used metirc sockets but they could be
imperial.

try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would image
you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.

Regards
Stephen

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:25:00 +0100, "Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> You'd need a drive flange gasket and a tab washer each side. If
>> you're careful and don't let hub drop as you pull it of the
>> stub axle you will probably not damage the hub seal - some people
>> relace it as a matter of course, some don't. Mind you, Sod's Law
>> says the seal will stick to the stub axle shoulder and tear anyway ;-)
>>
>> Richard
>>

>
>Thanks Richard, how much are the seals ?
>
>Jeff
>

 
> Just remember that you will need a old style socket to remove the
> calipers and the disc from the hub. (ie not a hex drive and not those
> jobbies that drive the flat side of a nut.) They are probably 12mm and
> 13mm or similar, at least I used metirc sockets but they could be
> imperial.
>
> try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would image
> you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.
>
> Regards
> Stephen


Thanks for the advice.

Regards
Jeff


 
fanie wrote:

> Try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would imagine
> you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.
>
> Regards
> Stephen


This is particularly true for the caliper bolts. Mess the heads of
these up before they are loose and you are in deep do-do! The socket
must be a good tight fit, even to the extent of having to be hammered
on. If the bolts are badly corroded this could mean a socket the next
size down. Have a look at the bolts before you start the job - you
might want to have replacements to hand.

Got a big box spanner - 52 mm A/F for the bearing nut?
 
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Jeff, where about are you - UK? if you are local to me (merseyside) i
> can
> give you the tools and a hand
>
> Scott


I have a wry smile now.... do they actually have tools in Merseyside for
wheel removal? I've a vision that many Scousers have jobs on pit crews in F1
<tongue firmly in cheek>

Who's bringing the bricks?

;-)

Lee D


 
"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> fanie wrote:
>
>> Try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would imagine
>> you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.
>>
>> Regards
>> Stephen

>
> This is particularly true for the caliper bolts. Mess the heads of these
> up before they are loose and you are in deep do-do! The socket must be a
> good tight fit, even to the extent of having to be hammered on. If the
> bolts are badly corroded this could mean a socket the next size down. Have
> a look at the bolts before you start the job - you might want to have
> replacements to hand.
>
> Got a big box spanner - 52 mm A/F for the bearing nut?


TOOOOOOO right... my worest mechanical moment and expenditure was with a
snapped caliper bolt. I now have lots of tools I'll probably never use
again. Engineering drill bits, now drill, tap and die set (came in handy a
few times) Helicoil kit for a most odd size thread it is too.

Lee D


 

"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> fanie wrote:
>
> > Try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would imagine
> > you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.
> >
> > Regards
> > Stephen

>
> This is particularly true for the caliper bolts. Mess the heads of
> these up before they are loose and you are in deep do-do! The socket
> must be a good tight fit, even to the extent of having to be hammered
> on. If the bolts are badly corroded this could mean a socket the next
> size down. Have a look at the bolts before you start the job - you
> might want to have replacements to hand.
>
> Got a big box spanner - 52 mm A/F for the bearing nut?


Got progressively down to 10mm bi-hex on a caliper bolt once, that and an
impact driver got the barsteward!
Badger.


 
In message <[email protected]>
"Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > You'd need a drive flange gasket and a tab washer each side. If
> > you're careful and don't let hub drop as you pull it of the
> > stub axle you will probably not damage the hub seal - some people
> > relace it as a matter of course, some don't. Mind you, Sod's Law
> > says the seal will stick to the stub axle shoulder and tear anyway ;-)
> >
> > Richard
> >

>
> Thanks Richard, how much are the seals ?
>
> Jeff
>
>


£1.74 inc VAT for the "G" (Corteco) version, £0.73 for the other
(Britpart)

Richard

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Thanks for the offer, but I am down on the South Coast!!

Jeff

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Jeff, where about are you - UK? if you are local to me (merseyside) i
> can
> give you the tools and a hand
>
> Scott



 


>> Thanks Richard, how much are the seals ?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>

>
> £1.74 inc VAT for the "G" (Corteco) version, £0.73 for the other
> (Britpart)
>


At that price I think it has got to be replace!!

Jeff


 
On or around Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:19:51 +0100, beamendsltd
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>
> "Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I need to replace the rear disks on an early Discovery, other than the disks
>> themselves what other bits will I need.?
>>
>> TIA
>> Jeff
>>
>>

>
>You'd need a drive flange gasket and a tab washer each side. If
>you're careful and don't let hub drop as you pull it of the
>stub axle you will probably not damage the hub seal - some people
>relace it as a matter of course, some don't. Mind you, Sod's Law
>says the seal will stick to the stub axle shoulder and tear anyway ;-)


given the price of seals and the amount of work involved, replacing it if
it's an original seems a good plan. Good point - I'll be doing that job on
our disco before long.
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Confidence: Before important work meetings, boost your confidence by
reading a few pages from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead"
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
On or around Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:11:45 +0200, fanie
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Just remember that you will need a old style socket to remove the
>calipers and the disc from the hub. (ie not a hex drive and not those
>jobbies that drive the flat side of a nut.) They are probably 12mm and
>13mm or similar, at least I used metirc sockets but they could be
>imperial.
>


13mm 12-point. You need, IME, a short one for the rear calipers and a long
one for the front.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Confidence: Before important work meetings, boost your confidence by
reading a few pages from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead"
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
On or around Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:01:35 +0100, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>fanie wrote:
>
>> Try to make sure you get the nuts loose first time as I would imagine
>> you would battle once the nut starts getting shagged.
>>
>> Regards
>> Stephen

>
>This is particularly true for the caliper bolts. Mess the heads of
>these up before they are loose and you are in deep do-do! The socket
>must be a good tight fit, even to the extent of having to be hammered
>on. If the bolts are badly corroded this could mean a socket the next
>size down. Have a look at the bolts before you start the job - you
>might want to have replacements to hand.


If you want a tight fit for them, you want a 1/2" AF 12-point.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Confidence: Before important work meetings, boost your confidence by
reading a few pages from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead"
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Yeah, of course they have, they are all knock-off snap-on, super-silent in
use (no noise to wake the owners) wheels off and bricks under in just under
9.2 secs.! It would make Schumacher proud! but alas - i'm no scouser. Im a
jock....i only live down here 'onest officer. Oh thats your tongue in your
cheek?....i thought you were just happy to see me :)

Scott
 
Ohh the south coast, nice n sunny, sea breeze, lovely sands... well....i
don't see an offer for 2 weeks board and lodging then hint hint. I have 3
kids a missus, 3 dogs and a cat. And yes, they all fit in the RR :)
no worries mate, if you were local we could have had it repaired in a few
hours

Scott
 

> Ohh the south coast, nice n sunny, sea breeze, lovely sands... well....i
> don't see an offer for 2 weeks board and lodging then hint hint. I have 3
> kids a missus, 3 dogs and a cat. And yes, they all fit in the RR :)
> no worries mate, if you were local we could have had it repaired in a few
> hours



Very hot and muggy at the moment, with rumbles of thunder!!

I won't be attempting it for a couple of weeks yet; just getting prepared,
and sorting out what bits I need so I don't get caught out when I start (I
hope).

Regards
Jeff


 
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:18:54 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Hi Jeff, where about are you - UK? if you are local to me (merseyside) i
>> can
>> give you the tools and a hand
>>
>> Scott

>
>I have a wry smile now.... do they actually have tools in Merseyside for
>wheel removal? I've a vision that many Scousers have jobs on pit crews in F1
><tongue firmly in cheek>


Nope - can't get them to put fuel in, they instinctively syphon it
out...
>

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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"
 
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