Wheel Nut Size

Hi,

I have just bought a 1997, 2.5 TDI GS Disco and have found that the bottle jack and wheel wrench is missing

I have got a bottle jack priced up at Halfords (£16.00), but wandered what size the standard wheel nuts are, so I can purchase a wheel wrench ..

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

Cheers

Paul

Daly443 said:

Hi,

I have just bought a 1997, 2.5 TDI GS Disco and have found that the bottle jack and wheel wrench is missing

I have got a bottle jack priced up at Halfords (£16.00), but wandered what size the standard wheel nuts are, so I can purchase a wheel wrench ..

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

Cheers

Paul

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of the top of my head i think there 27 mm mate

Excellent - Thanks for the quick response ...

Mines a 1996 300TDi. Mine are 27mm.

Daly443 said:

Hi,

I have just bought a 1997, 2.5 TDI GS Disco and have found that the bottle jack and wheel wrench is missing

I have got a bottle jack priced up at Halfords (£16.00), but wandered what size the standard wheel nuts are, so I can purchase a wheel wrench ..

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

Cheers

Paul

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Hi Paul Paddock spares do an HD one, it's a cracker for only a £5

Wheel Brace 18in H/D 1 1/16in nuts

Cheers
Dave

Or get a breaker bar and 27mm 6 sided socket much better than landy wrenches and dont bend when trying to get the nuts off

bobbler said:

Or get a breaker bar and 27mm 6 sided socket much better than landy wrenches and dont bend when trying to get the nuts off

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1. The D2 wheel wrenches don't bend, I've just finished changing 8 wheels - in 29° !!

2. The Paddocks HD definitely doesn't bend;

3. The wheel nuts don't have to be done up that tight. 100ft/lbs from memory.

bobbler said:

Or get a breaker bar and 27mm 6 sided socket much better than landy wrenches and dont bend when trying to get the nuts off

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thebiglad said:

1. The D2 wheel wrenches don't bend, I've just finished changing 8 wheels - in 29° !! see above highlighted landy wrench

2. The Paddocks HD definitely doesn't bend; see 1

3. The wheel nuts don't have to be done up that tight. 100ft/lbs from memory. I know and you know but try telling that to a trigger happy tyre fitter with an impact wrench

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bobbler said:

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A Disco 2 is a Landy, the wrench that came with it is a Land wrench, it doesn't bend.

Know what you mean about the fitters with rattle guns though, I had to buy a new key for the locking wheelnuts because of them.

:doh: I misread your first point biglad, for some reason I was still thinking about the landy wrench from my 300tdi which bent the first time i tried it. Nuts werent on too tight either and didnt take a lot of pressure with the breaker bar.

Maybe LR got a bit better with quality control for the D2 wrenches, theres always a first time for everything

Daly443 said:

I have got a bottle jack priced up at Halfords (£16.00), but wandered what size the standard wheel nuts are, so I can purchase a wheel wrench ..

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

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As already posted wheel nuts are 27mm, you are probably better with a breaker bar and socket IMHO.

As for using a standard bottle jack, I wouldn't. Standard landy bottle jack is great and the saddle is made to fit nicely under the axle tube making it rather more secure than a standard bottle jack with a flat(ish) head. Also, the landy jack has a reasonable base area and I have found it to be quite stable. New they are a bit pricey but You should be able to get second hand ones from a Landy breaker, look on eblag or go to a Land Rover show, always plenty being sold.

Are the standard boos alloy wheel nuts 27mm also as Im goin out to buy a new longer wrench and socket for it?

Re above..........For a defender td5....

Get one of those electric impact wrenches that plugs into the cig lighter socket.They have a 1/2 drive so you can put on a 27mm socket
Works for me-no effort involved