[wreckhunter]

My mate was about to change his rear pads and discs on his disco this afternoon,that was untill he took the halfshaft out and saw the size of the hub nut .Anybody know what size the nuts are as he'll need to be buying a socket!

 

[Pikey]

52 mm hubnut spanner about a tenner from any landy parts dealer

 

[wreckhunter]

Thanks Redhand,I don't think he was expecting anything that big tbh,Once he gets the spanner it will also be handy for borrowing for my Rangerover

 

[bustersbus]

52 mm hubnut spanner about a tenner from any landy parts dealer

Ah just paid £3.15 + vat for mine from me local independant. Dunno if it's the same thing, but description on reciept says "spanner-box wheel bearing 2 1/16"Af"

 

[wreckhunter]

Even better,i'll pass the size on to him tommorow as he will be tracking down and buying the suitable tool!

 

[bustersbus]

Even better,i'll pass the size on to him tommorow as he will be tracking down and buying the suitable tool!

Woah, dunno if the one ah bought for me 110 is the same as Discovery. Check it oot furst just in case. It also says on the reciept- product no. ACC 08c- dunno if that's the shops no. or not.

 

[Pikey]

It's close enough 52.39mm tobe precise check this link for exact spanner/nut sizes in Metric and all the imperial equivalents

Spanner Jaw Sizes

 

[mjltigger]

I took mine off by hand.. am I lucky to be alive or are these not supposed to be tight? Considering I've driven 10k miles in the car since I've had it and they've never been off in that time I wonder if perhaps they are supposed to be only hand tight???

Just asking cos I have to put them back on and not sure if I should source a spanner...

 

[Paul D]

Jeez .. can't remember the torque on them, but IIRC they're about M8 size so would be about 40Nm torque .. yes you need a spanner ....

 

[mjltigger]

lol so why am I still alive and why were both sides only hand tight??

I'm off to find a spanner on tinterweb as nobody in Trowbridge seems to sell one bigger than 38mm..

 

[mjltigger]

ok daft question.. looking at this cos I can order it with my parts:

606435 Hub nut spanner - for use with bar - rear axle non ABS from JA032851

how do I measure the torque when I put the nuts back on?

cos this one I can use with the torque wrench but boy is it a lot more money...

http://www.google.com/base/a/119716/D2047848096020802897

 

[Paul D]

Hang on ... hub nuts ... you mean the large nuts separated by a thin tab washer ... My bad, big style .. I was thinking of the 5 outer drive shaft nuts ...

You're on about the hub nuts that load the wheel bearings and keep the hub on!!!!

Hand tight is still probably a tad loose. Tighten the inner one quite tight then back off quarter turn, fit the locking washer and tighten the outer tight to that ...

Sorry .... reading LZLive and didn't read the rest of the thread ..

 

[Paul D]

Should also have said the large locking washer locks both the inner and outer hub nuts .. bend it inwards to the inner nut, then move to a different flat and bend it outwards to lock the outer nut.

Should look like this .. I have a rear axle outside ..

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

according to the Landy book of lies it says....

tighten the adjusting nut whilst slowly revolving hub until all end float is removed... back off nut half a turn and retighten nut to 13-15in lb this shud give compression of the (new) seal and give hub end float of 0.013 to 0.10mm (0.0005 to 0.0004in).
if not replacing seal use a dti to check end float

whilst holding the inner nut, fit lockwasher and locknut and torque outer lock nut to 70-80ft lb (95-108Nm).
rotate hub several times and recheck end float.

good luck.

 

[mjltigger]

too many books of lies out there.. I'm gonna stick to the RAVE CD and a bit of common..

Fit hub adjusting nut. Tighten to 61 Nm.
Back off adjusting nut 90°. Tighten to 4 Nm.

I guess the tightening is to seat the bearings and the reason they came off so easy is because they are then adjusted to 4nm...

I'm just doing the shopping list so I reckon I'm gonna go for the cheap spanner, tighten it a lot then loosen it a bit..

thanks for the good luck.. I'm impressing myself so far but I haven't put anything back together yet....

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

i hope yu figure it out - coz I mite need mine doing later

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

there are a few of us with the right size spanner - if yu ask....

 

[Paul D]

Yeah, sorry for confusing the issue .. my bad .. :crazy:

 

[mjltigger]

here's my shopping list

SHOPPING LIST

BRAKES

Rear discs x2
Rear pads x2
52mm spanner / socket x1
Torque wrench x1
Hub bearing Lock Washer x2
Nylock nuts x10

ABS

front speed sensor x1
sensor bush x1
sensor seal x1
loctite 270 some
EP 90 oil some

PAS BOX

PAS Box x1
PAS fluid some

think the battery might have been off long enough to remove the airbag now.. here's where I need the luck I reckon...

 

[Paul D]

there are a few of us with the right size spanner - if yu ask....

LOL, you may not believe this, looking at the waffle I posted, but I have the spanner .. and I've done it so many bloody times in the last few months ..


Not always to mine either before anyone says owt!!