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BigWheels

Member Since: 21 Mar 2010
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1405

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Removing OE arch studs - pulling teeth or minor surgery?

Are they extractable with a pair of pincers, or would I risk damaging the arches/enlarging holes doing that?

Otherwise its the knife!

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7th Jul 2013 10:32am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

You have to push the pin through the middle first, then removing them is easy.

Putting them back in again is a another matter though... Darren

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7th Jul 2013 10:48am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20504

Push / pull the centre pin back out (push from the back to the front) this will the release them properly. The centre pin expands the clip to the rear holding it in place. A small screwdriver should do it. As I said looking at it the centre pin needs to come towards you and be pushed forwards from the rear.

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7th Jul 2013 10:48am

BigWheels

Member Since: 21 Mar 2010
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1405

Thanks

I'd buy another set for refitting. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender

7th Jul 2013 10:53am

Bev

Member Since: 03 Apr 2013
Location: Perthshire
Posts: 267

I took mine off last week. Just tapped the centres straight through with a punch. Nail would also work. I bought a packet of replacements of the web for £8 although I could have reused a fair amount of the originals as they were not damaged on removal.

Once the centre is punched through they pull out pretty easily.

7th Jul 2013 11:04am

WarPig

Member Since: 04 Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 1748

1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi USW Bonatti Grey

90 Bev wrote:
I took mine off last week. Just tapped the centres straight through with a punch. Nail would also work. I bought a packet of replacements of the web for £8 although I could have reused a fair amount of the originals as they were not damaged on removal.

Once the centre is punched through they pull out pretty easily.

Lucky you

I would normally advise buying plenty of replacements as they can damage easily. In fact I ended up bolting my arches back on instead, as I found the plastic studs/rivets a complete pain in the arse

7th Jul 2013 1:37pm

BigWheels

Member Since: 21 Mar 2010
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1405

Did you you use metal nuts & bolts or number plate type ones? Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender

7th Jul 2013 2:47pm

Bev

Member Since: 03 Apr 2013
Location: Perthshire
Posts: 267

I normally make the assumption that everything wil be a nightmare to take off. This time though I got lucky

7th Jul 2013 2:56pm

WarPig

Member Since: 04 Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 1748

BigWheels wrote:
Did you you use metal nuts & bolts or number plate type ones?

I used some stainless bolts & nuts.

7th Jul 2013 4:57pm

Litch

Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 765

Just done mine again, for bulkhead galvanising this time.

No reason why you shouldn't be able to re-use 90% of the old rivets, it is just a case of spotting the pins as you push them out. That said, I bought some spares before I started (no point having to leave the job half-done while waiting for parts to arrive) as they are only about 10P each.
The only place I coulnd't re-use a rivet and went for SS nut & bolt instead was where I had to fit the rivet through the platsic arch, metal inner wheelarch and Gywn Lewis mud shild. It wouldn't have that so I bolted instead (luckily access to the rear isn't an issue at that point). ONE LIFE, GET IT!

10th Jul 2013 8:52pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17481

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

In an emergency if you lose a pin you can make a replacement from a wire coat-hanger or an offcut of fence wire.

I'll let you guess how I know this!

11th Jul 2013 8:38am

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Ha ha good old fence wire, should be in every Defender owners toolkit along with some bailer twine. 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

11th Jul 2013 10:10am

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