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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888   
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It may be an age thing but most TD5s I've seen have the tabs on the inside. Unlike the earlier Defenders/110s/90s the tabs were not welded on but they use a long bracket (like a strip of angle iron) that is fixed (bolted I think) to the top of the rear cross member. I don't know when they changed over to this arrangement though, could well have been 2003 onwards.
If you've had a replacement cross member then when it was fitted they may have used the tabs to set it's front/back position but there's no reason why you can't move them to the other side. How simple that will be will depend on if the tabs are welded onto the crossmember or they've used the bolt on style bracket. Moving them to the inside doesn't help with the corrosion but does make it easier to hide sacrificial spacers. There should be an aluminium spacer between the tabs and the body as per the earlier models. This gets eaten away by the galvanic corrosion rather than the bodywork, in theory ! http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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9th Oct 2015 3:19pm |
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| TD5_dan Member Since: 24 Feb 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 449 
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2002MY on should start having tabs on inside mine is a very late y plate with some 2002MY parts but still has tabs on outside like you
 2001 TD5 110 County Station Wagon - sold
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10th Oct 2015 8:57am |
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| HossBog Member Since: 22 Jul 2015 Location: Glos Posts: 131 
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Thx both - mine's a 51 plate but first of the 2002MY.
It's got a metal strip across the top of the x-member which has the tabs fixed to it. The strip isn't bolted to the member that I can see, so must be welded. No welds visible either.... Anyway, looks like the tabs should be outside and I need some allly washers (as there don't seem to be any) fitted when I get the bodywork sorted. 2002MY Defender 90 H/T |
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10th Oct 2015 9:58am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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I would consider grinding them off as they don't appear to have any functionality apart from rotting the bodywork.
If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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10th Oct 2015 10:01am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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Mine is a 1999 td5 and tabs on the outside 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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10th Oct 2015 10:27am |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006 
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I wouldn't lol. They hold the tub onto the chassis  |
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10th Oct 2015 6:44pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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 I wouldn't know because mine are obviously on the inside. 
 Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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10th Oct 2015 8:21pm |
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| HossBog Member Since: 22 Jul 2015 Location: Glos Posts: 131
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....where mine should be. Had a good poke around with a torch this pm - there are 3 bolts holding the 'strip' with the tabs to the x-member so hopefully should be able to get it out and see it will reverse fit with the tabs on the inside. 2002MY Defender 90 H/T
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10th Oct 2015 9:55pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826 
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My 2001 TD5 has the tabs on the outside...
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10th Oct 2015 10:09pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2645 
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Your tabs are where they should be. The rivets adjacent to the inner ones hold the plate on the back side with the nuts on. The bolts go through the tabs, then the tub, then into the nut plate.
Later ones that are meant to have the tabs inside the bodywork don't have the riveted plates as the bolts go straight through the tub into the tabs - nuts are welded to the back of the tabs themselves. |
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10th Oct 2015 10:25pm |
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| MaxRPM Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: South Staffs Posts: 1114
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My 1999 TD5 has the tabs on the outside. No corrosion on mine.
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11th Oct 2015 7:14am |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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That makes sense, good analysis Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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11th Oct 2015 7:53am |
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