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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554  |
jlrequipment.service-solutions.com/en-GB/Pages/ItemDetail.aspx?SKU=308-701
http://cat.lrparts.ru/ |
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3rd Jan 2016 8:45pm |
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| Shax Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 391  
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Ta for the link...
I saw that one already, but as I may not even need it depending on what seal has blown, £74 plus vat n delivery is a tad expensive.. And it comes from Germany, so no guarantees it'll be here by Saturday.. The way tool prices are adding up, I may just ditch the 90 and get a bike! ... ,-------, .. I [__][_]|__ .. I __ |"_|"__| .. "(o)====(o)" ^^_-^-_^-^_^^^^^--^^^^ PAUL G7ALW 14.200 USB 26FB458 / 27.275 SSB |
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3rd Jan 2016 9:29pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 266 
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You should also order LR078521 which is the grease for the splines, costs less than a pound. I asked the main dealer in northern Ireland if they would rent me the tool, the response I got was that they don't have it and use the windy gun to remove and refit. I was surprised as they maintain the rather significant fleet of armoured land rovers for the PSNI. I wasn't happy with that technique and considered making a tool for the job but ended up using an extra long chrome molybdenum 10mm spanner and a steel tube to lock into one of the notches on the flange. The flange rotates and the tube hits the chassis leg allowing the nut to be undone and properly torqued. http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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4th Jan 2016 8:37am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374  
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I don't think that the grease had a part number when I wrote the original post you quoted (in fact I think it may have been before LR acknowledged that there was a need for grease)!
I am wary of the windy gun approach since (unless like you did, you do find a way to hold the 'cup' part of the joint) the forces are being taken by the gearbox and crank. I can't really see this being a good idea. I did invest in the tool, since although it would be easy enough to make one I figured that the cost was reasonable and was a sensible trade-off against the time taken to fabricate something, especially since you need to get the t-box off and the joint separated in order to measure up to make the tool. Ironic really that after that I didn't need to change my coupling anyway - at 150k miles it was tighter and less sloppy than the brand new spare I had bought! I thought that the tool was actually on the list of mandatory tools that JLR main dealers are contractually required to have. |
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4th Jan 2016 1:38pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 266
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Ironically it was my local Indy that gave me the part number for the grease.
When I ordered from Land Rover main dealer, they told me they had never sold that part number. Just to clarify, I didn't use the windy gun at all on mine, it was all done with a breaker bar and torque wrench. Thanks very much for the information I quoted, it was a great help. http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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4th Jan 2016 9:10pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374
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Bosch (the only primary supplier of JLR special tools) is not really geared up for selling to private buyers. When I bought this and various other JLR tools I had to set up a trade account with them beforehand. Bosch was extremely helpful and can't be faulted, but it wasn't straightforward and wasn't especially quick. |
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4th Jan 2016 9:52pm |
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