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Odin

Member Since: 29 Apr 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 237

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Santorini Black

Nominal size of cross member threads?

I'm wanting to bolt a tow jaw to the upper four of six threaded "holes" in the centre of the cross member (immediately below the level of the spare wheel). I'm getting hacked off at the uncertainty over the size of bolts required to fix a Dixon Bates tow jaw. Can anyone tell me the thread originally cut into these "holes"? It's not M10 nor M14 so I'm assuming it's M12, but some people are now suggesting it's an imperial size as they can't get bolts to securely fit (engineering isn't supposed to work that way, well, not something that's been done properly!).

The cross member is as original and not galvanised.

Any help is appreciated.

26th May 2011 8:50pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

I must say that land rover built your defender so they could be anything!

I'll have a look at the bolts in my when I'm back in the shire. Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

27th May 2011 5:18am

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

If things have'nt changes since MY1996, its M12. That's what I used. 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)

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27th May 2011 6:03am

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5037

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

The STD bolts with my swivel eye went straight into those holes - they are sound and nothing special

Your problem is they are different sizes - ive just checked - the top 4 are M12 Mike

27th May 2011 7:26am

Odin

Member Since: 29 Apr 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 237

M12 bolts 60mm long it is. Grampian Fixings provided the hardware. Thanks for the advice.

27th May 2011 1:30pm

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