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big110



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2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
Hinge Bolts starting to rust..replacements?
Thought they were galvanized but today on the 2014 Puma station wagon Notices most of the bolts have a bit of rust starting. I like my hinges as they are still factory painted so wondering what would be the best option for replacing with. I live at the sea which doesn’t help much!
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Oldowner



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Aintree Green
Britpart DA1132P (90), DA1133P (110) and DA1134P (rear door) are exact replicas of the original bolts in stainless and excellent.
Post #894833 30th Mar 2021 2:30am
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Fabio



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Portugal 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
I bought stainless steel from ebay, but now it is the hinges that are rusting.
So I've started painting them.

Fabio
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Leamreject



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Italy 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Fuji White
Great selection of stainless replacements on e-bay and many are tamper resistant torx bolts Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do…
2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT
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Magoyo



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Argentina 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey
I have changed them all for the stainless Britpart. but does anyone know what the correct tightening torque is?
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LR90XS2011



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
or just use some ACF50 every 6 months or so and they will not corrode and nor will the hinges and pins

infact follow the corrosion guide and protect the whole car

if fitting stainless consider security heads at the same time so your doors are harder to nick

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10467...sion+guide DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Magoyo wrote:
I have changed them all for the stainless Britpart. but does anyone know what the correct tightening torque is?


I feel compelled to say "who cares"? A less critical fastener would be hard to find, they're just M8 bolts, it doesn't matter. It doesn't even matter if they are even or not.

Even if you had torque figures they'd be for the normal HT BZP bolts assembled dry, not weaker stainless ones assembled with anti-seize compound.
Post #942021 10th Feb 2022 10:46pm
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custom90



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I have Nakatanenga ones, corrosion block paste is essential on threads. I would also look at YRM’s offerings now available.

When I did mine, I just tightened them up enough, torque setting isn’t essential for these.
So long as they aren’t so loose that the door hinge moves around or so tight that they won’t come undone or you Censored up the threads you’ll be fine.

Replace one bolt at a time too with the doors shut, don’t take them all out or the door may just fall out at worst, or at best the alignment may be put out.

Welcome to the fine art of door hinge bolt replacement. Rolling with laughter $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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Post #942023 10th Feb 2022 11:00pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Just in case I appeared to be harsh on the torque-wrench junkies, here are some figures abstracted from https://www.trfastenings.com/products/know...ic-threads (Google is your friend)!


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The coefficient of friction column reflects the fact that stainless fasteners are not installed dry, and the main difficulty will be establishing the CF for whatever anti-seize you are using. The most important column is probably the min breaking torque, since exceeding this is asking for trouble. Don't forget to use the column appropriate to the material spec of the fastener you are using, i.e., A2 or A4 stainless (it is unlikely to be A1, the use of which would be inadvisable).

The simplest advice remains to leave the torque-wrench in the toolbox and use common sense instead! Very Happy
Post #942046 11th Feb 2022 9:41am
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Vitesse



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
I had my 2015 Puma from new and simply use acf50 regularly and all the bolts and hinges are perfect still. If I replaced due to rust I would use standard LR parts personally. 2015 90 XS Santorini Black
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Iktank



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Wales 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey
YRM metals do the bolts, that what I have fitted and good to deal with
Much cheaper than Nakatanenga
Post #942076 11th Feb 2022 4:06pm
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