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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Which Makita model did you go for?
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1st Feb 2018 5:31pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dtw285z-...bare/7786v 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Feb 2018 5:33pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Nice - brushless certainly seems the way to go.
I probably over-spec'd and ended up with a Makita DTW1002Z as I also had an old structure to demolish with plenty of rusty nuts and bolts holding it together. |
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2nd Feb 2018 9:23am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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That's a lot of torque! 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Feb 2018 11:06am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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You certainly feel it through the wrists - it's a two hand affair
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2nd Feb 2018 11:40am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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Sounds a beast! 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Feb 2018 2:27pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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Replaced both of the front mud flaps as one fell off last week. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Feb 2018 5:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20334
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Be very careful with those drive flange bolts, they've been known to be made of cheese.
If they shear off, you've got big problems. If I changed them, personally I'd always stick to genuine bolts and replace for new as well for that very reason. I'm just saying how I would do things but it's something to bear in mind. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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2nd Feb 2018 5:51pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363 
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Well they're hardly cheese, they're 10.9 high tensile which makes them some of the highest grade bolts on the vehicle!
The trouble is that they get gunged up with threadlocker and gasket compound, and then often massively overtightened. Then the poor things give up the ghost and die when you try to remove them. I use standard grade 10.9 hex socket head caps, M10x40mm if I recall correctly, with spring washers and no thread lock, torqued to spec., and have no trouble with them. |
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2nd Feb 2018 6:56pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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Thanks for the heads up. Already had a snapped bolt a couple of years ago. Had to drill the remains out.
New bolts fitted and what crud removed from the threads, Torqued up in a star pattern to 65nm with a torque wrench. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Feb 2018 7:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20334
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I'd definitely agree with that, wheel nuts are also a hot favourite which is why I include wheel nut torque on paper with my locking wheel nut tool. Whether or not it's taken any notice of or not I don't know, especially at MOT time. I've known some nuts looser and others tighter before took you always can tell. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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2nd Feb 2018 8:10pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804  
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Went on a visit at the top of the Cham valley which has had a bit of snow over the past few weeks
 Click image to enlarge Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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3rd Feb 2018 10:06am |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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That road looks pretty clear to me.... Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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3rd Feb 2018 3:37pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Spent the day playing in somebody elses Defender
Click image to enlarge (The Discovery is ours  ) Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Feb 2018 8:11pm |
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