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cherob1boats

Member Since: 25 Jun 2020
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 18

brakes and front wheel bearings

Hi landies, Now that horrible cold stuff has gone i need to do some work on my 2005 Td5 90. Firstly, are the brake pipe unions and bleed nipples metric or unf? Secondly, bearing in mind that my landy doesn't work to hard (bout 8 miles a day to take the dog out) is it feasable or theoretically correct to fit taper front wheel bearing kits instead of having to muck about with shims to fit the standard bearings? All replies gratefully received as ever. Thanks

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18th Feb 2021 4:50pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5700

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

I would certainly be swapping towards the old fashioned bearing setup. Far better.

18th Feb 2021 5:09pm

htb2

Member Since: 02 Nov 2018
Location: Carmarthenshire
Posts: 529

Brake pipes are metric.

18th Feb 2021 7:09pm

rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 2227

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Keswick Green

Brake pipe unions for the calipers, master cylinder and rear axle t-piece (if no ABS) are all M10x1. Bleed nipples are the same

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18th Feb 2021 8:30pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1763

I've put several replacement bearings on mine and never had any issue just putting timken bearings on with the original spacers. Seen several people muse that the different spacers are more to take up tolerance in the stub axle than the bearing races!

18th Feb 2021 10:11pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17382

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

The stub axle won't affect the spacer but the hub probably would.

18th Feb 2021 10:27pm

Sicastle71

Member Since: 21 Aug 2019
Location: West Lancs
Posts: 128

Just rebuilt the swivel hubs and replaced bearing went to the old school double nut and much happier discs were ok to change replaced callipers as well factor in for new calliper bolts as they are bihex and easily rounded off especially if they have been on there a long time

18th Feb 2021 10:55pm

4RF RDS

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 933

2000 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Epsom Green

miker wrote:
I've put several replacement bearings on mine and never had any issue just putting timken bearings on with the original spacers. Seen several people muse that the different spacers are more to take up tolerance in the stub axle than the bearing races!

Me too! Far quicker and never had an issue, though I do keep a couple spare sets in the truck just in case

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19th Feb 2021 2:59pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

When you fit everything new it is not a problem with the new style. I went for the old style as you can adjust them when the bearings get worn a little. Roel

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19th Feb 2021 5:39pm

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