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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
Stripped a stud
No, I haven't taken the clothes off a superlative lover but I have managed to strip the thread off a diff stud whilst fitting a diff guard. Confused It's the stud at about 12 o'clock at the top of the diff. We are off on a long trip tomorrow so no real time to strip and change it. The studs seem to be quite close together on the diff. Is one loose one likely to make any difference? Any suggestions for an quick and easy remedy?
Post #550827 24th Jul 2016 11:57am
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If you are committed to this long trip tomorrow your options are indeed limited and finding this at the 11th hour on a Sunday is unfortunate indeed. It also depends what tools you have access to and how punishing your trip is? Tap a new thread as a temporary sticking plaster fix or just live with it for the trip? If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!
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4RF RDS



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You aught to be just fine, I would not lose any sleep over it... Unless, of course, you plan on off road rally racing. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Post #550876 24th Jul 2016 2:52pm
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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
Thanks for the replies. We are committed to the trip which will be about 6000 miles all in all but will be on roads. I don't know how good the roads are in some places hence wishing to put a diff guard on. We are going to France through Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and then back home via Poland. I do have a tap and die set but there is not really any space to get to it. I guess I will have to live with it. I'll keep an eye out for leaks and deal with it if it happens, which I hope it won't Rolling Eyes
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agentmulder



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Sheesh, sorry no tech help. But best of luck to you!

Hopefully it's manageable.

I'm a magnet for unfortunate timing myself... Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...
Post #550993 24th Jul 2016 9:53pm
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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
Many thanks for your best wishes. I once discovered a split cv boot on an Audi Quattro we once had as i changed the oil on the evening before we were due to leave for a European trip. Fortunately the guy who serviced it for us lived nearby and he owed me a favour as I had dragged him paralytic drunk off the floor of the toilets in the local a few weeks before. A quick call round to his house to arrange for him to open his garage at 6am the next morning had that one sorted. Alas this one isn't so easily resolved Sad
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mk1collector



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Is it completely stripped all the way down? If not could you pack it out with washers and get a nut just on the end for the time being? It probably won't leak anyway but anything is better than nothing. Ray
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Post #551006 24th Jul 2016 11:03pm
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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
It's stripped pretty well along the entire length. I already tried packing with washers and it didn't help Sad There is a point where it appears to tighten but if you go beyond that point it goes loose again. I hate cars Twisted Evil
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4RF RDS



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Dude.... It'll be fine enjoy your trip. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Post #551160 25th Jul 2016 4:48pm
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Fatboy Slim



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As above. It'll be absolutely fine Thumbs Up

Enjoy your trip Very Happy
Post #551171 25th Jul 2016 5:51pm
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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
Thanks all for your best wishes. At Dover now waiting to board the ferry. Only 2 hours late for a change Rolling Eyes Slight delay at security - was being checked by the English police. Next lane was letting everyone through without even stopping them. Us Defender drivers must look shady Cool
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dorsetsmith



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or making shore at land rover not stolen and being removed form uk never to be seen again Whistle
Post #551369 26th Jul 2016 3:51pm
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jonny2tanx



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Alveston Red
Fair point but he didn't look much like a Land Rover man to me. No dirt and grease under the fingernails. I think he was more interested in how my other half and her daughter were going to enter Belarus without a visa like I had in mine. Queue Belarussian passports
Post #551388 26th Jul 2016 5:37pm
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