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BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 1105

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver

Wiper stalk replacement

Afternoon all,

Could someone please tell me why these two bolts arent just a standard 6mm socket to come undone.

6mm is too small and 7mm Is too big.

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Thank you in advance. 2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged RRS SVR
2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

19th Sep 2025 4:00pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6720

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Almost certainly 1/4" AF - because British Motor Industry

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

19th Sep 2025 4:08pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 18017

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

It will be because they're not ISO metric fasters, they'll be an earlier standard. On a Defender that could be almost anything, from BA to BS, UN to ISO. It's intended to keep us guessing and to keep buying tools.

To be boringly pedantic they're also not actually bolts, they're set screws and most likely thread-forming ,such as a Taptite form.

19th Sep 2025 4:29pm

BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 1105

Brilliant! Thanks both 🙌🏻

Just another tool to add to the pile. 2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged RRS SVR
2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

19th Sep 2025 5:00pm

TexasRover

Member Since: 24 Nov 2022
Location: Paris
Posts: 1355

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Chawton White

A metric Crescent Wrench will fit

19th Sep 2025 5:59pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 21012

Be careful not to over tighten the collar around the steering column, I had a collar on there crack once.
Not by my doing but fatigue over time.

So just a little tip on that, there is a torque setting for that screw which is a low figure in the WSM.
I think 1NM.
(Don’t quote me on that).

I know this isn’t the bolts mentioned originally, but worth bearing in mind.

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Last edited by custom90 on 26th Sep 2025 5:56pm. Edited 1 time in total

19th Sep 2025 6:39pm

BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 1105

I appreciate that, thank you! I would have definitely over tightened it. 2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged RRS SVR
2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

19th Sep 2025 9:41pm

BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 1105

All sorted - thank you all!

Just for future reference- If anyone is looking for the correct sockets and not pay too much. Here is a link.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-pro...c-6-pt-so/ 2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged RRS SVR
2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

26th Sep 2025 5:51pm

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