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Shax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 391

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Front wheel removal...

Yesterday it took me nearly 30 minutes to get a wheel off to change the pads, and that's after jacking, supporting and removing the wheel nuts!... (b45tard stealers said pads needed changing immediately.... 8mm left on them!)
One side all nicely lubed up, and almost fell off, but the nearside... Well what an absolute fekker to get off the hub... Would have been easier if I had left the wheel nuts on!

Might be a good idea to pop the wheels off every 6 months or so and copperslip the flanges... ooo errr missus!! ... ,-------,
.. I [__][_]|__
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PAUL
G7ALW 14.200 USB
26FB458 / 27.275 SSB

16th Apr 2013 11:35pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

mmm...does that suggest dealer didn't bother taking that wheel off?

17th Apr 2013 11:44pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

Don't know if I am reading it right- I am guessing you are saying that the wheel wasn't coming away from the hub after taking the nuts off?

If so a short sharp kick to the tire normally pops it off

I copper greased mine 3 years ago, and still not needed to do it again.

Glyn

18th Apr 2013 12:00am

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3615

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

this is supposed to be done at the 2 year service!! DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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

18th Apr 2013 6:10am

Shax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 391

Glynparry25 wrote:
Don't know if I am reading it right- I am guessing you are saying that the wheel wasn't coming away from the hub after taking the nuts off?

If so a short sharp kick to the tire normally pops it off

I copper greased mine 3 years ago, and still not needed to do it again.

Glyn

I had to give it about 50 short sharp kicks to get the wheel off... Really was seized to the hub..
Took longer to get the wheel off than change the brake pads! ... ,-------,
.. I [__][_]|__
.. I __ |"_|"__|
.. "(o)====(o)"
^^_-^-_^-^_^^^^^--^^^^
PAUL
G7ALW 14.200 USB
26FB458 / 27.275 SSB

19th Apr 2013 10:36am

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

Shax wrote:
I had to give it about 50 short sharp kicks to get the wheel off... Really was seized to the hub..
Took longer to get the wheel off than change the brake pads!

Did they accidentally use Araldite instead of anti-seize grease?..... Then again, knowing some of the dealers out there

Glyn

19th Apr 2013 2:12pm

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