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| Td5 Member Since: 29 Jun 2015 Location: Finland Posts: 54   
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Here are some posting how people have changed this part relatively easy.
I just removed mine as the rubber boot was torn and it’s a no-no in our yearly car check, like you MoT. My Defender is a 1996 300Tdi 90 that has seen a lot of off-road so the chassis look very rusty, just replaced the rear member. The big castellation 30mm nut was tight, I needed an about 1m extension to get it loose, but the the 2 pcs 1/2” x 6-1/2” UNF bolt was corroded solid in the bracket. I had to cut all 4 corners with an angle grinder to cut the bolts. Even the it was quite a task to remove the cut bolts. I had an impact wrench and only manged to some what destroy a quality 19mm 1/2” socket. Did not have an impact wrench socket. Take this as a warning that it can be quite a task to remove it, it took me over 5h to get it of the car. Grinding was not so easy as my a-grinder use the small disks. Installation is not difficult and will not take long. Torq for 30 and 1/2” UNF is 176Nm, Similar job was to change the suspension arms in Disco 4, the bolts corrode solid in the bushings and only way to remove them is with a reciprocating saw and plenty of good blades, bolts are very hard. Brgds, Juha '96 300Tdi 90 '07 Puma 90, sold, like the 300Tdi much more. |
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24th Oct 2025 5:53pm |
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