HeywoodFloyd
Active Member
- Posts
- 273
- Location
- Essex, UK
Joy. I doubt I'll be able to pick one of those up this weekend.
Axle identification needed due to stuck caliper bolt
- Thread starter HeywoodFloyd
- Start date
This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
doriz
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 17,312
No such thing as a simple job on a Defender
HeywoodFloyd
Active Member
- Posts
- 273
- Location
- Essex, UK
I'm still struggling to identify my axle though. The stub axles I'm looking at online and in videos, look different to mine. So far the only number anywhere I can find, is in the swivel housing, it says 7011.
This is a 1987 90... But I'm not convinced it's the original axle.
Also, any recommended tutorials for replacing a front stub axle? What else will I need to replace as I do it?
This is a 1987 90... But I'm not convinced it's the original axle.
Also, any recommended tutorials for replacing a front stub axle? What else will I need to replace as I do it?
Huddy84
Well-Known Member
- Posts
- 746
- Location
- East Anglia
Wow, that’s some mess of a bearing...
HeywoodFloyd
Active Member
- Posts
- 273
- Location
- Essex, UK
Let's just say, I should have stopped when I first heard the strange noises... In the end it was brake failure that really caught my attention! There was so much play in the hub that I was pretty much driving with a wheel at an angle, cooking the brakes.
HeywoodFloyd
Active Member
- Posts
- 273
- Location
- Essex, UK
Ok, so here's the back of the stub axle. I think with how this looks, including the thrust ring, my suspicions that this isn't the original axle are confirmed... I think this is off a disco 1, probably the same one that the 300tdi conversion came from.
The flat part on the threading on front of the stub too, rather than the notch you'd expect for this vehicle age, also helps point me in the right direction.
So, think this is an FTC3154.
Anyone agree? Have an alternative theory?
The flat part on the threading on front of the stub too, rather than the notch you'd expect for this vehicle age, also helps point me in the right direction.
So, think this is an FTC3154.
Anyone agree? Have an alternative theory?
