As far as I can remember it is the part that is threaded not the caliper.

My bolts would not come out. I ended up cutting my caliper in half to get to the rear of the bolt. Mine required heat, penetrating fluid, drilling the bolt from the the rear to about 6.5mm diameter and still I broke one socket extractor before finally getting it out with the second.

You need to check the bolt as to which thread it has - earlier are coarse and later fine. Make sure you know which thread you have before clearing your threads with a tap/thread chaser.

This is the rear of the bolt drilled 6.5mm as I thought it may reduce the strength of the bolt and allow it to turn. It still needed heat and penetrating fluid.
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This is the difference between the threads on older axles compared to the fine threaded bolts on the later axle. I think the change came around the 200tdi to 300tdi but can't tell you 100%

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Just for a bit more detail on what I delt with for you to understand the difference in bolts.

I did both swivels and both calipers. The side that wouldn't come off had the original early M12x1.25 bolts. I had purchased the wrong ones so had to buy another set to fit the caliper - however, I took of and refitted the caliper on the opposite side, but when it came to torque the bolts they wouldn't. They just spun in the hole. When I looked at the bolts I took out, the caliper on that side had been incorrectly fitted with the fine threaded bolts so I had to unfortunately fit helicoils on that side to repair the thread!

So, make sure you check the thread on your bolts!! Also note the coarse thread bolts had spring washers.
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Just for a bit more detail on what I delt with for you to understand the difference in bolts.

I did both swivels and both calipers. The side that wouldn't come off had the original early M12x1.25 bolts. I had purchased the wrong ones so had to buy another set to fit the caliper - however, I took of and refitted the caliper on the opposite side, but when it came to torque the bolts they wouldn't. They just spun in the hole. When I looked at the bolts I took out, the caliper on that side had been incorrectly fitted with the fine threaded bolts so I had to unfortunately fit helicoils on that side to repair the thread!

So, make sure you check the thread on your bolts!! Also note the coarse thread bolts had spring washers.View attachment 298993
Appreciate the image. Hopefully someone searching for this one day can access this and see that!

Did the washer go onto the top or bottom bolt if you can remember?
 
As the OP has new calipers to fit, all he needs is a thread gauge to ensure he gets the right bolts, but as has been said the later ones should be the right ones.
He can massacre the old bolts/calipers to get them off.

"Pass the angle grinder!"
 
As the OP has new calipers to fit, all he needs is a thread gauge to ensure he gets the right bolts, but as has been said the later ones should be the right ones.
He can massacre the old bolts/calipers to get them off.

"Pass the angle grinder!"

I'd just have to pick the right size grinder.. 9" cut the defender up and take to the tip

I did the other day do some rear shocks.. previous owner.. well all i can say is that when they did it they left the previous previous shocks washer in so it was ****ed.. i used a dremel to cut it out
 
Anywhere I can get those caliper holding bolts tomorrow? Do you also have a part number for them

….might be these, but use this resource with your VIN and you’ll get the right Bits.

Sounds like you’ll be visiting the site quite often….
 

….might be these, but use this resource with your VIN and you’ll get the right Bits.

Sounds like you’ll be visiting the site quite often….
Yeah however.. what i've learnt is to not even trust the VIN when you know a previous owner has clearly installed bits here and there
 
I am guessing post #16? I hadn't blown the pic up to see him holding one of them. Wrong balls???!! Wrong bolts maybe!!

Nope his landy keeps giving :). But he will get there.


J
 
Nope his landy keeps giving :). But he will get there.


J
Watch this space.. its basically another day another problem atm
 
apply loads of heat to the caliper not the bolt disconnect brake pipes ,you could try inpact gun but make sure socket is tight fit

The caliper isnt threaded so the heat needs to be applied to the hub & with it glowing have the right sized 6 sided
impact socket and an old extension, lump hammer to shock the bolt then scorch it again then use a breaker bar.
It wont help now its off the vehicle (for leverage). If he cant get it out ive got a couple of spare hubs.
 

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