Excellent vid again!!!... top tip.. when torquing up the disk to hub bolts drop thd hub into a wheel and lob a couple of wheel nuts on.... so much easier to hold still😊
If your doing a Puma or Td5 (or Wolf) please check the bearing end float and don't just install the original centre spacer, there's a reason LR sell the spacer in different sizes. Also both the disc bolts and especially the stub axle bolts should have thread lock on, not copperslip, a torque wrench wouldn't go amiss either. 👍
Thank you. Good question! The seal isnt strong enough on the inside where a seal driver would mount but also there is a lip on this particular brand so i wouldn't be able to push it in with something flat it had to be something the same diameter to push down on the edges. Hope this makes sense.
Thanks for the video! With the Franklin TA157, which size tool do you use for the races? I can’t get hold of a TA157 and the kit I bought doesn’t appear to be the correct size! Thanks in advance
Hi Andy without looking I am not sure. It was the closest fit i had. I can't remember now if it was an exact fit but i have loads with it. The other thing you can do is turn the old race upside down and use that to drift your new race in.
@@lifes.projects nice one, it seems to be somewhere between 72-76mm. Will have a look around online to see if I can get sizes in between, failing that I’ll use the old races! Thanks again!
Hi, great video - thanks! How did you clean up your rusty parts? Stub axle etc. They come off looking a bit worse for wear but on your bench nice and clean! Cheers
Thank you. I cleaned them best I could in the vice. Where it was rusty I did it with the needle gun, wire brush and the flap blades on the grinder. The stub axle itself I just used some enri cloth and brake cleaner.
@@lifes.projects I'm starting the front today. I wish I could send you a pic of the concrete layer that covered most of the undercarriage. Seawater and Somalian desert.
Hi my girlfriend recently bought a 2014 Defender (I apologize in advance as I have mo knowledge of these) we live in different countries and I have only just got a look at the vehicle the front axel as a slow leak (more of an ooze) around the sealant. Any ideas on the course of this and if it can be repaired would be massively appreciated!
I am just on with my front axle now. If it is leaking from the diff the only cure would be to remove it clean and re-seal it. Not straight forward as you need to remove the hubs and the stub axles to remove the half shafts.
Excellent vid again!!!... top tip.. when torquing up the disk to hub bolts drop thd hub into a wheel and lob a couple of wheel nuts on.... so much easier to hold still😊
Hi, your videos are so helpful i have learn a lot from them so i downloaded all of them.
Thats great to hear! Thank you!
If your doing a Puma or Td5 (or Wolf) please check the bearing end float and don't just install the original centre spacer, there's a reason LR sell the spacer in different sizes. Also both the disc bolts and especially the stub axle bolts should have thread lock on, not copperslip, a torque wrench wouldn't go amiss either. 👍
Awesome - thanks for sharing Tom ! Cheers Simon
Thanks Simon
Very helpful video for me, thanks.
Great video! Thanks a lot!
Hi Life! Nice clear video. Well done. One question: why didn't you use this bearing/seal driver tool to knock the new seal in it's place?
Thank you. Good question! The seal isnt strong enough on the inside where a seal driver would mount but also there is a lip on this particular brand so i wouldn't be able to push it in with something flat it had to be something the same diameter to push down on the edges. Hope this makes sense.
Hang on a minute...you have a Landy?......I thought you were a paving channel.... ;)
Has it been that long??? 🤣
@@lifes.projects 😂😂😂
Liked this video within the first 10 seconds 😂 i ask my dog the same kinda questions. 😂😂😂
Thanks for the video! With the Franklin TA157, which size tool do you use for the races? I can’t get hold of a TA157 and the kit I bought doesn’t appear to be the correct size! Thanks in advance
Hi Andy without looking I am not sure. It was the closest fit i had. I can't remember now if it was an exact fit but i have loads with it.
The other thing you can do is turn the old race upside down and use that to drift your new race in.
@@lifes.projects nice one, it seems to be somewhere between 72-76mm. Will have a look around online to see if I can get sizes in between, failing that I’ll use the old races! Thanks again!
Nice video! Thanks a lot!!! Could you please send me the part number or a link for the Franklin tool? Many thanks! Luca
😂😂 sorry! I stopped the video and asked you for the number of the tool! I had to wait only 30 seconds more to get my question answered!!👍
Haha No problem. Glad you enjoyed the video. Don't forget to subscribe! Theres a lot of upgrades coming for the Puma 😜
Hi, great video - thanks! How did you clean up your rusty parts? Stub axle etc. They come off looking a bit worse for wear but on your bench nice and clean! Cheers
Thank you. I cleaned them best I could in the vice. Where it was rusty I did it with the needle gun, wire brush and the flap blades on the grinder. The stub axle itself I just used some enri cloth and brake cleaner.
Life's Projects thanks! Do you clean up both sides of stub axle? Not sure whether to touch the mating face. Cheers
@@tomagar2992 Yeah cleaned the mating surface up too. Just ensures its nice and flat for a good seal.
Hi Tom I know this is an old video but what size is the large socket you use for the nut to get the disk off ?? Thank you
52mm you can get either a socket or box spanner.
@@lifes.projects thank you
Did you do anything with the input flange and bearing?
I had already replaced the input seals before stripping down the land rover
Had you already drained the axle before you started that?
Yes i had drained all the fluids prior to taking it apart
@@lifes.projects I'm starting the front today. I wish I could send you a pic of the concrete layer that covered most of the undercarriage. Seawater and Somalian desert.
Hi my girlfriend recently bought a 2014 Defender (I apologize in advance as I have mo knowledge of these) we live in different countries and I have only just got a look at the vehicle the front axel as a slow leak (more of an ooze) around the sealant. Any ideas on the course of this and if it can be repaired would be massively appreciated!
I am just on with my front axle now. If it is leaking from the diff the only cure would be to remove it clean and re-seal it. Not straight forward as you need to remove the hubs and the stub axles to remove the half shafts.
Perhaps not on an axle, but do you use rust converter?
Depending on the area and how bad the rust is. If its too bad i will usually cut out and repair or replace.
@@lifes.projects I use it as a prophylactic. It's not advertised for that, but it works very well.
@@gavinbroad1743 Al have a look into that thank you 👍
@@lifes.projects Ping me a PM (is that possible??) and I'll set out the process.
Was the axle undersealed? If it was, how did you get that off?
Yes it had underseal on it. I scraped it off, used a needle gun and flat discs on the grinder.
Have a look at the chassis video i did
@@lifes.projects Thank you and will do. I used petrol on the sills, but that freaked the neighbours out. 😂
@@gavinbroad1743 😂😂
@@lifes.projects How loud was the needle gun? Need to consider the already wary neighbours... 😬
@@gavinbroad1743 Very loud!
Imagine hitting a lump hammer on a sheet of steel then imagine it at 50 times a second 😂