kevin50 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Need the 4 bolt holes in to chassis at bottom of relay rethreaded to fit , no one seems to know right size but found this here Tap size | Land Rover UK Forums (lrukforums.com)I dont have any unf taps just metric, would a similar metric bolt and thread do ?Bolts are in diagram 544337 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 No. Buy the correct sized tap. There are almost no metric threads on a series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 You can recap the threads if you can’t use the existing threads. There will be no change in function between using Imperial or Metric threads as long as you use a thick enough bolt and go slightly up in size to make sure the new thread is cut into good metal, not crossing the old threads leaving little intact new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin50 Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) Rethreaded them metric, fitted box and everything seems nice and tight. mock fitted the drop arm on box and rod that goes to relay, think I have got it centered or as near as dam it as was not sure what to do so marked the big nut where steering wheel fits, counted the turns then halved it, not sure if that was right or not ?, Wil need to reroute the brake pipe somewhere though. Also how much oil does it take to fill relay, ? Does it look right ? Thanks Edited June 4, 2022 by kevin50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 All looks good other than the rod end needing a stack of washers for the securing nut against the relay arm. That will work just as well as having a rod end with the correct length threads, but it’s untidy. You sound like you have correctly centred the steering box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin50 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Snagger said: All looks good other than the rod end needing a stack of washers for the securing nut against the relay arm. That will work just as well as having a rod end with the correct length threads, but it’s untidy. You sound like you have correctly centred the steering box. Thanks had not noticed that gap in rod end, gonna nip things up today to see if things move freely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 27 minutes ago, kevin50 said: Thanks had not noticed that gap in rod end, gonna nip things up today to see if things move freely For info , Series TRE's are different taper to Defender ...that could be a Defender TRE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Looks like a defender TRE. As I recall the taper is the same angle, but the stud on a series TRE is much shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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