Spooner Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Having struggled to remove the bolts on front prop, can someone please tell me what 'prop tool' they would recommend to remove them. I'm thinking of the ones on DiffLock site or maybe fleabay?For my 1999 TD5 Defender. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I just bought one of these on ebay and a set of nuts and bolts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooner Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 I just bought one of these on ebay and a set of nuts and bolts too. Cheers- presume it was for the 90TD5 in your profile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 It was - but I think they've been the same for years and years! Land Rover Propshaft Nuts and Bolts x 8A pack of 8 new, special bolts and lock nuts to fit the axle or differential end of nearly all Land Rover propshafts, both front and rear on just about all Land Rover models as listed below: Series models > All Defender models 1986 > Present Discovery Series 1 1989 > 1998 Discovery Series 2 1998 > 2004 Range Rover Classic 1986 > 1994 Range Rover P38 1995 > All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That socket tool will fit all ages Whilst you're at it, buy yourself a good quality 9/16 spanner I despise paying snap on prices for tools... but that's one that i have G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I have the difflock Prop tool . Life saver! saves so much time. Couldnt imagine doing it with a pair of spanners !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Agreed, a propshaft tool with a big breaker and a good quality 9/16 spanner. They can be damn tight so make sure you have a good fit and then don't be frightened to give it some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Agreed, a propshaft tool with a big breaker and a good quality 9/16 spanner. Propshaft tool and windy gun is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 spanner 14 fits better. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 spanner 14 fits better. Daan Yup, much tighter....., less chance of rounding them off then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 ignore this.... please delete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 14mm is larger than 9/16" erm, I find completely the opposite, 14 is always tighter than 9/16 on any bolt, not just prop bolts.... In fact, doing the maths, 9/16" is 14.29mm, 14mm is well... 14mm *edit* I shouldn't be so quick to reply... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 LOL...i made a typo. then editted it out I agree the 14mm will be tighter but when you don't manage to get it onto the nut properly that one time and spin the other side with a windy gun (flat out, cos thats the only speed guns work ) you now have a round nut - doh. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Not posh enough to have a windy gun most of the time, I borrow a mates one occasionally, but it's not always there.... more caution would be required... one reason why often I am happy to do nuts/bolts by hand I tap it on with a small hammer, normally works for me, especially if they have been in there a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 OOh, 14mm spanner. Any spanner that's springy enough to fit a nut slightly too big is also springy enough to slip off and round the nuts. I like to use a ring spanner/prop tool on the nut/bolt by the spider and hold the other end static with an open end, if it's static the friction under the head helps hold it still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I can get my nuts off with just a normal 3/8 drive 9/16th socket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 OOh, 14mm spanner. Any spanner that's springy enough to fit a nut slightly too big is also springy enough to slip off and round the nuts. It's not springy, just removing caked on rust and other carp from the nut/hex head so that it doesn't slip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have a Difflock tool but almost always find it easier to use a 1/4" drive socket with a long extension to a 3/8ths windy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hex tool ( six sided) and buzz gun, It's one of my most hated jobs removing/re-fitting props, don't know why but I just hate them........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Standard probs are a horrible job to take of/on. Wide angle props make it so much easier!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I stopped using nylocs on propshaft bolts years ago, after I worked on a Suzuki SJ and found it was assembled with plain nuts and spring washers. They are just so much easier than battling a nyloc that's in an awkward place. I have never had a prop nut come loose in this combination. Of course correct tightening is important. I use a propshaft nut tool same as the Difflock one, and an ancient 9/16" open ended spanner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Young Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I stopped using nylocs on propshaft bolts years ago, after I worked on a Suzuki SJ and found it was assembled with plain nuts and spring washers. They are just so much easier than battling a nyloc that's in an awkward place. I have never had a prop nut come loose in this combination. Of course correct tightening is important. I use a propshaft nut tool same as the Difflock one, and an ancient 9/16" open ended spanner. If you torque it correctly, then you're distorting the threads which acts as a locker. Problem is that a lot of spring washers are made out of carp and they can change the tension on the bolt, undistort the threads, and then you've just got the spring washer for locking, which is, well, carp. If you're going to rely on proper torque (which is a fine plan as long as you're rigorous about it*), do it with a hardened flat washer under each side. Cheers, Jeff. * As Carroll Smith (who ran All American Racing for Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby) used to say: never put a bolt in without torquing it. There should be two and only two states: bolt-out, and bolt-in-and-properly-torqued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 * As Carroll Smith (who ran All American Racing for Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby) used to say: never put a bolt in without torquing it. There should be two and only two states: bolt-out, and bolt-in-and-properly-torqued. Amen to that, ruined a cam with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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