Cynic-al Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 If it was a hexhead would such a strong magnet pickup the bits if it was in the fill hole of an axle rather the drain? The oils being churned around so it might catch it and it would stop it being rubbed off on rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I had one in both the filler and drain on my axles. Sadly with the D4 diffpans I've had to loose the fill ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepé le Pew Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Oil Drain plug for all LT230s (Pretty Much every LR has one exp BW TBoxes) And what about the serie Landrovers? LT76 TBox and diffs all use 540870(Hexagon) or 235592(slotted) Sump 3MB 4 cilinder 536577 Sump 5MB 4 cilinder 599552 (might be the same thread size. Not sure) V8 and 200tdi 603659 By the way. The FTC6145 you mentioned should be FRC6145 Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I had one in both the filler and drain on my axles. Sadly with the D4 diffpans I've had to loose the fill ones. When you had them in both filler and drain do you remember how much collected on each? ie was there twice as much on the drain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I don't really remember much other than thinking '$*&£ whats gone wrong!!!' when I first saw the amount that came off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crclifford Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Nige, Once I get on my rebuild.....years away now.....I would buy some more of the x-plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What about swivels for CV joints or is everyone grease filling these days? I'm impressed by how much people say they seem to remove / collect which must be a good thing to remove abrasive particulate matter entrained in oil. Power steering? how far would you go to stick a magnet? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudmonkey Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Anything for the younger models? 1013938 Is the number for 2.4 and 2.2 defender tranny lump. Same for disco 3/4 and rangie. Edit: lr005008 for the mt82 6 speed box too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Well.... Spent most of the day at the cnc shop....which is bad news on wallet lol Have agreed a range of units pretty much as outlined above which because each is in the 100s is wallet scaring time. Used his pc and have gone bonkers and have ordered a huge number of N50 grade neomagnets.. These being the super bollox grade lol.. Will report back with progress Can't ember which but the ones I am doing also cross over to series stuff ! Cnc man happy ...calced at 4.5 days machining Eeek ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Well "N50" got me thinking ... I've bought N35 before but did not know what the N50 improvement would be... ...GIYF: http://www.ndfeb-info.com/neodymium_grades.aspx https://www.kjmagnetics.com/calculator.asp likewise I never knew there was an acceptable temperature range either... (thinking about one in a dry sump / oil tank application...) Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 4.5 days? Are they being made from moon rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Near 1000 various units ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 And yes add heat code lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 10 types at 100 / batch? 4.5 days? Are they being made from moon rock? cnc by hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Total is 990 various units with different machining / base units created on a huge number of variants... As with all things cnc volume brings costs down which = lower sale price =cheaper and more likely to sell....which when I look at the £ capital outlay I sure do hope so lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Just remember to remove all body piercings before entering Nigel's workshop........with that many magnets there could be a horrible accident...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I want to see Mr Postman get the box of 1000 magnets out of his van ..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The point made about the hex head is valid: I haven't bought these plugs for this reason. If they were steel with a internal square, I would buy them in an instant. I would buy the magnetic engine drain plugs as well, as long as they are steel. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Sounds like I need to find a job with a CNC lathe again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I want to see Mr Postman get the box of 1000 magnets out of his van ..... A hahahaha that just made me snort my drink all over my laptop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 a square indent was discussed but it would mean broaching .....and would mean also a serious increase in sticky outmess and the costs of broaching are "Not Insignificant" vs a 17mm socke /spanner size. The steel we are looking to use is some slightly looney tough stuff he has left over .....a high EN rating so less whackaday denty. Can anyone tell I've been on da merlot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I looked at several options for the mechanism of removal including the 1/2" square hole. Unfortunately, broaching is slow and added (IIRC) about 50% to the cost. I made a version with a milled square (looked a bit like a 4 leaf clover). It worked great and was low cost to make. The reason I didn't go with either of these was the holes fill up with magnetic dust which is surprisingly difficult to remove. I spent too long digging it out with a screwdriver. It's surprising how much ferrous dust they collect just on the road. The male Hex worked the best overall. When I first launched them (at Billing) I had two batches, one made in Steel and the other in Anodised HE15 Aluminium in Red & Blue. I only sold 1 Steel one against 200 Aluminium. Against my better judgement - the Aluminium won the day. After a while, it was obvious people were having trouble removing the Aluminium ones so I re-launched them in Steel (with the original stock left from Billing). I think that they needed to be bright to get peoples attention initially. Once they had become established, people bought them for what they did, not for what they looked like. There-after they were steel. The Steel & Aluminium versions cost the same to make. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Shiney sells ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Tart ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 ..a high EN rating so less whackaday denty. Haha.. Best technical term I've heard in many a year.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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