Land Rover Allgemein – Informationen über alle Land Rover Fahrzeuge
Land Rover ist eine bewegtes Unternehmen. Ständig gibt es neues über Modelle der Marke Land Rover zu berichten. Die Kategorie Land Rover Allgemein ist uns ein Bedürfnis um einfach unseren Kunden Informationen über die Marke liefern zu können
Der Land Rover Defender
Der Defender wurde nahezu unverändert 35 Jahre gebaut und wir warten alle gespannt auf das Modell 2018.
Land Rover Discovery
Im Jahr 2015 wurde der Land Rover Freelander durch den Discovery Sport abgelöst. Die Formen und das Design der Marke ändert sich ständig
Der Indische Automobil Hersteller TATA hat das Unternehmen fest im Griff und Land Rover ist so Erfolgreich wie nie.
Range Rover Modelle
Bei der Upperclass von Land Rover gibt es auch ständig neues zu Berichten – Einzug des Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport und vieles mehr.
Wir informieren Sie regelmäßig über news aus dem Hause Land Rover.

Defender Corrosion Protection – Mike Sanders

Defender Corrosion Protection Cavity preservation Defender

Corrosion protection or cavity preservation is the best way to prevent damage caused by corrosion on metall components for Land Rover Defender Corrosion Protection. Such as vehicle frames, doors, trusses and other components. At the Land Rover Defender the corrosion attack can lead to an impairment of the stability on the body or the ladder frame and thus to the safety of the vehicle.

Your Land Rover Defender will rust more quickly, lose its value, and over time the damage to the load bearing parts of the vehicle will accumulate. To avoid this, you can protect your vehicle: Cavity Conservation Land Rover – Mike Sanders and Underbody Seal with Perma & Fluid Film! The Defender Corrosion Protection is neccessary to control it every 2 years.

Why cavity preservation?

Subsequent cavity sealing and underfloor protection are essential for a long Land Rover Defender life. Vehicles usually rust from the inside out. As a result, the grate is often noticed only when it is too late.

Consequences are then:

  • loss of value
  • Impairment of the stability of structural members
  • Impairment of the safety of your Land Rover

Which Cavity Protection?

There are several ways to protect your vehicle from corrosion. But the experience has taught, and the skilled workers agree that only the Mike Sanders cavity preservation and are the Permafilm underbody protection have proven.

Particularly in the case of under-floor protection, it is important that it can be seen whether the vehicle starts to rust. The classic tar-based floor protection is overhauled. The rust, which is under the protection of the tar, is not visible and spreads further.

A second alternative is wax. This alternative is, however, not recommended, as wax, in contrast to grease, has the property of being more poorly adherent in angered areas. In addition, grease sucks in the rusted surfaces and keeps oxygen and moisture away from the body. If rusty sheet metal is only coated with wax, it would rust under the wax.

Wir empfehlen daher Mike Sanders Corrosion protection grease .

Mike Sanders corrosion protection grease without plasticizer is the unbeatable long-term cavity protection on the market. Due to the permanent creep effect of the fat, it is able to penetrate and protect in cracks and crevices. The fat is heated for a long time to 120 ° C, sprayed with compressed air through a long cavity nozzle and then immediately cools on the metal. We offer the highest standard of cavity preservation through the exact adherence and the correct procedure. A good cavity seal is set right there. It seals the cavities in such a way that neither rinsed water nor salt can reach the metal and can cause its disaster in combination with oxygen. Contaminated cavities and daily temperature fluctuations in our latitudes usually cause condensation on the Land Rover Defender, which leads to a humid permanent climate and causes

Warum Mike Sanders Korrosionsschutz?

The quality of cavity preservation plays an important role. If you have decided to preserve your Land Rover off-road vehicle, this should be done under certain conditions. It is important not only to use the correct and high-quality anti-corrosive grease, but also to make the application conscientious and thorough. With a professionally performed Mike Sanders corrosion protection and perma film Underbody protection The rust can no longer affect your Land Rover.

Especially with the Defender, which is no longer manufactured in the near future, one must attach importance that the body is maintained and protected. The Land Rover Defender will not regret you!

Why a cavity preservation can be carried out in the workshop?

Prior to the cavity preservation, we first determine the condition of your Land Rover vehicle and especially the cavities and the underbody protection. Thanks to our many years of experience and our conscientious execution of cavity preservation, your Land Rover Defender is permanently protected against corrosion.

/by

Land Rover Defender suspension lift kit – what needs to be considered?

Defender suspension – what is important?

Suspensions are available on the market in all price ranges and in every quality. First, you should be clear about the field of your Land Rover Defender. How do you use your car? Do you use it often for long distance travel, off-road Trophy, Rally Raid, on streets and roads, mainly in the field, when working with a trailer or just for the trip to the ice cream shop? Do you have for example a living trunk, which is only occasionally mounted on the vehicle? First, you should carefully consider what requirements are placed on the suspension.
Then the question arises: How much can and want you invest?

Lift kit on the Land Rover Defender – Technical details of the suspension

The most complete suspension kit for the Land Rover Defender consist of 4 shocks and 4 springs. The customer enjoys to install the lift kit in his Defender and at the latest after the first test drive follows a rude awakening. This massive change in suspension geometry causes strong vibrations in the drive train, especially with the Defender from year 2007. During braking, the car pulls slightly to the right, the articulation of the front axle is also changing and the driving dynamics is changing significantly. Each lift kit, that raises your Defender more than 25 mm, requires a correction of the entire suspension geometry. These include the so-called trailing arm (push rods and tie rods) and the Panhard rod. The flexion angle of the propeller shaft also changes the wear of the universal joints and the bearing of the transfer case increases significantly.

Tested Defender suspension = more security – Suspensions for the Land Rover Defender with TUV parts certificate

Components from low-cost providers are gladly installed. Not all parts of it may be inferior, apart from the quality of the workmanship, but all suspension components are without TUV approval test. When obstruct of safety-related suspension components without TUV approval or general operating permit (ABE), the operating license of the user will void with immediate effect. For example: When it is found, in a traffic accident with a lifted Land Rover Defender, that changes have been made ​​to the suspension without TUV registration, liability insurance will reclaim the amount of damage from the vehicle owner. In an accident, with subsequent inability to work or even a fatality, this can mean the financial ruin.

What parts need to be tested in a Land Rover Defender suspension by TUV?

The following components of a Defender chassis as suspension springs, push rods, Panhard rod, tension and longer brake hoses may need to be supplied with a TUV parts certificate or type approval. All other parts, such as bumpers or bushes, need no certificate.

Whereon have I need to pay attention with a Defender lift – Here is a summary:

  • Complete suspension with all components – avoid evil surprises
  • Parts tested by the TUV – ensure the operating license for the vehicle 
  • Quality OEM manufacturers such as Eibach, Bilstein or Sachs – durability and consistent quality

What qualities do I want to achieve with my new Defender suspension?

Most customers would like to have all the advantages in one: Suspension Lift Kits, comfort, sporty on the road, more entanglement, no change in height in payload, etc. Unfortunately, this is technically very difficult to implement due to physical reasons or only with sophisticated shock absorber technology and air spring support feasible. Therefore, you should decide for one of the following options:

  • comfortable, plenty of entanglement, less payload
  • athletic and toned in the on-road mode
  • less comfortable and tight, but with a lot of possible payload

However, other solutions and opposing chassis characteristics are also possible, but with more sophisticated shock absorbers (adjustable), air springs, auxiliary springs or so-called inconstant or progressive springs.

/by

Land Rover wheel bearing – wheel bearing kit complete

Does this sound familiar?
You ordered his desired spare part for the weekend and during disassembly, it is found that there is still something missing or is not usable. For this reason, there is at our house completed assembly kits, such as the practical Range Rover and Land Rover wheel bearing kit – practically all in one package.

Range Rover and Land Rover Wheel Bearing – the complete Set

The set for the Land Rover wheel bearing is complete for a wheel. Bolts, gasket, 2 OEM wheel bearings Timken, fat – it’s all there.

/by

Repair Manual Defender – wheel bearing repair on travel

Short repair manual Defender wheel bearings to go – repair manual for the journey

Required tools

  • wheel bearing nut 52 mm (special tool)
  • torque wrench 50 to 300Nm
  • ratchet Set (17 mm nut)
  • lug wrench or impact wrench with lug nuts and nut 27 mm
  • circlip pliers (for spreading a snap ring)
  • splined nut (15 mm) for caliper
  • punch / large screwdriver
  • gavel

Consumables

  • bottle for manual brake bleeding (if required)
  • any brake fluid
  • sealant RTV Black (recommended)
  • grease lithium soaped
  • brake cleaner

Required Land Rover Parts
Defender TDI

  • 2 times FRC8700 wheel hub nut (can be possibly reused)
  • 1 times FRC3179 locking plate (can be reused in an emergency)
  • 2 times STC4382 wheel bearings (only Timken or Land Rover using genuine)
  • 1 times FTC4785 oil seal wheel hub (re-use in an emergency)

Defender TD5 & TD4 models

  • 1 times RFD100000 hub nut (can be re-used only in an emergency)
  • 2 times STC4382 wheel bearings (only Timken or Land Rover original use)
  • 1 times FTC4785 oil seal wheel hub (re-use in an emergency only)

Step by step instructions:

  1. Lift the defective wheel and the car safeguard, for example against slipping off the jack. 
  2. Removing the wheel.
  3. Caliper dismantled (at a field repair can remain on the caliper by the brake caliper is carefully secured with a cable tie at the Defender with special caution the brake line). This procedure is not recommended, except for repairs on the road!
  4. Remove rubber cap and wheel hub circlip.
  5. Wheel hub dismantle (5 screws M 10 wrench size 17 mm).
  6. Loosen the safety approximate disc / lock nut, remove the wheel bearing nut with wheel bearing nut (52 mm).
  7. Carefully pull the hub with the wheel bearings from the stub axle.
  8. Remove with slotted screwdriver the old wheel hub oil seal. In connection with a punch or screwdriver slot screwdriver, carefully knock out the wheel bearing shells from the wheel hub and make sure that the hub is not damaged.
  9. If possible, clean the wheel hub and wheel adapter, screws etc. and wash them in a vessel with diesel. In case of emergency you can also use a rag.
  10. Very carefully, the new wheel bearing cups tap into the wheel hub (it is important that the new bearing shells are not damaged or scratched). Best is this a suitable mandrel made ​​of brass or plastic or the old bearing shells.
  11. For Defender TD5 and TD4 is a spacer sleeve between the two wheel bearings existing. This must not be forgotten!
  12. Grease the new wheel bearings with clean fat and insert it into the bearing seat the bearings. Then, carefully tap the new wheel hub oil seal into the wheel hub without damaging it. Grease the oil ring also.
  13. Now push the wheel hub with the new Defender wheel bearings on the stub axle and (preferably a new one). Unscrew the hub nut carefully.
  14. The wheel bearings at the Defender TD5 and TD4 must not be set, since the adjustment of the spacer sleeve is specified. The hub nut is   tightened to 220 Nm of torque.    

Adjust wheel bearing (the Defender TDI or older models)

  1. The Defender TDI and older models are set with so-called lock nuts. Since no standoff between the two wheel bearings is available, you have to set it manually. First, considering the first Wheel hub nut with about 50 NM. It should be able to notice how stiff is the wheel hub.
  2. Then dissolving the nut by 90 ° and pulls it with 10 nM after. Then mounted to the locking plate FTC3179 and sets the counter nut.
  3. You will find a helpful post here in Landy Pedia portal.
  4. Now the cleaned wheel drivers with RTV Black (silicone sealant) is carefully applied to the cleaned sealing surface of the hub, all screws with a dab of Loctite does not provide 243 and create evenly crosswise, then tighten with about 65 NM.
  5. Install wheel and tighten to approximately 110 to 130 NM. After 30 kilometers driven, tighten the wheel nuts again!
/by