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Oxford-boy
 


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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XXV LE Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4
RLD spare wheel protector (new style) - got one? Read this..

I have one of these and I still have a spare wheel! I had the old style on my RRS and never lost a wheel, I am a huge fan of them.

The new style one I have has been on the spare for about 12 months.

This morning my trusted independent was swapping the wheels for my winter set (before I set off for the Alps) and he found that one of the pins that holds the new RLD plate in place was stuck fast with corrosion and crap. He said it took a fair bit of effort in the workshop to punch out and more importantly more force than would be possible at the road side in a wheel change scenario.

Probably i have just become lazy with all our mod cons etc but I will be lubricating the pins at intervals, especially in the winter.

So you all know..

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blackdog1
 


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Treated mine when fitted, also put a sheet of clear plastic,cut to shape to place between protector and wheel to prevent a reaction between the 2 metals. Thumbs Up
  
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Uncle Ray 


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Hi all sorry about that but now and as nothing to do with the ally pines i now do them in hard plastic so no chance of any corrosion but just put some grease on them wont do any harm .

Ray
 Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!" 
 
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Oxford-boy
 


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Thanks Ray. Huge fan of these protectors....

FYI my independent thinks that another way of stealing the wheel is by turning it round and round until the wire tension causes it to snap. I think that's unlikely as I can't turn the spare wheel an inch once it is snug against the underside of the car...

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Uncle Ray 


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Ye always make sure it is nice and tight and cannot spin round Thumbs Up
 Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!" 
 
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Hi Ray, what size are the pins please? I'll just change mine to plastic, easier to buy the new ones first to save dropping the wheel twice mate.


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Uncle Ray 


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will have a look and pm you in the morning Thumbs Up
 Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!" 
 
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If you mean these 1/4"x1/3/4"
 Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!" 
 
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Uncle Ray 


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Shocked May have sent you the wrong size these are for the plastic ones i do now let me see in the morning Thumbs Up
 Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!" 
 
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