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help with swivel housing king pins
Budgie:
--- Quote from: "RedlineMike" ---but what u have to remember is the early defenders have a brass bush & pin in the top & the later ones have a bearing (part No 60666)
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I know about that one, had to do a rakle (sp) bush on the campsite at Billing about 6 years ago so I could get me & the 90 back to Glasgow! :D The chaps from the LR Club of Japan seemed to like taking photos of my 90 with a stripped front axle in the middle of the site anyway, so someone enjoyed it! :lol:
Sorry Tim, yes I was being perdantic but I was going on what Kevin had reported his problem to be. :wink:
MuddyMike:
The MOT tester is probably not an expert in Land Rover swivel design, he (or she) will just report worn swivel housing pivot pins. Not knowing (or caring) whether the vehicle in question has railco bushes, bearings or whatever.
The easy way to test if the play is wheel or swivel bearings is to have someone put their foot on the brake pedal whilst you wiggle it. If the play stops its wheel bearing, if its still there its swivel. The brake locks the wheel/hub together.
Mike
Budgie:
--- Quote from: "MuddyMike" ---have someone put their foot on the brake pedal whilst you wiggle it.
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I normally get a foot in the face if I try that!! :(biglaugh):
kevinf:
sorry guys didnt mean to start a fight :oops:
its definately the swivel pin/bearings that have gone,had the top pin out on one side and refitted with out shims still very floppy,and pin looks scored.its just what i could see didnt bear any resembelance to diagram
in haynes manual ie expected to see a tapper roller bearing, also didnt want to order complete swivel kits when i can get away with just pins and bushes/bearings and on the other hand didnt want to strip the thing down at the weekend and find i need new swivels because they allways break where the bearings fit.when all the parts outlets are shut
cheers kevin
muddyweb:
--- Quote from: "kevinf" ---sorry guys didnt mean to start a fight :oops:
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<chuckle> That wasn't a fight ! Ask about dislocation cones if you want to start one of them :twisted:
--- Quote from: "kevinf" ---
its definately the swivel pin/bearings that have gone,had the top pin out on one side and refitted with out shims still very floppy,and pin looks scored.its just what i could see didnt bear any resembelance to diagram
in haynes manual ie expected to see a tapper roller bearing,
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That's not a complete surprise... (both the Haynes book getting it wrong and what you found ;-))
As Mike says, some have just a pin and bush in them
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