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The famous vibration after doing a lift?

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Budgie:
From your description I would check the wheel bearing on that side before you start ordering the swivel housing parts!  :?

This will also cause movement, vibration and the type of noise you describe. Where as you don't normally get any noise from the swivel pins.

Wheel off.
Pull the cover off the centre of the drive flange.
Remove circlip and spacers from the end of the halfshaft.
Undo the drive flange bolts and remove the flange.
With the flange removed, try & move the brake disc and see if you can see any play in the wheel bearings. If there is, and they look dry, then this will be your problem.
Remove the brake pads and the two caliper securing bolts and pull the caliper clear of the disc.
Behind the drive flange you'll see a large nut with a lock washer behind it.
Tap back the locking washer from the nut and undo the nut. (If you've not got a box spanner to do this then hammer & chisle will have to do!)
Remove the locking washer to reveal a second nut. This should be finger tight and easy to remove.
Now you can pull the hub & brake disc off in one go.
Check for scoring on the stub axle bearing surfaces!
The outer bearings will fall out but you will have to press or punch the out part of the bearing free. The rear bearings will need the rear hub seal removing before they will come out.

"Rebuild is the reverse of............." But make sure you know which way round the rear hub seal goes in otherwise it will leak!

When you've got it back together and the hub on the stub axle (making sure there is plenty of grease in & around the wheel bearings!) put the first nut on and tighten to seat the bearings, then back off quater to half a turn to allow some play. Then put on the locking washer (new one is best) then the second nut. Fully tighten the second (lock) nut before bending the locking washer. Now check that the hub spins freely with no noticable play.
If all if fine then put the rest back together.  :wink:

You can get all the parts you need from places like Paddocks, DLS or John Craddocks if you don't have any local Land Rover spares places. I would start with Paddocks as they tend to be cheaper than some of the others but it's worth shopping around.  :wink:

nickW:
cheers budgie if it wasn't for people like you and this website i don't know where i would be, when i rocked the wheel it only rocked 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock, it didn't move 3 to 9 also it looks like the swivel may have been leaking, dare i say it but it may have leaked all out and  run completely dry

also for parts im quite lucky to work just round the corner from frogs island 4x4

Budgie:
One other thing: It may be worth you getting a CD ROM from Land Rover, Part Number LHP3

Description taken from Dingocroft's site who sell it for £14.95.  :wink:

CD collection of manuals for Land Rover Discovery 1989 to 1994. Contains the following manuals;
Parts manual RTC9947FAL 1989 to 1994.
Workshop manualSJR900ENWM 1989 to 1994.
Owners handbook SJR900ENHB90 1990 model year.

nickW:
ive got a haynes manual for the car, but it makes it simpler if someone talks you through it as you did

Budgie:
I could nearly write my own manual with all the stuff I've got in my head!!  :lol:

Let us know how it goes and what you find.  :wink:

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