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mud-club-matty:
how hard are these to replace the   seals?


thanks matty

Dave:
Never done one mate. But you want to take it to a garage  :lol:  or put grease in it if its not bad.

mud-club-matty:
funny that mate work at  a garage   its   pooring out  all over my tyers

Wolfie:
If oil is leaking significantly you need to work out why.

It could be that the svivel bearings are worn, allowing the whole housing to move about too much. If so you'll need a new set of bearings.

Or it could be that the swivel balls are rusty, in which case new balls are necessary, along with new bearings.

The actual procedure is covered pretty well in the Haynes manual. Get yourself a copy and read up before you start.

there are quite a few gaskets and oil seals that are needed. I can't list them all off the top of my head, and my filing system is best desciobed as chaotic. It is worth doing the one inside the stub axle even though it's a pain as there's a good chance it will need doing shortly after if you don't.

Getting the ball off the axle is a pain as access to the bolts is restricted. I have a spanner with the open end cut off and a length of pipe as an extender - best tool mod I have done.

Hope that helps a bit.

Wolfie

extreme90:
easy peasy matt, ring me when your about to do them, talk you through it  :wink:
dan

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