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lee celtic:
Hi All

I was doing a bit of work on the truck tonight and have noticed I have a bit of play in the passenger side swivel joint. I have an MOT comming up so I think I will overhaul the whole thing .the questions are as follows ......

I have shopped around a bit for the seal kits but what size would my car have (89 200tdi ) 12mm or 9mm

Are the bearings the same top and bottom as some ads say they are and some don't ( I is confoossed  :-k)

Can the bearings be changed with the swivel ball still attached to the car ???

And how do I find out if mine is to JA#### or from JA####    I have found the GA##### on my log book but where do I find the JA numbers???

And can I fit swivel gators too (pros and cons please)

There that should keep you  busy  :lol: :lol:

cheers Lee....

clbarclay:
The the JA#### is that start of the serial number and is stamped on the vin plate.

IIRC the 'J' referes to the year the the vehicle was built and was the same as the number plate age number, assuming the vehicle was registered the year it was built. If yours serial umber stars GA then it will have been built a few years before the change.

lee celtic:
Cool  :clap:

Thats one down cheers... :D

Budgie:
You can change the bearings with the swivel housing in situ but you have to remove it from the axle if you want to change the large seal. So if you're planning on changing the seal at the same time then you may as well take it off and do the whole job on the bench.  ;)
The gaiters are OK but if you get any water in there then it can cause more damage then if you had left the gaiters off. You also can't see if the seal around the swivel housing is leaking with the gaiters on.

andrew2986:
I bought a kit from paddocks, every thing I needed was in there including 1 shot grease. just gave them the vin number they worked it all out.

Andy

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