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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: mud-club-matty on May 19, 2007, 20:41:45

Title: front swivles
Post by: mud-club-matty on May 19, 2007, 20:41:45: how hard are these to replace the seals?

thanks matty
Title: front swivles
Post by: Dave on May 19, 2007, 21:24:34: Never done one mate. But you want to take it to a garage :lol: or put grease in it if its not bad.
Title: front swivles
Post by: mud-club-matty on May 19, 2007, 21:26:26: funny that mate work at a garage its pooring out all over my tyers
Title: front swivles
Post by: Wolfie on May 19, 2007, 22:24:54: 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
Title: front swivles
Post by: extreme90 on May 19, 2007, 22:27:24: easy peasy matt, ring me when your about to do them, talk you through it :wink:
dan
Title: front swivles
Post by: mud-club-matty on May 19, 2007, 22:27:49: will have a proper look on saterday as iv only just got her today and is my first own landrover can u get swivle overhall kits?
Title: front swivles
Post by: Wolfie on May 19, 2007, 22:28:10: Just noticed yours is a 200, you probably have a railco bush rather than a bearing. All the above still applies, but I believe that, long term, oil is preferred over grease to lubricate the railco properly.
Title: front swivles
Post by: Les Henson on May 20, 2007, 09:12:29: Front swivel housing/assembly rebuild - Early Railko type:-

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7546

Disco front hub/swivel housing assembly rebuild :-

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=5601

Les.
Title: front swivles
Post by: Eeyore on May 20, 2007, 11:21:59: Just to add more intrigue. If the balls are corroded (which on a 200 they're likely to be after this time), it'll be cheaper to do an entire front axle swap, than to buy the bits to replace the bushes, bearings, seals and balls.

If you're seals are leaking badly it would be highly likely that the bearings are shot.

If your doing both sides for the first time, expect a rebuild to take a weekend.

Cheers
8)
Eeyore