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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2641  
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theres no pic...
I had problems from day 1 with swivels, went through about 7 different combos / fixs from land rover before they gave me a new axel... (im guessing that was an extreme case) seals, the new ball, pins, new housing the lot |
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7th Mar 2015 3:00pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2641
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 Click image to enlarge you may have a issue there... is the ball completely dry? |
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7th Mar 2015 3:01pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20408 
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Doesn't look right, the surface should be polished. (But can have a bit of dirt on it)
Looks like the seal, or oil is gone or most likely both. I'd hazard a guess dirt has got in there too. I don't think you should worry about your trip but get it looked at as soon as you can. |
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7th Mar 2015 3:10pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20408
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Here is mine a year or so ago, here it is contaminated a bit with Dinitrol but it's more polished looking now.
Click image to enlarge |
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7th Mar 2015 3:13pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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The latest LR ones are Teflon coated so they aren't shiny anymore. Having said that, they should have a decent surface of EP0 on them. When you renew them, sooner I would suggest rather than later judging by the picture, I would recommend new bearings top and bottom. These will need to be shimmed. There are some great threads on here and videos on who-tube. I did mine recently (too much Salisbury plain in the dust) and it's not that scarey, although I had excellent help.
Merlin |
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7th Mar 2015 3:45pm |
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| Turbotcharged Member Since: 03 Nov 2014 Location: Kernow Posts: 29
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yes ball dry as a bone...urgghhhh ..any ideas how long it takes to rebuild these things,,??? do not have the time space or patience myself...and should I be driving the thing...I do a lot of miles in it! |
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7th Mar 2015 6:00pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Do you know when that change was made? |
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7th Mar 2015 9:30pm |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006 
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About 2000 off the top of my head
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7th Mar 2015 9:31pm |
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| Turbotcharged Member Since: 03 Nov 2014 Location: Kernow Posts: 29
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I think the seals are knackered.. Um..does this mean the diff is not lubricated?
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7th Mar 2015 9:53pm |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006
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No, diff is in a separate compartment, separated by seals. Would be wise to change the oil in it though once the swivels are sorted.
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8th Mar 2015 10:37am |
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| Turbotcharged Member Since: 03 Nov 2014 Location: Kernow Posts: 29
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Thanks chaps will check the piggy bank for the bits and try and do it myself. I am reasonably able with spanners but will be first. Looks straight forward.. Any thing tips cheats I need to know?
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8th Mar 2015 11:04am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2651 
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It's a fairly involved job, though nothing particularly difficult. Just lots of bits to undo. Some pointers:
- If your brake pipe bracket has been slotted you can free off the half-nut and lift the caliper away and hang it up in the radius arm, this avoids having to re-bleed the brakes. - The bi-hex bolts holding the swivel ball to the axle will be F.T. and you can't get a socket on them due to the ball itself, so you need to use a really good fitting ring spanner and maybe a bit of pipe or a second spanner for leverage. I have a spanner with the open end cut off for this very purpose, over which I slide a jack handle. - You'll need a fishing scale (spring balance) to set the preloads on the new swivel bearings. Get a decent selection of the different thickness of shims to enable you to set the correct preload. Enjoy! |
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8th Mar 2015 11:40am |
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| Turbotcharged Member Since: 03 Nov 2014 Location: Kernow Posts: 29
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Might need to research this preload malarkey
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8th Mar 2015 11:44am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2651
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Workshop manual will have the figures for your vehicle. Have a read through of this:
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=5601 It's for a Disco but the Defender will be very similar, and the process will be about the same. |
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8th Mar 2015 12:22pm |
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