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JOHNT01670



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Td5 SW Zermatt Silver
TD5 front swivel repair kit
Due to greasy balls I am about to investigate and repair the problem (hopefully)...

been looking at swivel repair kits and found the Britpart one - has anyone used this kit and would you recommend it?

Defender has done 58k

Just want to ensure I have the right components as due to go into hospital shortly for right hand op that is likely to prevent any serious work for at least 2 months. 2006 TD5
2002 Honda Transalp 650
1995 Yamaha Vmax 1200
2014 Nissan Juke (wifes)
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bankz5152



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The Britpart kit is utter crap. Use Timken bearings only if replacing the swivel bearings
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JOHNT01670



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Td5 SW Zermatt Silver
Thought that may be the case...

Will trawl through parts lists and identify genuine gaskets and seals/Timken bearings required

You get what you pay for..(my father used to say)

Any sensible/recommended suppliers appreciated 2006 TD5
2002 Honda Transalp 650
1995 Yamaha Vmax 1200
2014 Nissan Juke (wifes)
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TechnoTurkey



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2005 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver
Have you already gone down the 'one shot' route?
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JOHNT01670



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Td5 SW Zermatt Silver
done nothing other than clean them up for MOT as there was oil/grease on front tyres when it stood for a while

When I changed the oils the front diff looked fine - no signs of grease ingress from swivels

Can easily get some one-shot and put it in to see if that helps at all 2006 TD5
2002 Honda Transalp 650
1995 Yamaha Vmax 1200
2014 Nissan Juke (wifes)
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rallysteve



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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Keswick Green
It would have had one shot from new I believe being a TD5. Assuming the swivel balls themselves are not rusty and pitted and the swivel bearings are in good order you could strip and clean then just replace the main swivel seal and a few gaskets.

Often leakage of grease from the swivels occurs when the swivel bearings have some play though, worth checking it all over and re-shimming if required.

Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread
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Baz8046



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If the swivels are ok and it is just leaking grease you can just change the seal.
The easy way if you don't want to strip the hub down is to cut the new seal.
This will allow you to get it round the axle and then make sure the join is positioned at the top of the ball.
If you are using grease it won't leak out where the seal joins. Defender Td5 Commercial 2002
Range Rover L322 TDV8 Westminster 2012
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JOHNT01670



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Thanks for that advice

Appreciated. 2006 TD5
2002 Honda Transalp 650
1995 Yamaha Vmax 1200
2014 Nissan Juke (wifes)
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roel



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I would not cut the seal. OK it is less work but getting the complete hub off is not that much work. You don't need to rebuild the whole assembly. You can take it off the axle body and then just replace the seal.

Not a very clear picture but I think you can see what I mean.

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1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
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mattmadman1990



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Anyone got a link to a decent rebuild kit for non abs as locals supplier appears to only have britpart listed
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Lionel



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I bought a kit recently from a local supplier here (Melbourne, Aust.) which turned out to be from Bearmach. I was given the opportunity to specify Timken bearings. This kit looked good & the top pin was well machined which is more than one can say for Britpart.

It is important to get a good quality bearing pair - particularly the bottom one.

Cheers,

Lionel
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DC101



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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Epsom Green
Hi,
Picking up this thread as I have the same issue ie worn swivel ball. Difficult to find anything other than Britpart,though
John Craddock carry an OEM kit DA3189G with beatings for £125 plus vat. Need a kit for Thursday and my day off to fit it!
Any further thoughts on this one?
Thanks Robin
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JOHNT01670



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Td5 SW Zermatt Silver
Give Dan Roberts a call or email (danroberts@duckworthlandrover.co.uk or call on 01673 842101)

He provided some parts at reasonable prices and most bits I needed were genuine LR

Just pricing the replacement swivels I need currently. 2006 TD5
2002 Honda Transalp 650
1995 Yamaha Vmax 1200
2014 Nissan Juke (wifes)
Post #713382 20th Jun 2018 8:00am
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