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Welkman

Member Since: 02 Nov 2014
Location: Essex colchester
Posts: 326

Anyone purchased a CV joint recently?

Evening,

I need to change the right side cv joint this weekend as it is clicking and getting worse. Also both swivel seals are leaking and there is a bad wobble developing at speed

MOT due. Any suggestions and prices for cv joints welcome, I am after reasonable quality but no need for HD.

Also is there is anything else worth looking over whilst im going the swivel seals? I have watched all the videos on youtube and looked at the workshop manual so I may well disassemble and inspect this weekend and then fit new parts the following weekend.

Thanks

James

31st Oct 2016 6:28pm

Horneteer

Member Since: 10 Feb 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 60

Hi.
When I rebuild my axles 12 months ago, my local garage recommended using Bearmach CV's as opposed to Sh!tp~rt ones. The owner used to trial RTV and CCV as well as being a Land Rover specialist garage. So far no complaints or issues, they just quietly get on with what they're supposed to do.
Paul

31st Oct 2016 8:24pm

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

^^ agree.

Just did the whole dang lot on a TDCi.

Looking at this:

I replaced parts: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 (including 17, 18 ), 16, 19, 20 (top and bottom), 21, 23 and the swivel seal and seal retainer which aren't numbered for some reason. Also all the appropriate gaskets...

Was going to do 15, but the originals were fine, so I left them be on the stub axles (they look quite hard to remove). In fact lots of parts didn't need replacing but since I was going in I wanted to be prepared for the worst, it was really the swivel housing that was the issue, both the of the old ones had pitting on the surface which lead to the lubricant leaking. Also the shafts were 'rust-welded' to the flanges so they had to go before I lost drive one day. The CV themselves were fine however.

Swapped from stake nut to two-nut system also, working well.

Went with Bearmach for the CV's, and swivel bearings and pins - had to resort to britpart for the flanges and swivel but critically I went with the 'OEM' version, which according to the internet aren't Britpart's shoddiest. Everything else is Corteco (seals), LR genuine (rotors) and similarly 'OEM'. FWIW the Britpart castings looked solid and the finish quite fine, everything was nice and snug and aligned well - driving fine for months now, we'll see... Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

31st Oct 2016 9:09pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17387

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Ashcroft heavy duty for all axle internals.

31st Oct 2016 9:52pm

Welkman

Member Since: 02 Nov 2014
Location: Essex colchester
Posts: 326

Thanks all, I will have a look into bearmach, certainly not going for britpart after some bad experiences !

31st Oct 2016 10:27pm

Welkman

Member Since: 02 Nov 2014
Location: Essex colchester
Posts: 326

Thanks for the comprehensive reply agentmulder that is going to help me when I come to ordering some bits for the job. God knows what I will find in there!

31st Oct 2016 10:29pm

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