Advice please - CV joint & Swivel housing & bearings

recchem said:

Lovely & sunny here so i fancied a bit of tinkering .....

I want to check (clunking noise, 1 or more clunks when taking up drive uphill)
9 times out of 10, that's caused by a knackered A Frame Ball Joint.
& change any seals/bearings/cv joint (1990 RR) in front axle.

So all is apart & cleaned, when i reassemble where do i spread my 370 odd grams of grease?
Fill the CV joint prior to reassembly. Then squirt the rest into the filler hole at the top of the swivel ball, once it's all back together. DON'T OVERFILL OR USE MORE THAN THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT.

Some on swivel ball, some around swivel bearings & the rest in CV?
As above.

It has been suggested that my CV joint maybe causing the clunk, how do i tell a good from a bad CV joint aside from visual inspection? Check for play?
CV joints tend to click rather than clunk (mainly on full lock). With the halfshaft in a vice, they should turn smoothly but there should be no movement or looseness when you twist them or push in and out. If you're going that far with dismantling though, I'd replace them anyway for the price.

I have always been under the impression that the hub bearings were lubricated by the gear oil but there is a seal both sides (despite this there was EP90 in the bearings & a grease/oil/gunk in the CV) & rave says that bearing use grease. Can anybody confirm for me, do i need to grease the new bearing?
Hub bearings should be lubricated with LM grease. Pack them well on assembly and fit new seals. Sounds like all of your seals need replacing if the axle oil, CV grase and Hub Grease are all mixed.

ta for any advice.

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recchem said:

Thanks Treworgey,

Is the A-frame ball joint on the rear axle?
Yes. The sound sometimes seems to come from the front. It could be the front swivel bearing though, so check that while you're at it.

This clunk feels like passenger side at the front.

Yep, seals were in a bad way, i am suprised there was no leak i think the final hub seal was holding it back. Off to local parts place in morning to get them all.

Do i use LM grease for the CV also?
No! Use "One Shot" Grease - come in a sachet of exactly the right amount for one swivel. Don't use more than the sachet - otherwise it will end up on your brake disc.

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