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To the swivel housing
and has hubs to sell says
If he says it's swivel housing bearings, it's generally a simple matter of taking a shimm or two from the top swivel!
What I experienced with my last Disco D1 was that the top swivel taper roller bearing on both sides had lots of rust on the rollers and raceways allowing the right front wheel in particular to get a fair bit of neg camber and slop. The bottom bearings were still ok and had plenty of lube in them, so no matter how much I tried to adjust them by removing shims from the top pin, they remained sloppy, I had to replace all four swivel roller bearings to get it right, ended up going right through the front axle assembly, refurbed the lot, a worthwhile exercise.If he says it's swivel housing bearings, it's generally a simple matter of taking a shimm or two from the top swivel!
He seems like one who has no idea what to do apart from emptying your wallet!
^^^^ Agreed!!'Worst seen' is a common phrase to prise wallets open imo
Get a video taken and post up here
defender 300 tdi onwards use the same bearing top and bottom like rrc or disco ,people used to the earlier top bush often preload the 2 x bearing type too much as they need very little 3lbs is plenty^^^^ Agreed!!
But what's this about top roller bearings?
My Fender has roller bearing on the bottom and Railko Bushes and pin on the top!!
'Worst seen' is a common phrase to prise wallets open imo
Get a video taken and post up here
Thanks for the clarification James.defender 300 tdi onwards use the same bearing top and bottom like rrc or disco ,people used to the earlier top bush often preload the 2 x bearing type too much as they need very little 3lbs is plenty
Taper roller system not really as bad as they may sound, that old Disco of mine had around 300,000klm, (whatever that is in English coinage!), on it before it fully failed, and many other rigid axle four wheel drives use them, service life can also depend upon how much time the axle housing spends under water and maintenance issues such as swivel seal condition.Thanks for the clarification James.
I wonder what dipstick did away with the Railko in exchange for something with a short life-span as it rots away due to dampness or condensation!!
I'm just an Old Gimmer who still uses the predecimal systems ... which still work!
Yes, I fell the same way but also understand that not everybody is mechanically gifted, and those being so must rely on workshops to keep these older vehicles on the road.Indeed. I hate "garages".
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