swivel joint

my 2004 defender has got a leak it seems round the swivel nearside front , i park up after driving and i get a few drops underneath then it stops i also have got sreaks down the inside of the tyre going straight down , have i got a seal gone or is brake fluid or power stearing fluid and what do i do to rectify it , thanks for listening.

Can you take some photos because as you say it could be brake fluid unlikely be from the power steering.

paul lesson said:

my 2004 defender has got a leak it seems round the swivel nearside front , i park up after driving and i get a few drops underneath then it stops i also have got sreaks down the inside of the tyre going straight down , have i got a seal gone or is brake fluid or power stearing fluid and what do i do to rectify it , thanks for listening.

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plenty of info on here - for example, have a nosy at:-

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/balls.296612/

thanks , will do tomorrow .

thanks.

I had that on my 2005, it's likely the swivel seal is leaking.
Clean the chrome swivel ball and then take out the drain plug (if fitted) drain out whatever you can and then refit the drain plug. Remove the fill plug and fill each swivel with a Land Rover "one shot" swivel grease pack.

It might be alright when you've done that. Mine were....if not you'll need to fit new swivel seals, not an expensive job.

thanks everyone for the advice ,cracked it just ordered up the one shot , cheers .

Paul first remove the fill plug DONOT drain until you are sure you can fill it up. If the fill plug has rusted in and you have drained it you will have an issue.

If using the "one shot" grease cartridge it's possible to, erm, squeeze it in using the drain hole as grease doesn't flow straight back out again. Not ideal, but it can be done.

Same problem. Drained and filled with swivel grease by heating the sachets in hot water first to make it liquid.

Bit of grease leaked past seal but passed not without advisory

My one shot came in plastic bottles rather than bags. But the same applies - I put mine on a radiator the night before I used it. In inserting the grease it's a lot easier if you turn the steering so the ball isn't in the way of the filler hole and the grease has somewhere to go. I.e. to the nearside when you're doing the nearside one, and to the offside when you're doing the offside one.

lightning said:

If using the "one shot" grease cartridge it's possible to, erm, squeeze it in using the drain hole as grease doesn't flow straight back out again. Not ideal, but it can be done.

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How easy is this method of filling the hub with one-shot grease it would be good to know if any difficulties in getting the grease in?

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I had to do it on one side of my 110. The grease went in OK.
Since then l managed to free the fill plug but as all the grease went in, l assume the swivel is, well, greased.
So l don't plan to put any more in.

lightning said:

I had to do it on one side of my 110. The grease went in OK.
Since then l managed to free the fill plug but as all the grease went in, l assume the swivel is, well, greased.
So l don't plan to put any more in.

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That's good to know that no issues in filling with one shot through the drain plug.
Did you use the one shot in a sachet and the fill tube that comes with it? (as pic)

Was it as simple as "Pushing the tube into the drain hole squeezing all the grease in then quickly replacing the drain plug?"
If so that sounds like a great get-round Well done lightning.