swivel. oil?

naughtyboy · Oct 17, 2012

sorry more qs on my swivels.
got an axle from mate that was his late dads, its 10 spline and going to fit it onto my 110 as my axle/swivels need rebuild.
just taken hubs off and noticed hes put oil in swivel housings, ive only had grease in mine.
what is oil and should it be there?

cheers

disco147 · Oct 17, 2012

I believe that originally they all had oil, then some clever sod decided grease would be better and most people agreed... I have allmakes one shot in and so does everyone I know.

someone correct me if I'm wrong

jamesmartin · Oct 17, 2012

grease didnt come into use till the mid 90s ,either ep90 or one shot grease is perfectly fine on any age of defender

jamesmartin · Oct 17, 2012

disco147 said:
I believe that originally they all had oil, then some clever sod decided grease would be better and most people agreed... I have allmakes one shot in and so does everyone I know.

someone correct me if I'm wrong

i did ask them when we was building new non current axles for them and they said it was purely to extend service interval and so make servicing a little quicker /cheaper

disco147 · Oct 17, 2012

thats the reason they use one shot? Sound... local landy garage also said it helps if ya seals are starting to leak a bit, got the lovely job of replacing swivels and seals soon, been advised its a 4/5 hour job either side

jamesmartin · Oct 17, 2012

disco147 said:
thats the reason they use one shot? Sound... local landy garage also said it helps if ya seals are starting to leak a bit, got the lovely job of replacing swivels and seals soon, been advised its a 4/5 hour job either side

depends how it goes a very good long 14mm spanner is useful ,yep i thought it was because it wouldnt leak as easy but that wasnt the reason just a lucky result

disco147 · Oct 17, 2012

brilliant... was hoping you were gonna say the blokes full of **** n it'd only take a couple of hours

lol

jamesmartin · Oct 17, 2012

you can do it in less than an hour per side if 7 chrome ball bolts and caliper bolts come out easy

jamesmartin · Oct 17, 2012

but id give a lot longer as it never works that way

disco147 · Oct 17, 2012

that sounds better

chances of that are slim though! I expect every bloody one will either sheer or get rounded off knowing my luck

gotta get the swivels out the old units that I picked up at newbury yet anyway so that'll be a bit of practise for me

Andy Land · Oct 17, 2012

disco147 said:
brilliant... was hoping you were gonna say the blokes full of **** n it'd only take a couple of hours lol

I replaced my swivel pins and bearings and seals last week ... callipers came off easy with a breaker bar. As I wasn't replacing the swivel ball I left the 7 ball bolts in place but it took me about 6 hrs in total. I did replace both wheel bearings too while I was at it.

Not a bad job really but a bit messy

Pikey · Oct 17, 2012

I've just mine in the garage for noo swivels, noo springs and shocks. Noo balljoints. noo bearings etc etc

O/S front dumb iron replaced.

3days it took..

Had to nick the front hubs off the disco as the CV's and half shafts. were completely mullered. took me 2hrs to get each one off.

disco147 · Oct 17, 2012

i think my swivels can wait til the summer...

ound:

Andy Land · Oct 17, 2012

I've got to do both dumbirons as both are rotten around the front jacking points but that's for another day!

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