Wading Plugs

I am with the mad hat duffer here. If the water gets into transfer box etc if you do not have breathers the it quickly turns into what looks like Baileys liquer...does not do a good job of keepin metals in the condition oils should and my learning...fu&$ed transfer box

I shall not be using the landy till the oil is changed and the breathers are connected. Thanks for that mad hat man.

even with extended breathers you should keep an eye on your oils after wading as thermal shock can cause your gearbox/axles to draw in water, the worst culprets for this are swivels!

I don't want to be going out with a bang or have to replace a transfer box etc... the landy is off the road till further notice.

Swivels?

G-man said:

yeah i would run one up the outside of the snorkel between it and the screen

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OK dude, just out of intrest ( Not done any searches yet) Where would i find one of them manifolds? Ie four going in, one comming out?

i was going to make mine but i think someone was selling them on ebay, it were a quite tasty looking billet alloy job but it was quite expensive

have a read of this .

Cheers G-man il keep me eyes peeled for one!

Scott - BTW, it does not look untidy - the manifold takes the 4 tubes into one so that is what runs up snorkkkkkle. Chuck a cable tie around this and you canny notice it. ta

Terra Dog said:

Swivels?

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have a look at your front axle, you will see 2 chrome 'balls towards either end these are the swivel balls, the bit on the outside are the swivel housings, between the balls and the housings there is a rubber seal, and connecting the two on the top and bottom are swivel pins inside the swivels is a C.V. joint (cv meaning constant velocity) (unless your in a series then you have UJs in there)

kwhajh said:

Scott - BTW, it does not look untidy - the manifold takes the 4 tubes into one so that is what runs up snorkkkkkle. Chuck a cable tie around this and you canny notice it. ta

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Yeah the mainifold is a great idea (Four into one)

Thats what im now going to do

I said it would untidy if all four were to run up the snorkle

have a look here to see the swivels http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/swivel-ball-renewal-63808.html

Corr thats an awsome thread. I can't believe that expansion and contraction of the ball joint can let water into the axle, i take it that the axle oil lubricates the ball joint? Y -N?

nope the axle case is sealed off from the swivel, (which most people forget and end up not checking there swivels on services) the swivel contains either one shot grease (available from most landrover accessory shops or from landrover themselves or some contain ep90 gl4 (mostly older series vehicles)

you should have a look through the busters handy guides section

Terra Dog said:

Corr thats an awsome thread. I can't believe that expansion and contraction of the ball joint can let water into the axle, i take it that the axle oil lubricates the ball joint? Y -N?

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Nah, if ye look at photies 11 - 15 in this ...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/cv-joint-renewal-68945.html

ye'll notice there's a seal in the stub axle

So are there grease nipples which in turn let grease into the swivel bit? If so i'll grease the up when i change the oils?

bustersbus said:

Nah, if ye look at photies 11 - 15 in this ...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/cv-joint-renewal-68945.html

ye'll notice there's a seal in the stub axle

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:doh::doh::doh: Ah was thinkin' about summit else there! Ah meant tae say that there is a seal that sits inside the back of the swivel where it bolts to the axle

So was i right?

Terra Dog said:

So are there grease nipples which in turn let grease into the swivel bit? If so i'll grease the up when i change the oils?

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there is a plug where you put the grease, i can't find a picture at the moment......... buster?