Yes Just EP80/90 oil to fill swivels. Some say use grease is they leak some on the ball housing to reduce the issue. Thing is when heated while driving the type of grease in one shot gets just as runny as oil. It is best to fix the seal. Bush is...

Thanks for that - OK right, no need to worry then! Yes, it's a 110 (although it does say "defender" on the bonnet..?) 1987 ex MOD. Must be an earlier type axle set up as the stub axle has a (ceramic?) bush and seal - not a roller bearing and seal...

What you are thinking is all wrong. What you are describing is how the set up should be for Land Rover Ninety and One Ten models. The "Defender did not come in until late 1990. [this distinction can be important when ordering parts] I have a pre...

Hi there - just dismantling the front wheel hubs on my 1987 Defender 110 ex MOD to try and see whats causing the squeaking noise when driving. Seems like there is lots of oil in the hub, but not much grease. Wheel bearings seem OK but are oily...

If its weeping chances are you have oil/grease in the swivels. well some, check them anyway, I would be checking props first. J

I've had a few things that made squeaky noises. One was hard to solve as it was coming from the front and didn't seem to correspond to anything I could see from looking at things, wobbling things and rotating them by hand. It carried on whether...

Hi Chaps, pretty sure this is a dry / worn CV joint or halfshaft which is about to snap, but would appreciate it if you could have a look before I buy all the bits for a strip down. The squeal is rotational in nature as it speeds up and slows...