bluedog333
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Did you refill with the wheel turned? Having the wheel straight can prevent you getting much grease/one-shot in the swivel, as I always forget.
Leaking swivel seal - MOT failure?
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With a landy
No Oil under it
equals
No oil in it
No Oil under it
equals
No oil in it
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payydg
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Not yet, couple of little things to sort.... plus im being lazy. Not like i can go anywhere in it at the moment.
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You drained grease? Well done!
Do I assume you drained EP90 and refilled with EP90 oil?
In which case, put in grease and it will not leak - then once MoT is done, top up with some EP90 to wet it up and help lube the top end better.
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The old farm range rover failed a few years ago, they changed the seals and they failed it again, so drained it of oil / grease, drove it the two miles to test station, passed, drove it back put oil in it..
Not that i am suggesting that, they look ok to my eye but i am not the tester..
Try it if it fails, revert to the solution by @discomania
Not that i am suggesting that, they look ok to my eye but i am not the tester..
Try it if it fails, revert to the solution by @discomania
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No, I've always used the one shot grease not EP90. Thats what you're meant to do i believe. It helpfully comes in a bottle now days not those stupid sachets
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HA, yeh exactly, at least the dogs on my side.
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I am surprised! I have One shot in my swivels and it won't drain out, sits there like mud.
It is worth wetting the grease up with some EP90 as the grease sometimes, particularly in the cold, might not be great at lubricating the top end because there is no splash lubrication.
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