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| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 430   
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I assume this isn't normal and a seal has gone ?
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2nd Apr 2016 8:15am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2039  
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Ouch!
I'd say so. 
I'm surprised that the MOT Inspector didn't comment on that  |
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2nd Apr 2016 8:22am |
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| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 430
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It wasn't leaking oil like that till I jacked it up to do the bearings !
How easy are swivel bearings to fit ? Tank |
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2nd Apr 2016 8:31am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Plenty of information on the forum,
There's a quick fix that takes 30 minutes that involves the cutting of a new seal to fit, or a proper fix detasiling how exactly to do it. From the look of your clip it looks like your axle tube seals may have gone allowing oil into the grease perhaps? http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic13286....ivel+seals If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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2nd Apr 2016 9:20am |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2200 
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Swivel bearings arnt too bad to do but you will need to have all of the gear ready to remove the swivel ball (14/15mm 12point ring spanner), drift/chisel for removing and replace the bearing races from the swivel ball, new swivel seal which can be fitted complete with the swivel ball off. You will also need a set of shims and a spring balance to set the swivel preload.
Be aware when reassembling that some figures for the bolt torque on the lover swivel pin retaining bolts which are wrong and ridiculously high for am 8.8 M8 bolt and will result in shearing them off. Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread 84' 90 3.9 V8 Caged Pickup Build Thread - Now For Sale |
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2nd Apr 2016 9:29am |
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us off.
| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 430
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Cheers guys
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2nd Apr 2016 12:19pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1758 
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This is my next job. I think my top bearing has collapsed. Steering wheel wobble at 60 and I can rock the wheel vertically. Any opinions on whether it's going to be just bearing or if my swivel housing is likely to be mullered?
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2nd Apr 2016 1:36pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2552
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Housing usually survives, though the separate pins can get mullered.
Tank - just to check, you hadn't undone the top two bolts holding the upper swivel pin in had you? If you undo those two bolts (for example to remove the brake pipe bracket) without supporting the housing then it will drop under its own weight, this will allow a big leak and also 9 times out of 10 damage the seal. A bottle jack under the bottom swivel pin prevents this. The reason I ask is that you have a considerable leak, actually dripping, and it appears you have removed the hub/calipers so might have made this mistake. |
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2nd Apr 2016 5:06pm |
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| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 430
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Retroanaconda, thats what I did ! Even day is a school day
Tank |
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3rd Apr 2016 12:28am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2552
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In that case you might get away with replacing the top pin and putting it back together and the leak will stop, depends if the seal has been damaged. If it has then it's replacement time I'm afraid, as others have noted above.
One modification that's worth doing is to cut the hole in the brake pipe bracket into a notch/slot, that way the pipe can be removed by just undoing the clamp nut and lifting it off, solving this problem. It also means that to change a wheel bearing or hub seal for example you don't have to undo the brake pipe unions themselves and all the extra bleeding work etc. that entails. The caliper can be removed, still plumbed up, and hung up on the radius arm out of the way. |
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3rd Apr 2016 9:31am |
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| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 430
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Cheers Retroanaconda
This site is great for good advice. Ta Tank |
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3rd Apr 2016 10:12am |
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