Thread: Defender Oil Fed Front wheel bearings. What is involved

90/100W now your talking headlight globes

http://www.g-werke.com/item.jsp?item=GWERK...tegory=LIGHTING

stick with the 80/90W, it is thick enough

I run it in the RR instead of grease

So are your fronts Oil fed???
If so no prob in getting the oil fed to the front Wheel bearings???

Straight into the front swivel housings'

Originally posted by 84RR
Straight into the front swivel housings'

i know where to fill it, but the only way the oil can get to the wheel bearing is via a needle roller that the CV's output shaft is run in/thru/on

i just want to know i'm not going to run my wheel bearings dry.

Leave the inner axle oil seals in place (the ones in the back of the swivel ball). Remove each front stub axle, look in the back and you should see a seal behind the needle roller. Cut the lips of this seal away (easier than removing and replacing the needle roller). Reassemble as usual with the RTC3511 hub seal. Fill your swivel housings with either 80/90, One Shot, or a 50-50 mix of oil and moly grease. Whatever you put in here will make its way to the wheel bearings. DON'T remove the inner axles seals - you'll overfill the swivel housings, inviting oil leaks. The diff oil must remain seperate.

Top up your swivel housings after a 1000km or so.

Brad

Another tip I was given by Andrew at Les Richmond was to run pure Moreys I believe it was in the swivels. This was 5 years ago, but it sure worked a treat on the Discovery.

I'd suggest giving him a call

Cheers
Mike