Thread: Rear wheel bearings for '93 Disco'

me thinks the fender rear diff is the same as the disco one, can simebody confirm??

if so this link has the numbersyou need

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=29955&highlight=bearing

Hi Pete,

Just replaced the fronts bearings made by Timken (new made in the USA the old made in France) the LR part no is RTC3429 (check though).

Same as the Defender and front and back.

Hi pete,
I have just replaced all 4 oil seals on my 93 Disco with the double lipped ones as the originals can't seem to keep the diff oil out of the bearings. Which says to me that they don't work very well in the first place.

MR

Hi Weeds, One Iota and Martin,

Thanx for the tips guys, I'll pop on down to Central Coast Bearings who are my local bearing supplier and take your info' with me.

That you also mentioned to watch out for diff oil is a worry. There was only a fine film of it on the shaft and none in the hub. Probably should check that too eh?

Thanx again.

Cheers, Pete'

I've had French and US Timkens and they've all been fine.
and FWIW, the last time I bought wheel bearings, (4,1/2 years ago) my Landy dealer was cheaper than the local bearing service !!

can't seem to keep the diff oil out of the bearings.

A lot of people ( me included ) believe that oil lubricated bearings will last longer than greased ones. Grease can get pushed away from the rollers and will also trap water.

LR ( in the 80s I think ) put a seal in the spindle to stop diff oil getting past the axle, into the hub, and out through the dodgy inner hub seal on to the brakes. They then greased the bearing and had fewer leaks in that area .

A common mod is to remove the axle seal so the bearings are oil fed, and fit the much better double lipped seal to the inner hub to slow the leak . As long as the area of the spindle that the seal runs on is smooth, you wont have any problems, for a while anyway.

Interestingly, my SIII had an oil catcher shaped into the rear drum brakes backing plate. This caught the oil leaking from the hub and diverter it away from the shoe's, and under the car. If you can fix it, hide it

Bruce.

Originally Posted by weeds

me thinks the fender rear diff is the same as the disco one, can simebody confirm??

No. Until recently, the Defender used a Salisbury rear diff, the Disco used a Rover diff.

However, they used the same wheel bearings RTC3429

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

No. Until recently, the Defender used a Salisbury rear diff, the Disco used a Rover diff.

However, they used the same wheel bearings RTC3429

Ron

Defenders built/assembled in South Africa had Rover rear diffs in lieu of the Salisbury from about 2003. Not sure about UK builds.

Roger