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  1. 1st August 2010, 11:26 AM #1
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    Persistant swivel pin housing leak

    My 2007 puma has had a RH swivel leak fixed 3 times under warranty now, and is leaking again. Anyone have any idea what might be the cause?

    Pin alignment?
    Surface Finish of ball? (I thought other LRs & Toyotas I've had had a more polished finish that this Defender.)
    Other?

    Also this time the grease leak is from the top of the housing (around the 4 bolts & small diameter tube entering it).

    Be good to have this resolved.

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  2. 1st August 2010, 01:32 PM #2
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    So it's leaking from the top?.Swivels leak because they don't have enough pre-load on the bearings or the chrome is damaged.With yours,if it's leaking from the top it could have been completely filled if it's been worked on before. Pat
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  3. 1st August 2010, 01:43 PM #3
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    Do Pumas run oil filled swivels? I would have assumed they were greased like D1s.
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  4. 1st August 2010, 03:28 PM #4
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    Yes it's a grease leak, Bigjon...not oil.

    Might be preload Pat303, but if so, I'd have thought the dealer would have got it right by the 3rd time! It's a pretty routine job really...they should have done thousands of them. It really doesn't look like a chrome finish on the swivel ball face. The LH side hasn't had problems, but has the same surface finish as the RHS, so it's probably not related to finish.

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  5. 1st August 2010, 04:00 PM #5
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    I'd say the three times it's been taken apart it's also had three shots of grease.If the pre-load is out or the pin is not tightened down the swivel will leak like crazy. Pat
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