Thread: Defender 130 1996 front drive shaft is this a problem?

Howdy

Well I had an unhappy Wednesday. Found one of my swivel bearings had collapsed causing the front tyre to scrub out down to canvas in a matter of moments.

Got it home stripped it down and now wondering what I am up for.
front half shaft.jpg

Is the worn bit in this photo an important bit? The machined bit is OK just next to it is not?

Also inside the Swivel housing there is a machined section next to the seal that has a couple of matching scrapes?
swivel ball.jpg
The machined section is for the seal which is ok.

Can or should I try to grind out the raised bits in the swivel housing and re-use both bits?

The rest of it all looks OK
Thanks
James

Clean up the ball with a lathe or grinder but would not use the axle as they are crap at the best of times



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