Swivel ball

[460cixy]

got my ball back from the hard chrome bloke now my drama is how do i tell the top from the bottom? if i get it wrong im sure i will have some funky camber problems

[Landy Smurf]

i cant help you with your question at the moment but am just wondering if you have any before and after photos,i have to do mine very soon

[Lotz-A-Landies]

The line described by the top and bottom swivel bearings (king pin angle) projects a line that intersects at the interface between tyre footprint and road surface. i.e. the bottom is the lug that protrudes.

Isn't it obvious?????

[JDNSW]

Or put a stick through the two holes - it is right way up when the stick is leaning in at the top.

John

[groucho]

The top bearing cambers in. You got to put the thinking cap on when pressing in the bearings. I put them in the wrong way once........

[groucho]

Not a series one but the general idea.....





https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/06/1877.jpg

[460cixy]

well it looks like i got it right how ever the wheel looks to have a slight positive camber and the left looks straight up and down 0 camber so i bolted a wheel up and put a level on it (the whole axle is out of the truck) and the right wheel is out maybe something is bent so i best investigate. schmierer LR at singleton i got a bloke called Hardchrome Services (http://www.hardchromeservices.com.au/) i dont have any pics but the ball came back spot on. the series one shop has them too i think have a look there too i was lucky an only needed one chromed

[chazza]

Check to see if the axle tube is bent. You can do this by clamping a straight edge to each flange end and measuring the distance between them; or measuring the inclination of the flange with a bubble level and square.

That should at least confirm that there is a bend. Bent tubes can be pulled straight with an oxy set and a lever and someone who is switched-on, to help,

Cheers Charlie

[numpty]

If I may ask, what was the cost of the hard chroming?

[460cixy]

cant remember off the top of my head ile see if i can find the invoice. the diff is back in the truck an all looks normal even has brakes first time in the 15 years i have had it

[Dinty]

G'day All, I have a few swivel housing's that I would like to have done to have as spares, looking forward to finding out the $$$'s, I notice they have a L/R product on their homepage LOL cheers Dennis:angel:

[460cixy]

had a look throu my paperwork and no joy so guess your best off calling. was over 12months ago any how so prices are probly up like everything else it seems

[Boofrmb]

That is the worse Rover axal I have seen for a long time, whats the diff like with all that moister,sorry water in it, not good I bet.

Rob