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KenFowler
9th December 2009, 07:23 PM
Hi am wanting to change oil in swivel pins, manual shows filler, level and drain but I dont seem to have them on my disco...any clues at all?
Thanks ken (brand new member) Disco love that truck:cool:
DassaW
9th December 2009, 07:47 PM
Gday Ken,

I'm guessing your swivel housings are like mine and only run grease. The earlier models ran grease and then they changed to oil later I think.

Some of the other guys on here will know why some are oil and some are grease. I run oil in mine now and use this to lubricate my wheel bearings as well.

There ar eplenty of useful threads on how to change to oil fed bearings instead of grease, just do a search.

cheers
Scouse
9th December 2009, 07:48 PM
Late D1s had grease filled swivels. I think the level plug was deleted then.
groucho
9th December 2009, 08:15 PM
Ken, I just measured my defender level plug and made a dipstick
for the disco and filled it with heavy oil. A little extra mucking about
but it seems to work ok...........Mark
KenFowler
10th December 2009, 08:46 AM
Gday Ken,

I'm guessing your swivel housings are like mine and only run grease. The earlier models ran grease and then they changed to oil later I think.

Some of the other guys on here will know why some are oil and some are grease. I run oil in mine now and use this to lubricate my wheel bearings as well.

There ar eplenty of useful threads on how to change to oil fed bearings instead of grease, just do a search.

cheers
THanks a ton Happy Xmas Ken
KenFowler
10th December 2009, 08:48 AM
THanks guys for your help I suspected as much about being sealed but a local dealer wasnt having it so there you go.
All the best for christmas and new year.

Cheers ken
nice1guv
10th December 2009, 11:00 AM
The earlier models ran grease and then they changed to oil later I think.

DassaW has this back to front. :p

They ran oil in the beginning with the 3 holes in the swivels to drain, check the level and fill.

LR switched to grease filled for "life" (slack buggers) in around 1996 and also then got ride of the drain hole and level hole, just leaving the top fill hole.


Late D1s had grease filled swivels. I think the level plug was deleted then.

Scouse has got it. :)