Thread: Front axle swivel seals replacement......

Hi there,

Yes, unbolting the swivel from the axle hosuing should work fine. You will need to pull them all the way out and they are quite heavy.

Its probably worth putting a wheel face down on the ground so you can put the whole assembly back into it when its removed, and it will give you something to hold it upright to work on, if that makes sense.

Rgds
Pete

Hi Pete,
Thanks for the quick resonse, that's great. I'm going to take as much harware off as possible, the small drive shaft and the disc at least to try and reduce the weight as much as possible. Mine has had larger vented and drilled discs fitted, which sort of offsets the weight idea but removing as much of the other stuff as possible will help. Again thanks.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Yes, unbolting the swivel from the axle hosuing should work fine. You will need to pull them all the way out and they are quite heavy.

If you go that way ... You will have to remove the axle at the same time ... cause there is a spacer ring that sits on the axle (internal) between the CV and the ball housing (internally)

Removing the ball off the axle may drop the ring off //

If you go the other way ... (remove the top swivel bolts) ... then you can check the swivel preload at the same time

cheers
Mike

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

If you go that way ... You will have to remove the axle at the same time ... cause there is a spacer ring that sits on the axle (internal) between the CV and the ball housing (internally)

Removing the ball off the axle may drop the ring off //

If you go the other way ... (remove the top swivel bolts) ... then you can check the swivel preload at the same time

cheers
Mike

The axle is "trapped" inside the swivel hub so nil ill effect

Just drop the caliper, place bolts back the top swivel hub retainer in after removing the brakeline brackets and drop the whole assembly off, easy......bit of a pooper busting exercise refitting though

Hi Rovercare,
Great thanks, I'm at that point, the calipers are off and the swivel retainer bolts have been replaced. I was just toying with the next bit to take off. I can get my engine hoist in under the guard to take the weight which should make things easier, I've taken the hook off and tied off to the bolt in the head of the engine hoist. Seems to work, you ned very little head room just enough to take the weight.
Thanks for the guidance.

Originally Posted by Nomad9

Hi Rovercare,
Great thanks, I'm at that point, the calipers are off and the swivel retainer bolts have been replaced. I was just toying with the next bit to take off. I can get my engine hoist in under the guard to take the weight which should make things easier, I've taken the hook off and tied off to the bolt in the head of the engine hoist. Seems to work, you ned very little head room just enough to take the weight.
Thanks for the guidance.

I do it by hand, put the front up on jack stands, sit on the little wheely chair and muscle them in and out without aid, bit of a bugger, but really not to bad

Originally Posted by rovercare

Just drop the caliper, place bolts back the top swivel hub retainer in after removing the brakeline brackets and drop the whole assembly off, easy......bit of a pooper busting exercise refitting though

Cut slots in the brakeline brackets (from the side edge to the holes, same width as bolt dia) while they're free so you don't have to completely remove the bolts next time.

These brackets have to come off to replace discs, etc, etc.

cheers, DL

I need to do this job on the front drivers side. Is it possible to just cut a slot up the top part of the seal and fit around swivel and fit new one the same way?. It always leaks down the bottom so I can't see why this would not work, would save pulling everything apart?