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  1. 25th December 2018, 10:20 PM #1
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    Drilled swivel hubs

    Am I missing something - can anyone advise if this is a normal thing? I replaced the swivel hub seal today only to find that all the hubs have been drilled to match the axle.

    It's like each hole in both the swivel hub is a figure eight!

    The annoying part was the gasket didn't fit, no matter which way I tried to make it fit - and now I have a small drip of oil coming from there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by drover81 View Post
    Am I missing something - can anyone advise if this is a normal thing? I replaced the swivel hub seal today only to find that all the hubs have been drilled to match the axle.

    It's like each hole in both the swivel hub is a figure eight!

    The annoying part was the gasket didn't fit, no matter which way I tried to make it fit - and now I have a small drip of oil coming from there!
    Are you talking the swivel housing drilled or slotted to match up with the diff housing ?
    Slotting of the swivel housing is normally done to correct castor for excessive suspension lift
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  3. 25th December 2018, 10:34 PM #3
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    Drilled to match (I'm assuming slotting is making the original hole oval in shape).

    It's like the original holes are about 8-10mm out of place and the housing has been drilled to make them fit.
    Current: ‘16 Disco Sport (7seater) aka « Family Bus 2 »
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    Like this
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  5. 25th December 2018, 10:38 PM #5
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    Looky here
    Caster correction for raised RRC
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  6. 25th December 2018, 10:48 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    Looky here
    Caster correction for raised RRC
    Not quite like your pics, but like one of the pics in the link (can't remember who posted, but it was the county).

    Thanks though - makes sense now.
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    And if anyone has a pair of slotted county swivels and wants stock......... I have a set of stock and want slotted!

    cheers, DL
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  8. 26th December 2018, 03:49 PM #8
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    Seems like a nasty backyard kinda 'engineering' solution to me. It'd be something I'd come across and wonder wtf 'precious cretin' would think that this solution was constituted or acceptable....'just tighten the bolts and she'll be fine'..
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    It is a very common modification, one which I intend to do when I rebuild my spare axle assembly. It is possible to fit a lock bolt to prevent any possible unwanted rotation of the swivel housing.
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