The long to do list. My D1 V8

Alright so I'm trying to sort out this bloody rattle, I'm pretty sure it's the trans brake rattling. I can can hear it only when I'm not accelerating. When I accelerate it goes away same when I pull the handbrake up.
I tightened the nut on the drum not heaps but gave it a couple of turns. The handbrake is much tighter now only needs one click to stop the car but the rattle is still there. Do I need to tighten the drum nut up and loosen the adjuster of the handbrake or something?
Another strange noise I'm trying to sort is from the front wheels. I thought it may be from the front wheels out of alignment.
When I turn the wheel even slightly i can hear some grindy rubbing noise. Not a clicking CV sound though. My swivels are leaking like a siv, does anyone know if they get noisy when empty or low? I was gonna pump some grease in them for now I don't see me changing the seals anytime soon. I'm gonna go get an alignment tommorow I had a quick go at it but I have no level ground I was gonna jack it all up to level but for the sake of $60 I need the wheels balanced anyway.

Cheers all
Jim

Whats the doughnut at the rear like?

Secondly yea i would be looking at dry swivels. A good option is to change out the gasket and rip another out to make them oil instead of the grease. Easier to refill.

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Originally Posted by DAMINK

Whats the doughnut at the rear like?

Secondly yea i would be looking at dry swivels. A good option is to change out the gasket and rip another out to make them oil instead of the grease. Easier to refill.

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The donuts well on its way out, it's the old one before the cheap one died. It's not the same noises as I had when the donut went beforehand so I am gonna rule it out for now. I changed the oil in the swivels a few weeks ago but I think most is it has leaked out now. It wasnt leaking so bad before maybe it already had grease in it. I don't really wanna grease em but honestly can't throw the cash at it right now I need brake pads so that's were the LR funds are going this week. I still have a bottle of oil maybe I'll fill em back up and see if it shuts it up.

Cheers Jim

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The donuts well on its way out, it's the old one before the cheap one died. It's not the same noises as I had when the donut went beforehand so I am gonna rule it out for now. I changed the oil in the swivels a few weeks ago but I think most is it has leaked out now. It wasnt leaking so bad before maybe it already had grease in it. I don't really wanna grease em but honestly can't throw the cash at it right now I need brake pads so that's were the LR funds are going this week. I still have a bottle of oil maybe I'll fill em back up and see if it shuts it up.

Cheers Jim

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If there not setup for oil then its not a good idea i think? (please the more wise here correct me if im wrong)
You need to pull a seal out by memory to allow it to get the oil from the diff. Thats why a new seal is normally standard, to stop the buggers leaking. Old seal and its sure to leak like a sive.
Get that one shot stuff and fill it with that. Wont leak then.

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Originally Posted by DAMINK

If there not setup for oil then its not a good idea i think? (please the more wise here correct me if im wrong)
You need to pull a seal out by memory to allow it to get the oil from the diff. Thats why a new seal is normally standard, to stop the buggers leaking. Old seal and its sure to leak like a sive.
Get that one shot stuff and fill it with that. Wont leak then.

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I always thought they were oil filled and grease was just a get me through. Here's a screenshot of the book see what you think
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I could have sworn the D1 had one shot mate.
I have to step aside for the night, few too many sherberts, i could be leading you astray and i dont want to do that.
I was sure it was and i did a seal thing.. Im sure of it hahahhaahah.

Await others to clarify. :twobeers:

A link from a drunken man :)

Land Rover Discovery 1, One Shot Swivel Grease Sachet | eBay

They sell it mate. Seems its a solution to a problem rather than factory sorry my mistake.

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I could have sworn the D1 had one shot mate.

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STC3435 grease. 1 tube each side, no seals to be removed. The price on that link is wrong!

Well I'm convinced I've got dry balls hahaha so I got some LMM grease from repco, best I could do on the fly. Soon I'm gonna gonna drain the oil out if there's any left in them and grease em up!
Also got a fuel filter I'm hoping that might help with it running rough.

Cheers Jim

Alright so I managed to get it done easy enough without the 1 shots. I made my own out of a glad bag and silicone tip it worked a treat.
A thimble of oil come out of both so hopfully it quiets down now.
I forgot to adjust the handbrake the wind was bloody annoying so I wanted to get out of it.
I'll take it for a run later and see how it sounds.

Cheers Jim
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Love your thinking Jim.
Hopefully that slows or even stops the leak.
To clarify what i said earlier, i think i dropped one seal inside so the bearings get oiled by my swivels. Turning 3 chambers into 2.
I really cant remember what i did or why hahahhah. Must smoke less pot!!! [bigrolf]
I do now run oil when originally it was 1 shot. I replaced the main swivel seal to stop the oil leaks or atleast slow it [biggrin]

I just do stuff for the sake of doing stuff though. Tinkering in the shed, life is boring so i tinker.