Thread: My first series 2a project

4) Make sure the sealing area on the yoke is good, replace or sleeve if necessary.

There is a bearing supplier here that ill call, getting tired repeating the same work for crap seals! Colin, yes if you have the size or a p/n then I can ring and ask if they have them. Would be nice to have sizes for all types of seals, hubs, gearbox output and pinion... get a few of each to keep on hand. I guess it would be a measure first, then order situation.

Ill check the sealing surface too, im pretty sure they where good when I put the new ones in....

It may we’ll be the quality of the ‘blue seals’ I’ve been steadily replacing all the new ones I installed over the past year as most have leaked.

They are all being replaced with quality branded. I found repco has a number of kelpro seals in stock.

Same with brake shoes. My concern was that pins keep falling out. But if you look on British Auto website, they warn that a significant number of cheap brake shoes fail. 10% I think. Scary.

So, I changed mine out for protex, very different quality

Originally Posted by Cap

There is a bearing supplier here that ill call, getting tired repeating the same work for crap seals! Colin, yes if you have the size or a p/n then I can ring and ask if they have them. Would be nice to have sizes for all types of seals, hubs, gearbox output and pinion... get a few of each to keep on hand. I guess it would be a measure first, then order situation.

Ill check the sealing surface too, im pretty sure they where good when I put the new ones in....

Hub Seal is an Imperial size 231 335 31 (2.31" X 3.35" X 0.31").
I did have another number but cannot find the receipt.
The ones I've been buying have a double lip, the inner has a garter spring the outer doesn't but would help keep the dirt away from the sealing surface.

Mine had to be ordered into stock as they are an odd size.

Colin

Last time I checked, which admittedly is a while ago, my local bearing supplier had a cross reference on Landrover part numbers, so just having the part number may well help.

axle hub seal part number is P3155 - I had the experience of ordering some today with a bearing supply company. I nearly collapsed when they quoted me "at least $1000" for three sets of wheel bearings and seals. Suffice to say they didn't get the sale.

Originally Posted by akelly

axle hub seal part number is P3155 - I had the experience of ordering some today with a bearing supply company. I nearly collapsed when they quoted me "at least $1000" for three sets of wheel bearings and seals. Suffice to say they didn't get the sale.

Had the same experience years back, one of the bearings is an unusual size, I was quoted about $320 per set for Timken bearings.
I've since used the no-name/blue box bearings without issue.
The later bearings as fitted to Defender & Disco are readily available from Timken at reasonable cost.

Series III wheel bearings

Colin

Wow, I better look at changing shoes. Whilst the new drums have made a big difference, the brakes still feel wooden. IL, wait a bit more to give time to bed in tho.

EDIT: I checked out Protex and I cannot see any listing for the 109 (11x2.5) brake shoes, only the OE 88 10" ones

Ill check Repco seeing as there's one locally too, didn't think about them.

Originally Posted by Cadas

It may we’ll be the quality of the ‘blue seals’ I’ve been steadily replacing all the new ones I installed over the past year as most have leaked.

They are all being replaced with quality branded. I found repco has a number of kelpro seals in stock.

Same with brake shoes. My concern was that pins keep falling out. But if you look on British Auto website, they warn that a significant number of cheap brake shoes fail. 10% I think. Scary.

So, I changed mine out for protex, very different quality