Thread: Swivel Pin Lubrication.

they're oiled by the splash in the UJ in the swivel hub.

The semi liquid grease still gets splashed about BUT doesnt get to your wheel bearings.

Originally Posted by geodon

The manual decrees the same oil as the GB & diffs.

Don't Disco's etc use special gear supplied in plastic bladders?


Any advantage in using them?

Only advantage i know of is if your swivel seals leak - and I suggest it would be best to fix the problem. Oil is always a better lubricant than grease where it can be used.

John

Yep think about overfilling the swivel so that oil can get to the wheel bearings too

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Yep think about overfilling the swivel so that oil can get to the wheel bearings too

no requirement to...

fill to the correct level drive 50km and top up.

Mine had large score marks in them, so I just packed them with wheel bearing grease. I would not recommend it, but i knew I would have to replace them at some stage so I know the grease will do until then. But if your seals are good then just use the same oil as your diff.

Well, I was wondering what the state of play was!

My pins had grooves which I sanded back & filled with epxoy then took down to glass smooth with wet'n'dry paper.

I'll go with oil but if they leak, I'll switch to the grease & rely on packing the bearings with good wheel bearing grease.

With pins @ ~$2-300 EACH, I can afford to replace a few wheel bearings!

Originally Posted by geodon

Well, I was wondering what the state of play was!

My pins had grooves which I sanded back & filled with epxoy then took down to glass smooth with wet'n'dry paper.

I'll go with oil but if they leak, I'll switch to the grease & rely on packing the bearings with good wheel bearing grease.

With pins @ ~$2-300 EACH, I can afford to replace a few wheel bearings!

I assume that by "pins" you mean the swivel balls. Using grease will result in lack of lubrication for the upper swivel pin and possibly the U-joint before there will be wheel bearing problems, assuming the bearings were packed with grease on assembly as directed. May also result in wear on the drive flange/stub axle splines, with only grease in the bearings.

John

I have LR's semi-fluid/One-Shot grease in the hubs of my Series, but only because I have just ordered 2 sets of these:
LAND ROVER SERIES 2A/3 COMPLETE SWIVEL HOUSING REPAIR KIT | eBay
They aren't $200-$300 each! (We don't pay VAT...)
With badly pitted swivel balls, the semi fluid grease gave a few weeks of driving before it worked past the swivel seal and made too much of a mess to ignore. Bearings and universals will be replaced too most likely.
One-Shot might get you through rego but I wouldn't expect it to be a worthwhile option otherwise.