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  1. 4th November 2009, 09:15 AM #1
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    removing swivel pins on 300 Tdi Defender

    Does anyone have any tips for removing swivel pins on a 300 Tdi Defender? There's a tab on it that locks into the mudshield so it's difficult with that in place. Also the brake lines are in the way. I suppose it's designed so that you need to remove the whole hub assembly for inspection and overhaul without just loading up the bearings. But I just want to remove a shim to adjust pre-load a bit. I managed to do one side but only by bending back the tab on the mudshield and that seems a bit dodgy.
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  2. 4th November 2009, 12:51 PM #2
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    Just bend the brackets out of the way to undo them,put a jack under the bottom pin or the swivel will unseat. Pat
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  3. 4th November 2009, 01:14 PM #3
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    Goodo, thanks Pat. I did bend it out of the way on the side that I've done but it didn't quite seem like the right thing to be doing. I didn't put a jack under the bottom pin though. But the top pin seemed to go back in OK. Will it be alright?
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    Mate it just keeps everything in the same spot and stops the oil leaking out.It will be fine but it's better doing it with a jack.Beats me why they make things like that,they know full well it's goner have to come off someday. Pat
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    Thanks for the replies Pat. There seems to be a mixture of oil and grease in there. I just topped it up with oil. Some day ( in the near future) when I replace the swivel bearings it'll get the one-shot grease, as I believe it's supposed to have. I can't be bothered stripping it all down just yet, just hoping to tighten things up a bit (steering's a bit sloppy).
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  6. 4th November 2009, 07:36 PM #6
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    Don't worry about the grease,there wouldn't be an LR,or any other live axle 4wd for that matter that hasn't got all the different fluids mixed up together throughout the diff. Pat
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