Dave 2000
Not all Land Rovers are useless!
OK, under the LC today to change engine oil and filter and having a general look around, my attention is once again drawn to rust caused pitting on the swivel balls. Not leaking as per oil contaminated, just the fact that as you turn the pitting picks up grease and brings it outside the seal, eventually making it look quite minging in that area. I had about stripping them and cleaning with a wire wheel on drill and then painting with something called POR15 or equivalent? Then some Marlin outer seals and the jobs done...right?
But what about coughing up the cash for some new ones? On the Land Rover Discovery they were a quick fix by bolting on new ones but the 80's are welded in place, now we have plenty of farm machinery welders around here, my concern is getting the alignment right, does anyone know if they are indexed inside? I could then get the guy to cut of the old ones, slide the new into place and weld them up, result as new.
Run a few searches but you end you axle rebuild threads coming back but not about welding on new swivel balls, anyone done this?
regards
Dave
But what about coughing up the cash for some new ones? On the Land Rover Discovery they were a quick fix by bolting on new ones but the 80's are welded in place, now we have plenty of farm machinery welders around here, my concern is getting the alignment right, does anyone know if they are indexed inside? I could then get the guy to cut of the old ones, slide the new into place and weld them up, result as new.
Run a few searches but you end you axle rebuild threads coming back but not about welding on new swivel balls, anyone done this?
regards
Dave