swivel pin housing gear oil capacity?
Camel Trophy
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30% RP NGL2 bearing grease and 70% 85W140 Gear oil. Came out the same consistency as the 1 shot. I do not suggest or recommend it, just what I did. I have access to a warehouse full of RP stuff.
Baja
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Though knowing me I'd probably drill and tap for a filler plug on the hub drive flange (like Series Rovers had) to make the hubs easy to drain and fill.
Yes, I have terminal shipfitter's disease.
Baja
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If I played in the water a lot I'd pull the inner axle housing seal and the stub axle inner seal and use 85w140 in the diff, swivels and hubs.
Though knowing me I'd probably drill and tap for a filler plug on the hub drive flange (like Series Rovers had) to make the hubs easy to drain and fill.
Yes, I have terminal shipfitter's disease.
Though knowing me I'd probably drill and tap for a filler plug on the hub drive flange (like Series Rovers had) to make the hubs easy to drain and fill.
Yes, I have terminal shipfitter's disease.
That and a lot more LR knowledge than the average guy on here. And a nice collection of Rovers as well.
Baja
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
I think I will take a close look at the swivel ***** tomorrow. Check to see if I have lost much lube and see about getting the one shots on my next order. If there some other brand available anywhere cheaper?
Recovery Vehicle
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From: Quarryville, Pa
Its the same as #00 grease. They use it in alot of lawn mower transmisions try a small engine repair place you mite be able to find it in a larger container and measure it out as needed
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Winching
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If I played in the water a lot I'd pull the inner axle housing seal and the stub axle inner seal and use 85w140 in the diff, swivels and hubs.
Though knowing me I'd probably drill and tap for a filler plug on the hub drive flange (like Series Rovers had) to make the hubs easy to drain and fill.
Yes, I have terminal shipfitter's disease.
Though knowing me I'd probably drill and tap for a filler plug on the hub drive flange (like Series Rovers had) to make the hubs easy to drain and fill.
Yes, I have terminal shipfitter's disease.
luck,greg
I'm just suprised you guys in cold climates run that heavy of a gear oil. Spike, if your rover can not idle itself out of its parking spot when it's really cold, isn't there's a chance your rear wheel bearings aren't getting oil?
Mike, I think this is the first time I've seen you go agaisnt LR recommended specs.
Mike, I think this is the first time I've seen you go agaisnt LR recommended specs.
Once I move a foot everything is fine and she will idle right along, just need to get her moving.
Again this is ONLY in extreme cold.
FYI-the wheel bearings take wheel bearing grease, mine are not greased, they are oil lubed like on a semi.
If you remove the little oil seal from the axle and keep the diff just over full your bearings will always have fresh lube.
Can I recommend this method? Not really, is my truck this way for over 40,000 miles now with no problems and the wheel bearings looking like brand spanking new when I replaced my stub axle a few months ago? Yes.
Baja
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From: Georgia, USA
In the front the gear lube needs to come from the swivel housing.
If you're getting gear lube in your front hub bearings your inner axle housing seal is shot, it's coming from the diff to the swivel housing then flowing in to the hubs.
Thank you for clarifying Tom.
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