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I had the same problem a bit back and once I stripped it down I traced the problem to the axle oil seal that was not seated right causing the diff oil to leak into the swivel.
I ran mine for ages like it, despite people getting all excited about "NOT DRIVING IT ON THE ROAD".
It sprayed diff oil all round the arch and once i had them out there was only minor play, it feels much worse at the wheel.
I would just do the kingpin bearings and not worry about the wheel bearing until you have to, save the money. I do both sides when i do mine though as i've found that once one's gone the other side will be close behind, saves getting filthy again.
at the end of the day, mine has gone and has never been offroad properly, so gone purely due to age and mileage
80% of Jimny drivers are so close to death they'd be crippled if they were looking at their swivels... and so it would only get flagged at the MOT. Meaning there's a chance people run them for 6-12months leaking.
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