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Swivel Filled With Grease - Removing Excess

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23 Dec 2013 14:37 #97265 by facade

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The whole lot comes off in one with the halfshaft attached, just disconnect the vacuum pipes, split the steering joints, remove the calliper undo the bolts around the large dust seal and pull it inwards, then whip the kingpins out.

You may find that the reason it leaks is because oil is coming out of the axle seal though...

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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23 Dec 2013 15:42 #97281 by markyp2000

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Even if i was taking it apart dew to the one shot stuff id replace the oil seal just so i no its good

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23 Dec 2013 16:28 #97287 by Yellostreak

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markyp2000 wrote: Even if i was taking it apart dew to the one shot stuff id replace the oil seal just so i no its good

AGREE.. its a doddle job to replace it while you have it apart.. plus I'd be suspicious at what is pushing the grease out, might be a leaking seal anyway!

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23 Dec 2013 16:39 #97288 by GuardianAngel

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markyp2000 wrote: Even if i was taking it apart dew to the one shot stuff id replace the oil seal just so i no its good

Agree as well. I gutted everything when I just needed a bottom bearing and replaced both the seals and both bearings.

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23 Dec 2013 23:55 #97362 by hunter1084

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markyp2000 wrote: Even if i was taking it apart dew to the one shot stuff id replace the oil seal just so i no its good

+1 Keep the old seal aswell in case you ever need it again

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24 Dec 2013 03:43 - 24 Dec 2013 07:07 #97375 by ORM13

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Oil seals ordered, so the job is postponed for a few days.

Thanks for all the info guys.

Will see how it goes!

One last question, it looks as though the diff oil was changed recently. If I do one side of the Jimny at a time, will I lose much when removing the oil seal?

Last edit: 24 Dec 2013 07:07 by ORM13.

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