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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: kevinf on February 10, 2009, 22:28:38

Title: swivel housing preload
Post by: kevinf on February 10, 2009, 22:28:38

hi folks

quick one here !    whats the pre load on the swivel housing pivot bearings with the seal fitted on a td5 110 front axle,when checked with a spring balance?




cheers kevin

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: trickydicky on February 16, 2009, 18:16:35

not sure but i think its 6lb

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: clbarclay on February 16, 2009, 18:45:52

2 to 2.6 lbs once you've overcome inertia and without the seal fitted (RRC post 1986 workshop manual).
Just to be different the 1990 suppliment for the above quotes torque instead of force, 5.1 to7.3 Nm (45 to 65 lbs in) and shows a special tool which is effectively a plate that engadges with the swivel pin bolt heads and a 1/4" square drive for it to fit onto a torque wrench.

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 17, 2009, 15:41:39

You need to ckeck the correct manual for that model, there are different types of bearing used depending on model year and the RRC has 2 taper roller bearings which the Defender never had, the Haynes manual for the RRC misses out the later type of bearings for the Railko bush (same type os the Defender) and as such is almost useless.

BTW, when set properly the steerinng will not fully self-centre. that's normal.

Title: Re: swivel housing preload/wheel bearing adjustment
Post by: kevinf on February 17, 2009, 17:04:00

thanks for replies ended up doing the job at work,before/during/after the work i was getting paid for :twisted:
so didn't have access to workshop manuals etc  so ended up just going by the feel of the swivel housing with the new seals in,seems OK so far !

but did end up changing 1 set of wheel bearings, both c.v joints and both drive flanges (drive flanges seized on to drive shafts) hence the question about the swivel housings

just wondering what your thoughts are regarding the replacement wheel bearings as the original ones are preloaded by a spacer tube which doesn't come with the new non genuine wheel bearings what do you guys do to set these bearings up or am i just being paranoid

BTW the td5 just have one nut holding the wheel bearing in place which doesn't allow for the conventional adjustment method


cheers kevin

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 22, 2009, 22:49:32

Never seen a collapsable spacer or any mention of it in a workshopmanual, which car is this on :-.

I understand the TD5 beaings are all one-piece supposedly self adjusting (read non-adjustable) and cost loads because they have the BAS sensor ring built into them too.

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: kevinf on February 22, 2009, 23:03:03

its solid spacer tube not a collapsable one  and i dont know about genuine bearing kits but the non genuine bearing come with out it

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 23, 2009, 00:52:21

Oh, then I'm none the wiser I'm afriad :? What car was it found on BTW?

Title: Re: swivel housing preload
Post by: kevinf on February 23, 2009, 22:06:04

hi rrb

its a defender td5 110