blew my front axle up

leg oot the bed · Oct 4, 2011

went to lamancha site and lost front wheel drive, stripped out the short shaft and hub as the kp bearings and uj were shot but the half shaft was intact so i presume the diff has blown probably a planetary gear as the other side still turns the prop ??
so what i thought was a simple halfshaft change has turned into
differential and pinion seal, os hub and shaft assy, kingpin bearings, sphere seals,hub seals, and i found a broken leaf! :doh::doh:

my question is what kinda gear oil does it want its a series 3 88 1973
and is sphere seals the right name for them?

Dr_evil · Oct 4, 2011

I used 85-90 when I put new oil in

oxides · Oct 4, 2011

EP90 or similar, swivel oil seal. Replace the ball if it's pitted or it will destroy the seal in no time.

leg oot the bed · Oct 4, 2011

thats what ive got lying about so thats probly gan in

leg oot the bed · Oct 4, 2011

oxides said:
EP90 or similar, swivel oil seal. Replace the ball if it's pitted or it will destroy the seal in no time.

me balls are fine i gave them a good buff earlier

oxides · Oct 5, 2011

leg oot the bed said:
me balls are fine i gave them a good buff earlier

Nothing quite as satisfying as a pair of nice shiny balls.

If you haven't got one, there's a parts book on here :-
http://www.landroverweb.com/landrover/pdf-land-rover-manuals/

It's always useful to be able to quote part numbers.

leg oot the bed · Oct 5, 2011

have to agree oxides

leg oot the bed · Oct 8, 2011

i think i have got to the bottom of it it may have been my drive flange at fault done my kp bearings also and found it had been shimmed wit two 2 pences lol

blew my front axle up

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