Swivel ball help??

After I changed the oil and filters in the 110 the other day, I was having a poke about and checking the swivel balls. N/S full of grease and nice and shiney . O/S grease all round the seals, no grease inside, and some scratches on the ball .
I'm thinking me might need to replace the offending ball, so I've got a couple of questions.

1 - Do you replace them as a pair, or just the knackered one?

2 - Looking on Paddocks the bits (I think) are about £70 odd quid (swivel kit), are these the right bits?

3 - How much would I be looking at roughly to get this job done at an independant garage (NOT main stealer).

4 - I'm not sure this is something I should even contemplate doing myself, bear in mind I'm quite pleased with myself after changing the oil and filters, am I right to think like this?

5 - I put a sachet of one shot grease in there to be on the safe side, which is steadily coming out, and the ball is covered in grease now. Is it alright to drive like this in the short term?(cash flow problems at the minute) I only do a few miles each way to work, and I've got another sachet of grease on standby for when ball is no longer covered in grease.

Sorry for the list of questions, I've done a search and can't find the information I'm after, I looked at busters guide, and while it looks absolutely brilliant, it did make my head hurt:doh:.
Any help would be much appreciated, cheers in advance.

how badly scratched are the swivels, unless they are really bad you'll just need to replace the large seal which would cost you about a fiver to buy or £100+ to have fitted if you don't DIY

To be honest "scratches", thinking about it, could be a bit of an understatement, small gouges, might be a bit nearer the mark

at the very least you'l need to do the seal - which, if you split it, isn't such a difficult task - try and find some good used original swivels as they'll be 10x as good as the nasty new ones

plenty of picture threads about to show how to, including

stripping a Disco front hub/swivel replacment - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

Rebuilding a 110 front hub/ Early Railko type - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

This is a good fred annorl.....this is me next job on my 110 when I get round to it..

any of them series on the road yet ?

Sean said:

any of them series on the road yet ?

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One just needs another coat of paint on the roof and its good to go for its mot

Bought meself a 1961 Series 2 now and cant decide which one to keep now. Just needs the engine sorting on that one. Looks in good nick too

Grimmer said:

After I changed the oil and filters in the 110 the other day, I was having a poke about and checking the swivel balls. N/S full of grease and nice and shiney . O/S grease all round the seals, no grease inside, and some scratches on the ball .
I'm thinking me might need to replace the offending ball, so I've got a couple of questions.

1 - Do you replace them as a pair, or just the knackered one?

2 - Looking on Paddocks the bits (I think) are about £70 odd quid (swivel kit), are these the right bits?

3 - How much would I be looking at roughly to get this job done at an independant garage (NOT main stealer).

4 - I'm not sure this is something I should even contemplate doing myself, bear in mind I'm quite pleased with myself after changing the oil and filters, am I right to think like this?

5 - I put a sachet of one shot grease in there to be on the safe side, which is steadily coming out, and the ball is covered in grease now. Is it alright to drive like this in the short term?(cash flow problems at the minute) I only do a few miles each way to work, and I've got another sachet of grease on standby for when ball is no longer covered in grease.

Sorry for the list of questions, I've done a search and can't find the information I'm after, I looked at busters guide, and while it looks absolutely brilliant, it did make my head hurt:doh:.
Any help would be much appreciated, cheers in advance.

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Thanks for the replies chaps, what about the couple of points above Can anyone advise, cheers.

ya can do just one if you want & your sure that the other is gonna last a while. I did both mine earlier this year and if you can use a set of spanners it's an easy job to do. or find a mechanically minded mate to help you. If ya get stuck yu can always pop on ere for help. Yes it.s ok to drive it just just keep an eye on em. and on the handling

Nice one, cheers, is that the right bit's from Paddocks? or are they Britpart? Not heard good stuff about Britpart/****part, is there anywhere better to get the bits?
Sean suggested getting some good used swivels, where would I start to look for them?

Grimmer said:

Nice one, cheers, is that the right bit's from Paddocks? or are they Britpart? Not heard good stuff about Britpart/****part, is there anywhere better to get the bits?
Sean suggested getting some good used swivels, where would I start to look for them?

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they don't often crop up on ebay on their own - but very often you'll see an entire axle for sale, as it's a big heavy lump the sometimes sell for very little money - so not only will you get the swivels you'll get a set of shafts, discs, drums, calipers etc as a bonus - maybe ask the seller for a few pics showing the chromed area to ensure they are sound

ave never paid more than £50 for a complete axle off ebay

Sean said:

they don't often crop up on ebay on their own - but very often you'll see an entire axle for sale, as it's a big heavy lump the sometimes sell for very little money - so not only will you get the swivels you'll get a set of shafts, discs, drums, calipers etc as a bonus - maybe ask the seller for a few pics showing the chromed area to ensure they are sound

ave never paid more than £50 for a complete axle off ebay

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Didn't think of that:doh:, nice 1 cheers Sean.