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csb167

Member

• Dec 29, 2014

• #1

Hello,

Is it possible to simply drain all of the oil out of the front axle swivels (with a drain plug for example) - looked but nothing obvious on vehicle.

Vehicle is a 1984 land rover 90 2.5d n/a.

Topped up at weekend. Nearside needed a small amount of oil but offside was already full but colour of oil was not good therefore would like to drain and replace with fresh oil.

Regards
CSB167

 

aaronmorris

Head's a shed

• Dec 29, 2014

• #2

If it's original early axle then they do have a drain.
Can't remember exactly where as it was a while since I did mine. It is only small though, probably covered in crap and hard to see.

 

Brown

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Full Member

• Dec 29, 2014

• #3

Later ones didn't have a drain. If there's none, maybe someone has fitted later axles.

 

lightning

Well-Known Member

• Dec 29, 2014

• #4

The steering swivels have an oil reservoir?

 

aaronmorris

Head's a shed

• Dec 29, 2014

• #5

lightning said:

The steering swivels have an oil reservoir?

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Not as such.
Early swivels where filled with ep90 and as such was changeable and had a drain plug.
Late swivels where filled with one shot grease, no drain plug, so sealed for life kind of thing.
You could change it but would mean striping it down a little.

 

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lynall

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• Dec 29, 2014

• #6

84 should defo have drain my 93 has.
Can of worms messing with unknown swivels, the cv grease for the newer ones is top notch in the older models as well.

 

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Litch

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• Dec 29, 2014

• #7

Easiest thing is to look at the drawings / photos in the workshop manual and see the position of the drain in that. The interweb is a wonderful thing but having a workshop manual immediately to hand is better.

Draining the swivels is a normal service procedure, it was only done away with the introduction of 1-shot grease and the removal of the drain.

 

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csb167

Member

• Dec 30, 2014

• #8

Ok thanks for all your good advice. Sounds like mine should have a drain as topping it up with EP90. Don't think axles have been changed. It is all original and in standard form.

Thanks again

CSB167