Looking for some wise advice! I have a swivel oil seal leak on Discovery 1 which needs fixing. I have looked at the alternative to removing the swivel such as cutting the seal and fitting it to the swivel housing that way but it doesn't seem recommended. So the only alternative is to separate the swivel housing from the axle which means removing the seven bolts with the strange heads which I have done previously on a previous vehicle but on the one I am working on now (1990) bolt heads are rusty, worn and clearly going to be an absolute pig to remove. I have tried putting the appropriate socket (a quality one) on to test if it will get a grip but it is clear that on a number of the bolt heads this won't work.
As seen the guy on Britannia Restorations (YouTube) at the heads of the bolts with an angle grinder, remove the swivel and then using heat and a grip wrench remove the remains of the stud being a bit of a pessimist I can imagine struggling to get the studs out.
I don't suppose there's any shortcut or something that hasn't been said before but thought I would ask?? Picture of the bolts below
As seen the guy on Britannia Restorations (YouTube) at the heads of the bolts with an angle grinder, remove the swivel and then using heat and a grip wrench remove the remains of the stud being a bit of a pessimist I can imagine struggling to get the studs out.
I don't suppose there's any shortcut or something that hasn't been said before but thought I would ask?? Picture of the bolts below
