Drained and topped up the swivel grease after taking bottom pin out to replace break shield.

Basically I can’t tell whether the seal is leaking. The ball is now constantly covered with a thin film of grease when you turn the wheels - before it wasn’t. Can’t remember whether this is normal or not? I’ll put up some photos tomorrow. If it is leaking is this an MOT failure?

The MOT has run out so keen to get everything sorted before taking it for a retest as I don’t want it to fail on something and I then can’t drive it away to fix myself and have to pay the garage to do it.

You drained grease? Well done!

Do I assume you drained EP90 and refilled with EP90 oil?

In which case, put in grease and it will not leak - then once MoT is done, top up with some EP90 to wet it up and help lube the top end better.
 
The old farm range rover failed a few years ago, they changed the seals and they failed it again, so drained it of oil / grease, drove it the two miles to test station, passed, drove it back put oil in it..

Not that i am suggesting that, they look ok to my eye but i am not the tester..

Try it if it fails, revert to the solution by @discomania
 
You drained grease? Well done!

Do I assume you drained EP90 and refilled with EP90 oil?

In which case, put in grease and it will not leak - then once MoT is done, top up with some EP90 to wet it up and help lube the top end better.

No, I've always used the one shot grease not EP90. Thats what you're meant to do i believe. It helpfully comes in a bottle now days not those stupid sachets
 
No, I've always used the one shot grease not EP90. Thats what you're meant to do i believe. It helpfully comes in a bottle now days not those stupid sachets
I am surprised! I have One shot in my swivels and it won't drain out, sits there like mud.

It is worth wetting the grease up with some EP90 as the grease sometimes, particularly in the cold, might not be great at lubricating the top end because there is no splash lubrication.
 

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