jamesmartin
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how where your half shafts upside down?
davek0974
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sorry, my bad, its the stub axles, rave shows the locking flat at the top, mine were at bottom, not important but still....
jamesmartin
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makes no difference ,and manuals and rave use stock pictures not necessarily accurate
davek0974
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Its not as rough as it looks but definitely pitted, i stoned the sharp edges away but naturally it revealed more crap, am i looking at new balls, swivel bearings etc????
Its halfway up on the front face of the ball, inside the area covered by the seal when straight ahead.
Need to order quick if i do as i want to get her back together at the weekend.
Its halfway up on the front face of the ball, inside the area covered by the seal when straight ahead.
Need to order quick if i do as i want to get her back together at the weekend.
jamesmartin
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liquid metal or similar might be worth ago ,if you order ball you will need bearings and seal that goes in ball
davek0974
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Don't think it's deep enough to do a good repair with liquid metal but too deep to ignore I think, looks like another order coming up.
Parts?
2x DA3166 Teflon ball kits,
2x STC226 top swivel pins for abs,
Anything else?
The price difference between the ball alone and the ball kit is only £3 so worth getting for the extra spare bits I think.
Does that cover it?
Parts?
2x DA3166 Teflon ball kits,
2x STC226 top swivel pins for abs,
Anything else?
The price difference between the ball alone and the ball kit is only £3 so worth getting for the extra spare bits I think.
Does that cover it?
jamesmartin
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personnelly i dont buy the kits as bearings arent timken ,but they are fairly comphrensive
davek0974
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So bearings are crap?
Paddocks don't list oem ones, so means putting in another order to somewhere.
Looks like about £14 ea for timkens
jamesmartin
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dont paddocks do 606666g
jamesmartin
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id rather use good old bearings and pin than ****ty new ones they may work just keep your eye on them ive used cheap bearings and had a few failures some worked
jamesmartin
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disco and rrc allways had bearing top and bottom ,def before 300 had rialko bush ,for abs vehicles disco rr used earlier def chrome ball and modified bush and pin for sensor
davek0974
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Excellent, thanks for the info and the seemingly endless flow of help
much appreciated.
I have ordered two ball kits as I figured that will give me the chance of reusing the old good races or if they get muffed up, I have the new pattern ones in reserve.
Also ordered 2 stc226 top pins.
Hopefully that will be the end of this blasted saga!
Still, at least the front end should be sweet for many miles more
much appreciated.I have ordered two ball kits as I figured that will give me the chance of reusing the old good races or if they get muffed up, I have the new pattern ones in reserve.
Also ordered 2 stc226 top pins.
Hopefully that will be the end of this blasted saga!
Still, at least the front end should be sweet for many miles more
davek0974
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Takes your chances I guess but paddocks sell the pattern races for £1.75 ea which would put doubts in my mind as to exactly what they are made out of
The bottom swivel does not rotate much as most bearings do but they take a hammering on every bump of the wheel, I try not to use cheapo parts in stressed locations.
The bottom swivel does not rotate much as most bearings do but they take a hammering on every bump of the wheel, I try not to use cheapo parts in stressed locations.
