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Twinnie

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I’m changing my swivel bearings and it’s all new to me. I found some bearings in the stub axle so I figure I better change these while I’ve got everything open but I’m getting confused with some of these stub axle kits I keep seeing. Mostly because they all mention inner and outer seals. I can only see one in what I’ve pulled out, that I have to push in before the bearing. There’s also some brass bush on the outside. I haven’t removed anything yet.

Do I need to remove the brass bush or can I just keep it?

What’s the deal with the seals? There’s only one seal on the LRWorkshop diagrams and the part numbers seem to get mixed up all the time depending on where I’m looking? There’s only one I can find on the stub axle I’ve pulled out.

Is there anything else I should be looking at doing while I’ve got all this stuff off?

This is my Paddocks shopping list so far:
Stub axle bearing x2
FTC861
Thrust hub brass thing x2
FTC56
Seal x2
FTC5268G

Thanks.
 
People will need to know what car and year, as some models are different

As parts are so cheap, my top tip is to buy everything, and also get some as spares for the future, because you will need them!
Hub seals always using them, hub nut lock tabs ditto, gasket for stub axle to main axle, drive member gaskes, the gaskets are literally pennies so buy 10 of each, brake pad retaining pins/tin clip things, they are crap and always rot out.

With most of the suppliers if you get the spend up to 50 quid its free p+p, so oil and fuel filters, not so much air filters as they seem to stay clean for an age.

Flex hoses good? pads good?
 
Sorry, late night post. More details would have been sensible. It’s a 2000 TD5. I’m already changing all the brakes including callipers pipes, hoses, and pads.
 
Some suppliers do a swivel hub kit which has everything you need to do including the bearings

Just fitted some Britpart ones which were spot on, everything fitted and only about £20 a side

but good plan to do all the brakes at same time.
 
I have the Britpart swivel kit but once I had it all on the bench I noticed the bearings inside the stub axle, and that they were looking a bit orange. All this work isn’t exactly by choice, I took it to a garage and after a report I quickly realised that the last owners MOT with zero advisories was a little suspect. I’m also changing the shocks and turrets while I’m in here, before moving in on the radius arm bushes, drop arm, and drag link. Changing the track rod at the same time, just for a laugh.
 
Some seal kits have parts for both early and later models, these "extra" bits can cause confusion. Keep all bits you remove in the order they are removed for reference.
 
The MOT is basically a vehicle safety check.

lt wouldn't show an advisory for bearings unless there was actual play in them, or they were not smooth when the wheel was turned by hand.
 
Twinnie said:
I have the Britpart swivel kit but once I had it all on the bench I noticed the bearings inside the stub axle, and that they were looking a bit orange. All this work isn’t exactly by choice, I took it to a garage and after a report I quickly realised that the last owners MOT with zero advisories was a little suspect. I’m also changing the shocks and turrets while I’m in here, before moving in on the radius arm bushes, drop arm, and drag link. Changing the track rod at the same time, just for a laugh.
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The britpart drop arm with a G on the end of the part number is a decent bit of kit, mine has been on the car for years with no issues.
 
Worth watching the Brittanica restorations vids about swivel housings on the tube - very good IMO. :)
 
Britpart swivel balls also on my 110, done 45,000 miles and still seem fine

l think they have a "premium" kit that's supposed to be better quality, and that's what l have on mine according to the garage that fitted them.
 
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