Litch said:

It is a fair job if you are a beginer but as long as you have a good read of the Haynes before you start and follow it correctly you should be ok and have it all done in a day. About the only tools you will need which are not found in a normal tool-kit are a LR hub-nut box-spanner (about £6) and a spring-balance for setting up the swivel pre-load (the type fishermen use). When you look in the manual you will see where these are needed.

Any of the mail-order dealers are a good bet (JC's, DLS, Paddock etc) but I think Paddock are doing a deal on complete kits. Although these items are quite heavy P&P isn't as bad as you might imagine, just make sure you get all you need in one go to avoid multiple postage costs.

When it comes to deciding what to use to lubricate the insides of your nice new swivels you have a choice.
For the first 40-odd years LR used gear-oil (EP90) but more recently they have been using a special grease known as one shot swivel grease (very popular with people who have leaky swivels but don't want to change them and/or the seals). As all your bits will be new & leak free you have a choice (I personally have stuck with EP90).

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