bongo1

Active Member

• Sep 10, 2019

• #1

DEF90 300tdi 1996 , My front diff oil is contaminated with i assume one shot grease , which im told is no big deal .
Now i want to check and top up the swivels , i have i believe the earlier hubs with fill + drain + level bungs . (is that correct on a 96 ?) . Anyway lets assume the seals have gone and the one shot has got to the oil , Do i need to check and topup the swivels . ? or are they topped up already with diff oil .
ta gerry.

 

dieseldog69

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LZIR Despatch Agent

• Sep 10, 2019

• #2

Fill on the top

Level bung under the lock stop bolt

Drain plug at the bottom.

 

bongo1

Active Member

• Sep 10, 2019

• #3

That's the one . With the grease i guess getting into the diff oil , I assume that i will still need to topup/check the swivels .
When were the hubs changed to ones without a drain .

 

discool

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• Sep 11, 2019

• #4

bongo1 said:

That's the one . With the grease i guess getting into the diff oil , I assume that i will still need to topup/check the swivels .
When were the hubs changed to ones without a drain .

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For the D1 around 1996MY when LR fitted the swivels filled with grease and had the black Teflon balls so no more plugs.

 

bongo1

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #5

As mines an early 96 , so that sounds about right , mine are chrome and have the 3 ports . I wondered if the hubs had been changed for very early ones , and that i should of had the single fill only ones .

 

bongo1

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #6

The level was very tight to get a spanner on , I wanted to remove the wheel lock stop bolt , but changed my mind as tight and felt like it would snap off , some serious heat required but i don't have O/A only mapp , let the garage have that headache .

 

Flossie

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #7

I changed my level plugs for Chrome on brass BSP hex key plugs. Easy to remove.

 

dieseldog69

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #8

bongo1 said:

The level was very tight to get a spanner on , I wanted to remove the wheel lock stop bolt , but changed my mind as tight and felt like it would snap off , some serious heat required but i don't have O/A only mapp , let the garage have that headache .

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Lock stop bolts have a locking nut behind them so you have to undo that first.

 

bongo1

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• Sep 19, 2019

• #9

dieseldog69 said:

Lock stop bolts have a locking nut behind them so you have to undo that first.

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Hi dieseldog69 , your totally right as normal . Im ashamed to say that when i actually had a proper look i spotted the lock nut DOH , ever-likely it would not move . But in my defence my old 90 had the lock nut on the other side (not on the back) , and why i thought it was simply missing on this one . Maybe the old 90 had the lock nut fitted on the wrong side ?? .

 

bongo1

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• Sep 19, 2019

• #10

Flossie said:

I changed my level plugs for Chrome on brass BSP hex key plugs. Easy to remove.

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Hi Flossie , is that because you can get a hex key in more easily , my problem was there was not enough clearance between it and the stop lock bolt .

 

Flossie

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• Sep 20, 2019

• #11

Yes.
Female hex on the new plug.

 

bongo1

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• Sep 20, 2019

• #12

Are the hex plugs a taper

 

Flossie

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• Sep 20, 2019

• #13

Mine were yes. Got them from a compressor/pneumatic place.

 

bongo1

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• Sep 23, 2019

• #14

Flossie said:

Mine were yes. Got them from a compressor/pneumatic place.

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Thanks Flossie

 

Flossie

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• Sep 23, 2019

• #15

This sort of thing, can't remember the size though.

 

bongo1

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• Sep 23, 2019

• #16

ive got a few BSP bits , i will compare and see . so they are a BSP thread .