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Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:58 am
by lukey4x4
Alright lads , front axel , my seals r leaking from that big knuckle and bearings r nackered on my 410 , just wondering if its a big job , i had a quick read through sumit on here n on about shims n that , or is that sumit els , thanks
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:01 am
by donkeychomp
Yes it's a pain in the arse to do. And it's an axle....
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:14 am
by lukey4x4
Orwell how much u think a garage will charge , i will blame my phone for spelling mistakes lol thanks mate
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:16 am
by donkeychomp
Where are you? A garage will charge a bloody fortune. If you are nearby I can help if not maybe someone else can.
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:31 am
by lukey4x4
Am from durham mate , aye garages r expensive lyk , i will pay if someone wants to do it n i will muck in so i can learn or what ever ,
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:28 am
by Jordi
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:42 am
by andyrew
Not exactly rocket science it's just bearings and seals.
But depends on your experience or capabilitys.
When I rebuilt my kja front axle it was just after I'd
Learnt to do brake pads
They are a few ways to do the bearings but ideally a large
50mm deep socket and a spring gauge are needed. Circuit pliers
Also help.
Seal and bearing kits can be bought on ebay. I got mine
From a seller call "rocksta" in India. £70 delivered.
One main thing to check is your kingpins. This uses
Shims to adjust the bearings. If the bearings have been adjusted
In the past there may not be any shims left .so you will need to
Purchase some. I believe Jimny bits does them
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:25 pm
by courior
Depends how well u turn spanners
.. Personally I think , from experience, knuckle rebuilds with new oil seals and bearings and king pin bearings etc is about 2 hour job if u haven't done it before. And about half hour each side if u done it a couple of tines and got the right tools.
Re: Front bearings n seals
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:51 am
by lukey4x4
Cheers jordi i will have a look at them , ,thanks lads i am alright av done most of the work on my 1.6 conversion my sell but never messed about with the front axle, part from take front caliper off ,soo myt give it ago just dont want to be stuck wif it in bits not knowing what to do , but any step by step guides or pics , videos lads ? unless anyone local wants a job lol , or buy a diffrent axel ?