beekay Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 HI, I have a very slight oil leak from my driver side swivel seal (drip down the tyre inner sidewall). There is no pitting on the surface of the ball, and no play in the associated bearings so I assume it is just the seal itself. I have checked out the tech archive and seen the thread on fitting a complete new swivel assembly (one of the messiest jobs you'll ever do, apparently). Have I got to go through all that just to replace the seal? Or....is there a cheaty way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 the cheat way is undo the seal retainer, remove the oldseal, cut the newseal at the top& twist it in to place & refit the retainer plate. best way isdo it asper the tech archive thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 the cheat way is undo the seal retainer, remove the oldseal, cut the newseal at the top& twist it in to place & refit the retainer plate. best way isdo it asper the tech archive thread. Cheers Ralph. I new you were going to say that Still I'm going to have to wait till it stops raining.... Could be a while yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Not a nice job even in sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Replace the oil with one shot grease. It should stop leaking Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Cheers Mo, I had thought of that briefly. I know my td5 has this lube in the swivels. What are the pros and cons of using the grease as opposed to oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Seems to lube mine OK and doesn't fall out I've had it in a previously leaky swivel for about 5 years now. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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