90MAD Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 hi all my 90 passsed her m.o.t which im very pleased about. the tester mentioned that i will need to replace the shims in the n/s front wheel soon i take it there is some movement at 12 and 6, and i take it this means the drive flange on the front. 1 can i just change these or is it a complete hub re build. 2 what is the part number for said shims or is it a kit that i can buy cheers steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 sound like he's meaning the top & bottom swivels. this thread is for a Discovery front swivel http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=5601 but yours is very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90MAD Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 so would it be just the top swivel pinn shims to take out and re do the preload or top and bottom. and will i need to buy some at this stage or just to the point of taking them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 shims only under the top pin, don't remove to many as it'll make it to tight. check the preload afterwards too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90MAD Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 shims only under the top pin, don't remove to many as it'll make it to tight. check the preload afterwards too. also any idea what to use to check the pre load (tool, or handy gaget to do it with it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 also any idea what to use to check the pre load (tool, or handy gaget to do it with it) a spring balance as used by fishermen to wiegh their catch, it'll need to read from 1 to 10kgs, your looking for 3.6 to 4.5kg just as the swivel resistance is overcome & it starts to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 With practice you can do it by feel quite well. It should not move too easily and clonk against the stops, neither should it feel tight at all. A tip is to make sure you keep all the shims you remove. Eventually you will get to the stage where there are no shims left to take out and then you will have to change the bearings and put the shims back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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