Spearos Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Good Morning Chaps! I'm currently rebuilding both swivels on my 90 and this morning I'm continuing with cleaning/inspecting everything and I have found some play in the CV/half shaft. The play is when I grip either end and try to rotate in different directions. The movement is between the two parts arrowed, and is ever so slight. The balls & tracks look fine from what I can see. I'm hoping to pick up all the parts I need this afternoon and then crack on with the rebuild, so would really appreciate some feedback. Cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zardos Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 From memory the part under the right arrow is not fixed to the shaft and and move up and down the shaft. If it is worn then it might be possible for it to be replaced. I've also has CV's remanufacturer by Ashcrofts when they have worn, so speak to Ashcrofts is the best answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearos Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks Zardos - if no one else can offer any advice on here I might well give them a call. One other thing, upon closer inspection there appears to be some wear on the spines at the diff end of the shafts. Is this something I should be concerned about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 To me that looks like normal wear. I would suggest leave it be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearos Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 To me that looks like normal wear. I would suggest leave it be Cheers Rusty, I'll go with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90200tdi Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 As Rusty said all normal wear, nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I would say that's normal. The ring (right arrow) isn't anything other than a sliding fit on the shaft anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearos Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks Ross. Well, they're going back in like that then! In fact, one of them is already back where it belongs! I Got the parts this afternoon to rebuild the swivels and managed to get one side done. Seems there is a lot of confusion over the torque of the swivel pin bolts? What figures do people generally use? I did the bottoms 25NM and the top (railko) 50NM, as per this piece of advice found on another forum: "The Land Rover workshop manual gives 78Nm for both the top and bottom swivel pin bolts, now both these seem excessive, particularly for the lower bolt which is 8mm. The bottom bolt is grade 8.8, so I'd guess around 25Nm would be better. The top bolt (10mm) is rusty so I cannot see the grade, if it were 8.8 I'd go for 50Nm." Makes sense to me and at 50NM the top pin bolts felt 'right'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The ring is just a spacer to stop the shaft pushing too far into the CV as far as I know. I didn't torque mine, I just did them up to what felt right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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