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when offroading, is it best to have oil or grease in swivel housing?

dave

Grease works fine and is more likely to stay in the swivel!

EP90 will lube better though, if you have new swivels and seals then it is a viable option.

i believe ashcroft specify grease over oil for there hd cv's.

would prob be worth an ask as they are the ones warrantying it

thanks guys, grease it is then, just need to work where the inner oil seal goes, not easy when i dont have one to compare

cheers

dave

thanks guys, grease it is then, just need to work where the inner oil seal goes, not easy when i dont have one to compare

cheers

dave

Seal goes in the end of the axle tube, with the inner lip facing the diff.

so I need to take the swivel housing off to put the seal in there?

EP90 if its a UJ, Grease if its a CV joint....

Just to say incase of error. I am sure that you know but some may not.

CV requirement is High temp high volocity CV grease only. Lith-Moly or similar.

george

Thanks chaps

Yes swivel off

yeah worked it out tonight, swivel off, seal in, reassemble, only problem is the square bolt cap thing to get the grease in is on real tight, is there a special key for it?

cheers

dave

Managed with a spanner in the past, you might get square sockets for it.

Try cleaning it up, penetrating fluid and once soaked in spanner on and hit with a nylon or rubber mallet. Its amazing what it can shift sometimes!

Managed with a spanner in the past, you might get square sockets for it.

Try cleaning it up, penetrating fluid and once soaked in spanner on and hit with a nylon or rubber mallet. Its amazing what it can shift sometimes!

tryed a spanner and mallet, but just slips off, starting to round the edges, try and find a square socket

cheers

dave

Try using the back (female) side of a 1/2" drive extension. Use a large shifter on the male square other side of the extension. Always worked for me!!

got them off tonight, used a normal socket that fitted over them real tight, so the drive train is all done now, just waiting for some propshafts to be made up

cheers guys

dave