Swivel grease in the axle oil - needs a strip down. Refitting part 3

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[@andicog]

Great vid Mike, did a few swivels last year for people, a great investment is a 14mm double length aircraft spanner, ratchet one end, fixed ring the other and double length for extra leverage, don't cost much either. 👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thanks for the tip!

[@gazzafloss]

Mike, it cracked me up with your reference to the old fitters chucking the asbestos gaskets into puddles, because, "one thing I remember about England, it were always rainin' ! Great illustration as to why those axle shims are necessary mate.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good call!

[@karlmorgan4063]

Hi Mike, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos, I have learnt so much. I have just ordered your dismantling tools and clamps as a way of contributing to your channel and saying thanks. Karl

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thanks! Just got them in the post tonight!

[@jackvaughan7577]

How'ya Karl You won't regret it They're an excellent little piece of kit (the Clamps) and as for the Seperator, it's deadly, and you can see where Mike's lopped off the 90' Return on the end, to make it flat to tap it with a hammer With his own Hands ! Imagine that, to have something that Our Hero Mike touched, to me, it's like having a personal affect from your favourite Rock / Movie Star There's a Personal service for Ya Happy New Year Karl Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland

[@berndeikers8924]

thx god mike is in the mood again. my guess -.happy to get the car out

[@peterg1448]

the drive hubs on mine had those crappy spring washers on them replaced them with nordlock washers

[@rbrtcrowther]

My 1971 series 3 still has three of its original wheel bearings in fact amusingly only the rear tub, both axles and the handbrake lever are original… everything else has been replaced at some point over the last 50 years🤣

[@BritannicaRestorations]

lol!

[@jackvaughan7577]

I have a sledge hammer like that, that I've had for 35 years It's had 6 new handles fitted and 3 new heads Happy New Year Robert Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland

[@peterjohnson2245]

Covid over for Christmas... love it, I got it for Christmas!! my bloody rebuild has been just over 3 1/2 yrs now, had a slim hope it would be done for Christmas but maybe this summer... maybe! As i was typing you mentioned asbestos, made me remember a family holiday over to see family in Dublin in the 70s during the fuel crisis in an A55 Austin Cambridge, dad snagged the exhaust and it pulled off near the manifold, no worries.... tin of beans, binding wire and some of that asbestos rope he carried in the boot of the car just in case had it all fixed up!!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good old asbestos! They mined it here in Quebec at the town called Asbestos -- look at it on google street view

[@peterjohnson2245]

@@BritannicaRestorations I remember seeing a documentary about it years ago, I had completely forgotten it was named after the place. Yet another brilliant material at its job but with unforseen circumstances.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Asbestos came in 3 types, white, blue and green - the white was not so bad but the others were quite nasty, but it was hard to identify which was which

[@denisscott3073]

Hi Mike 👋 just checking in 👍thanks again for sharing this video update 👋 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thanks 👍

[@fionanokelly]

Great video once gain, Mike. Thank you!!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Lord_Marco]

You sometimes wonder who came up with those daft ideas when designing the Defender. Why not make all the bolts the same size as the master bolt for simplicity. Having worked on my 110 many many times, I sometimes wonder if some of the design work was done during a pub night after a few too many 🍻🍺🍺🍺 Maybe they thought it adds to the character of our Landys by adding some imperfections 😊

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I very much doubt it would have made much difference in manufacturing costs of the bolts.

[@jacqueshickley]

Master bolt? Oops! I've got to go check the manual because I clearly missed that when I did this job 2 years ago. Thanks again for the great video Mike.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

After measuring the bolts which were all different, I wonder if it matters that much?

[@jacqueshickley]

@@BritannicaRestorations I just checked the manual, luckily I did not miss it as it's not in the book. But on the other hand LR missed a few steps on the hydraulic lifters' shimming on the V8 as well. We're never too old to learn something new.

[@FrancispMoran]

you didn't say where you put the "master bolt"?... from the replies above and that you done many rebuilds without ever knowing about a MB ....I'm guessing it's not critical?

[@GregPalmer2]

I have put spring washers on my flange bolts without loctite,l am not keen if l break one to try and remove it with loctite on it. The problem with that is checking them regularly.

[@philrogers1758]

I'm replacing the 1988 RRC inner swivel housing to axel oil seal & the new seal inner diameter seems to measure 28mm but seems very sloppy on the axel sealing surface ! which has part No. FTC3276A, what is the difference with FTC5268A ?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/ftc3276-seal-front-driveshaft.html This does not mention RRC parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/ftc5268-seal-stub-axle.html This does

[@graham-martin5847]

i was thinking about putting new brakets onto a disco 2 front axel get rid of swivels all together

[@BritannicaRestorations]

And those suffer from axle tube leaks and split gaiters

[@kabaottoemulsion1869]

Thanks again for documenting your work! It really help me to do the job. My driver side swivel has slight leak so I might have to do the job replacing seal.....Can I use normal blue thread seals for those bolts?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes - anything is better than nothing - just remember to torque the bolts down properly

[@harveysmith100]

Good video Mike. Metabo do 18v impact guns with 1 too 12 torque settings. the 300nm and 400nm guns are very good but you would have to buy the batteries and charger. Not sure if DeWalt do a similar one. The Metabo 400nm would mean the retirement of your air gun, they are that good.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I could do - Curtis has a huge 1/2 Milwaukee impact but it is too big - cannot get into tight spots

[@harveysmith100]

@@BritannicaRestorations The following is very compact for something that delivers 400nm and with Metabo you can count on that figure, rather than marketing blab. Metabo SSW18LTX400BL 18v They are not cheap but quality never is. I have been using Metabo power tools for over twenty years and have yet to wear one out.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Computer says no in Canada

[@MrBadvok]

Must be ICI.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yeap

[@MrBadvok]

@@BritannicaRestorations nice one. Dying breed, knew many a good man from there.

[@ajfav1966]

Hello Mike. Is there any possibility to contact you via email regarding your video editing? I have a good friend that is a young editor and he's willing to help you out. I been looking for an email of yours but I don't find any. Cheers.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

In the description below every video

[@jackvaughan7577]

How'ya Antonio No offence, But, I think Mike's Video Editing is Just Top Class, We've all come to Just Watch & Listen to Mike, and for a Man that's probably Self-taught, in all things "Tech'y" he's doing brilliant, its great to have just an "Over the Shoulder" view as He whittle's away in His Workshop, He probably makes ($€£) very little from the time and effort He puts in & could do these jobs 10 times faster if he done his work off-camera and didn't have to explain everything, Just appreciate the Life Time Knowledgeable Mike's giving everyone If it helped Mike and made his life easier, then OK But the Style and Format Mike uses to me is Perfect Happy New Year Antonio Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland

[@ajfav1966]

@@jackvaughan7577, it isn't about improving mike's videos, I like 'em too as they are. Happy New Year Jack.

[@jackvaughan7577]

@@ajfav1966 How'ya Antonio I apologise if you took me up wrong, and I had the message sent when I realised what way it sounded, I know exactly what you mean, Mike would probably take you up on the offer to make his life easier Anything for "Our Mike" let's Hope this Year will be a better one, and maybe this "New Normal will be a good thing, there's some of the ways People had been living in the Rat Race i.e small children being dragged from their sleep at 5 and 6 o clock in the morning to be dropped at children minders, play schools etc and not seeing their Mammy's or Daddy's until 6 or 7 in the evening and being put straight to bed, now people realise it's possible to work from home etc etc What part of this Big Blue & Green world are you from ? Thanks Antonio Jack Vaughan P.S. I've "Un-Hit that Dis-Like Button and given you the Thumbs Up

[@ajfav1966]

@@jackvaughan7577, I'm originaly from Portugal, and I'm Swedish as well, where I live. I've been many times in Great Britain, infortunately, never been in your country but definitely, still in my bucket list 🙂

[@googlegok9637]

Please , I sign anything but spare me from that top tip jingle :-) Regarding the discussion of clutch spline grease , maybe the axle spline also could benefit from special grease? Is loctite going out of business, It seems to be difficult to source the red stuff from auto parts store here in south EU .

[@jackvaughan7577]

NNnnaaaahhhhhh !!! Roll on the "Top Tip Jingle" The shaft splines will be lubricated with the axle oil and the outer CV splines will be lubricated with the bearing grease/hub oil the Clutch grease (G/Box In-Put/first motion shaft) is a different animal altogether, the science behind it is that it has to work in a dry environment, as the centrifugal force would Fling the grease out and contaminate the Clutch plate, therefore there's more "Stick-tion in it and it bonds at molecular level to the metal in the shaft Happy New Year Google Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland

[@googlegok9637]

@@jackvaughan7577 Happy new year Jack and everyone else reading this. I was thinking about the very outer axle spline/drive flange , It is sitting after the (painful oil-seal, as Mike say) and to me it seems only to receive lubrication at installation time.