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#Post#: 83453--------------------------------------------------
Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: samc88 Date: January 6, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Righty ho, whilst rebuilding the series, I've come across the
fact my swivels need a bit of tlc so this is a photo.
graphic record of what I'm doing and hopefully it will be of use
to someone.
Part 1 - Removing the hub
First job is removing the Fairey free wheeling hubs.
On the body of these there is a grub screw which is undone using
a flat bladed screwdriver. Underneath this you should then see a
ring which is attached to the plastic strip. This needs to be
gently pulled out to release the FWH.
Using a pair of needle nose pliers we got it out so far and then
holding the strip and moving the pliers in a rolling motion
across the hub, we got it out undamaged.
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Once this strip is out, the outer casing should pop off
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as you can see in the previous photo, there is a castle nut with
a split pin running through it. Before this was removed, I
twisted the drivers side FWH to the 4x4 position and moved the
transfer box into low range and selected first gear to lock the
diff, preventing the shaft from turning.
the split pin was removed and the castle nut was removed using a
normal socket.
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The six hub bolts were then removed (these should have a spring
washer)
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Behind the castle nut should be a washer
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And behind this is a felt seal which has de-laminated on mine
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A centre punch was used to make a mark so we could align
everything back up afterwards.
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The drive flange could then be removed
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The old oil was cleaned up, revealing the bearing nut. Before
taking this off, I took off the brake drum. It is best to adjust
the brakes right back so as not to bing the drum with the shoes.
Putting a couple of wheel nuts on will help to catch the drum,
preventing it from falling on the newly exposed shaft.
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To remove the nut the locking washer must first be knocked flat
using a punch.
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Once this is flat, you can then use the hub nut spanner to undo
it. If you look at the above pictures, you can see where a
previous owner has used a chisel to tighten/ undo the locknut
instead of using a hub spanner.
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The locking washer is then removed
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There is another nut behind this (again undone with the hub
spanner) and behind this is a thrust washer which is thicker
than the locking washer.
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The hub itself can now come off. Be careful, the bearing inner
race on mine was loose and could fall out. Its best t keep these
clean so no grit/ dust can get in there.
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The nuts washers and hub were all cable tied together in the
correct order to help keep them in order and so we dont loose
anything.
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This was then placed in a carrier bag to keep the bearings clean
(these are good so will not be replaced)
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Swivels part 2
By: samc88 Date: January 6, 2014, 5:32 pm
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With the hub now off, attention turns to the stub axle
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First the brake pipe is disconnected from the cylinder and the
cylinder and pipe are covered so as to prevent dirt from
entering the brake system
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The six bolts holding the brake back plate on have a sort of
locking plate which needs the tab knocking back flat before they
can be undone.
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With a bit of persuasion with a rubber mallet, the back plate
and stub axle came off in one piece
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The back plate was then knocked down to remove the stub axle
from it
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Its in pretty good condition :)
With these out the way, it is now the turn of the half shaft to
get attention.
This simply pulls out
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To check wear in the UJ, grip either side and twist in opposite
directions. If theres any play then it is a bit worn. Happily
mine is rock solid :)
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The half shafts look to be in very good condition :)
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The UJ and splines were then wrapped up to prevent damage
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Swivels part 3
By: samc88 Date: January 6, 2014, 5:41 pm
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Before the swivel housing can be removed the link arms need to
be removed first.
We do have a ball joint splitter but it has a tendency of
damaging the rubber on the track rod ends. So the nut was wound
down till it was just past the end of the thread and hit with a
lump hammer until the track rod end became loose. Once its
loose, when the nut turned, the stud also turned so to loosen
the nut a g-clamp was place on the drag link and below the
bracket (pushing the taper back into the hole so it will hold
the stud still.
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A general view "down the tube"
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Once the link arms are off, there are 6 bolts holding the
housing to the axle end which must be removed.
This photo shows the location of the steering stop bracket on
mine (end of the screwdriver)
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We tried to undo the nuts with a spanner but they were solid and
the nuts were starting to round, so to save effort we got the
nut splitter out wihich got 3 of the bolts out before it gave up
the ghost. So we have 3 more to do tomorrow which are scheduled
to have a meeting with the grinder.
I shall carry this on when we do a bit more tomorrow :)
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: StuartN Date: January 7, 2014, 5:20 am
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Great report in detail. Very helpful.
Cheers
Stuart
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: jimmy74 Date: January 7, 2014, 10:46 am
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Great detailed report with good pics.
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: divie Date: January 7, 2014, 11:25 am
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Nice set of pics, I have a home made separator that does not
damage the rubber seals or if that fails hit the side of the
housing not the threaded end. Usually works and no chance of
damage.
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: craigderby Date: January 7, 2014, 11:35 am
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Excellent write up :thumbs:
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: mandylandy Date: January 7, 2014, 2:18 pm
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Very good bud. Your name is not Haynes,that's for sure.
Will keep,hope never need.
Ta! :lightblb:
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: thorpey Date: January 7, 2014, 2:44 pm
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good post and photos
once you remove screw on free wheeling hubs press them in to
release pressure off the plastic strip and it will pull out
easily same to refit to lock them up whilst tightening shaft
nuts remove spring and insert the locking gear inside the hub
:thumbs:
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Re: Series 3 swivel refurb (picture heavy)
By: Gozo_Joseph Date: January 7, 2014, 3:42 pm
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:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
bringing back memories of when i did the swivels on laika (some
6 years ago) nice memories including a bitter one ... swivel
swinging off the vice and hitting my knee.... :loser: you know
the spot - ligament ends .... Dmmy spit
keep up the good work don't forget the gaithers {?}
when i installed the oil seals i also made sure to pack them
with grease to prevent the spring from rusting - i don't know if
it helps at all to be honest.
joseph
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