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King pin bearings

Catcher
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28 Jul 2012 16:24 #45021 by Catcher

King pin bearings was created by Catcher

We have grease leaking from the swivel hub on one side and, from reading advice on this site, it looks like the king pin bearings need replacing (although there's no vertical play I can detect). It's not something I'd tackle myself and I'd prefer to take it to someone who's done it before. Can anybody recommend someone in the Lancashire/North Yorkshire areas please?
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29 Jul 2012 14:07 #45051 by nicho

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could this just be the seals with there not being any movement or wobble ?, im not sure but someone will probably be along soon that knows.

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29 Jul 2012 15:41 #45052 by hypo81

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29 Jul 2012 20:24 #45060 by j999pre

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Is out defo grease or is it axle oil? Oil will get past a good swivel seal as its thinner. So it could be the inner oil seal only that has gone and not the bearings as you say you have no play.

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29 Jul 2012 21:20 #45066 by nicho

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any pics of the inner oil seal and were its located, not heard this mentioned before, thanks.is it a big job to change.

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29 Jul 2012 21:38 #45068 by mlines

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Its usually the Kingpin Bearings or sometimes the wheel bearings, the little seal does not tend to fail on its own

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