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Garage near Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) for front axle seals/bearings

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10 Aug 2022 18:20 #244492 by CJ Davies
They seem to mainly work on Lamborghinis & TVRs - there was even a Huracan on a lift when I went in!

Good to hear about the ball though, that's one less expense/worry.

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25 Aug 2022 08:21 #244734 by CJ Davies
Well that looks a bit better! Turns out it was the lower kingpin bearing in the end.

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31 Aug 2022 07:30 #244803 by Jezza
I have exactly the same problem, heard a slight rattle from the front end, looked underneath and grease all over the swivel joint, even got splattering on inside tyre wall. Same on both sides. Can someone confirm that I need to order "kingpin bearings and swivel seal" £48 a side from bigjimny store. Thanks

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31 Aug 2022 08:34 #244804 by Lambert
That's correct.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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31 Aug 2022 10:14 #244807 by Jezza

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30 Sep 2022 05:50 #245222 by Jezza
got my bearings and seals from bigjimny shop and my local garage changed them both. They too were concerned about the balls being pitted and potentially ripping the seals. Martin says this is all quite normal, so should i be concerned ?

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30 Sep 2022 07:14 #245225 by Scimike
It is quite normal, so no need to be concerned. The seals don't hold oil in, they keep the dirt out.

Your garage is correct though, fitting seals to a pitted surface will simply reduce the seal life and impact it's function. This eventually will cause the Kingpin bearings to fail prematurely due to dirt/water ingress, any play is an MOT failure. This play can also cause the axle oil seal to leak, this then shows as an "oil leak" from the swivel and oil on the tyre / wheel that people see.

You can't change the swivel "ball", so that's why most live with early life failure of the kingpin bearings and just accept they may need changing even few years. The only other option is to refurbish the swivel surface with a paint coating. Costs money and time, so most don't bother.

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30 Sep 2022 11:49 #245236 by Jezza
Many thanks for your reply. I can live with that, you've put my mind at rest so thanks again

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