Defender 130 Swivel Housing Rebuild Kit

Swivel Housing Rebuild Kit for the Defender 130: a new chrome swivel ball, bearings, seals and gaskets for one side.

The Defender and Discovery front axle turns on swivel balls running in oil or grease, and the chrome on the ball pits and tears the seal. The symptoms are oil down the inside of the wheel and a failed MOT. Hub bearings and steering joints wear faster on a vehicle with larger tyres, and we size parts for that. The 130 is the long wheelbase crew cab and pick up, and it carries its weight on the rear axle, which changes which parts wear first.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Defender 130, chassis code LD 130
• Engine: 300Tdi, Td5, 2.4 and 2.2 Puma diesel
• Production dates: 1984 to 2016
• Quality: OE Supplier or Uprated or Genuine Boxed
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: pitted chrome tearing the seal and leaking oil down the wheel
• Labour time: about 5 hours
• Coding: none. This vehicle predates the modules that need it
• Also needed: swivel oil or grease
• Torque: swivel to axle 73 Nm
• Weight: about 9 kg
• Warranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Swivel ball
• Taper bearings
• Seals

Fitting

Labour guide: about 5 hours. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure.

Which version to buy

OE Supplier is made by the firm that supplies the factory, in its own box rather than a dealer box. Same part, same line, typically 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than the dealer. Uprated is the revised or heavier duty specification, built for vehicles that are loaded, towed with and taken off road rather than parked outside a school. Genuine Boxed is in the manufacturer's own packaging with the manufacturer's number on it. Worth it for warranty work, lease returns or a car with full dealer history, and not otherwise.