Swivel hub leaking Grease 80 series

I know!! I just brought this and its in rough shape! Last owner gave up on repairing it. Thanks for your help

Excellent, informative video. Never having owned a vehicle with a live front axle I've always been curious as to how they go together and work, so thanks for posting that, Phil.

Thanks Frank,
I've had many rigid front axle Landcruisers over the years and have always done my own maintenance - the swivel hub rebuilds are one job I learned to hate! Bought a 200series and thought I'd never seen one again, but I sold it last year and now back into a Troopy. But should be a few years before I need to do that job again.

I should have acknowledged the guy who made the video - its Simon from CMS 4x4. Specialises in Landcruisers and fixes Troopys from all over the country.
https://www.cms4x4.com.au/

Im going to get a mate who is a mechanic, to help me out whilst I do it, Video helps but better safe then sorry, plus he should be experienced enough.
Thanks

If his swivel hub bearings/(steering axis bearings) are in good condition the camber and caster should be measured first. If they are stuffed then it will be wrong anyway. And needs to be known before mods done. You can buy camber correction bearing kits which have an offset to centre design for the swivel bearings, so when installed in the optimum position it will correct camber if not right. The kits come in 0.5, 1.5,1.8 degree steps, so prior reading of errors is needed to buy/select the correct ones. Then install.
The originals bearings don't set the camber or caster, they simply hold it in the correct machined position designed into the axle which includes camber caster as per specs. Not sure what a "semi elliptical bearing" is, but these are simply bearings held off centre, ie, eccentric and not concentric.
If fitting those kits, they can be done at home if you know the concepts and an expensive machine is not required at all. You must know the original reading first though. Most vehicles like these slightly run to the left because the caster is equal and the camber of our roads means "equal caster" cannot compensate for the camber of road. A vehicle on a flat road pulls to the LEAST positive caster side. So the LHS of vehicles in Australia generally need slightly more caster on the LHS. On flat road it will then slightly gravitate to the right. All a compromise though.

Good on you Swampy. Exactly what I was getting at with the video, I could not see how a video man could begin to explain the aligning tool. Only if careful prior measurements of top clearances between swivel and bearing zone if top bearing still good, can you position the unit correctly without the tool. Multiple assembly and disassembly of pivot bearings may be necessary so that axle turning resistance can be assessed by removal or adding shims. Then there is the preload issue on top of the positioning. Anyone can, monkey see monkey do, from a video but monkey may not perceive the finer aspects of doing it correctly.