Land Rover Prop Shafts, UJs, diffs & swivel balls

[chezzylee]

if yours is the ABS, the oil on the ball joint will make you lose power in your brakes when cornering.

take wheel off and give it a good rub with fine sand paper.

:)

[fishsponge]

@chezzylee thanks for your comments! I have actually had a brand new swivel ball on there now as what you see here is rather deep corrosion, not dirt. Therefore sandpaper would not bring it back to the original surface condition.

Also, I do have ABS, but i'm slightly confused as to how oil on the swivel ball can cause a loss of braking power... they seem unrelated in my mind!

[chezzylee]

@fishsponge if you have new one then nowt to worry about lol.

swivel ball/ball joint.. oil grazing it is can be a MoT fail.. makes the ABS kick in when not needed too when cornering. found that out other month nearly going into a barrier lol

[fishsponge]

@chezzylee strange that it makes the ABS kick in when cornering - (a) you'd think the sensor would be designed so that oil on a swivel ball wouldn't affect it and (b) you'd think the ABS was designed to take the pressure *off* the brakes, not put them on!!