602, rather than go through it all agin, I suggest you read from the start of this topic.

Leather gaiters were standard fitting to MoD vehicles.

You may not like them, but over the years they have proved their worth 

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In My search for swivel Gaitors I did find some rubber (or Neopryne) gaitors sold for Series LandRover use, but from the response of other members they do not seem very hardwearing.

Anything is better than nothing, stop the pitting and chipping that wrecks the chrome which in turn cuts the seals.

Leather gaiter is my preference.

Is it worth coating the swivels with grease or anything before fitting new gaitor ?

If swivel chrome is flawless, they will be lubricated from the the oil within the swivel housing and wiped clean by the seal when the steering is turned lock to lock.

I have seen Vaseline used to keep leather gaiter supple, with mixed results depending on the leather  quality it can turn them to mush.

Yes. I'm using vaseline on the gaitors before fitting.
I did read somewhere a suggestion to spray light oil on the outside but I would think this attracts dirt.

Anything "sticky" is liable to attract "dirt". Not really a problem.

One could treat the gaiters to the occasional hose-down and re-waterproof. You could use Waxoyle, Vaseline, WD40 or what ever.
You could "inject" the same under the gaiters to keep the chrome ball lubricated.

I guess most owners just leave the gaiters alone and let them get on with it.

Time has shown that the gaiters do a good job and for many many years.

Yea, guess you right. I probably overthinking.
I do that . . .
 

I have been guilty of the same.

Like the bulk of jobs that you do on the land rover or anything for that matter.

You want it to last as long as possible before it wants doing again if at all.

The main difference I have noticed between oe gaiter and pattern is that the retaining clamp ring is aluminium where as the copies are tend to be steel.

Try a large cable tie ....

The ring that share the bolts with the seal retainer, so cable tie much as I like them wont work on this occasion.

Sorry - I was confused 

I was talking about the axle junction end.

Of course a cable tie won't work as a gaiter retainer over the seal retainer 

Fit leather soaked in pet. jelly. For inspection, ease of fitment - cable-tie the seam.

Minded it was me that started this thread near insisting almost anything would be better than leather, if only I knew what 'anything' was, whilst leather's far from perfect, it 'seams' to me it'd be pig headed stupidity for me to fit anything else?

If it's any good the alternative will cost easily twice as much, be harder to get, be harder to fit, and be harder to fit again when it likely splits or goes the same way as any other rubber we seem to get.

Thus when this subject comes up, best we point to this thread.

I have found leather to be superior in several vehicle related applications.  Hub seals being one.

Quote from: 2286 on Oct 12, 2023, 11:06 AMI have found leather to be superior in several vehicle related applications.  Hub seals being one.

Leather hub seals?