Rear wheel bearing

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:59 am

Is the best way to change this to take the hub off? I planning on taking the hub and new bearing to a local garage to press the old bearing out and fit the new one.
I've taken the front hub off before, is the rear is pretty much the same except for the driveshaft, which I think is 'just' a case of removing one bolt??

Gotta try an get this done tomorrow/Thursday as I'm driving to Oirland on the Friday, tho I don't suppose it would kill me if I didn't, right? :-/ Gets bloody noisey after a while tho.

cheers

scott

hiscot · Post by **hiscot** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:46 am

much the same as the front, only drive shaft nut can be very tight loosen before jacking up and first job then free driveshaft / bearing
do them in pairs ie both rears if one has gone other could be on the way ?
remember shims for geo and how many washers for toe links

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:54 am

If you forget to loosten the Driveshaft nut first then get someone to put their foot on the brakes while you loosten it.

Post by **Shug** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:56 am

Hmmmm

I remember mine, when doing the engine swap. Hadn't been off since the car was built. Inch-drive socket set, footbrake, handbrake, chocks and a 4 foot length of scaff pole would not shift the booger.

Ended up being drilled and chiseled off.....

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:44 pm

Shug wrote:Hmmmm

I remember mine, when doing the engine swap. Hadn't been off since the car was built. Inch-drive socket set, footbrake, handbrake, chocks and a 4 foot length of scaff pole would not shift the booger.

Ended up being drilled and chiseled off.....

Shug, to be fair, you dont have much weight to bounce on the end of the scaffold pole.

Scott's a little more...chunky..

Post by **simon** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:55 pm

John Reid wrote:Shug, to be fair, you dont have much weight to bounce on the end of the scaffold pole.

Scott's a little more...chunky..

Not much more!!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:55 pm

if the centre caps are still in place on the wheels then the hub nuts should not be too bad. Be careful of the driveshaft joints though you can pull them apart if you aren't careful!

Might be worth changing the gearbox oil seals and gearbox oil while you are in there. Will quieten the box down nicely

Rich

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:47 pm

Chunky!?

*hides selection box*

Went out in car for 40 mins today and could barely hear the noise enough to tell which wheel it's coming from. So I've gone an bought a bearing an if it gets really bad I'll just get a garage to change it when I'm over there.

Rich, sounds like a good idea, I've still to sort out the leak from those lever rubber things too. I'll try an get it all done once I'm back next week.

£50 for the bearing tho

my brother's only £20 for the bearings for his Audi A4!

cheers

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:18 pm

http://www.tadts.com/ReplacingWheelBearings.html

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tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:19 pm

£18 for a wheel bearing Scott.

Where did you buy it from, Harrods?

tut

jj · Post by jj » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:23 pm

Might see you tomorrow then (I will be on the 0955 stena HSS to Belfast!)

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:28 pm

tut wrote:£18 for a wheel bearing Scott.

Where did you buy it from, Harrods?

tut

Arnold Clark! £51 it was

jke11y wrote:Might see you tomorrow then (I will be on the 0955 stena HSS to Belfast!)

I'm on the 14.50, or am supposed to be, got a text from Stena earier saying call first due to severe weather warning

Any idea how much time time before departure ur supposed to get there? Was thinkin half an hour should do it.

jj · Post by jj » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:32 pm

my email confirmation says be there a minimum of 30mins before dep, so maybe 45 to be safe. not sure what ramps / loading etc is like for cars with low clearance.

got the text as well, BBC says 35mph winds at stranraer so im guessing it will be worse "at sea"

Post by **Shug** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:43 am

John Reid wrote:
Shug wrote:Hmmmm

I remember mine, when doing the engine swap. Hadn't been off since the car was built. Inch-drive socket set, footbrake, handbrake, chocks and a 4 foot length of scaff pole would not shift the booger.

Ended up being drilled and chiseled off.....
Shug, to be fair, you dont have much weight to bounce on the end of the scaffold pole.

Scott's a little more...chunky..

Did I even mention what I bounced off the scaff pole? No I didn't

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:25 pm

IIRC you bounced Hambo off it....