The Right Call

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After doing a bit of research on how to change the front wheel bearing I decided discretion was the better part of valour, I removed the hub from the car and took it down the local garage who had quoted £25 to change it ( I supply the bearing). Dropped it off at 3 told to come back at 4:30.

 

I roll up on time all is quiet apart from 3 guys going flat out in the corner, still working on my hub.

Turns out it had been a total c*** they had to warm the hub up to get it to come out. They managed to get the new bearing in the hub but as the spline insert still had a part of the old inner race they could not fit it. As I needed it back only got charged £20.

 

O.K. its not all done but the hard part is out of the way and I didn't get the labour charge for the hour + 2 people were working on it. All in all I'm happy with it. .

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Get the drive flange in the vice and chisel the inner race off, I'm suprised they got stuck at that point, as that is usually one of the easier parts. The hardest bit is getting the old outer race out normally, as there is no flat place to sit the hub on a press.

[swordfish210 20]

The hardest bit is getting the old outer race out normally, as there is no flat place to sit the hub on a press.

 

Thats why i weld the feckers out, it's so much easier.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Never thought of doing that, I'll give it a try next time. I usually sit it on my steel topped bench and bash it out with a decent cold chisel and a lump hammer.

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Thats what they were doing and they would have got it off but I was 5 by this point so home time!

I think getting the outer race out of the hub is what took the time.

 

I will just put the bearing pullers on it in the morning.

[welshpug 1,657]

if they're tight I just go at them with a grinding disc in the 4.5" grinder, grind a flat across the race but stop before you grind into the shaft of the flange, then a swift thump with a chisel+hammer will usuallt crack it and off it slides.

 

you often take the rough with the smooth with pug wheel bearings, did a bearing on my brother's 306 DT on Sunday that took less than an hour all in, simply because I'd greased everything up when working on the suspension within the past 4 years, and the drive flange knocked straight out of the bearing leaving the inner race still in the outer!

[swordfish210 20]

Never thought of doing that, I'll give it a try next time. I usually sit it on my steel topped bench and bash it out with a decent cold chisel and a lump hammer.

 

It is a pretty easy way of doing it, just dont wack the voltage up so far the case welds itself to the hub You can then normally just tap it out with a big drift.

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The last time I did a wheel bearing I could only use the small press in work (100 tons) it bent the hub .

[welshpug 1,657]

Have done the welder turned up to 11 trick with a truck front wheel bearing, it fell out after getting it glowing cherry

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

if they're tight I just go at them with a grinding disc in the 4.5" grinder, grind a flat across the race but stop before you grind into the shaft of the flange, then a swift thump with a chisel+hammer will usuallt crack it and off it slides.

 

i had to did this on the one i did myself on my xsara, i just grinded it flat and gave it a whack and it fell off. rest of the bearing wasn't too bad but i still paid the garage to do the other side for me

[backroadpug 12]

i just cut it with the burners takes seconds

i always find getting the circlip out a c**t

but after doing a few i drill a hole threw the hub and punch out the clip.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Thats why i weld the feckers out, it's so much easier.

 

I had a bearing to change tonight so I have tried this, worked a feckin treat, top marks that man.

This is how I will be doing it from now on.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

1.remove hub from car

 

2.buy replacement bearing

 

3.take both items to local garage

 

4.swap newly pressed hub/bearing in for beer tokens

 

5.refit and take for a burn

 

EDIT: forgot my smiley

Edited September 9, 2010 by Edp

[swordfish210 20]

I had a bearing to change tonight so I have tried this, worked a feckin treat, top marks that man.

This is how I will be doing it from now on.

 

 

Nice, AdamP gave me a thumbs up for this method as well as he had to swap on on his RG. If you want to make it even easier you can put the new bearing in the freezer for a couple of hours beforehand then when you have the hub nice and warm the bearing just drops in