Wheel Bearing Replacement

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Slxngs
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Wheel Bearing Replacement

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Hi,

First post out here pretty desperate in all honesty

Need to see a tutorial or more importantly what socket is the hub nut and anything to note whilst doing

Cheers in advance
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Re: Wheel Bearing Replacement

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36 mm thin wall 12 point socket
For bearings you will need a special tool or improvise.
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Re: Wheel Bearing Replacement

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amer6R wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:15 pm 36 mm thin wall 12 point socket
For bearings you will need a special tool or improvise.
Am I right in thinking crack that off get the drive shaft out the back and undo spline bolts and hit with hammer jobs a good un right?
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If you dont have a breaker bar, or impact tool use your jack to unbolt the hub nut ( its torqued to around 220 Nm).

You will need 15 or 16 mm socket to remove the ball joint, after that use a punch, or thread the hub nut a few turn and tap it with a hammer to slide out the drive shaft.

Please note that sometimes the bolts from ball joint can spin, so use a wrench or locking pliers to hold it.

https://youtu.be/wmJPW39ufV4
https://youtu.be/SgUTi9T13og getho version

The hub nut 50 Nm + 45° degrees
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Re: Wheel Bearing Replacement

Post by spartacus68 »

Did the same job myself last year. Straight forward with the bearing puller tool. Can't be done otherwise.
viewtopic.php?f=56&t=75279

amer6R's first video is excellent. Avoid the second approach for obvious reasons.
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Re: Wheel Bearing Replacement

Post by iichel »

Probably worth mentioning whether you're after the front or rear bearing
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