Replacing Rear Wheel Bearings ?

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Post Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:48 pm

Hello folks got a bit of a rumble at the backend thinking wheel bearina s it is only a certain speeds
any help of how to change them will be grateful
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Post Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:57 pm

Remove rear wheel
remove brake disc/drum
remove hub nut locking driveshaft to hub
remove driveshaft from diff
knock driveshaft through
remove hub flange (at work we use a huuuuge slide hammer)
pull out old bearing
pull in new

Bitch of a job unless you have access to the special tools for pulling out / pushing in bearing. They are a tight press fit, and hammering them in etc wont work. Hub flange will also be really tight to get off (as i said we use a massive slide hammer) and if you're really unlucky, the driveshaft will be seized in the flange splines
If you can get the arm of etc with the bearing still attached then take it to a garage, this will save money
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Post Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:10 pm

cheers dude will have to be a garage job then wil have to ask my matey
what would be the average cost ?
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Post Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:24 pm

Not a clue mate, rough estimate, you're looking at about Ԛ£40+ for the bearing and 2/3 hours labour
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