Bearings help, Please

[troyster]

Hi people me again Im looking for a guide no doing the front bearings.
I looked on youtube and all looks real easy but there on other cars and in the states.

The reason I ask for help is everyone I spoke to said there a real B***H to do so not sure at the moment if i want to risk it.

If anyone can advise me then that would be great

Cheers guys and gals

 

[quest63]

I have not done this job myself but you have to have the bearings pressed in with an hydraulic press after removing the hub from the car

 

[JonB]

I have when I changed my suspension.
If you have a reasonable quality tool kit the removal of the hubs and their initial splitting is fairly simple.
The real trouble I had was getting the old bearing outer ring out and the new bearings in, most pullers are just not up to the job.
I got my local garage to press mine out then reassemble the hubs with the new bearings, they charged me £20 each.
Then I put them back on the car.

 

[quest63]

Perhaps used hubs could be an option for you dependant on price / compared to whatever price you get for pressing new ones in but of course would be an unknown quantity

 

[JonB]

Might be worth sending pms to some of the breakers for prices.
Not really a job to do with no money though, new nuts and some bolts are the order of the day when you take the hubs off.

 

[quest63]

Yeah you will definately hurt your nuts doing this if you aren't carefull

 

[PumaNoob]

As above, it's not a difficult job, it's just a ball ache getting the outer bearing out the hub.

 

[troyster]

Thanks for the advise guys, think ill take the hubs to a garage when i get round to it.