has anyone done the front wheel bearing change job at home or is it a garage job ???

looks like a garage job unless you have a press,

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic7883.h...l+bearings ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Press job, mine were done recently as well. Didn't do the work myself, our mechanics did. Also replaced two bushings, the front airbags and brake discs.

Rear bearings to be done as soon as they arrive here  MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

Can you just replace the entire hub? On other cars I've just done that in the past as it's cheaper than getting new bearings pressed in. 2006 FFRR 4.2 Supercharged Vogue SE
2007 Honda S2000
2008 Aprilia Tuono Factory

This is not a "factory made" hub, like I use on my trike where you can't replace the bearing at all. This is a proper (big) bearing pressed into the hub. Replacing the whole hub is possible, just a lot (?) more expensive. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

I had a front wheel bearing done yesterday at an indie

The bloke told me roughly £200ish + vat

Picked the car up and the bill came to £168 inc parts labour and vat 

I can sell you the driveshaft pressing tool...

Exactly the same as a Land Rover tool, but made of a stronger grade of steel...

I had to have 5 sets made for my engineering shop to get the price right, so i have 3 sets to sell...

Price to forum members is £200 for the set...


Craig...

Do the drive shafts press straight out of the hub, or is there a knack? I recent had my hub and drive shaft out as 1 and the garage couldn't get the drive shaft out of the hub with a press and penetrating oil and 48hrs. Although I have since decided I will not use them again after seeing a gearbox change they done on my brothers van. MY2010 TDV8 Vogue Ipanema Sand
2002 V8 Vogue Oslo Blue - Gone.

See my post above! All is explained there...

You will probably find you now have a knackered wheel bearing now... They don't like presses and hammers!

I need to change my CV boot gaiters, I think I'll just remove the hub plus driveshaft complete and try replacing them without removing the driveshaft from the hub. Going to beinteresting...

Not a nice job rich... Good luck

Thanks, I've set aside a day to do it, should be long enough....