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Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

2012 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Buckingham Blue

Universal Wheel bearing removal kits - word of warning

I am changing all four wheel bearings and decided to get one of thee kits from Amazon to help remove/fit the bearings.

Good kit and a clever little concept if you don't have access to a machine shop press. The kit is designed to push the bearings out into a "sleeve" and the kit contains different sized sleeves to suit different sized bearings to receive the bearings when they are pushed out. It also has different sized discs to do the "pushing". The "pushing" discs are fine and there is a vast arrange of sizes however the issue is the "sleeves" of which there is just a choice of four different sizes and none of the "sleeves" are suitable for the L322 bearing as the bearing is around 96mm in diameter and the largest "sleeve" in the kit frustratingly has an internal diameter of around 93mm!!! Only slightly too small but small enough to mean it won't work as the sleeve is incapable of receiving the bearing as it is being squeezed out......it ain't going to work on the L322 bearings!

I am getting a mate to make me a sleeve in his work shop with an internal diameter of 100mm to allow me to use the kit and I am confident it will work but just a word of warning to any member considering purchasing one of these kits to sort out their wheel bearings.

12th May 2023 10:26am

JayGee

Member Since: 27 Jul 2021
Location: London
Posts: 3283

2012 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Orkney Grey

Can the thread apply enough force to push out a bearing this size? 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

12th May 2023 10:33am

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8369

2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I concur, last one I changed took just under 20 tons to get it out, I doubt the threads on that kit will apply that much force.. Hope it does for you though... Pete
I now have permission from the boss to use Y.O.L.O. Enjoy life
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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12th May 2023 10:36am

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

I'll find out when I get the new sleeve made up but I think it will. The bearing was moving out until it reached the lip of the sleeve and then it wouldn't go any further due the bearing not being small enough to fit into the sleeve.

I had the hub in a vice and was using a 2ft breakers bar to turn the nut.

12th May 2023 10:36am

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8369

Oh, and buy another tub of Celebrations, that ones empty.... Pete
I now have permission from the boss to use Y.O.L.O. Enjoy life
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

12th May 2023 10:38am

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

12th May 2023 10:51am

Merchy

Member Since: 14 Feb 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1214

2006 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zermatt Silver

Good tip, also there are kits with more pieces that could fit, but they will also be more expensive
A tip for those without a bearing press
When fitting the new bearing into the knuckle, the day before put the new bearing into the freezer and if possible heat up the knuckle with ie boiling water, you will be amazed at how easy it is to fit the bearing, standard practice at at sea ( On a huge variety of machinery) very often the bearings fit in by hand, let the knuckle cool / bearing warm up and bingo, you have a nice interference fit - Just check all sizes of components first

12th May 2023 3:36pm

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

I can't put my bearing in the freezer for fear that my Mrs will come across it and end up cooking it!

12th May 2023 4:27pm

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

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The machine shop lads knocked me up a cracking sleeve with some 100mm internal diameter steel pipe and a nice lid.

Worked a treat.....both bearings out.

Now let's see how it copes with putting some new ones back in.

14th May 2023 1:45pm

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8369

Glad it worked OK... Pete
I now have permission from the boss to use Y.O.L.O. Enjoy life
__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

14th May 2023 2:18pm

Merchy

Member Since: 14 Feb 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1214

That's probably as good if not better quality than the original kit parts We make push / pull parts at sea from steel pipe all the time.
Mark the part and keep it with the kit, you can then say the kit is for FFRR's if you sell it

14th May 2023 3:36pm

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

Yes it is quality....better than what is supplied in the kit.

Before sinking the new bearings into the knuckle I am trying to find out if there is a certain way they need to be fitted......maybe to do with the ABS sensor? I have started a new thread to try and find out.

14th May 2023 3:50pm

Merchy

Member Since: 14 Feb 2021
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1214

I have posted an answer to your bearing fitting question, sorry if it's long winded

14th May 2023 4:21pm

mgrover

Member Since: 03 May 2020
Location: Leeds
Posts: 415

2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

ah thanks for the warning ill get a 100mm made before I embark on this

if you've got exact measurements of the sleeve and plate i wouldnt say no

cheers Its actually a sport

Not anymore, 4.4 TDV8 now

25th Oct 2023 8:10pm

Buckie1967

Member Since: 26 Jul 2022
Location: County Durham
Posts: 41

The overall height including lid is 75mm and the outside diameter is 115mm the important internal diameter is 100mm so that is can accommodate the bearing that is being pushed out.

25th Oct 2023 8:39pm

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