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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1465 |
If it's rusted, you'll need a good Hydraulic press. In which case it's easier to remove the whole knuckle, take it to an engineering workshop and get them to press it out and press a new one in. They'll probably charge you less than £50. (The knuckle may need to go to a workshop anyway to drill out the ball joint screws and re-thread.)
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6th Jan 2024 4:15pm |
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will308f Member Since: 19 Apr 2022 Location: plymouth Posts: 395 |
yep rusty ,that is what i had in mind ,got most of what i need,just need a recommendation
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6th Jan 2024 6:36pm |
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Red Hot one Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 171 |
As GaryRR says, don't waste your time and just get the suspension bits off by undoing the bolts on the the mounting points, find someone with a press, 20 ton at least and some bits of metal tubing to get the bits out, including pressing out the bearing and pressing the new one in, be prepared to buy a new speed sensor, it is unlikely to come out in one piece, when you have the hub spend some time cleaning, possibly painting and cleaning out any rust in the holes for the various components, especially the speed sensor hole, there is very little clearance. the parts are not cheap, I used LR parts, only wanting to do the job once, get them from Duckworths (site sponsor, discount) , Rimmer Bros or another supplier but do yourself a favour and don't go down the "why pay for proper parts" route.
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6th Jan 2024 7:18pm |
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will308f Member Since: 19 Apr 2022 Location: plymouth Posts: 395 |
yep all done nut and bolts as well ,just need to know what hub/spline removal tool have found good |
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6th Jan 2024 8:14pm |
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Red Hot one Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 171 |
I used the 2 hammer system, one one the splines, whack it with a second bigger hammer, brutal but it works, for the other side I borrowed a hub puller for a local garage as I was worried about the damage I might do with brutal violence, the puller is definitely the way to go.. As for putting it back together again, I tapped thread into the hole in the splined shaft and pulled it back into the hub, again a bit kinder than bashing the hub back on, the clearances are between minimal and non-existent, the rest was easy. |
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6th Jan 2024 8:46pm |
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Epson Green Member Since: 20 Mar 2021 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 111 |
Recently undertaken a full overhaul of the front and rear suspension, I searched extensively for a suitable hub/ shaft tool. The only viable option I could find is the genuine JLR tool which from memory is £400+. But this tool won’t press out your wheel bearings.
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6th Jan 2024 9:53pm |
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Merchy Member Since: 14 Feb 2021 Location: North Wales Posts: 1181 |
Having done this job, without a hydraulic press, one way of carrying out the re-assembly is to put the bearing in the freezer the day before, it can make quite a difference, by reducing the force required to push the bearing into the knuckle ( The knuckle was left in very hot water for 30 minutes ) let it all get to normal temp, then remove the hub from the freezer and fit that. This was carried out with some new parts, knuckle, bearing and the old hub.
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6th Jan 2024 11:16pm |
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Red Hot one Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 171 |
As Merchy says, use the freezer and heat up the knuckle, it does make re-assembly a lot easier, I forgot to mention that, as to the hub tool, the one I borrowed was about 60 years old, and worked a treat, i have seen somewhere on the forum someone mentioning a more modern version. I'll see if I can find the link. |
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7th Jan 2024 10:42am |
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will308f Member Since: 19 Apr 2022 Location: plymouth Posts: 395 |
Yea looking at getting a hub puller,wheel bearing removal and fitting sorted as well |
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8th Jan 2024 10:40pm |
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