How to - change front wheel bearings

EastPete · 14th September 2016, 20:37

Some bedtime reading for you all - I took quite a few pictures of the wheel bearing swap over the last few days, so I bashed out the attached document. Apologies to the die-hard 'experts' on here who will find it all a bit basic, but hopefully this might be useful to members considering the job for the first time (like me, this time last week !)

All comments, abuse etc., are welcome

Pete

T-Cut · 14th September 2016, 21:37

Well done. It's not a job many would tackle.

TC

Sheraton · 14th September 2016, 22:39

much better than Haynes

thank you (saved until such time

)

Paul.

FrenchMike · 15th September 2016, 07:22

Excellent work and nice photos ....thanks

Mike

pletevl · 15th September 2016, 07:42

350nm for the hub nut ? thats huge

EastPete · 15th September 2016, 08:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by pletevl

350nm for the hub nut ? thats huge

That's what the official manual do say ...

Pete

marinabrian · 15th September 2016, 08:50

Excellent how too Pete, the only thing I do differently not having the bearing puller set you have, is to score the inner race with an angle grinder and use a sharp cold chisel to break it off, and I usually undo the torx bolts securing the disc to the drive flange at the same time the assistant is holding the brakes to undo the driveshaft nut.

If you don't have a glamorous assistant to press the brake pedal, a space saver fitted to the wheel in question and the car lowered back onto that allows the driveshaft nut to be undone as a one man operation too

Brian

Neil1 · 15th September 2016, 08:54

Very good information will keep for later.

Don't have an assistant unless I bribe a friend with the promise of 'Beer'.

stevenicks · 15th September 2016, 18:13

Excellent, thank you

joni75 · 7th May 2020, 09:02

Thank you for such a detailed and well laid out instructions. Have a bit more confidence tackling this job now.

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Well done. It's not a job many would tackle. TC

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FrenchMike This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Avignon Posts: 4,466 Thanks: 94 Thanked 661 Times in 554 Posts	Excellent work and nice photos ....thanks Mike

15th September 2016, 07:42	#5
pletevl Posted a thing or two rover 75 cdti(rhd), MG ZR(lhd), MG TF(lhd), MG TF(rhd), mini mpi (lhd), Renault megane III (awful) Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: East of France Posts: 1,282 Thanks: 124 Thanked 114 Times in 93 Posts	350nm for the hub nut ? thats huge

15th September 2016, 08:50	#7
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Excellent how too Pete, the only thing I do differently not having the bearing puller set you have, is to score the inner race with an angle grinder and use a sharp cold chisel to break it off, and I usually undo the torx bolts securing the disc to the drive flange at the same time the assistant is holding the brakes to undo the driveshaft nut. If you don't have a glamorous assistant to press the brake pedal, a space saver fitted to the wheel in question and the car lowered back onto that allows the driveshaft nut to be undone as a one man operation too Brian

7th May 2020, 09:02	#10
joni75 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Teddington Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thank you for such a detailed and well laid out instructions. Have a bit more confidence tackling this job now.