Front wheel Bearing

[jamiecrookston83]

How easy is it to replace a front wheel bearing?

[Coops]

fairly easy if you have a press

whip hub off, press out old bearing and press in new one :-)

if u havent got a press take hub off and take to a garage with ur new bearing, they should press old out and fit new for tenner or so

[16v_paddy]

Easy if you have a press, if not, just remove the hub, take it to a garage with a new bearing & ask 1 of the grease monkeys to do it for you, give him a tenner to get himself a drink & job's a good un :wink:

[16v_paddy]

Too slow dammit!! :evil:

[jamiecrookston83]

Cheers Guys That will be my plan of action then. I think i'm going to get both of them done at once.

[Coops]

Too slow dammit!! :evil:

not for the first or the last time ;-)

[scratabout1988]

i did my fronts the other week,

luckily i have cylindrical bits of brass that are the same diameters of the in the and outer races which i made up on a lathe so good for bashing! but you can use sockets.

bash the old bearing out carefully, the inner always comes out first and the outer usually gets stuck in the carrier. sometimes a little heat with a blow torch ofter helps get the outer race out but brute force also helps.

clean up with the dremel brush inside, then i usually heat the carrier up a little the start pushing the new bearing in, making sure i only tap the outer race as the bearings between the races are brittle and can crack.

once pushed all the way in, circlip in and jobs-a-guden! :wink: