nokiamutt Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Dad some oil leaking on the rear hub , so went and bought a new seal , took out the half shaft to discover a brown dead bearing , im new to this so i was wondering if any one had any tips on replacing the bearing , i have the big nut socket , new oil and gasket, but im unsure on the removal technique or replacement , ??? torque values or how to go about it lol ..... any info would be grately appreciated .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Everything you need is often in the Tech Archive index http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=4731 In this case look here http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=8009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ3120 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 nokiamutt if you gave us a clue to where you are, someone may be able to help you out. changing wheel bearing are very straight forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiamutt Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 nokiamuttif you gave us a clue to where you are, someone may be able to help you out. changing wheel bearing are very straight forward Im in the Swansea valley , Pontardawe to be exact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiamutt Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Everything you need is often in the Tech Archive index http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=4731In this case look here http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=8009 Cheers for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ3120 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Im in the Swansea valley , Pontardawe to be exact more than willing to give you a had, show you how to change the bearing, if you want to pop over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiamutt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 more than willing to give you a had, show you how to change the bearing, if you want to pop over where abouts are you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Err I think he might be in Brecon, Wales - look at the profile!! Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiamutt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Err I think he might be in Brecon, Wales - look at the profile!!Ivan cheers , i did the wheel bearing last night took it for mot and told me that the other needs doing lol guess ill av to do it all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ3120 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 cheers , i did the wheel bearing last night took it for mot and told me that the other needs doing lol guess ill av to do it all over again easier to do them now you have done one, was the caliper bolts a pain to get back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiamutt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 easier to do them now you have done one, was the caliper bolts a pain to get back in? no im surprised how easy it was , im used to working on japs and audi's so the simple mechannics were an absolute pleasure , thanks for the offer of help , just getting it all sorted for this fridays dayout , also doing the fan heater , dash out job .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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