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Pete5844:
Never done this before on a Landy so any advice would be welcome.I have a lot of play in the front offside wheel bearing,how do I tighten the bearing and do I need anything more than a spanner and a socket set. :oops:

ian_s:
not a difficult thing to do, but you will need a big socket that will fit the hub nuts. they are about 2 inchs across, maybe more, so it needs a special tool. any landrover garage should stock them.
do you have freewheel hubs? they can be a [!Expletive Deleted!] to get off, if you dont know how they fit.
if you dont have freewheel hubs, then the job should only take about 15 minutes. first, pull off the centre cap on the flange, and undo the nut in the center. this might have a split pin in it, i cant remember. then undo the 6 smaller bolts around the edge of the flange, and pull the flange off the splined shaft. you should now be able to see the big hubnuts.
bend the locking tab away from the first hub nut, then remove the nut completely, and then remove the locking washer.
after that you can tighten up the inner hubnut, but making sure the wheel still spins freely. when your done, put it all back in the way it came out, but with a new gasket if you want it to not leak oil.

thats it. fairly easy and straight forward. if you have standard landy rims, you dont even have to take the wheel off.

hth
Ian

Pete5844:
That upsets me cos it's fitted with free wheeling hubs :cry:

graham2306:
They aren't that difficult.  They just replace the Land Rover hub and depending on which make they are they come off just as easily.  Mine came straight off when you undid the six bolts holding them on.  Be brave, have a poke around and go for it.

ian_s:
what type of hub are they? have they got any makers mark on them?

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