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lee celtic:
Hi All

This morning on the way to work I heard a funny noise coming from the front of the car .

tonight I found the front nearside hub has way to much movement so suspect the inner bearing has collapsed .

I do have two bearings and tab washer/seal ,

Question is what tools will I need to do the job and are there any things/tricks I can use to get it apart that might save me time .

the reason I'm asking is I had to leave the car at work and come home in the works pickup and I will have to take everything I need to do the job with me to work tomorrow :x

cheers Lee...

crazymac:

--- Quote from: lee celtic on October 01, 2008, 20:16:30 ---Hi All

This morning on the way to work I heard a funny noise coming from the front of the car .

tonight I found the front nearside hub has way to much movement so suspect the inner bearing has collapsed .

I do have two bearings and tab washer/seal ,

Question is what tools will I need to do the job and are there any things/tricks I can use to get it apart that might save me time .

the reason I'm asking is I had to leave the car at work and come home in the works pickup and I will have to take everything I need to do the job with me to work tomorrow :x

cheers Lee...

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Trying to remember so forgive me if I forget something.

27mm takes the wheel off.

13mm (may be 15mm) takes the shafts out.

17mm? takes off the brake caliper

Hub nut socket takes the nuts off and you need something to knock the tabs back on the washers then you should be able to remove the hub and take it to the bench.

then as the haynes manual says, refitting is the opposite of removal.

davidlandy:
on my defender i think its a 13mm for the caliper and 17mm for the drive flange bolts, need also some circlip pliers

hub nut spanner is a must - i welded an old socket to mine so that I could torque it up properly.


when doing the drive flange back up leave one bolt out and put that into the end of the CV to help it stay out so that you can get the circlip back on.

when the clip is on put the remaining bolt back in - dont overtighten them either , they snap off

I also use a on old large washer from a radius arm bush to put the new bearing into the hub.

get a new hub oil seal too.

feenix:
52mm for the hub locknuts I think

Budgie:
You may also wan to take a flat ended punch with you to knock out the bearing outers as they are a press fit into the hub.
The old bearing outers also make a good tool for putting the new ones back in again, especially if you don't have a press handy.  ;)

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