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pugbliss

Rear Wheel Bearings

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pugbliss

Hi all

 

Long time since ive been here but now need some help. putting the car back on the raod after a time off stuck in the garage and took it out for a test drive and mot.

 

IT FAILED.

 

need a new near side rear wheel bearing.

 

how easy is it to do myself and also what would i need to do the job right???

 

all help appriciated

 

joe

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t16ryan

i got one from partco was the complete hub so was really easy, you can buy just the bearing but the whole hub with bearing in was £24 plut VAT cant go wrong :blink:

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pugbliss

cheers maty but first of all which bit is the rear hub and also what do i need and do to fit it???

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welshpug

give us a clue as to what car it is!

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pugbliss

oups sorry

 

205gti 1.6 1990

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t16ryan

Ah sorry 1.6 thought it was 1.9 doh, :o

yeah they are easy they come off with the drum :blink:

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pugbliss

so is the bearing in the drum it self????

 

if so how do i get it out????

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welshpug

easy peasy, ish!

 

undo the hub nut (30 or 32mm IIRC) and pull off the drum, the hub is integral to the drum and the bearing presses into it and slides onto the stub axle.

 

remove the circlip and press it out/bash it hard with a suitably sized socket, though if its been in for years (which it will be as its quite likely to be original) it might not shift by the latter method so find a friendly garage and get them to do it, wont cost much as its really simple.

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pugbliss

sounds easy enough!!!!!

 

is the circlip on the iner or outer part of the drum??

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welshpug

as you look at the hub nut, in the hole you will see the circlip, get some strong cirlip pliers though as its a big mofo!

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pugbliss

so i think its on the outer part where the nut sits?

do i have to have circlip pliers or could i use something else????

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feb

What are the symptoms of a fubared wheel bearing?

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pugbliss

a bad humming and a little bit of play

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welshpug

yup and if bad enough some dodgy handling and rubbage of inner arches, and also uneven braking and uneven brake shoe wear :)

 

while youre at it strip and clean up the brake shoe handbrake and auto adjust mechanisms and check the wheel cylinders, also chech the drums for exessive wear as its pointless putting a new bearing into a worn out Drum :blush:

Edited by welshpug

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pugbliss

whooooo there, your talking to a novice when it comes to breaks!!!!

what/where is the handbreak and auto adjust mech??????

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Guest BrainFluid
What are the symptoms of a fubared wheel bearing?

 

 

a bad humming and a little bit of play

 

But if they fail, the wheel can lock up <_< at speed. <_<<_<

 

 

what/where is the handbreak and auto adjust mech??????

 

Hynes manual will help you no end with things like this.

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