Changing a wheel bearing, difficult or easy?

[Mark300zx]

Looks like the wheel bearing on my LCR is on it's way out, I am fairly handy with a spanner and wondered if it's easy or difficult, and I presume I need to get access to a press?

 

[m0rk]

Easy, but as you say - you need a press

 

[Mark300zx]

Thanks does anyone know if there any guides around or an online service manual somewhere?

 

[Shaunyboy]

Rear you dont need a press, fronts just need fly pressing in, if you take the hub off and remove the old one big socket and lump hammer jobbie and then take it to a garage, a decent one shoulg charge £10 to press a new one in then take it home and re-assemble.

 

[Mark300zx]

Biggest socket I have is 32mm, will that suffice?

I have some holmatro equipment at work so touch wood that will do!

 

[AUTO EMOTION]

Biggest socket I have is 32mm, will that suffice?

I have some holmatro equipment at work so touch wood that will do!

The bigest one you need is 30 mm for cv joint nut.

 

[Shaunyboy]

The bigest one you need is 30 mm for cv joint nut.

Not necaserrily, could be 18m hex if i remeber or can be a BI-hex, mine is a stupid 18 hex so reminds me i need to get the socket

 

[Mark300zx]

So am I right in thinking the only pain with this is pressing the old bearing out and back in again?

If that is the case I might take the hub to an engineering shop to do!

 

[AUTO EMOTION]

Not necaserrily, could be 18m hex if i remeber or can be a BI-hex, mine is a stupid 18 hex so reminds me i need to get the socket

Sorry my bad you right in cupra r is the 17mm allen

 

[NickT]

Rear you dont need a press, fronts just need fly pressing in, if you take the hub off and remove the old one big socket and lump hammer jobbie and then take it to a garage, a decent one shoulg charge £10 to press a new one in then take it home and re-assemble.

The bigest one you need is 30 mm for cv joint nut.

I think Shaunyboy means you need to use a big socket of the right OD to use as a drift to press (or tw*t with said lump hammer) the old bearing out, but I could be wrong...

 

[Shaunyboy]

Yeh thats what i ment, big socket big hammer and tap away

 

[Toby Davis]

think my wheel bearing good be on its way out

 

[Dyscontinued]

I took my (don't laugh) C reg Micra to a small backstreet garage and they did mine for a fiver.