Wheel bearings

[novanova636]

Hi all,
How hard are these to change on my mk1 nova?

cheers dave

[craig green]

Fr or rear??

Both easy IMO, though I have access to a well equipped garage & an awesome old man that knows how to fix anything.

As always, the HAYNES manuel is your friend!

[pikey1986]

i did my rears last week, i had never changed a wheel bearing in my life and it took me an hour to do both

[novanova636]

ah thats cool. i have never done them befor aswell but thought i would give it ago. il dig the haynes out! cheers guys

[DUNOVA.]

The hardest thing I ound about changing them are the removal,But pretty simples

[Rysee]

Make sure you have a punch and hammer, to get the old outer bearings out of the hub then take your time putting the new ones in gentle taps all the way round making sure it's going in evenly if you haven't got access to proper bearing tappers,

Don't forget split pins if your bearing kit doesn't come with them

[craig green]

I press the new races in using a large socket & hulking great vice as a press.

[Welsh Dan]

I pressed the races in for the rear using the cuddly edge of a holesaw, with a block of wood between the holesaw and the hammer.

[MK999]

I pressed the races in for the rear using the cuddly edge of a holesaw, with a block of wood between the holesaw and the hammer.
lol

[novanova636]

went down to my local part co yesterday and they wanted £30 quid for the fronts!!!!!! decided to wait and have oredered them off ebay!

[AlexW]

£30 for the pair or single? Problery because there decent and not cheapo ones lol

[novanova636]

Just for one corner

[Welsh Dan]

My local place does the rears for about £8/corner.

[let_nova]

My local place does the rears for about £8/corner.

cheap ****e though?

[Welsh Dan]

I did about 20-25K on them with no issues before I sold the car...

[saloon3]

place old bearings on top of new bearing and knock in ..easy