Getting hub off!

[Barn]

how do you get teh front off-side hub off a mk2? need to do it to fit a new wheel bearing!

thanks

[Dicko]

2*19mm bolts holding suspension strut on
1*13mm bolt holding ball joint on
1*17mm nut holding TRE on.
2*XXmm hex bolts for the calliper (forgot size sorry)

for the track rod end make sure u wire brush the thread and put some WD40 on beofre you start to undo the nut. you dont wanna let the bolt start spinning!

good luck getting the bearing out ;)

[Austin_Nova16]

and a 30mm for the drive shaft nut.

[Jon_nova1]

and a hammer or big metal prising bar

[Stuart]

hydralic press is the best bet for pushing it in and out.



10mm hex dicko ;)

[dave.gsi]

good luck getting the bearing out ;)

lol, i'll second that :lol:

[Dicko]

ye tried do mine yesterday, the bearing broek in 1/2 and left the outter race in the hub, ended up robbing the whole hub off my other car till i get it sorted :d

[dave.gsi]

similar with my old gsi. completely knackered it trying to get it out and bought a whole new hub from the scrappy for a tenner.

[rgv_stu]

welder is the best way of getting the bearing cases out. get em hot and they fall out

[Ste_Nova]

welder is the best way of getting the bearing cases out. get em hot and they fall out

i prefer my 15t press :lol:

[rgv_stu]

tart :lol:

[Barn]

:o 'kin hell what a job!

ended up taken best part of 3 hours! circlips had rusted right up (about ltr of WD40 later they came off).

used a 30t press :lol: to get the bearing out! nearly fcuked the race aswell, then the new bearing decided to fall apart abit. but tis' done now. hope it keeps (my lecturer didn't seem too pleased with how it went together).

anyway roll on the MOT (finally after nearly 2months) !

thanks for the help lads