Hub removal ?

[DI4BLO]

Need two new front wheel bearings, sourced the bearings found a garage to remove old ones and press the new ones in.

I need to take them the two hubs, how easy is it to remove have change the suspesion two months ago and didn't clock what needs to go to remove the hub, am i looking at a hammer job, just remember my cavalier ones being an arsse, problem being i cant start till 8:30 tomorrow and need the hubs at the garage by 11 think it can be done?

On a Nova GSI by the way.

Cheers Guys

Martin

[Jon_nova1]

its easy, buy a haynes, basically its just taking the wheels and brakes off, taking a split pin out undoing a few bolts, getting mole grips on the brake hose, disconnecting two nuts and bolts from the suspension, disconnecting the steering rack, take a hammer to it and its off :D

[DI4BLO]

Cheers,

LOL would have bought haynes but have ordered one, local halfords don't have any in for nova, so wont be here in time.

Looks like it wont be to bad, fingers crossed.

[DI4BLO]

Double post...

[Stuart]

its all intuative.

you need a 10mm hex drive to get the caliper off
a 30mm deep socket to undo the drive shaft nuts, dont forget to have the car on the ground in gear etc to slacken taht mofo off.
then 17mm to ge tthe track control arm off, 19mm/ 3/4" to get the shock bolts out and 13mmish to get the bottom ball joint part off.
dont need to take the brake line off if you tie the caliper to not strett eh flexi line.

easy job, do each side in 30 mins .

[DI4BLO]

Do you know what size the hub nut is, i have only got one from the cavalier calibra, can't remember the size is it the same ?

[Jon_nova1]

erm, its quite big, aint it 24 or 27mm :?

[Stuart]

erm i said its 30mm (deep socket is better) for the front

24mm on the back

[DI4BLO]

LOL sorry miss read that as a 30mm deep socket, as in how deep it was not wide.

Cheers

[Philsutton]

then 17mm to ge tthe track control arm off
thats the only thing that might cause you problems on novas, they are a fucker for just spinning