richard_cooper
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Registered: 31st Jan 07
Location: Mansfield, Nottingamshire
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One of my rear wheel bearings need changing, it is easy to do ?
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Rob Withey
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yes
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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Yep 
Wheel off
Drum off
Split pin out (dont forget to use a new one)
Castle nut/hub nut off (torque setting dont forget)
First smaller bit comes out
Then bigger one will come out
If you cant get the collars out of the drum twat them quite hard because i got stuck on that part too 
Then grease the new ones up and rebuild
I think that is the order and that is everything  but you know.
Its a 20 minute job when you know how TBH
Marcy Marc 
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Rob Withey
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Personally I'd do the split pin and castle nut before taking the drum off, but only because the castle nut holds the drum on.
When you're pushing the new race outers in, easy way is to use the old outers as a drift to save damaging the new ones.
[Edited on 08-09-2008 by Rob Withey]
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B3KAN
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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Jack car up
Handbrake off
Wheel off
Remove split pin
Remove hub nut
Remove drum (may take some force  )
Front roller bearing will fall out once drum is removed
For rear roller bearing there is a rubber grommit holding it in place remove and bearing will come out
Then clean away all the grease
There are slots in the drum for removing the inner shells use a chizzle or big screwdriver and a hammer and tap them out
Then tap the new shells in place but make sure they go in even or they may crack, use an old socket and tap them in untill they are in fully
Then grease the new roller bearings and fit the rear first then the new grommit then the front
Then put some grease on the stub axle and refit the drum, refit nut and tighted untill there is no resitance then slacken it half a turn so the drum can rotate freely Then fit new split pin and refit wheel Check for any play incase it needs adjusted
Job done 
[Edited on 08-09-2008 by B3KAN]
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richard_cooper
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Many thanks everyone
You are all very helpfull
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Haimsey
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob Withey
Personally I'd do the split pin and castle nut before taking the drum off, but only because the castle nut holds the drum on.
I did say i think Im not a garage, im only trying to help 
Marcy Marc
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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get in car
handbreak off
select first gear
drive to local garage
walk in
ask them to do it
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richard_cooper
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Im not paying a garage stupid money to do a job if i can do it.
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B3KAN
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quote:
Originally posted by richard_cooper
Im not paying a garage stupid money to do a job if i can do it.
Its simple to do
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