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[Nick W]

Could take some pics of said tools tomorrow of it helps?

Yes, that might help as I've not had any luck at posting pics.

[Webby the Bear]

Read that guide and I'm totally confused as to the procedure 

Look forward to the guide.

As some of you know I'm still learning and did my first front wheel bearing t'other day so please be gentle. . .

That consisted of removing the hub / knuckle assembly from the car (drive shaft knocked through, disc off, caliper off, strut bolts off, wishbone ball joint out, track rod end out and remove knuckle from car).

So taking the above experience, is this a case of caliper off, disc off, handbrake shoes off, drive shaft unbolted, remove bolts holding hub in, remove hub, press out wheel bolt assembly, press out old bearing, press in new, refit. Is this roughly the procedure?

Bear in mind I wouldn't diy this, I'd use the garage press etc. but just intrigued if I've got that right.

[chrisgixer]

Could take some pics of said tools tomorrow of it helps?

Yes, that might help as I've not had any luck at posting pics.

[Nick W]

Thanks Chris.

An explanation of the bits is in order.

The boxed set is a generic wheel bearing set, bought off EBay for about £40. Sealey have a very similar set but it is much more expensive.

The tools resting against the lid, from right to left are: mini flywheel puller with one of the slots filed out to remove the drive flange; the tubular tool bolts on the back of semi trailing arm through the brake backing-plate holes and pushes the hub out of the bearing; next to that are two inner bearing races bored out to loosely fit over the hub as spacers to pull the hub into the new bearing.

These tools look shit as they were cobbled together on the car using 'scrapbinium', but enable the removal and refitting of the hub and bearing in less time/hassle than removing the arm and using a press.

I do have a drawing for a better hub tool, but need the measurements of the backing plate bolt holes to make it.

[Webby the Bear]

Read that guide and I'm totally confused as to the procedure 

Look forward to the guide.

As some of you know I'm still learning and did my first front wheel bearing t'other day so please be gentle. . .

That consisted of removing the hub / knuckle assembly from the car (drive shaft knocked through, disc off, caliper off, strut bolts off, wishbone ball joint out, track rod end out and remove knuckle from car).

So taking the above experience, is this a case of caliper off, disc off, handbrake shoes off, drive shaft unbolted, remove bolts holding hub in, remove hub, press out wheel bolt assembly, press out old bearing, press in new, refit. Is this roughly the procedure?

Bear in mind I wouldn't diy this, I'd use the garage press etc. but just intrigued if I've got that right.

Anyone?
just wondering if puller necessary if ten ton press available ?

[Nick W]

The tooling shown does the same job as the press.
But you have to remove the entire semi-trailing arm to get it in the press, find suitable packers, and hold the heavy assembly while you do the job.

I have a press, and even bodging the tooling(as you can see it is VERY rough) was less work. And that was just the first time I used it. It's not like Range-Rover radius arms, which are removable by undoing two bolts, and often need considerable pressure for some time to release the bush.

I've been thinking about this, and reckon a better made tool could remove the hub and do double duty removing and refitting the bearing. Which would make a good kit for the job.

[serek]

just out of interest what you use to push hub in to bearing??

[serek]

The tooling shown does the same job as the press.
But you have to remove the entire semi-trailing arm to get it in the press, find suitable packers, and hold the heavy assembly while you do the job.

I have a press, and even bodging the tooling(as you can see it is VERY rough) was less work. And that was just the first time I used it. It's not like Range-Rover radius arms, which are removable by undoing two bolts, and often need considerable pressure for some time to release the bush.

I've been thinking about this, and reckon a better made tool could remove the hub and do double duty removing and refitting the bearing. Which would make a good kit for the job.

[Nick W]

 I pull it back through with the hub nut and a couple of old inner bearing races  modified as spacers. One just has the wide slot I cut in it to get it off the hub so it is now a loose fit, and the other I bored out in the lathe to be a very loose fit.

A cordless impact wrench makes light work of doing these jobs.

[Webby the Bear]

The tooling shown does the same job as the press.
But you have to remove the entire semi-trailing arm to get it in the press, find suitable packers, and hold the heavy assembly while you do the job.

I have a press, and even bodging the tooling(as you can see it is VERY rough) was less work. And that was just the first time I used it. It's not like Range-Rover radius arms, which are removable by undoing two bolts, and often need considerable pressure for some time to release the bush.

I've been thinking about this, and reckon a better made tool could remove the hub and do double duty removing and refitting the bearing. Which would make a good kit for the job.

Those. Are excellent points Nick. I remember I had to faff with the odd shape of the knuckle on the press to get it set level to press it out.

Thanks for clarifying that.

I'm still not sure I understand how you do it (that's not your explanation. . . It's just that I'm a bit thick  )

Maybe another video for the oof shop??. 

[Webby the Bear]

Plus, as you mention. . . . Removing of the whole entire semi trailing arm (or in the case of my front bearing, the entire knuckle assembly)

In reality that wasn't much work but definitely take yoUr point about just pressing it out in situ