I have to remove the hub on one of mine in the not too distant future, to either replace or repair the brake shield which is corroded. Some may argue that the brake shield can be dispensed with, although I would prefer to retain it.
Can a hub assembly be satisfactorily removed to do the repair, and then refitted, or does any part of the hub / bearing get damaged in its removal making it not suitable to be refitted?
I was always lucky on the Carlton (same setup) - the complete hub&bearing would slide of the stub axle in one piece - must have done it a dozen times with no problems. I've got a box full of removed bearings that I can re-use if I have to.
However, the last time I did it on the Omega, the inboard race was firmly fixed to the stub axle, so I had to lever the assembly off, and the bearing broke, leaving the race jammed on the axle. I then had to use bearing splitters/pullers to get the wretched thing off. Obviously that renders the removed hub scrap.
No way of knowing if you'll be lucky or not. If I were you, and you're going to be doing both sides I'd buy one new one just in-case it goes wrong. If everything goes Ok then you'll have a spare should your have future MOT problems. If it goes wrong, then you've got the bits to fix it straight away.