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Rear bearings
« on: 11 September 2011, 23:17:50 »
Hi all,
Thinking i mite have to do a rear wheel bearing on my estate....Was just wanting to know is it better or worth doing both sides or can i just do the one side?????
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #1 on: 11 September 2011, 23:23:46 »
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Hi all,
Thinking i mite have to do a rear wheel bearing on my estate....Was just wanting to know is it better or worth doing both sides or can i just do the one side?????

just one side is good enough IMHO  :y :y :y
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« Reply #2 on: 11 September 2011, 23:25:30 »
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Hi all,
Thinking i mite have to do a rear wheel bearing on my estate....Was just wanting to know is it better or worth doing both sides or can i just do the one side?????

just one side is good enough IMHO  :y :y :y

Thanks Andy not sure i wanted to do both sides...Not sure i want to do one  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #3 on: 12 September 2011, 08:05:07 »
I've got one to do which I keep putting off but the noise is getting to much now  ;D
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #4 on: 12 September 2011, 08:07:17 »
/me shudders


Horrible job!  And Ive just 'helped' on em
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #5 on: 12 September 2011, 08:08:51 »
Not to bad to do, got the measure of them now (and a way to get around 'issues' when doing them!_
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« Reply #6 on: 12 September 2011, 08:11:46 »
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Not to bad to do, got the measure of them now (and a way to get around 'issues' when doing them!_
Pray tell ;D

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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #7 on: 12 September 2011, 08:37:07 »
The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.
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« Reply #8 on: 12 September 2011, 09:38:04 »
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The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.
Nice one, thanks Mark :y
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #9 on: 12 September 2011, 09:41:42 »
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The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.

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In english? ;D
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #10 on: 12 September 2011, 09:49:30 »
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The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.

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In english? ;D

Weld the bearing ....... then hit it!  :y :y
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« Reply #11 on: 12 September 2011, 10:01:30 »
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The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.

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In english? ;D

Weld the bearing ....... then hit it!  :y :y

dunno about English but that sounds very Cornish :D :D ;D
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #12 on: 12 September 2011, 19:35:05 »
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The only major issue you cna get is the outer race sticking in the casting......a bead of weld shrinks it enough so it just taps out.

Thats great if you can weld or even have a welder  :'( :'(.... Mite be an idea to try and get someone to teach me and then i can buy another tool for my ever increasing garage. ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 12 September 2011, 19:36:32 »
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I've got one to do which I keep putting off but the noise is getting to much now  ;D

Hay may be we should sort out a rear wheel bearing day. ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Rear bearings
« Reply #14 on: 12 September 2011, 22:11:31 »
I done few of them and found sometimes take longer to take brake disc off then pull bearing out  :)
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