Wheel bearing on a 172 Cup? Difficult? Help

[deviltronics]

Has anyone on here had a go at changing the wheel bearing on a clio 172 cup?

I'm changing LF.

I ordered the bearing and got it today and intend to do the work on the weekend. Its the sealed type, not the tapered ones so I take it it's already greased up? (never done this type before)

I haven't got a press so will be using a socket and hammer to whack the old bearing out and the new bearing in, do you think i'll struggle?

Any other pointers?

 

[Fred@BTM]

last time i did one it took 7tons of pressure to get the new one in

 

[RichMcc]

No chance without a press

 

[deviltronics]

so you would have to take the whole hub off?

 

[Fred@BTM]

you have to anyway

 

[deviltronics]

great! i hope it is the bearing that is gone after all this. are they common?

well will have to get the hub off myself and take it to a garage for someone to press it out, then in again.

thanks for the quick answers.

 

[Fred@BTM]

its easy enough to get the hub off

undo driveshaft nut
undo lower ball joint bolts (easier than seperating the hub from the ball joint)
undo strut bolts

job done

 

[deviltronics]

yeah, have took plenty of hubs off in my life, just never done this type of bearing!

 

[Fred@BTM]

speak to "The Detailer" on here, he'll know somewhere to take it

 

[stan*]

And you best get a spare ABS sensor ready as they are prone to failing when u press the hub, and they are impossible to remove without damaging 99% of the time.

 

[deviltronics]

car does not have abs, thanks for the advice though, will just book the thing in somewhere.