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How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« on: 24 February 2011, 17:53:38 »
As header how hard is it to change the bearing on the front hubs, I have the chance to get some good second hand hubs (pic below)

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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #1 on: 24 February 2011, 17:57:26 »
Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that ist easy enougj to do on the front.
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #2 on: 24 February 2011, 18:07:12 »
Guide in "maintenance"
Wheel off, remove dustcap, wheel back on & lower. 32mm socket & breaker bar on hub nut (320Nm).
Remove both caliper bolts (13mm & 17mm). Remove pads, tie caliper out of the way.
Remove hub carrier bolts (18mm) & disc retaining screw (5mm allen key) & remove disc.
Remove hub assembly (might need whacking)
Fit new hub onto shaft & using 32mm socket on the INNER track, drive hub "home" & fit new nut.
Re-fit disc, caliper etc. (not the dust cap)
Re-fit wheel & lower & torque nut to 320Nm.
Remove wheel & refit dust cap.
Refit wheel......job done.
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #3 on: 24 February 2011, 18:07:33 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2011, 18:08:27 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
As my post
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« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2011, 18:20:14 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
As my post
Cheers Rob, I posted the same time as you posted yours, The guide in the Maintence section isn't working I can't see anything in it, No pics or words
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
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« Reply #7 on: 24 February 2011, 18:22:20 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
If you swap hubs assembly as pictured with baring assembly attached you'll need to re set the camber. Better to remove the baring assembly by undoing the 320 mill nut and swap just those... Unless theres a problem with the hub assembly?.

There is some possible confussion with terminology here.
Baring is pressed in to the metal flange bit the wheels bolt to. It comes as one bit, so thats the baring in its own assembly imo.

Thats bolted to what i call the hub assembly and holds the caliper/wheel and baring/shock in place...

To swap, the shock has to be removed and therefor the camber setting will be lost.


Hope i've described that clearly  :-/ 
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #8 on: 24 February 2011, 18:23:14 »
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Try this http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1175890350
Cheers Rob that link is working :y
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #9 on: 24 February 2011, 18:24:41 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
If you swap hubs assembly as pictured with baring assembly attached you'll need to re set the camber. Better to remove the baring assembly by undoing the 320 mill nut and swap just those... Unless theres a problem with the hub assembly?.

There is some possible confussion with terminology here.
Baring is pressed in to the metal flange bit the wheels bolt to. It comes as one bit, so thats the baring in its own assembly imo.

Thats bolted to what i call the hub assembly and holds the caliper/wheel and baring/shock in place...

To swap, the shock has to be removed and therefor the camber setting will be lost.


Hope i've described that clearly  :-/ 
Nope. Bearing & hub is one unit
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« Reply #10 on: 24 February 2011, 18:39:39 »
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
If you swap hubs assembly as pictured with baring assembly attached you'll need to re set the camber. Better to remove the baring assembly by undoing the 320 mill nut and swap just those... Unless theres a problem with the hub assembly?.

There is some possible confussion with terminology here.
Baring is pressed in to the metal flange bit the wheels bolt to. It comes as one bit, so thats the baring in its own assembly imo.

Thats bolted to what i call the hub assembly and holds the caliper/wheel and baring/shock in place...

To swap, the shock has to be removed and therefor the camber setting will be lost.


Hope i've described that clearly  :-/ 
Nope. Bearing & hub is one unit
Yes we are talking about the same thing, except i'm calliing the hub the bit the baring bolts to...?  ;D

Jims pic shows the ..... Hub (Axle?) On the back?
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
If you swap hubs assembly as pictured with baring assembly attached you'll need to re set the camber. Better to remove the baring assembly by undoing the 320 mill nut and swap just those... Unless theres a problem with the hub assembly?.

There is some possible confussion with terminology here.
Baring is pressed in to the metal flange bit the wheels bolt to. It comes as one bit, so thats the baring in its own assembly imo.

Thats bolted to what i call the hub assembly and holds the caliper/wheel and baring/shock in place...

To swap, the shock has to be removed and therefor the camber setting will be lost.


Hope i've described that clearly  :-/ 
Nope. Bearing & hub is one unit
Yes we are talking about the same thing, except i'm calliing the hub the bit the baring bolts to...?  ;D

Jims pic shows the ..... Hub (Axle?) On the back?
Stub axle Chris ;)
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Hub nut is 320 nm so will need holding very firmly to undo if off the car!

Apart from that st easy enougj to do on the front.
Is that to change the complete hub as in the pic??
If you swap hubs assembly as pictured with baring assembly attached you'll need to re set the camber. Better to remove the baring assembly by undoing the 320 mill nut and swap just those... Unless theres a problem with the hub assembly?.

There is some possible confussion with terminology here.
Baring is pressed in to the metal flange bit the wheels bolt to. It comes as one bit, so thats the baring in its own assembly imo.

Thats bolted to what i call the hub assembly and holds the caliper/wheel and baring/shock in place...

To swap, the shock has to be removed and therefor the camber setting will be lost.


Hope i've described that clearly  :-/ 
Nope. Bearing & hub is one unit
Yes we are talking about the same thing, except i'm calliing the hub the bit the baring bolts to...?  ;D

Jims pic shows the ..... Hub (Axle?) On the back?
Stub axle Chris ;)
yes that ;D
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Re: How Hard Is It To Change Front Wheel Bearings?????
« Reply #13 on: 24 February 2011, 19:29:54 »
I'm not sure if its the correct picture as I borrowed it from ebay, But its listed as the front 5 stud bearing carrier + abs sensor

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-O-S-5-STUD-HUB-BEARING-CARRIER-ABS-SENSOR-94-03-/110609254217?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c0d34749
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I'm not sure if its the correct picture as I borrowed it from ebay, But its listed as the front 5 stud bearing carrier + abs sensor

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-O-S-5-STUD-HUB-BEARING-CARRIER-ABS-SENSOR-94-03-/110609254217?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c0d34749
Is that what you`re buying
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