Wheel Bearings

[carob]

Hi

Easy or difficult job to change out, any tips.

Rob

[350zwelgje]

Front job is standard and not too bad. Had to warm the hubs a bit and bearings in the freezer. Setting front play is as per cortina (although it uses granada bearings....) or 'feel'.
Rear no personal experience yet, but it is mentioned from easy (like the fronts) to using heavy tonnage presses.... Probably Adam can enlighten you on this one.

Rob

[carob]

Cheers Rob it is the fronts i am doing, remember reading somewhere about the use of a press and what have you.

Rob

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Ideally you need a press to do the front. but it's quite a easy job, a lot easier than the Rear's

Maybe worth getting a spare set of hubs and fit new bearing and then do them on an exchange basis, for those that have not got access to a press.

[carob]

Cheers Leigh

Got a pair of new lightweight alloy hubs also with bearings so i am changing the lot out.

Cheers

Rob

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

carob said:

Cheers Leigh

Got a pair of new lightweight alloy hubs also with bearings so i am changing the lot out.

Cheers

Rob

You want to do me a deal on the old ones PM me.

Was tempted to get some lightweight ones a while back, but was not sure if they would be strong enough to race.

[carob]

Yours Marra, once i get these changed out i will PM you.

Here is a link to the alloy hubs.

http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/default.asp?storyId...

Rob

[Dave Meredith]

Rob

I didn't have any problems doing mine. I gently tapped out the outer ring from the hub
with a mallet and centre punch.The new outer ring went back in the same way but be careful
not to burr the edges. Trick is to get it nice and level before tapping it in.
I didn't need any heat or special tools
Good luck
Dave

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Another small tip, is use the old one, ontop of the new one when pushing putting back in, then it's nearly impossible to damage the new one.

[carob]

Thanks for the tip guys, i will be carefull not to do any damage.

Cheers

Rob

[E Ponym]

Be careful to set the end float correctly, I didn't, I set them too tight and the hubs warmed up and locked the bearings solid. It cost me a bit to put right.

Russ

[wild rover]

They tap out easy as said use the old ring when tapping them back in. The hot and cold works every time. 27FT/pnds and back a flat has worked for me.

[adam quantrill]

No experience replacing them because if they get a bit loose I just take off the nut, bung in some fresh Moly grease, bung it back on tighten then back off a flat as mentioned above, have done many miles with no problems. They are taper rollers so (unlike the rears) can take some adjustment to take up wear. I've been using the black CV/moly grease, is that the right stuff? It seems to work OK.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

adam quantrill said:

No experience replacing them because if they get a bit loose I just take off the nut, bung in some fresh Moly grease, bung it back on tighten then back off a flat as mentioned above, have done many miles with no problems. They are taper rollers so (unlike the rears) can take some adjustment to take up wear. I've been using the black CV/moly grease, is that the right stuff? It seems to work OK.

It's worth examining them for wear though, before deciding on adjust or replace.

I'm sure the OP has new hubs hence needing to fit new bearings.