changing a bearing

[noble1978]

How difficult is this to do? is it going to need any special tools?

Is it easier to buy the hub as well and do both together?

Thanks in advance

Ryan

[art411y]

no more difficult than any car ive owned really,took me the morning to replace all 4 but needed the use of a bearing press at my local garage

[noble1978]

so i couldn't do it at home then?

Ryan

[GreenV8S]

I assume you know what the donor car is for the upright, so get yourself a Haynes manual for it and that will explain what's involved. Pressing the old race out and the new race back in will probably be the hardest parts, but make a note of the hub nut torque too. Sometimes this can be quite high and not easy to achieve with your average DIY socket set.

[art411y]

sorry a bit vague,i always try and do everything possible but,when i neede to remove the floor trays i needed a ramp and was lucky enough to be able to borrow my local mitsi garage four poster.had the car on jacks and stands in the driveway when replacing bearings but took hubs etc to the local garage to use the press.so yes you can do it yourself but with a little help

[noble1978]

So if i bought the hub and bearing combined wouldi still need the bearing press or would this make the job a lot easier?

[art411y]

you would still need the press .any garage wouldnt charge the earth for what would be half hour tops to press all 4

[Adrian W]

GreenV8S said:

I assume you know what the donor car is for the upright, so get yourself a Haynes manual for it and that will explain what's involved. Pressing the old race out and the new race back in will probably be the hardest parts, but make a note of the hub nut torque too. Sometimes this can be quite high and not easy to achieve with your average DIY socket set.

I hope your not implying that the Noble is a kit car The uprights are bespoke, and very expensive if you mess one up!

[GreenV8S]

Adrian W said:

I hope your not implying that the Noble is a kit car

Most small production cars 'borrow' components from mass produced ones, no offense meant to Noble.

Adrian W said:

The uprights are bespoke, and very expensive if you mess one up!

It's quite easy to bruise the housing if you get this wrong, so I suggest if you do DIY that you take the whole upright off and take it in to a competent local garage to get the bearing replaced. That just leaves you the simple but time consuming job of bolting/unbolting everything.

[daddysumo]

Bottom front ball joints can be an ar*e to undo and after to do up.
Rear lower front ball joint also takes some persuasion.
Make sure you dont over torque the track rod ends etc !!
The bearings with a press were replaced without much pressure at all as long as you align them up before applying the pressure.
Rear toe alignment rod adjustment is also a pain I found !

HTH

Steve

[noble1978]

this is in the parts list.

3R wheel hub/bearing from mk1/mk2 mondeo
Ford-Front Hub Assy LH & RH
Part Number: 7346525(93BB-1104-AF) £89.07 +vat fordparts

Ford-Front Hub Bearing Kits LH & RH
Part Number: 1133023(1S7J-1K018-AA) £38.44 +vat fordparts

Can anyone tell me if this is the same item

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MONDEO-FRONT-WHEEL-BEARING-K...