wheel baring

1. biggee1988 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 54

   #1 26th January 2010, 17:11

   just a quick question, before i take the hub off. when replacing a wheel baring on saxo vtr 98 at the front drivers side, do these have to be pressed in or are the tapierd.
   
   cheers lads!
2. johnnyg_vts Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Fleetwood Posts: 2244 2002 Saxo VTS

   #2 26th January 2010, 17:19

   pressed in mo fo.
3. biggee1988 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 54

   #3 26th January 2010, 17:20

   top dolla
4. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #4 26th January 2010, 21:26

   My front drivers bearin is knackered aswell.. Was it easy to take everything off to get to the hub mate?
5. Chico999 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Dunfermline Posts: 2814 2000 Wicked Red VTS

   #5 26th January 2010, 21:27

   You've got to take the strut out mate
6. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #6 26th January 2010, 23:07

   If i had the wheel bearing.. much would a garage charge to take the hub out and press a new bearing in ? A rough estimate ?
7. Chico999 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Dunfermline Posts: 2814 2000 Wicked Red VTS

   #7 27th January 2010, 09:00

   £50-70ish maybe?
8. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

   #8 27th January 2010, 09:57

   If you take the strut off the car and take it to them it should be no more then about £20. They are removing the strut then an hours labour total for both sides.
9. hammy105 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 High Wycombe / Portsmouth / Canterbury Posts: 703 Mk1 Vtr & Mk2 Vtr

   #9 27th January 2010, 10:17

   take it to citroen as ive done about 4 of them on the front now, and they havent charged me once to press out the old one and press in the new one.