wheel bearing changing??

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 ..... Posts: 5231 ..............
    #1
    got a set of 98 struts with flat tapered wheel bearings

    but i have tapered shafts

    how hard is it to take a wheel bearing out then put it back into a strut?(front struts)

    do they have to be machine pressed in ?
    or can be hammered?

    cheers
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #2
    need to be pressed in
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 ..... Posts: 5231 ..............
    #3
    is it possible to G clamp it in with a vice etc??
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS
    #4
    The bearings all look flat in my experience. Are you 100% sure they are wrong?

    I'm pretty sure the bearings won't press onto a different hub too. So you have to change the hub accordingly.
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 ..... Posts: 5231 ..............
    #5
    apparently theres two different sorts of bearings

    one for flat shafts
    and one for tapered shafts

    i havent seen them to give a 100% yes/no difference.
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #6
    you will knacker the bearings getting them in and out and on/off hubs
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R
    #7
    You can't g clamp them in

    Just get them pressed in properly, only cost a few pounds to get done.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Essex, Southend-on-sea Posts: 381 BMW 318 IS
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by raunchz View Post
    You can't g clamp them in

    Just get them pressed in properly, only cost a few pounds to get done.
    I used the Old Bearing Case to tap the new one in..and a Heavy Duty Vice too...It can be done, more than 5k and still going strong