Wheel Bearings

[Banshee]

I've noticed a strange whining noise from my drivers side front wheel so I pulled into my local tyre company who jacked the car up for me and confirmed that it was the wheel bearing, I was surprised how much play there was in the wheel as well

I've priced a new one up from my local motor factors for £35 but just wondering if it's a DIY job or whether I should get this done at a garage

Thanks guys

 

[jims-terrano]

I've done it and I'm not confidant working on the car but it was a long time ago. Although there is adjustment.

 

[R1cho]

aye as jim says you can tighten them up a touch, its and easy diy job to replace them remove hub then cir-clip, then 2 screws out of bearing then slide out, put new one in and replace everything in reverse

 

[Kamsin]

It is an easy DIY job, dont cheat and lever the old racers in though (The bit the bearing spins in) knock them out and put the new ones in, dont hit the new ones with a hammer though, put them in place and put the old one on top, then tap that one.

 

[Banshee]

This is as far as I got, I fear I have gone wrong somewhere can anyone advise?
The silver cup wouldn't come out which was covering the bearings, I could see the screws which i believed tightened the bearings up but i couldn't get to them :S

Help!!!

Cheers Guys

 

[geoffdown]

This is as far as I got, I fear I have gone wrong somewhere can anyone advise?
The silver cup wouldn't come out which was covering the bearings, I could see the screws which i believed tightened the bearings up but i couldn't get to them :S

Help!!!

Cheers Guys

remove the circlip holding that cup on:thumbs

 

[Banshee]

remove the circlip holding that cup on:thumbs

Cheers for that mate :thumbs Just seen this in the download section and ordered a set from eBay
http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/downloads/workshop/wk15.pdf

Next question is on the side i will be replacing the bearings on, I also need to replace the driveshaft inner gaitor as this was an advisory on the MOT as it has split, what else will I need to remove in order to remove the driveshaft to get the new gaitor on?

 

[Banshee]

When I said inner I meant outer as in the one closest to the wheel lol, sorry it's late

 

[Kamsin]

Dont forget each wheel has 2 bearings, not just 1.

 

[Banshee]

Dont forget each wheel has 2 bearings, not just 1.

:S, where is the 2nd?

 

[solarman216]

:S, where is the 2nd?

they are taper roller bearings and need two, one from each side of the wheel I think from your posts so far that you will need to get some help here, as the races with the rollers on them fall out but the inner bearings (two of)need drifting out of the hub and then the new ones pressing in, if you have not done this before and do not have brass drifts available then it is best left alone, oh and to get the hub off you need to remove the brake disk caliper, Rick

 

[Banshee]

they are taper roller bearings and need two, one from each side of the wheel I think from your posts so far that you will need to get some help here, as the races with the rollers on them fall out but the inner bearings (two of)need drifting out of the hub and then the new ones pressing in, if you have not done this before and do not have brass drifts available then it is best left alone, oh and to get the hub off you need to remove the brake disk caliper, Rick

Ah now this is starting to sound complicated , might just replace the ones that are removable and see if that solves my noise

 

[Banshee]

they are taper roller bearings and need two, one from each side of the wheel I think from your posts so far that you will need to get some help here, as the races with the rollers on them fall out but the inner bearings (two of)need drifting out of the hub and then the new ones pressing in, if you have not done this before and do not have brass drifts available then it is best left alone, oh and to get the hub off you need to remove the brake disk caliper, Rick

I've just watched a vid on youtube of some yank doing this on an old dodge and it seems pretty simple

 

[Kamsin]

I've just watched a vid on youtube of some yank doing this on an old dodge and it seems pretty simple

An old Dodge ain't a Terrano! And i did my last set on a Capri, this is how i did it, but as stated that's not a Terrano either


You will have two bearings, one you see when you take the wheel off and one on the back. Iv always called the casing for the bearing the racer, but it looks like the bearing is called the racer.

You can do them with a lump hammer and strong screw driver, but be careful. You have to knock them out from the inside, you will find a lip with just enough sticking out to hit. When you put the new ones in DO NOT HIT THEM. Put them in place and put the old casing on top. this will even out the load. And for gods sake don't put them in the wrong way round or you will never get them back out.

The front bearing you tighten up after fitting it back to the drive shaft, once its tight undo it again 1 1/4 turn or it wont spin and will burn out.

If you have a press as Solarman says it is a lot better as you can control the load and its faster. But they can be done with out, if your careful. Now he talks about drifting and i don't know what he means here! I'm guessing that's what they refer to as pressing them in and out. Rick can you confirm :naughty

 

[Banshee]

Right guys, so the technical term for my truck at the moment is f***ed!!!!!

I did the wheel bearings swap inner and outer, fitted it all back together and all seemed to go well, packet it full of grease, put the wheel back on, done!!!

Jumped in on Saturday morning, jumped on the motorway and instantly knew something was wrong as anything over 50mph and the truck was just rattling like it was going to fall apart!!!!

I instantly spun it round at the next available junction and as i stopped at the traffic lights I literally smoked the road out!!!!! loads and loads of smoke was just pouring from the hub, to the point where the sticker from the auto hubs peeled off and the centre cap from my alloy shot off half way across the street

I took it all apart again, fitted it all back together again and still the problem persists

What can I do guys, is there anything I could have missed?

 

[R1cho]

u haven't ovr tightened the bearings have you?

 

[Banshee]

u haven't ovr tightened the bearings have you?

I've heard this from a few people now, only the outer ones have adjustment via the plate that screws onto the threaded part of the driveshaft, is that right?, how tight should I be tightening it?

Could over tightening it have caused the shakiness over 50mph?

 

[R1cho]

yes its just the outer one that tightens ideally just tight enough to stop any play in the hub i use a rubber mallet and let the weight of it do the tightening with no force added from me this seems to do the job nice

 

[Banshee]

yes its just the outer one that tightens ideally just tight enough to stop any play in the hub i use a rubber mallet and let the weight of it do the tightening with no force added from me this seems to do the job nice

Right I think this might have been the problem then, I'll have to just do that.

Could the over tightening be causing the juddering?

Worst come to worst I'm going to dismantle the passengers side and see what I've done differently :S

 

[R1cho]

possibly it could if its too tight as will have less give but i'm not 100% having it never happened to me