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Gen2 wheel bearing replacement
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:00 am
by SimonB
My right rear wheel looks (or rather sounds) like a bearing needs to be replaced. Is this an easy enough job to do? Any ideas on replacement cost?
Re: Gen2 wheel bearing replacement
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:03 pm
by 4ePajero
If you have the tools, the cost would be for a (non-dealer) bearing & oil seal, which is cheap.
Dirty job (brake dust & grease).
Have you looked in that nice thick manual of yours?
Re: Gen2 wheel bearing replacement
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:00 pm
by SimonB
4ePajero wrote:If you have the tools, the cost would be for a (non-dealer) bearing & oil seal, which is cheap.
Dirty job (brake dust & grease).
Have you looked in that nice thick manual of yours?
Yup, but as with all things the manual makes it look simple.... What tools are necessary?
Re: Gen2 wheel bearing replacement
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:57 pm
by 4ePajero
I'll look in the manual and revert.
Re: Gen2 wheel bearing replacement
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:43 pm
by 4ePajero
Having looked at Chapter 27, I think I would pass it on to a good workshop.
To many special tools (which one can usually circumvent if you have done this type of thing before) and procedures which require a bit of mechanical experience.
Maybe I'm just getting lazy, after to many years of doing this type of stuff.
Have both done.