2. Press the hub out of the inner bearing race using a drift.
The wheel hub has a double-row ball bearing that does not require adjustment or lubrication during operation. When the hub is pressed out, the bearing is destroyed. Therefore, press the hub out of the steering knuckle only to replace the bearing.
3. If the outer part of the inner bearing ring remains on the hub, press it off with a puller. There are special recesses on the hub for ease of dismantling.
4. Remove the snap rings from both sides of the steering knuckle.
5. Using a mandrel, press the bearing out of the steering knuckle.
6. Install the outer snap ring after cleaning it thoroughly.
7. Using a mandrel, press the new bearing into the steering knuckle.
If there are no mandrels, you can use the rings from an old bearing.
Warnings!
- Press the bearing and hub in only with a press or in a vice. Do not hammer the bearing in, as this will destroy it.
- When pressing in a bearing, force must be applied only to its outer ring, otherwise the bearing may be damaged.
8. Install the inner snap ring.
9. Using a mandrel, press the hub into the inner bearing race.
When pressing the hub, you must apply force only to the inner ring of the bearing, otherwise you may damage the bearing.
10. After replacing the bearing, reinstall the steering knuckle (see subsection 6.1.6.).