[Semnoz]

I might be wrong here, but I'm reading the words 'car hub bearing, WD40 and hammer/slide-hammer' all in the same sentence and laughing....

I've only replaced front hub bearings twice (old Escort and Renault Clio) and it definitely wasn't a hammer job. I bought a 10 ton hydraulic press and a set of bearing drivers (thick metal discs) and the force required to get the old bearing out was immense, and as stated, when it gives, it sounds like the whole hub has exploded. It was vital to mount the hub firmly so that the bearing was being pushed out/in parallel to it's seating.

I can only imagine it's even harder on a V70, but I won't be afraid of doing it, although most of the V70 bearings seem like they'll last forever.