v50 diesel: Front wheel bearing replacement

Turbodave · Jul 3rd, 2018, 12:05

Chaps,

Unfortunately her ladyship's V50 2.0D Sport has eaten a wheel bearing.

I'm debating swapping the entire hub carrier with a donor car of the same age and engine... it was suggested I swap the entire NSF strut assembly but as mine has recent shocks, I was thinking of splitting the hub carrier / strut.

I assume, given it's a single pinch bolt, that the hub carrier and / or strut is keyed as it were thus can only go back in one position? Aside for that, it would appear to be a straightforward task - bottom ball joint, track rod end, caliper carrier off, driveshaft bolt, ABS sensor wiring and swap over?

Did debate a new one but my tame mechanic can't fit me in till next week and the costs are in the region of £120.00+ and I'm a tight Fifer!

Cheers

Turbodave · Jul 3rd, 2018, 13:24

Scrub that gents, decided I can't be arsed spending my day off scrabbling about wrestling with old hub carriers so it's in the garage as we speak...

Pub!

keefbeef · Jul 8th, 2018, 17:24

Easy job to replace the wheel hub, as you mention the things to take off. You would have also needed a gen2 wheel bearing kit, as the hub and bearing push in as one one the 2009 D.

Jul 3rd, 2018, 12:05	#1
Turbodave VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 18:56 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fife	v50 diesel: Front wheel bearing replacement Chaps, Unfortunately her ladyship's V50 2.0D Sport has eaten a wheel bearing. I'm debating swapping the entire hub carrier with a donor car of the same age and engine... it was suggested I swap the entire NSF strut assembly but as mine has recent shocks, I was thinking of splitting the hub carrier / strut. I assume, given it's a single pinch bolt, that the hub carrier and / or strut is keyed as it were thus can only go back in one position? Aside for that, it would appear to be a straightforward task - bottom ball joint, track rod end, caliper carrier off, driveshaft bolt, ABS sensor wiring and swap over? Did debate a new one but my tame mechanic can't fit me in till next week and the costs are in the region of £120.00+ and I'm a tight Fifer! Cheers Last edited by Turbodave; Jul 3rd, 2018 at 12:08.

Jul 3rd, 2018, 13:24	#2
Turbodave VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 18:56 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fife	Scrub that gents, decided I can't be arsed spending my day off scrabbling about wrestling with old hub carriers so it's in the garage as we speak... Pub!

Jul 8th, 2018, 17:24	#3
keefbeef New Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2023 16:30 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: ballymena	Easy job to replace the wheel hub, as you mention the things to take off. You would have also needed a gen2 wheel bearing kit, as the hub and bearing push in as one one the 2009 D.

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