how to change wheel bearings

please can someone help me iam looking for a step by step guide on how to change a series wheel bearing...??? i have never done this before

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/rear-wheel-bearings-renewed-58851.html
this might help

I would get yourself a Haynes Manual,as well

drewster said:

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/rear-wheel-bearings-renewed-58851.html
this might help

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Beat me to it, Drewster!

Search is your friend.

Get a 52mm socket, got em on ebay for fook all. Don't use a chisel

awsome cheers for the info

Vagrent said:

Get a 52mm socket, got em on ebay for fook all. Don't use a chisel

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And make sure it's a socket, not a cheaper hub nut spanner

pdf Land Rover Manuals | Landroverweb.com

cheaper than a haynes

what sort of grease do i need?

Castrol LM or any other lithium based grease.

Seeing as I don't have a press, I got spare bearings in the freezer and when the wife ain't looking the hub goes in the oven.

bumblebee1971 said:

what sort of grease do i need?

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I used jcb hp lithium grease, I use it on me machine to rub on me nipples so I gets it for free from work I also use it for everything me ujs, sandwiches, anal etcound:

Mine needs a front one doing to pass its MOT. My local Landy Specialist quoted me £100 to supply and fit one.

...this sounded like a decent price to me given all the fannying about.

DaninLids said:

Mine needs a front one doing to pass its MOT. My local Landy Specialist quoted me £100 to supply and fit one.

...this sounded like a decent price to me given all the fannying about.

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With a little time for the first one it's an easy job. First one I did took an hour or so, but next one only took about 1/2 hour. with £15 for parts is a lot cheaper to DIY

Careful about being told they need replacing. I've had mine quoted as knacked but just needed the lock nuts undoing and nipping up a bit, bearings themselves were fine. I've always used a chisel to undo the outer nut but not the inner nut as if its not smooth it won't nip up nicely

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DaninLids said:

Mine needs a front one doing to pass its MOT. My local Landy Specialist quoted me £100 to supply and fit one.

...this sounded like a decent price to me given all the fannying about.

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Can you guarantee they use decent bearings? They probably will use **** part ones which will fail.
Make sure they use decent bearings. Ask langers about cheap bearings.

good bit of info thanks very much oh an bearings are bearings at the end of the day!

bumblebee1971 said:

good bit of info thanks very much oh an bearings are bearings at the end of the day!

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not nowadays ,timken will last ,cheap ones maybe ,but maybe only a week or too ,wheel staying on is fairly important

They're good lads at the garage. The mot place won't touch my Landy as he's scared of old diesel death traps so he says what he says and I take it elsewhere.

...it really is sh@t though (my series 3) needs putting out of its misery. But that's half the fun I'm told.