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Went up to north of Norway via Germany, Denmark, Sweden - was lovely, would definitely recommend

Thanks all - good thoughts on the bottle jack / quick grind before chiselling. As above, it does slide easily up to that point, so am expecting there'll be a bit of scoring or similar damage on the stub that's stopping it going further :(

To get that race off I would grind a line in it first as deep as you can/dare then whack it with the chisel it will crack the remaining and come off easy. As you have it pulled off a little the grind can be deeper. Then you can clean and inspect...

I would put the bottle jack under the bearing shell to support it while you use chisel and push it back where it spins which will help it shatter and protect the stub axle. If that fails then a mini grinder / dremel to take the metal away...

Fcuk me, that's a mess. Who does your maintenance and servicing? Suggest changing mechanic. Re' bearing race, a good sharp cold chisel and a 4lb lump hammer will do the job. Then give your hubs a thorough clean up, a coat of acid etch primer, a...

Thanks - will give that a go and see how I get on with the chiselling. I've maintained it myself (clearly not very well :)) for the last 10 years, so only have myself to blame; it's just been on a 5,000 mile trip round trip, and there weren't...

Afternoon all - Defender 300tdi... was happily getting stuck into changing front discs, but have encountered very deteriorated bearings (see photo). Not sure how it got through MOT like that, although it was driving fine, and no noise etc. Happy...