Recent content by Froggle

Thanks for the responses. I was starting to get a bit despondent earlier. The cage was already destroyed and the rollers had turned into one big molten mass so I couldn't get them out. I ended up using a good quality 4mm drill bit to drill a hole as close to the inner edge of the race as I...

I've got a new stub axle to go on but can't get the old one off as I can't remove the hub.

I've tried that but it's not splitting or moving unfortunately - spent 10 hours, 4 chisels and 2 screwdrivers on it so far.

The bearings have died catastrophically on the rear nearside wheel of my defender 110. Unfortunately the inner race looks like it's welded itself on to the stub axle and nothing is moving it. I've tried hub pullers, heat, WD40 and brute force to no effect. Can anybody recommend somebody mobile...

The local council went a bit mad putting in speed bumps a few years back and now they don't even repair the potholes so last year I said enough! I sold my car and bought a Defender with grand visions of taking it green-laning and off-roading but I'm still in the process of adding the necessary...