Hub carrier bearing

REMOVAL

Disconnect the battery.

Remove:

• the wheel,
• the brake caliper and tie it to the spring, so as not to damage the hose,
• the steering ball joint using tool T.Av. 476,
• the driveshaft nut.

Push the driveshaft back using tool T. Av. 1050-02.

Remove:

• the brake disc,
• the nut and cotter pin of the lower ball joint,
• the two shock absorber base bolts,
• the hub/steering knuckle/bearing assembly.

Remove the hub using a press.

Extract the lower race from the hub using a jaw puller and tool Rou. 15-01.

Remove the circlip from the steering knuckle.

Press out the remaining bearing, supporting it on the inner race using a tube of the same diameter.

INSTALLATION

Press the bearing into the steering knuckle using a tube with an outer diameter of 70 mm and a bore of 66 mm, pressing on the outer race.

CAUTION: do not press on the inner race, as this would damage the bearing; the fitting force is high.

Fit a new circlip.

Apply multi-purpose grease to each bearing sealing lip.

Press on using a tube with an outer diameter of 48 mm and an inner diameter of 42 mm, pressing on the inner race of the bearing.

Refit the hub/steering knuckle/bearing assembly to the vehicle.

Then reverse the removal procedure, observing the tightening torques.