Thread: Front hub bearing

I tried one on my MY12 having fabricated a tool like the LR one but couldn't budge the shaft. The local mechanic eventually got the shaft out and back in but pretty much destroyed my tool in the process. Mine's shaft was a very tight fit.
BTW, the bearing wasn't the cause of the rumbling, instead caused by pipes from the ABS pump vibrating together due to a spacer clip having become detached, a quite expensive misdiagnosis.

Haven't done the fronts, but the back ones on my 02 when I had it - bloody hard work getting the shafts out and back in again. Not sure how different the fronts are, but if similar they will be a battle.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Haven't done the fronts, but the back ones on my 02 when I had it - bloody hard work getting the shafts out and back in again. Not sure how different the fronts are, but if similar they will be a battle.

You talking about getting the axle shafts out from the rear diff, where the rave manual says use a soft drift and tap and they pop out. Bull that is almost impossiible as no room to swing the hammer of Thor , I used chain and put bolts through the links and screwed them into the flange, then had a mate with a slide hammer on the other end of the chain out side of the car and we got it dislodged.

Sounds like hard work . Maybe too hard with my stuffed back & shoulders. Might have to leave this one the experts with correct tools . Just no one close to me . Nearest RR dealer about 260 kms. Bugger

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

You talking about getting the axle shafts out from the rear diff, where the rave manual says use a soft drift and tap and they pop out. Bull that is almost impossiible as no room to swing the hammer of Thor , I used chain and put bolts through the links and screwed them into the flange, then had a mate with a slide hammer on the other end of the chain out side of the car and we got it dislodged.

No, getting the shafts out of the wheel bearings on the hub. Out if the Diffs is easy.

If mine needs any new wheel bearings (it sounds as though the rears are just as difficult as the fronts) then it will be done by a workshop that has the correct puller.

I made a fork to lever the driveshafts out of the rear diff when fitting the e-diff.

Sounds like a plan . Just a big trip . Minimum 500 kms

You can use a press if you have the whole shaft out, nothing special required.