front wheel bearing

davethewheel · Post by **davethewheel** » 15 Jul 2006, 23:09

has anyone changed a front wheel bearing on a xantia 1.9td, mine has just started to whine so i don't think it will be long untill it needs to be changed, iv'e changed a few before but not on a citroen and some can be a right bugger, i could always get a garage to do it but i'd rather do it myself as long as you can do the job with a puller

Post by **Peter.N.** » 16 Jul 2006, 17:12

The only really difficult problem is removing the outer bearing shell from inside the hub. This can be made quite easy if you have a welder. Run a ring of weld metal around the inside of the outer ring, when it cools it will shrink the ring and it will come out quite easily.

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 16 Jul 2006, 17:29

Or use an air impact chisel to push it out. My preferred method.
Unless you have acces to (or make yourself) a special puller bushing fitting exactly on the edge of the outer shell of the bearing - you can forget about using the puller approach.

Note : when removing the driveaxle (CV joint) from hub - consider undo/loosen the clamp holding the strut in the hub. This way you avoid possible damage to the lower swivel joint (easy to do

).

davethewheel · Post by **davethewheel** » 16 Jul 2006, 19:18

looks like using a puller is a no go then, i havn't got any access to any air tools but i do have a welder i'll give that a go if not i'll have to take the hub to a garage and get them to get it out