205 rear wheel bearings

macaroni · Unread post by **macaroni** » 12 Jul 2004, 21:07

Anyone replaced a rear wheel bearing on a 205? Is it straightforward or do you need special tools to remove/replace the bearing in the drum?
Any advice gratefully received as pug want £141 for a new drum/bearing assembly and GSF can supply the drum and bearing separately for £50.
Cheers,
Antony

silverline · Unread post by **silverline** » 13 Jul 2004, 18:17

you made need access to a press to get the bearings out of the drum as they probably get corroded in.

kevin · Unread post by **kevin** » 13 Jul 2004, 20:41

Make sure the circlips and stake nuts are included in the bearing kit as some of the cheaper ones do not include these.
In my experience the bearings are siezed into the brake drum with no chanve of removing them

macaroni · Unread post by **macaroni** » 14 Jul 2004, 03:27

Thanks for the input gents. Sounds like I am better off sourcing a complete drum/bearing. Apparently they are the same as for a 1.6gti and there are plenty of them being broken.
Cheers again.
Antony