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Old 23-03-2007, 05:45 PM
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has anyone done a front wheel bearing on an escos? is it the same as a normal escort? whats the difficulty scale of 1-10
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There not to bad to do. Worst thing I found is gettin abs sensors out with out breaking, sumtimes leave them in with the wire if they feel they are going to break off. Other thing is gettin lower swivel out of hub can be hard as the roll bar pushes up towards it, I found it easier to undo the two clamps of the roll bar that bolt to chassis which gets rid of the pushing force if that makes sense.
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hardest part is getting the inner bearing race off the hub itself
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hardest part is getting the inner bearing race off the hub itself
I used a dremal with a small cutting disk on it, then when it was nearly through used a chisel to crack it, came off a treat

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thanks for everyones in put.
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Originally Posted by the youth
Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
hardest part is getting the inner bearing race off the hub itself
I used a dremal with a small cutting disk on it, then when it was nearly through used a chisel to crack it, came off a treat

Steve
that is the proper way of doing it anywaysthats why it came off easily
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