as above thoguht i would ask before i start stripin down my mates to replace the wheel bearing lol

 

ask what matey?!


Alex

 

how to remove the rear hub on a fiesta Si i guess

 

and in answer to question, jack car up, chock wheels, remove roadwheel, release handbrake, undo big nut on hub, smack drum with hammer a couple of times, slide drum off
the bearings are encased one in the drum and one on the stub axle

 

remove the big nut in the middle of the drum, then with the handbrake off slide the drum over the rear brake shoes, can be bit of a c*nt so use a mallet.

with the drum on a bench/vice lever out the dust seal, then tap out the bearings with a screw driver but dont fuck up the mating surfaces

turn drum over and do that side.

to push new bearings in, use and old one and big bit of tube to drive in square, then tap out the old bearing, do the same on the other side

gease up the bearing races and insert it into the inner bearing and put the new dust seal in

adjust the rear brake shoes by using a screw driver to release the pawl and move the shoes together a bit

refit the drum to the hub

then fit the outer bearing race and big washer

then stick the new nut on and hang off the torque wrench to tighten, needs to be 290N/M iirc

put whell back on and pump the brakes a few times to re adjust them.

jobs a goodun

 

ps that /\ was for a mk5/6 escort, but its prolly the same

 

thanks people will have a go dosnt should tohard , and yeah mk5/6 escort should be the same if not ill guess

 

290 N/m

 

thought they only went on only literally hand tight??

 

i thought they went on hand tight with a locking pin of sorts on the fiestas?

i know they are tight on the sierra rear nuts tho

 

thanks people i can have a look when it comes apart

 

just looked in the haines, for a mk3 fez its 250-290NM!

and i can lift a mk6 escort off the axle stand before the torque wrench clicks

 

ps the bearing is how i said too lol

 

thanks mate

 

Also be aware that the L/H rear is a L/H thread.

 

how did it go luke?

Alex

 

mk1 and 2 fiestas are tight to feel.. mk3 onwards are set to bearings and are high torque

i had loads trouble with bearings failing all the time on my mk3 on standard wheels too