Front wheel bearing replacement

Removal of the bearing must be carried out starting with the removal of the steering knuckle.

Remove the front wheels.

Loosen the central axle nuts.

Block the main (foot) brake the front wheels and unscrew the nuts of the axle shaft.

Disconnect the outer ends of the transverse rods from the shoulders of the steering knuckles (pic. 4.3).



Unscrew the flexible brake hose brackets from the suspension columns.

Remove the brake calipers by unscrewing the bolts from the mounting to the steering knuckles (pic. 4.4).



Hang the removed calipers on the wire.

Separate the ball joints of the suspension column support on the wishbone (pic. 4.5).



Unscrew bolts and remove brake disks.


Remove the steering knuckles and secure them one by one in a vise. Hang the free ends of the axle shaft on the wire.

Remove the axle shaft flange with a puller 14-036.

Using a rod, drive the bearings out of the hub.

Wash the hub.

Special tools are required to install bearings.

Once the bearing has been installed, the positions of the inner ring and radial seal must not be changed.

To install the outer bearing, use tool 15-033-01 (pic. 4.6).



The inner bearing must be installed as shown in fig. 4.7.



The hub settles as shown in fig. 4.8. using tools 15-033-01, 15-068 and 15-034.



After removing the above tools, the hub must be locked immediately using tool 14-036 (pic. 4.9).



Further installation of the assembly is carried out in the reverse order of dismantling the hub. During assembly, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the recommended tightening torques for bolts and nuts.