Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

Twister · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 19:26 Post subject: Rear wheel bearing question

Over the last couple of weeks one of my rear wheel bearings has started making enough noise for me to have to replace it. I have never ever had to do a rear one on any motor I've owned, but to be fair, she has done nearly 100,000 miles, several of them in deep mud Rolling Eyes

,.............. and it has been rumbling away quietly for about 2 years Rolling Eyes

.

Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there are any pitfalls to be avoided. ( like not doing it on a narrow driveway Laughing

), or if anyone has any snippets of wisdom they could share Cool

. The pdf manual is a tad vague on the subject to put it mildly, in fact it only shows one oil seal, and there are two in the kit.
_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

Google · Sponsor

K.Goodwin · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:38 Post subject:

Not wishing to be a harbinger of doom, assuming its the same as earlier 3.1's, isn't the bearing pressed onto the halfshaft 'hot' at the factory, and a pig to get off 'cold' at a later date? Confused

I'm sure PhilP has experience of this, although the MK4 might be different *crosses fingers*
_________________

Twister · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:50 Post subject:

Oh I hope not Shocked

. It does have a separate retainer, and a circlip behind that.
_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

Philp · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:59 Post subject:

Its the retainer thats put on hot and theres no other way of getting it off other than butchering it with whatever sharp/blunt instrument that comes to hand. Took four hours of swearing to get mine off and some scars where the grinder slipped to the shaft that I ended up welding up and grinding smooth again. The retainer then has to be dropped on hot in one go before it cools after the bearing has been slid on. The abd retainer was main dealer only and very pricey. I'll see if I can find my old thread for the price.
_________________
Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Philp · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:04 Post subject:

Here you go £132 + VAT for an abs bearing retainer, £18 for the non abs one from milners!
_________________
Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Philp · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:04 Post subject:

Bum, damn you lack of edit facility Rear wheel bearing link
_________________
Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Twister · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:07 Post subject:

Well the kit I've got from Milners has the bearing, 2 oil seals and a retainer in it. But if it needs heat, and I presume a certain ammount of accuracy, then I may just have a word with my trusted garage guy.
_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

Twister · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:20 Post subject:

Just read that linked post. Sad

.

Why is nothing ever simple on these motors Question

_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

Philp · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:33 Post subject:

If you've got abs then the milners kit won't work as the abs trigger wheel is on the bearing retainer. Main dealer only.
_________________
Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Twister · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:44 Post subject:

No ABS, no air-con. Forward planning when I was buying it Razz

_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

siweb · ******* Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 1590

mine was just pressed on using a 40ton press and has now been on and all ok for the past 5 years, also the kit only cost £80 from the MD... how times have changed Laughing

But yeah, was a git to remove.
_________________

Twister · Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 16:04 Post subject:

Well, I've just been to see Dave at the garage, and he says he has done a few of these. He has all the right gear for the job, and he's quoted me £45 so it's booked in for monday morning.

What surprised me was when one of the lads checked on the computer to see what the allotted time should be it said 0.9hrs.
I'd be amazed if anyone can do that job in less than an hour Shocked

_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

siweb · ******* Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 1590

Did you get this job sorted steve?
_________________

Twister · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 20:04 Post subject:

Yeah, about 9 months ago Laughing

. My Garage guy did it, and he had to use a lot of heat Rolling Eyes

.
_________________

"Tongue-tied and Twisted; just an Earth-bound misfit, I..." - PF

LTM # 000002

siweb · ******* Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 1590

I know it was a while ago Laughing

One of my seals have gone Rolling Eyes

just wondered if it all went ok for ya. Back to same old, heat and plenty of it.
_________________