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Old 28th February 2021, 05:25 PM
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when i originally out the spacers on the passenger side rear hub, 3 of the threads which the wheel bolts went into really didn't feel that good... it niggled and a new hub was needed.... not wanting to spend hours following the workshop manual it is possible to remove the hub without having to replace the wheel bearing.... sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.... i had nothing to lose....

it involves removing the hub bolt, and using a slide hammer to drift the hub out... sometimes it'll pull the inner race of the bearing with it..... i hit lucky....



the hub drifted out lovely, leaving all of the bearing intact, which was good as i didn't have a replacement on the shelf lol...



new and old n crutsy.....

and all back in... total time, 30 minutes



whislt in the the arches and everything was looking yucky....



a splash of TFR later and much better.... all 4 corners all done....



and the day ends with all the calipers stripped off and being dismantled for cleaning etc..... i keep telling myself it's not a restoration....

jobs for future, rear ARB drop links, the bushes are not the best.....whilst removing the brake lines, some of the unions had seized in so to get them off you need to sacrifice the spring retainers... so tomorrow sees some of them being ordered for the rebuild.....,
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