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Van just failed MOT on o/s/r bearing, so I've bought a new set for each side, thinking I might as well do both since I'll be getting dirty anyway and the brakes need overhauling. Then I read that the bearings need to be removed, and new ones fitted, using a press.

Is this true, or can they be done another way - using a suitably sized drift, say?

Found this -

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- which seems to suggest that you don't need a press if you're careful.

Housing can end up ovalled meaning that even a new bearing will still have some play in it. Drift yes. All of this is in the basic Haynes manual.

Hm. Are you saying that any worn bearing will have distorted the housing? I really hope not.

No, but its not uncommon, particularly where the vehicle has done thousands of miles.

There will always be some play, usually on the vertical plane, due to wear in the housing.
I hope your MOT bloke knows this and as long as it's not excessive it's not a fail.

What happens when the housing causes an MOT failure? Can the housings be lined?

Wouldn't have thought so. General principle with that kind of scenario would be to machine off metal to make round again - but that's probably not an option in a case where no oversize bearings are available.

New housing would be the only route, I reckon.

dekhelia wrote:Wouldn't have thought so. General principle with that kind of scenario would be to machine off metal to make round again - but that's probably not an option in a case where no oversize bearings are available.

New housing would be the only route, I reckon.

I've looked but I haven't seen anywhere that sells new bearing carriers.

Still get them new from classic last time I looked, not cheap though

lloydy wrote:Still get them new from classic last time I looked, not cheap though

Cheers.

You right, €201 each.

Loctite do a product called "271 stud and bearing fit". It is a liquid specifically designed for fitting bearings in (slightly) worn housings. It's excellent stuff, and I've used it many times, so far without failure. Once used though, you will need a press to get them out next time! I also use it on drive shaft splines to stop the fretting which causes worn splines and loose driveshaft nuts.

ninja.turtle007 wrote:

lloydy wrote:Still get them new from classic last time I looked, not cheap though

Cheers.

You right, €201 each.

362euro... 201 is for the abs verion, are they interchangable? if they are and i had standard bearing housings, i'd get them!

Play is not a mot fail..." Excessive roughness is" loctite do many products for fitting bearings and all work very well, a blow lamp is all it takes to unstick the glue at renewal time but that shouldn't be for ten years or more.

lloydy wrote:

ninja.turtle007 wrote:

lloydy wrote:Still get them new from classic last time I looked, not cheap though

Cheers.

You right, €201 each.

362euro... 201 is for the abs verion, are they interchangable? if they are and i had standard bearing housings, i'd get them!

I'm 99.9% sure they are....but save your money and glue them in I reckon...it not a bodge..it's an engineering work around..