Hub bearing — removal and installation (Freelander 1)

Dismantling

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle that is only supported by a jack. Always install safety props.

2. Remove the wheel.

3. With the help of an assistant pressing the brake pedal, unscrew the drive shaft mounting nut and discard it.

4. Remove the brake shoe assembly.

BRAKING SYSTEM, Rear brake drum, Rear brake pads.

5. Using tool LRT-70-007, remove the parking brake cable from the equalizer.

6. Remove the retaining ring that secures the brake hose to the shock absorber bracket.

7. Disconnect the brake pipeline from the wheel cylinder.

CAUTION: Always plug fittings and openings to keep dirt out of the system.

8. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor wiring from the hub.

9. Turn away a nut and remove a bolt of fastening of the trailing arm to a nave.

10. Turn away a nut and remove a bolt and washers of fastening of the cross-section lever to a nave.

11. Turn away two nuts and remove two bolts of fastening of a nave to a shock-absorber rack of a suspension bracket.

12. Disconnect the shock absorber from the hub.

13. Remove the hub assembly from the drive shaft.

NOTE: If disassembly was carried out only to provide access to other elements of the system, then further disassembly operations should not be performed.

14. Place the hub assembly on the press with tool LRT-54-017 under it. Using tool LRT-54-014, push out the hub flange.

NOTE: This will leave the bearing outer race on the hub flange.

15. Remove the O-ring from the bearing inner race.

16. Clamp the hub flange in a vise.

17. Clamp the bearing inner race with both clamps of an appropriate bearing puller so that the inner surfaces of the clamps fit into the groove in the inner race.

For 2002 and later vehicles, there is no groove on the inner race of the bearing. To remove the inner race, wrap the bearing puller around the surface of the inner race.

18. Using tool LRT-99-500 and mandrel LRT-54-014, remove the inner bearing race from the hub flange.

19. Clamp the hub in a vise and unscrew the 4 bolts securing the brake shield to the hub.

20. Remove the brake shield.

21. Remove the circlip from the bearing.

22. Place the hub on a press and use tools LRT-54-015 and LRT-54-017 to remove the bearing and discard it.

CAUTION: The bearing must not be reused.

Installation

1. Clean the hub and its flange of dirt.

2. Place tool LRT-54-016 under the hub and use tool LRT-54-015 to press in the new bearing.

WARNING: One side of the bearing is magnetized. The magnetic side of the bearing can be identified by the matt black surface. The bearing must be installed with the magnetic side facing the inside of the vehicle. Before installing a bearing, make sure that the magnetic side of the bearing is clean. The bearing must be handled with extreme care.

3. Establish on a nave a lock ring.

4. Clamp the hub in a vice, install the brake shield on it and tighten the shield fastening bolts with a torque of 45 Nm.

5. Place tool LRT-54-015 under the bearing and press the hub flange into it using tool LRT-54-014.

6. Install the hub on the drive shaft.

7. Connect the hub to the shock absorber and tighten the bolts to 205 Nm.

WARNING: While tightening the nuts and bolts, the weight of the vehicle must be supported by the suspension.

8. Install the nut, bolt and washers securing the transverse arm to the hub. Tighten the nut with a torque of 105 Nm.

9. Connect the trailing arm to the hub and tighten the bolt and nut to 120 Nm.

NOTE: Make sure washers are installed at both ends of the bolts.

10. Clean the surface of the wheel speed sensor, apply an anti-stick lubricant, and install it on the hub.

CAUTION: Make sure that the wheel speed sensor is fully inserted into the hub, i.e. touching the ring gear.

11. Attach the brake pipeline to the wheel cylinder and tighten the pipeline coupling with a torque of 14 Nm.

12. Establish a collar of fastening of the brake pipeline to an arm.

13. Connect the parking brake cable to the brake shield and secure it to the shield.

14. Install brake pads.