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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Hi folks,

In my youth as im.sure many of you did, i did all the maintenance on my car. Messing about with the old su carb, play8mg with goo fater goodies etc.

Nowadays with cars being all computer driven how much can you do on your car.

Im asking because ive a wheel bearimg gone on the van, £165 to replace at the garage, conisdering having a go myself, ford transit connect, anyone know how big a job it is ?

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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Sorry about typos*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You tube is your friend!!

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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Oooooh yeah. Thanks for the tip

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you're mechanically inclined you should be able to do a wheel bearing.

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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Its been years since ive done any mechanical work. Will you tube later. Could save some pennies

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By *vcarolTV/TS
over a year ago

kilmarnockish

I’m not meant to know about these things...

you’ll need a big socket. For your drive Shaft, that’s your first hurdle- most don’t have a big enough tool.

A big vice, to hold it, a big hammer to hit the flange off, suitable drifts to press the remains of the bearing out using said vice.

Make sure the new bearing tho has the abs sensor the right way round

Btw get the old one out first!!

Press in and reassemble.

Don’t do it in heels!

X

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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Lordy this sounds teccy, id prob spend the repair bill on tools

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By *vcarolTV/TS
over a year ago

kilmarnockish

Take the hub off yourself

Give to mechanic let him do the muscley part

This can be done in heels.

X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely gave a look on you tube.

The lock mechanism broke on my car door lock.

The part was under a fiver from eBay.

It was a fiddly job lining up the spindles.

But bmw wanted over 200.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lordy this sounds teccy, id prob spend the repair bill on tools "

And there is the problem, if you don't already have the tools, don't start the job. As above YouTube it, find out what's needed and see what you have.

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By *heLaserGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Thanks for the advice, its not critical yet so have time to research it

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Try having a Mercedes I can’t even figure out why the auto boot doesn’t open...

Luckily the company I bought it from are coming to fix it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most of the time by the time you pay for all of the tools and the parts you need that you will only ever use once and then cock it up it’s safer and easier to get the garage to do it

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY


"Hi folks,

In my youth as im.sure many of you did, i did all the maintenance on my car. Messing about with the old su carb, play8mg with goo fater goodies etc.

Nowadays with cars being all computer driven how much can you do on your car.

Im asking because ive a wheel bearimg gone on the van, £165 to replace at the garage, conisdering having a go myself, ford transit connect, anyone know how big a job it is ?"

Is it a front wheel bearing or a rear one ?

rear ones are easy to do,

If its a front one the price you quoted is a good price let them do it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Take the hub off yourself

Give to mechanic let him do the muscley part

This can be done in heels.

X"

Awesome

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By *good-being-badMan
over a year ago

mis-types and auto corrects leads cock leeds

I thought there was a company that hired out service bays ramps and the tools so DIY mechanics could do servicing ..not sure if it's national I'm sure I'be seen a program about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Male half does evening our cars (was a mechanic for years and has a huge tool collection)

Only things he doesn’t do is warranty work for obvious reasons.

He services the cars and the local garage who trust him stamp the book and do an invoice.

Saves a fortune, that said he has all the gear he needs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m a mechanic thank god. I’d hate to pay the bills of some of the cars I see. It’s handy for a bit of extra too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do most of my own Maintainance because I enjoy it and the cost saving can be huge

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

You would be surprised the money you can save by doing it yourself especially with the internet its a wealth of information. When i first started doing my own i had just a haynes manual to look at.

Frank

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I’m not meant to know about these things...

you’ll need a big socket. For your drive Shaft, that’s your first hurdle- most don’t have a big enough tool.

A big vice, to hold it, a big hammer to hit the flange off, suitable drifts to press the remains of the bearing out using said vice.

Make sure the new bearing tho has the abs sensor the right way round

Btw get the old one out first!!

Press in and reassemble.

Don’t do it in heels!

X

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Good advice, not the best job to tackle you gave the right equipment! Have you tried it in heels? Is this the voice of experience lol!

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By *alldarksurreyMan
over a year ago

surrey

And if one bearing has gone then the other one will soon follow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And if one bearing has gone then the other one will soon follow "

This...

Not good practice to do single bearings..

Not sure of Transits but ones I have done have required a press and pullers..

It may be cheaper to replace the hub sans bearings..

As stated... Youtube is your friend

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

Nothing!

Give me a pre 90s engine and I could strip it down & rebuild it.

It took me 15 mins reading the manual on my new car to figure out how to close the bonnet last week!

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

I fix everything with a lump hammer -I've even saved money by selling off all those other useless tools I had in my toolbox and the toolbox too -I now just carry it around in a holster and wreck merry havoc on every and any task that presents itself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My cars are classics, ford hot rod & afew others. I maintain them myself, my daily a bentley continental gtc... i dont even try i just suck up the bill, its a absolute joy to drive but i wouldnt go near it with a tool.. its all computers and at the age of 34... having never touched a computer... im not going to now!

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

Always supply the parts yourself. And find an independent garage with an hourly rate less than £50.

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By *xMFM3sumsxxWoman
over a year ago

SouthWest Lancashire

My fella has a load of crappy vehicles he is always repairing. Hoping he gets shot of some and just keeps a couple that actually work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nothing!

Give me a pre 90s engine and I could strip it down & rebuild it.

It took me 15 mins reading the manual on my new car to figure out how to close the bonnet last week! "

Various model hire cars picked up from airports require the manual to figure out how to open the fuel cap these days!

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I wash mine, check tyres and top up fluids, that's about all I can do with it, they're far too complicated to tinker around with at home these days!

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

I depends on the part tbh ...see youtube first ...a lot of bearings now come already fitted to the hub which is an easy replacement job but some aren't

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By *vcarolTV/TS
over a year ago

kilmarnockish


"I’m not meant to know about these things...

you’ll need a big socket. For your drive Shaft, that’s your first hurdle- most don’t have a big enough tool.

A big vice, to hold it, a big hammer to hit the flange off, suitable drifts to press the remains of the bearing out using said vice.

Make sure the new bearing tho has the abs sensor the right way round

Btw get the old one out first!!

Press in and reassemble.

Don’t do it in heels!

X

Good advice, not the best job to tackle you gave the right equipment! Have you tried it in heels? Is this the voice of experience lol! "

Funny you should say that, two guys stopped when I had a puncture. Since I was wearing a very short mini dress and heels they had it changed in seconds. The place being a local dogging spot the least I could do was a bj as payment in kind.

Changing a wheel btw, in heels is still within my capacity.

OP- i assumed it was a front wheel bearing

I always like to see a man wielding a big tool...

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