DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Rear wheel bearing replacement tool advice

Advertise on DISCO3.CO.UK

Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Members Map · Groups · Profile · Donate · Log In

DISCO3.CO.UK > Maintenance & Mods (D3)

Rear wheel bearing replacement tool advice

Page 1 of 1

MikeC

Member Since: 14 Sep 2019
Location: Uk
Posts: 23

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Baltic Blue

Rear wheel bearing replacement tool advice

Hi,

I am a total beginner, but I want to replace my right/drivers/offside rear wheel bearing and am determined to DIY it. Having watched the videos and read old forum posts it seems I have two choices, and I would need to buy the required tools for one of the options below.

1. Press
2. Wheel bearing insertion/extraction kit (as used here: )

If I go down route 1, please can someone advise what pressure press I would need (my land rover is 2005, old, and rusy). 20T, 30T? Does anyone know what tooling I would need to buy to press it out (the official JLR tooling mentioned in the workshop manual seems unnecessarily pricey to me).

In option 2 they make a tool that fits over the port on the knuckle arm. Does anyone know what the diameter is of the port so that i can see if there is a kit with a sufficient sized cup so i dont have to do this.

Thanks for the advice

Mike

21st Nov 2022 10:58 am

rrhool

Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4446

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Zermatt Silver

I bought a 12 tonne press, and that did rear wheel bearings just fine.

Richard

D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.

Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone

21st Nov 2022 11:32 am

rrhool

Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4446

P.S if you do get a press, don't press the new bearing in using the inner race! You'll damage the new bearing (brinelling - look it up online) before it even gets on to the car. Richard

D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.

Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone

21st Nov 2022 11:35 am

MikeC

Member Since: 14 Sep 2019
Location: Uk
Posts: 23

Thanks, I was looking at the 12T one from SGS: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/shhp12-12-...ulic-press

What did you use to press out the old one and press in the new one?

21st Nov 2022 12:40 pm

rrhool

Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4446

Mine's exactly the same as that, but red. There are a number of generic presses that different people sell. Richard

D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.

Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone

21st Nov 2022 1:45 pm

rrhool

Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4446

Thought I had some pictures in a thread, but I can't find it. Here's my thread about rear wheel bearings -
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/rear-wheel-...el+bearing Richard

D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.

Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone

21st Nov 2022 1:48 pm

loanrangie

Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 653

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway Grey

Get a 20 ton press if your budget allows, much more useful.

22nd Nov 2022 1:47 am

Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Quote Reply

DISCO3.CO.UK is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.