Hi everyone, hope all's well. A tiny bit of advice please.... I'm changing the rear wheel bearings at the moment and have removed the backing plate on one side and drive shaft on the other. The question is - how is the splined drive shaft removed - is it just a case of hammer + wooden block? I've given it a bit of welly to no avail, any hints or tips? Cheers muchly
They should just knock out, if the driveshafts are off. They're a slight interference fit in the bearings, from memory. Having said that, one of mine was seized into the hub and I had to take the hub off and have it pressed out. Give them a good clout with a club hammer, bit of wood protecting the splines.
thanks a lot chaps, very much appreciated! just to clarify - I've removed pretty much everything on the outside - so its just the end of the splined shaft and the bearings visible. No breaks, hub, backplate etc. On the other side is the round concave plate that attaches via 6 bolts to the (removed) CV joint. Nothing else to remove/unscrew - just hard knock towards the van?
Yes, a hard knock. There are a couple of large internal circlips retaining the bearings within the hub of course but they are quite easy to remove once the shaft is out.
It's unusual for the rear bearings to need changing , plus all the ones you can buy will be worse than what you have
