Gday all Over the last couple weeks had my passenger rear wheel bearing making bit of noise so ordered new one from czp took 6 days to get here! (ordered something from melbourne same day still waiting) read the how to... in the tech section but can't pull the hub off, i had access to a puller that bolts onto wheel studs and pushes of the bolt that sticks thru middle, wouldn't budge, sprayed the shit out of it with crc still no go! any ideas? Cheers Tyson
I can't post up a pic as i put it back together so i can drive it to work tomorrow i had the wheel off the rotor and caliper off and was trying to get the hub off i did try putting the nut back on and hitting it with one of those mallets (the one with 2 differents ends 1 copper i think?) i couldnt get it off the drive shaft splines didn't even budge, i didn't try a sledgy tho!
Hehe, it's the easiest way! I killed the nut though, had to buy new ones. Only $10ea or so (mega rip off, should be about $3ea but I wasn't buying through the work account)
So if i use a sledgy smash the nut on the drive shaft to free hub from it, and it works i still need to find a press to get the bearing out and to put new one in right? and possibly replace nut if damaged.
Not sure, I thought the rear bearings came as a assembly. I've only pulled apart NA ones and mine were fine so I didn't look into replacing them.
I had a drive shaft jammed on so hard. I couldnt get it out no matter what. I ended up replaceing the drive shaft as well as the hub assembly. It was a cheaper option and i had the spare parts. Months later I tried to separate them again as a challenge. Got it done but ended up stuffing the drive shaft end. Sledge hammer FTW
great so no matter which way i go it's actually alot harder then the tech section says! on a side note all the pics in the replacing bearing tech section don't show. cheers
I've just been through replacing both rear wheel bearings. The axle splines can be virtually rusted on tight to the bearing hub spline- bloody hard to remove. If you're keen and daring, try spraying everything again, and then loosening off the bearing nut a couple of turns (put the split pin back in again), then going for a short drive with a few hard turns on the wheel. This can break the bond between the bearing hub spline and the axle, allowing you to remove the hub assembly. Unfortunately though, once you've done that, the bearings need a press to press the bearing out of the hub, then a custom puller to pull off half of the bearing inner shell from the splined hub (the bit with the studs in it). Unless you've got that, I'd suggest taking the new bearing, half shaft and drive hub assembly as one piece to your local Nissan dealer and asking them to do it, then spending the night drinking a beer or two and watching a movie rather than swearing at the car all night . If you do end up belting the end of the axle to try to loosen it, go and get a bit of dense, seasoned wood to put on the axle end (with the nut on the end too) so you don't destroy it with the hammer. Don't forget though that what is taking all the strain of belting it is an alloy hub that is prone to bending. Or, work out how many beers you can buy for the price of the wood, and take it to a Nissan Dealer Good luck!
