GUIDE - 147 156 GT Rear Wheel Bearing

[Smaky 73]

IStep 1.

 

Place car in 1st gear, remove the handbrake gaitor and loosen the 13mm adjuster nut, jack up the rear on the affected side and remove the wheel.

 

Step 2.

 

Remove the 2 caliper mounting bolts and wind back the caliper.

 

 

Step 3.

 

Remove the 2 caliper mounting braket bolts (do not use a ratchet ring spanner as you wont get it out again.

 

 

Step 4.

 

Remove the Brake disk by removing the spigot bolt and tapping the disc with a soft mallet.

 

 

Step 5.

 

Remove the hub nut cover and hub nut.

 

 

Step 6.

 

Using the 3 legged puller, pull of the hub, this will leave the inner race of the inner bearing on the hub, now cut a slot diagonally across the inner race ensuring you don't go through to the hub itself, then once the slot is as deep as you dare use a chisel to crack and split the ramaining material, when it cracks the race will spin and you can then just pull it off by hand.

 

DO NOT CLIP THE ABS SENSOR WHICH CAN BE SEEN HERE.

 

 

Step 7.

 

Gently clean off any corrosion from the hub using scothbrite.

 

 

The Build.....

 

Step 8.

 

Ensuring the bearing retainer is still in the new bearing slide it over the hub, using the 36mm socket and a BFH gently persuade the bearing that it wants to go on, but not all the way, just far enough that the retaining ring can be removed.

 

 

 

Step 9.

 

With the retaining ring removed fit the NEW hub nut and tighten it up to seat the bearing and lock the nut.

 

 

Step 10.

 

Fit the hub nut cap, brake disc, caliper mount, brake pads and caliper.

 

Step 11.

 

Press the brake pedal a few times to ensure it goes hard, tighten up the cable adjuster nut under the handle so that when the handbrake is released the arm on the caliper looks like this below and when you lift the handle there is no dead spot.

 

 

Step 12.

 

Refit the wheel and lower the car.

[fishy-steve 0]

Is that last pic the wrong one?

[Smaky 73]

Not now

 

 

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[K9d 108]

I need to change one on my 156, would it be possible to remove the centre part of the bearing with bearing pullers after heating it with a hot air paint stripper gun ?

 

Or would it be easier to bring the car to you ?

[Smaky 73]

Easier to come for RN UP HERE.

[Alfa156Melb 9]

Smaky, what's the torque setting for the hub nut?

[Alfa156Melb 9]

Smaky, What did you use to cut the inner race with? An Angle grinder?

 

Also, do you know the size of the calliper mounting bolts? I can go look if you don't..

 

Just working out what tools ill need.. may have to go buy a couple of open ended spanners.. not sure yet.