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Just to finish this off: ive just completed the job.... Hub nut supplied was 36mm as suggested (cheers for that). Used a big hydraulic press and some 3/4" sockets to get the bearing out, didnt take much force at all, just went bang as the spring clip went then the bearing pushed out easily. New one went in the same way and snap ring was pushed in with screwdrivers. Not a bad job really, without the use of the workshop press here it'd have been hard/impossible, but with that: pretty easy. William

Cheers for this. Ive just stripped the car and was somewhat suprised to see the hub nut: not what I expected. But using a bit of a hash of tools (a spark plug socket, inverted with a 3/8" bar through the middle, to a 1/2 converter!!) BUT, the hub nut was pretty loose, its got the "clicky ratchet" type tangs on the back that are supposed to lock it in, but in my case: they seemed to stop me doing it up, not stop it coming undone: the opposite. The hub nut being loose would presumeably cause premature bearing wear. What is the TORQUE FIGURE for the nut? (I thought it around 200NM, but I might be totally wrong!) it was more like 40NM when I removed it. From what you suggest the new hub nut will be slightly different then? Where is the 14mm spline? I didnt actually remove the hub from the car as was a bit of a "dry run" to check I could get all bolts out etc when I get the new hub. But I had the calliper off, track rod off, bottom wishbone mounts and the strut pinch bolt out. I then knocked the knuckle almost off the shaft and pushed it back up. So everything is loose to come off when I get the part. But I didnt encounter an M14??? Cheers all, William

Anybody? Im pulling the knuckle off tomorrow hopefully so we'll see whats what. Ill update the thread when I see whats what. Cheers, William

Hello, Im new here as you can tell! Im usually a Land rover guy and have done lots of mechanics so im not new to it, just new to cars really!! Erm, ive been asked to do a front wheel bearing on a 1.4 W-Reg fabia, and I wondered if your couldnt confirm the tools idea need? This site has been very handy giving me a good idea of what ill need but theres mixed ideas floating about whether ill need certain tools. Essentially the car is making a bearing noise, from all speeds (about 15mph upwards) It doesnt seem too affected by cornering and braking, but when I jack all the corners up, theres is certainly more drag and a touch of bearing noise on the drivers wheel, so I was planning to change that bearing as I cant think of anything else that'd cause that problem. If you dip the clutch it stays and is definitely road speed, not engine speed. Now the tools I want to check are the socket for the Hub nut, and if ill need the m14 spline tool to get the knuckle off? Various guides say different things, depending on the age of the car..... presumably this one is quite an early one. So might it have the standard "Hex" hub nut? Same goes for the M14 spline socket: some people dont mention it, some do. Ive got up to m12, typically! Lastly: I was planning to do the bearing in a hydraulic press, the car doesnt have ABS (not that I can see under the bonnet anyway, and didnt appear to be any sensor wires). Can I get away with changing just the bearing, or will I need a new flange with bearing already pressed on, buying just the bearing is roughly half the price! Failing that: ill drop it off at a local garage and get them to swap the bearing. Cheers in advance for your help. William