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Removing and installing the hub
Cars since 10/89 vol. (not AWD), except models "versatile" Bearing in vehicles with 10/89 issue is the hub upon which the brake drum or brake disc. For installation requires a special bearing puller or a press, so it is advisable to make the removal of the hub bearing and the installation of a new specialist workshop. Withdrawal
| - Remove the hub cap using a screwdriver or pliers.
- Loosen hub nut standing on the ground of the car.
 | Big torque, the risk of an accident! |
- Remove the brake drum or disc, see chap. Brakes.
- Remove the hub from a pin and replace the bearing in a specialized workshop.
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Setting | - Fit and screw the new hub caulking nut without tightening it definitively.
- Install the brake drum or brake disc caliper, see chap. Brakes.
- Screw the wheel, taking into account the mark on the hub. Lower the car and tighten the wheel nuts with 100 Nm of torque.
- Tighten the hub nut with a force of 200 Nm.
- To hammer in a nut fillet into a nave groove pins are not very sharp chisel. This serves to protect against loosening nut.
- Score the new hub cap using a tube.
| Deformed caps necessarily replaced because of a leak in the bearing can get the moisture and destroy it in the short term. |
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