JimC
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- 310D MWB Sprinter 1997, Lada Niva, Yamaha Neo moped
Hi all,
Just a quickie - looking into the feasibility of replacing the rear wheel bearings in my much-loved MWB 1997 310D Sprinter, single wheels. How doable is this with ordinary tools? The Russek book is less than helpful, one smudgy little diagram which doesn't indicate bearings at all, and a note which says:
"As a slotted nut is used to secure the bearing it will be possible to replace the bearing, but as a special wrench is required to obtain the high torque setting for the slotted nut and a special puller to withdraw the bearing off the shaft, we 'advice' you to have the replacement carried out in a workshop".
So according to that, I can replace the bearing, but at the same time I can't ?
Can anyone shed any light? Can I drift the bearing off without their gold-plated special tool? What's the torque setting of this slotted nut which requires such a superhuman effort to tighten up?!
Many thanks for any pointers
Just a quickie - looking into the feasibility of replacing the rear wheel bearings in my much-loved MWB 1997 310D Sprinter, single wheels. How doable is this with ordinary tools? The Russek book is less than helpful, one smudgy little diagram which doesn't indicate bearings at all, and a note which says:
"As a slotted nut is used to secure the bearing it will be possible to replace the bearing, but as a special wrench is required to obtain the high torque setting for the slotted nut and a special puller to withdraw the bearing off the shaft, we 'advice' you to have the replacement carried out in a workshop".
So according to that, I can replace the bearing, but at the same time I can't ?
Can anyone shed any light? Can I drift the bearing off without their gold-plated special tool? What's the torque setting of this slotted nut which requires such a superhuman effort to tighten up?!
Many thanks for any pointers
