Bearings - hub (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- MG
- Model
- TF Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 2002–2005
- Section
- Repairs
Front suspensionBearings - hub · page 2 of 2
- Position hub to press.
- Press out drive flange using 18G 1358/4 .
- Collect drive flange and remove hub from press.
- Remove bearing inner and outer circlips.
- Position hub to press.
- Position 18G 705-6/3 to bearing, press out bearing and remove hub from press.
- Position drive flange to press, fit universal bearing splitter around bearing as shown.
- Position thrust button, 18G-705-6/2 to drive flange, press out drive flange from inner bearing track.
- Collect drive flange and remove bearing inner track.
Refit
- Clean hub, drive flange and bearing mating faces.
- Fit new bearing outer circlip to hub.
- Position hub to press.
- Position new bearing to hub, press bearing into hub using 18G-705-6/3 .
- Fit new bearing inner circlip to hub.
- Using 18G-134BD and 18G-705-6/3 , press drive flange into hub bearing.
- Remove hub from press.
- Clean drive shaft end and hub mating faces.
- Clean lower ball joint to hub mating faces.
- Clean ball joint to upper suspension arm mating faces.
- Position hub to lower ball joint, fit and tighten nut and bolt to 45 Nm.
- Position hub assembly to upper suspension arm, fit and tighten new ball joint lock nut to 54 Nm.
- Raise jack and remove support block from upper suspension arm.
- Clean steering rack ball joint to steering arm mating faces.
- Align steering rack ball joint to steering arm, fit and tighten nut to 30 Nm.
- Fit front brake disc. See BRAKES, Information.
- Fit and tighten new hub nut to 210 Nm.
- Stake hub nut to shaft.
- Fit road wheel(s), fit wheel nuts and tighten in a diagonal sequence to 70 Nm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
Parts & tools for this job For 2002 MG TF
- PARTFront wheel bearingSearch: MG TF 2002 front wheel bearing
- TOOLBearing puller kitSearch: wheel bearing puller kit
- PARTCV boot kitSearch: MG TF 2002 cv boot kit
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