Anthony, an Imp owner and Imp Club Member in the USA asked a question this morning, so I got out a spare set of rear wheel bearings and a shaft, assembled the parts and sent him my reply, lets hope it helps.
How does the rear wheel hub bearings fit the splined shaft? Thats a simple enough question, well we would think that and the Rootes workshop manual 141,section G does give a decent set of intructions and a selection of pictures,plate 6822 , but maybe one of these photo pics will make it more clear?
Note that the larger bearing has a closed end and a step on it, that faces out, on the other end is an oil seal, replace this when fitting new bearings, do not foget to grease the new bearings and leave some spare in the hub enclosure.
Made by SKF,which is my prefered brand name.
Note the closed side of the cage, which faces outwards.
How does the rear wheel hub bearings fit the splined shaft? Thats a simple enough question, well we would think that and the Rootes workshop manual 141,section G does give a decent set of intructions and a selection of pictures,plate 6822 , but maybe one of these photo pics will make it more clear?
The bearings should be fitted with a special tool RG379, with grease on the metal surfaces and a small hamer and suitable drift tool, it is an easy enough job without the special tool.
Note that the larger bearing has a closed end and a step on it, that faces out, on the other end is an oil seal, replace this when fitting new bearings, do not foget to grease the new bearings and leave some spare in the hub enclosure.
Made by SKF,which is my prefered brand name.Note the closed side of the cage, which faces outwards.
The same bearing on the other side, this needs grease packing in by hand.
Working on a bench is a whole lot better than on the car!
How hard can this be.
Roy
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