Rear wheel bearing replacement – Fiat Uno

Rear wheel bearing replacement – Fiat Uno

The replacement of the rear wheel bearing consists in the replacement of the complete hub.

■ Raise the rear of the car and remove the wheel.

■ Remove the brake drum or disc.

■ Remove the cup from the hub.

■ Undo the hub spigot nut and unscrew it.

■ Pull off the hub with bearing, using the tool 1847015000.

■ Press out the inner race of the bearing, if any, on the journal.

■ Press on the pin (or knock it in with a soft mallet) a new hub with a well-pressed edge holding the bearing. Apply pressure only to the inner ring of the bearing.

■ Screw in a new hub journal nut and tighten it to torque 216 N • m. The bearing is not adjustable.

■ Tighten the nut securely.

■ Fill the cup in 3/4 bearing grease and press into the hub.

■ Install the brake drum or disc.

■ Fit the rear wheel and check it, that there is no play and that it turns slightly.

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