How easy is it to replace a rear wheel bearing? Do I have to buy the hub carrier with the bearing in it?[as seen in Fiat online parts supplier at approx £40].
My Multipla is now silent at the front after changing both wishbones and anti-roll bar. One can buy a/r bar bushes through Dingbro but would be a bastard to persuade them into the D shaped bush retainer (and they were £45 /pair c.f £100 for complete bar).
thanks

It is very easy to change the rear bearings on the disc brake model. Buy the hub with the bearing already in, its so much easier and availaible cheaper from your local motor factor. I did one of mine and it made the car so much quieter to be in.

Hi, Can you give any details about changing the rear wheel bearing (disc brake 2002 JTD)? I'm fairly handy with the spanners but don't like to just dive in.
Thanks!

The bearings come complete with hub, which is a bit expensive, but does save the trouble of getting them out of the hub.

Changing the hub is just like you would expect it to be.

Jack up safely
Take wheel off
lever hub nut cap off
put wheel back on and jack it down
put socket on hub nut and a LONG extension bar
jump up and down or do some pull ups on the end of the extension bar
when nut is loosened (not completely undone!) jack up and take wheel off again
take brake caliper off (2 bolts inboard)
take bottom caliper carrier bolt out (allen key bolt, inboard)
loosen top caliper carrier bolt
swing caliper carrier up (manual probably says take both bolts out, but there is enough space to get the disc out without)
undo 2 pointed pegs with hexagon at the bottom - this can be dodgy due to rust and small hex
take disc off
take hub off - not very tight but I needed to gently use a hub puller

Re assembly is the reverse of dismantling - note that hub nut needs to be replaced, new hub should come with one - it's a sticky nut, and takes a lot of tightening so be absolutely sure it is tight and the hub is pulled all the way up to its stop.

John

Thanks for the detail John. Sorry it took so long for me to reply, I just only got round to doing the job (and that bearing was noisy by the end!)

Make sure you remove the abs protector ring off the hub before fitting though, i left mine on

My neighbour - who is better at these things than me - replaced my rear bearing for me yesterday. I now have an ABS error - I am guessing from JTDman's post that the plastic bit on the back of the hub where the ABS magnets are is supposed to come off?

Is that about right?