Technical drivers side frony hub replacement

[bravotony]

hi guys

one of the threads on my 97 hgt drivers side hub has stripped itself so looks like i need to replace it, would a scrappy part do the job, and as a lot of other bits can i use marea and weekend 20v parts, and how easy is it and do i need any specialist tools for the job ????

cherrs tony

 

[flying clutchman]

Which thread is it that's stripped exactly?

 

[bravotony]

its one of the bolt threads that hold the wheel on it just spins as i try to tighten it up, as i now have only 3 bolts which i know is not safe so need to replace the hub i think unless people have any suggestions

cheers tony

 

[bravotony]

anyone got any advice on this

cheers guys

 

[bravotony]

hi guys does anyone know how difficult this is and the rough process cheers

 

[Corvinus]

first of all: it's better to change with a brand new one, for safety, second of all: you need to change also the bearing because it breaks when you pull out the hub. As for the tools go you need a bearing press and lots of nerves, cause the bearing comes of pretty hard. I had the hub and the bearing changed 2 times this year do to bad work of a "mechanic" so i'll advise you to make the change at a good mechanic, if you know one, but you could do it if you are careful and patient. Hope this helps.
And if you want to do it here goes the rough process: take the wheel of, prise off the brake caliper (two screws behind it), take off the brake disc (2 screws if i'm not mistaking), after that remove the 2 screws from the shock absorber, remove the steering pivot, remove the pivot from the torsion bar and unscrew the pivot from the wishbone, take the assembly out and on a work bench remove the hub (with brute force ) and the bearing from the spindle. Easy job.

 

[bravotony]

thanks for that, is there anything else i can do about stripped wheel bolt threads ???

cheers tony