AuthorTopic: Jimny Front Hub Bearings- Easy or not?  (Read 1229 times)

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Offline Grinch

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Jimny Front Hub Bearings- Easy or not?
« on: January 10, 2007, 09:40:46 »
Got a nice little rumble after a day out playing.  Im pretty sure its a front hub bearing.  the manual shows it as a fairly easy job, but does anyone have experience of doing one of these?  Any advice.

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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2007, 19:29:02 »
Piece of cake,just like doin a Sammy.
Should only take you an hour a side.
Just make sure you pack the bearings well with grease.
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2007, 21:18:13 »
Simple answer no. I found it easier, and cheaper to buy 2nd hand hubs from a breaker and replace the lot. The basic idea is same as Vitara and SJ/Sami, but the original bearing is a double row type, only available from Suzuki and £70+vat each. The old bearing can only be got out with a hydraulic press and same to refit. You also need a special tool to undo and re torque the retaining nut. These are available from dealers at £45+vat or I think Rhino central do a copy at less than half that. You can also now get after market bearing kits which replace the original bearing with two tapper bearings, same as the Vitara set up I believe and at approx £25 a bargain.

Worth checking your King pins 'cos these are prone to wear quickly. I've gone through 5 wheel and a full set of King pins in 3 years. At the last rebuild i also replace the swivel seals and so far haven't had any more probs!
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2007, 08:47:18 »
Cheers fellows, i figured there would be some interesting quirks with them.  my old Frontera was a similar set up.  I'll have a look see as soon as i can.  its deffo the drivers bearing.  its quiet on the straight and sounds like a spitfire diving when i turn right  :lol:  :lol:

Matt
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