berlingo rear axle

working fool

im gonna try and tackle the rear axle bearing refurb on my 2003 berlingo
just the drivers side is worn and im thinking a secondhand one might suffer the same problem eventually .
any tips or advice ?
or has any of you guys done this job yourselves ?

found this video from youtube covers some of the problems involved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPWjHziK808&feature=endscreen

dgt

Extra help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUjQQhpm_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LR4MX-Kc4c

martinr5232

Buy a big sledge hammer and loads of freeing oil.

Oh light a few candles :-)

Good luck

working fool

dgt wrote: »

Extra help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUjQQhpm_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LR4MX-Kc4c

thanks a mil
ive a 2 post lift and plenty of tools
i might try making up a pressing tool like in the video
a couple of mates have the same problem with theirs too
the bearing kits are under 100e

JohnBoy26

working fool wrote: »

im gonna try and tackle the rear axle bearing refurb on my 2003 berlingo
just the drivers side is worn and im thinking a secondhand one might suffer the same problem eventually .
any tips or advice ?
or has any of you guys done this job yourselves ?

found this video from youtube covers some of the problems involved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPWjHziK808&feature=endscreen

Usually the axle itself wears as well in these when the bearings are gone. Getting a good s/h axle is the best way foward imo.

working fool

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Usually the axle itself wears as well in these when the bearings are gone. Getting a good s/h axle is the best way foward imo.

Thanks
Mine isn't too bad very little play on it tbh
I'd be happy enough if I had to fill any scoring with the co2 and grind it back again .
My mate has a 2008 one and it is doing the same thing rhs as well .

JohnBoy26

working fool wrote: »

Thanks
Mine isn't too bad very little play on it tbh
I'd be happy enough if I had to fill any scoring with the co2 and grind it back again .
My mate has a 2008 one and it is doing the same thing rhs as well .

If you got a good s/h axle with no wear, you could change the bearings on it if you wanted for piece of mind, this would be a better option than changing the bearings in a worn axle imo, that's if your axle has wear on it of course.

working fool

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

If you got a good s/h axle with no wear, you could change the bearings on it if you wanted for piece of mind, this would be a better option than changing the bearings in a worn axle imo, that's if your axle has wear on it of course.

That's a good idea
I could have it ready to bolt in fully reconditioned

working fool

I'm going to give it a good soaking in wd40 this weekend

And I've seen worn axles being filled with that chemical metal stuff when they where scored

working fool

Update

Done the bearings today
Had to use a set of bearing pullers and the gas torch on it to shift the torgen bar
The 2 bearings where just destroyed
The main shaft was very corroded
Cleaned it up as best I could and greased the hell out of it and re-fitted the new bearings
The inner bearing didn't fit as tight as I would have liked , a bit of chemical metal around it before I re-fitted it would have been a good idea and possibly a washer/ spacer between it and the butt of the axle .
But it's on now with a tiny bit of play in it
Hope it passes the doe now