Jimmyw Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 My 03 fiesta failed the annual road worthiness test last week on a loose bearing on the rear/offside. I priced up a new kit first from a dealer for 120 quid. I then priced one up at an auto factors for 11 quid. But it was discovered that the bearing hub nut was only loose, which persumeably was not done correctly when the shoes were done by an independent garage two years ago. Incidently, I also had to reinstall the shoe adjuster some time later which fell out when the shoes were done too by the same garage. I don't think it was the automatic type. Anyway, passed yesterday after a retest, but it just goes to show that you can never be too observant when it comes to these things. By the way, should there be a cover over the front hubnut on these vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicam49 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Hi, dunno, but if you go to www.catcar.info, enter your vin, then you can look at the parts drawings and listings for your particular model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 i had 2007 fiesta, I am 99% sure there was no cover over front hub nut. the construction of it is different to rear so not having cover over front nut does not mean you would get dirt in the bearing like you would on the rear. For working on rear brakes the 'correct' way is to not touch the hub nut. you undo 4 large bolts on the rear of the brake plate (after removing abs sensor) this releases the drum and hub as one unit. Meaning no messing about with greasy bearings. But the bolts can be quite tight and rusty. so i can see why someone might want to do it by undoing hub nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyw Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 hours ago, isetta said: i had 2007 fiesta, I am 99% sure there was no cover over front hub nut. the construction of it is different to rear so not having cover over front nut does not mean you would get dirt in the bearing like you would on the rear. For working on rear brakes the 'correct' way is to not touch the hub nut. you undo 4 large bolts on the rear of the brake plate (after removing abs sensor) this releases the drum and hub as one unit. Meaning no messing about with greasy bearings. But the bolts can be quite tight and rusty. so i can see why someone might want to do it by undoing hub nut Yes indeed, thats how I did it when I was putting back the adjuster that the garage messed up, its a Little more fiddly, but I really HATE those silly other type of multi nuts.She didnt have the ABS on this particular model.The front stub looks to be sticking out a bit, but I just never noticed it before. It is exposed though which I think is a little strange.We took a chance and tightened up the silly nut on the back without it coming apart........God bless the days when you could put a split pin through the stub to stop the nut from moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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