One of my front wheel bearings is starting to go on my mk2 focus so I was wondering how hard they are to change. Has anyone changed one before?

I’ve been trying to source a bearing but all I can find is the full hub kit, I’m guessing that I’ll have to replace the entire hub. Do the hubs need a press to be taken out and put back in?

And should I replace both sides or just the broken one?

Thanks

they are part of the hub and not seperable and a pain to do im having my driver side replaced at ford for £171 total the hub and bearing itself is £90 you get cheaper ones but from experience the cheap ones set the abs light off constantly and in the end you need a ford hub to sort it so doing it the cheap way means you buy 2 hubs costing more than the ford one originally

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i got two of these, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus-2-MKII-2004-2011-FRONT-WHEEL-BEARING-hub-kit-8915-/160871857259?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:3160

and £80 to get them changed at my local garage

havent had any problems for a few weeks. brakes seem fine too, no weird abs issues

As already mentioned, the hub and bearing are a one piece assembly which makes them more difficult than normal.

A press is required to remove/refit or there are special kits for these bearings but you cannot simply just push the hub back in to the steering knuckle as you will put stress on the middle of the bearing.

There needs to be a spacer fitted between the hub and outer shell of the bearing to push the load onto the correct area of the bearing.

Thanks for the info. For around £80 I could buy a 6 ton press myself but it depends what ton is needed. Do you know if 6ton will do it or will I need a 12ton?

Unless youre good i wouldnt do it indys replace them and as stef said dont do it right 3months later the bearings gone wouldnt use cheap hubs seen a few mk1 focis with them and the odd mk2 they either fail or cause issues with the abs ford also use particular grease

My mk1 had an indy fit one 7months later it was back to a ford garage bearing was away again end of the story as expensive as it sounds its cheaper to let those with the knowledge do it

Thanks for the info. For around £80 I could buy a 6 ton press myself but it depends what ton is needed. Do you know if 6ton will do it or will I need a 12ton?

I have a 20 tonne press (sealey YK20F) which has a gauge too, it's not uncommon for me to use up to 10 tonne doing bearings. Usually they are a bit less though. I would say 6 tonne is not enough and you will have wasted your money if its not man enough.

Its pretty easy changing your bearings if you look into it. YouTube is your best friend with this lol. I bought some wheel bearing kits from https://www.spareshut.com/, watched a tutorial on YouTube and fitted the bearings.  Its a lot cheaper than going to a garage.

Are they interchangeable between models?  As in, will a 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 petrol / diesel hub fit if I pick the complete hub assembly, like in the picture below, from scrappy / ebay for my 1.8 petrol.  It's near end of MOT and unsure if it's wheel bearing or gearbox away so trying the least expensive option first.

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, Bar72 said:

Are they interchangeable between models?  As in, will a 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 petrol / diesel hub fit if I pick the complete hub assembly, like in the picture below, from scrappy / ebay for my 1.8 petrol.  It's near end of MOT and unsure if it's wheel bearing or gearbox away so trying the least expensive option first.

 

 

 

The main problem is that some use an 18mm ball joint and others use 21mm ball joint.  There isn't a surefire way to tell without physically measuring.

I've got a rough rule of thumb that only small engined pre-facelifts used 18mm but I really wouldn't rely on that 100%.

29 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

The main problem is that some use an 18mm ball joint and others use 21mm ball joint.  There isn't a surefire way to tell without physically measuring.

I've got a rough rule of thumb that only small engined pre-facelifts used 18mm but I really wouldn't rely on that 100%.

That's good to know.  I've just run part number: 1420861.  I'll make sure I get 1.6 / 1.8 / 2.0 between 2008-2011 and should be good on 21mm for ball joint then.  Many thanks again.

I was under the impression that it was only the ST Models that used the 18mm ones, which is something that I could never get my head around. You would have thought that the 21mm ones would be stronger

For anyone else reading this thread in future, turned out to be the nearside wheel bearing.  First car I've ever had where the wheel bearing drone doesn't change with weight transferral.  Just a constant drone no matter what way the car's headed, or in a straight line!

Whipped both complete strut / hub assembly from a 1.6 in scrappies.  Perfect fit and noise gone.  Probably bang her in for an M.O.T. now.