The Joshua Tree Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Can someone help us out with which type of rear wheel bearings i need for a 2008 Titanium 1.8 petrol, it has rear drum brakes. I've been searching around for SKF ones as that's what someone recommended on an earlier thread, i found some on eBay, it says they are for my car if i use the vehicle type chart below but are these ones for rear drums http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-SKF-WHEEL-BEARING-KIT-HUB-REAR-LH-RH-FORD-FOCUS-MK-2-1-4-2-5-2004-/371152806274?hash=item566a6e6182:g:va0AAOSwHjNWA8Mu It's just i thought drum brakes would use the type that press in and out of the drums rather than these ones with bolts on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 the old mk1 focus had pressed in bearings, on the mk2 it uses bearing/hub assemblies. Get yourself a big hammer too, you might need it to remove the old ones lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 try here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FOCUS-FIESTA-FUSION-MAZDA-2-X2-REAR-WHEEL-BEARING-1998-2009-NEW-/131713602483?hash=item1eaabe13b3:g:R34AAOSwKtVWu0~g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joshua Tree Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Thanks for the suggestion Dez On the drop down menu underneath it says those are not compatible with a 2008 Focus, at that price they'll probably be cheap chinese imports that wouldn't last too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 there something like them for brake drums types Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 From the Focus MK2 onwards the rear wheel hubs are non servicable. The wheel bearings consist of loose ball bearings in a retainer cage that are an integral part of the wheel hub. During production of the wheel hub the axle shaft end is riveted to secure the inner bearing rings onto the axle. The axle can only be removed by destroying it which makes the hub useless because there are no spare parts available. In case of rear wheel bearing damage the complete wheel hub needs to be replaced. The Focus MK2 only has 1 type of rear wheel hub which is used for both drum brakes and disc brakes. Because of this converting the rear drum brakes to rear disc brakes is an easy bolt on job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joshua Tree Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 JW You've got me interested with the disc conversion, i was about to change the rear shoes, rear drums and wheel bearings. How easy and straight forward is it to change the drums to disc, would any competent garage be able to do this, what would i need for the conversion ? I've had some slight issues with one of the rear drumss sticking on, it's mainy after rain or after i've washed the car and it's not been driven for a day or so, one of the rear wheels can be totally stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 20 hours ago, dezwez said: there something like them for brake drums types Not on the mk2 it ain't fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, stef123 said: Not on the mk2 it ain't fella so it seems just read jw1982 post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Quote JW You've got me interested with the disc conversion, i was about to change the rear shoes, rear drums and wheel bearings. How easy and straight forward is it to change the drums to disc, would any competent garage be able to do this, what would i need for the conversion ? I've had some slight issues with one of the rear drumss sticking on, it's mainy after rain or after i've washed the car and it's not been driven for a day or so, one of the rear wheels can be totally stuck. Some time ago I wrote a guide about converting the rear drum brakes to disc brakes on a Focus MK2/MK2.5. My guide can be downloaded from the link below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohmuy84xvkq3pz3/Drum brake to Disc brake conversion.pdf?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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