VY Replacing Front Hubs

[lowandslow]

Got 360k+ out of the hubs on the front of our old Calais.
My VQ didn't get 140 with the old design.

 

[fxxxrr]

never had a reason to look at the bearings on either the VT i used to own or the stato i own now, never realised
I play Old holdens not new ones lol new ones just to go buy parts for the old ones

 

[wortus]

I ended up buying a pair of Machter branded hubs from e-bay and so far so good. The ones on the car were original (180,000km) with the left side being the noisier of the two. The original hubs were branded SKF on the back plastic cover, the new ones are branded on the hub face. Interestingly the original right hand side hub came off easy and the black plastic cover on the back was about half way out, no idea how that happened most probably like it from new. The left one was a bit rusted to the knuckle and rotor, a bit of WD40 and a light tap and off it came. One question if anyone knows, the torque range for tightening the 3 bolts do you go close tot he max setting and does applying Loctite to the threads cause torquing errors?

 

[Tonner Matt]

One question if anyone knows, the torque range for tightening the 3 bolts do you go close to the max setting and does applying Loctite to the threads cause torquing errors?

Torque specs for front hub bolts is 100 to 115Nm
I've always torqued them to 115Nm with just a small drop of Loctite on the bolts and never had any issues

 

[Neilyas]

Anybody else having trouble removing the hubs, I can't get a socket on the head of the bolts at the back of the hub.
Do you need a special tool???

 

[stick3]

most hubs are fitted with a allen key bolts unless yours have been change, i have a set of allen key half inch drive sockets
and there was one bolt i had trouble with trying to get the tool into the head because of room when you add the ratchet or sliding handle bar

Anybody else having trouble removing the hubs, I can't get a socket on the head of the bolts at the back of the hub.
Do you need a special tool???

 

[dgp]

The diagram and instructions below are from VZ, but should be the same as yours. I once cut down an Allen key and used a ring spanner on it for leverage.

 

[Neilyas]

Thanks very much to you both for your assistance, I didn't realise they were an Allen head bolt retaining the hub, I will check it out,
nice diagram dgp, thank you.
Regards
Neilyas