Rear wheel bearing

[Insignia dude]

Hello guys.

I just wonder if somebody ever changed the rear wheel bearing on an Insignia by them selves.

I did that last year with a friend who is a mechanic, And boy it was really stuck.
Even he who is the calm him self, said that this was something that he have never endured before.
We kept hitting and pulling for several hours before it came loose.
I wish that I never would need to change one more again. But unfortunately it seams that the left rear side is bad.

How do you guys fix it. Is there a easier way to do it.? Or a special tool I could rent?

[Minuteman]

They are very tight!, what you need is a sliding hammer with a hub adapter, still takes a bit of chapping but it gets them off. We have a heavy duty one but you can get cheaper versions
Something like this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal...AAAOSwQwZahKKu

[Insignia dude]

Hi Minuteman

Yes they most certainly are.
We did use that on the last bearing that we changed. But we had a even bigger and heavier one, then the one on the link. ( thanks by the way) But it took a long time to do, and alot of sliding back and forth with it.
One of us used the burner while the other one slided with the hammer.
Thought that there maybe was some easier way.

[Minuteman]

Laser have a brilliant tool for the Ford transit Wheel bearings which are the same idea, (pops them out like a greased fart) but haven't seen one for Vauxhall yet
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/FRONT-BRAKE-DISC-TOOL-FOR-FORD-TRANSIT-WITHOUT-DAMAGING-BEARINGS-204-345B/161956197695?hash=item25b557753f:gVEAAOSwKtlWo12X

[Insignia dude]

Something like this would have been great, if it were cheap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=issx1ptVnSo

[Butt0ns]

After failing with driving the bearing out myself I've brought mine to local engineers, they do hydraulic rams etc. Take off the hub and get them to press out old and in new bearing. best €20 I ever spent.

[Insignia dude]

That was a good idea.
But I decided to try it myself. since the wheel bearing was changed only 2 years ago, This time it was easier to remove. And plus when I mounted it the first time. I covered it with anti seize paste.
So now it is changed and no more noise