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Over the weekend I have noticed an unusual sound from the rear passenger side wheel which i suspected might be the bearing. Over the last few days it has got worse.

So I took the wheel off and it turns out that it is the wheel bearing as there is a little bit of play when moving the top and bottom of wheel back and forward.

Just wondering how hard of a job is it to replace the bearing as I understand that it is held in by four bolts and it is not pressed in.

I do not have any fancy tools so if I was to attack the job, would I managed to get it off and replaced?

Thanks for any advice in advance.

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Taking the bearing out is easy but then you have to remove the bearing from the spline thats the hard part, youll need to make a few special tools to pull it off. Other problem you run in to is they seprate into 2 pieces when trying to press it off the spline and your left with half still on.

Putting tge new one onto the spline is easy enough if u have a press.

OK thank you for the advice.

This is the one which I have just ordered.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/360701961813?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I thought that you have to just unscrew the bolts off the back of it! I did not think that you needed to press or unpress anything!

I think I might just get a mechanic to do the job as I don't have any specialist tools!

So looks like this is the wrong bearing. Got it to the garage and they told me that it was missing the top mount for the hand break. After looking around they managed to get one in however once it was all bolted on they realized that the shaft would not fit as it was 3mm to small!

I had no idea that the there different sizes!

Can anyone help me with this as I can not find the correct bearing for my car?

So looks like this is the wrong bearing. Got it to the garage and they told me that it was missing the top mount for the hand break. After looking around they managed to get one in however once it was all bolted on they realized that the shaft would not fit as it was 3mm to small!

I had no idea that the there different sizes!

Can anyone help me with this as I can not find the correct bearing for my car?

Hey mate, hopefully im not too late on this one.

R34 GT and GTT's are different..

GTT's run the GTR rear hubs and GT/V's run the S13-15 R32-R33 non GTR hubs, the one's you bought off eBay will fit any S and R chassis minus the GTR's and a 34GTT's.. the one you would need is in the link below, its what Just Jap supply but you can see the difference.

http://justjap.com/store/product.php?productid=19774&cat=375&page=1

I hope this helps as most listings for rear wheel bearings miss this very vital piece of info.

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