Lada Kalina front wheel bearing

Each owner of Lada Kalina one day will have to replace the front wheel bearing. This item may become unusable after its 20th launch. Sometimes there are situations when a part is “ordered” for replacement ahead of the stated deadline. At this stage, the quality of the hinge itself has a great influence. Service manuals prescribe the need for replacement every 000-25 thousand km.

Front wheel bearing replacement process

In order to successfully replace the front hub bearing on a Lada Kalina car, you will need to purchase the following type of tool:

• head on "30";
• thin chisel;
• screwdriver;
• pliers with which you can remove the retaining rings;
• set of mandrels, clamp and fasteners.

Let's get to work.

1. Disconnect the terminals from the battery terminals.
2. Loosen the hub nut.
3. We hang our Lada Kalina and remove the wheel from the right side of the car.
4. Now we move on to removing the caliper and brake disc.
5. We unscrew the fasteners with which the ball joint is attached to the steering knuckle of the suspension. Disconnect the assembly (you will need a fastener).
6. We unscrew the hub nut and remove the axle shaft assembly with the CV joint from the splined coupling with the hub.
7. Next, we proceed to disassemble the fist of the landing support on the suspension strut. We perform the action by unscrewing the two screws with nuts.
8. Having removed the kingpin, we proceed to pulling out the hub. In most cases, during this manipulation, the hinge is destroyed, and its outer clip remains inside the socket in the cuff. Here the extractor comes to the rescue, with the help of which we extract this clip.
9. Do not forget about the dismantling of the bearing circlips, which can only be replaced with new counterparts.
10. Then press in the inner race of the wheel bearing.
11. We begin the assembly by installing the outer retaining ring in the seat of the steering knuckle.
12. Using a suitable mandrel, press in a new bearing.
13. Now we install the hub itself. Gently press down to ensure the correct seating depth inside the clip.
14. The remaining mounting manipulations are performed according to the reverse dismantling algorithm.

Replacing the front hub bearing on the other side of the car is absolutely identical to the sequence of steps that we reviewed.

How to choose a bearing?

A competent approach is needed here, because only a high-quality product will ensure compliance with the scheduled Lada Kalina mileage, allow the wheels to have the correct balance, eliminate backlash and prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant traffic situation associated with a sudden break (destruction).

original bearing

Standard factory bearing code for LADA Kalina: "1118-3103020". On average, the price of the product is at the level of 1,5 thousand rubles. The delivery set includes the product itself, a tension nut and a retaining ring.

Similar bearings

As an alternative, you can consider the products of two manufacturers:

• "Weber", product catalog code - "BR 1118-3020";
• "Pilenga", part number - "PW-P1313".

The products of these companies have proven themselves well. The cost is about 1 thousand rubles. Integrity is identical to the original delivery.

In practice, it was found that a bearing from the VAZ-2108 may be suitable for the LADA Kalina hub, but it is already a hundredth of a millimeter. Experts do not advise leaning towards such an alternative, as there have been cases when the product turned over inside the bucket.

To summarize

Replacing the front wheel bearing directly with your own hands does not involve difficulties, this can be seen even in the video materials. Tuning enthusiasts install bearings included in the Brembo hub kit into their Kalina. Such a product has improved characteristics and can last up to 60 thousand km. The price of these analogues is also considerable - about 2 thousand rubles per set.