Am after the pages of the manual / CD - whichever - that shows the removal of the wheel bearing - also after the page that shows the Front Wishbone removal and basically shows all the Bushes for front suspension :P

If anyone has already posted the above somewhere on the site, please tell me and I will go search for it - am not really lazy just cant remember seeing it anywhere

Your help is appreciated and will be rewarded by me not hounding you for this information again and again and again....

I posted pictures of the front suspension under Guides - Anti-roll bar.

Regarding the wheel bearings - Unfortunately, all my Haynes manual says is "Due to the special tools required to replace the bearings, the hub and bearing assembly should not be dissassembled by the home mechanic. The assembly can be removed, however, and taken to a dealer service department or other repair shop to have the bearing replaced" ...

OK - now will you stop nagging ???

Front wheel bearing removal...

1. Remove knuckle. (Easyish)
2. press drive shaft out from outside of kuckle. (Can be a right b*****d)
3. Push hub out from inside of knuckle. (Easyish)
4. Remove oil seal from inside of knuckle. (Easy)
5. Remove circlip from inside of knuckle. (Easy)
6. Push bearing out from outside of knuckle. (Hard with out a press/big vice)
7. Pull/Chisel inner bearing race from hub. (Hard without a puller)

Rebuilding is reversal of removal.

Does this help

Cheers for that

So you reckon I better of taking to a garage then ? I have to work on Roadside and it seems as though this may take some time - and could get stuck halfway through... bugger thought it would be easierthan that,

I think this is one of those crappy jobs that it's worth paying someone else to do. Preferably someone who has the necessary equipment, i.e. pressers, pullers etc. - it'll take them an hour or so to do what it would take you the whole week-end ...

If I need to change one on my car it'd be done by a pro without a doubt

If I had a garage I would do it, unfortunately I haven't so I have booked it in at a local garage - They gonna fit the wheel bearing - replace both Wishbones, link arms & Tie Rod ends - for about £160 so I said do it - parts gonna cost me about £140 all in £300 - Mazda wanted £725

Sounds like a really good deal ...

Wheel bearing done sounds much quiter...

Only thing is they didnt deliver all the suspension parts, so I got to take her back in tomorrow to get the bushes sorted.. will let you know how it goes and what it costs :P