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Spigot bearing help?
Jasongray5 - 8/7/09 at 09:00 PM

I was wondering if there was a tutorial avaidable for changing a spigot bearing in a zetec anywhere?
Or if anyone had any tips/advice?
Going to give it a shot tomorow morning if my engine hoist (read tractor) will start.

coozer - 8/7/09 at 09:08 PM

You don't need a tractor to pull it out, just a nice snug piece of rod, some grease and a hammer..

Jasongray5 - 8/7/09 at 09:13 PM

LOL! Its just to lift the engine up off the ground. Snug peice of rod what now?

Jasongray5 - 8/7/09 at 09:46 PM

No worries guys, just discovered why i couldnt find it in a search, i was searching for a USER called "spigot bearing removal"

29 hours of work done, only 9 remain...

MautoK - 8/7/09 at 10:25 PM

If the Zetec spigot brg is anything like the Pinto you'll need a Dremel. (found out the hard way!)
I tried the hydraulic method and it didn't budge

mad4x4 - 9/7/09 at 06:56 AM

YOu should be able to remove it with hydraulics, your rod was aboviously not snug enough

02GF74 - 9/7/09 at 07:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mad4x4
YOu should be able to remove it with hydraulics, your rod was aboviously not snug enough


how can the rod be snug enough - unless it has cut outs for the needle rollers.

I tried this and all that happened was I got the drift stuck in the bearing, that for a moment or nine looked like I was not gonna get out - search my post.

I used a dremel grinding stone to cut through the race enough to weaken it and then collapse it with a chisel.

rusty nuts - 9/7/09 at 07:44 PM

If your Zetec is fresh out of a donor car then it probably won't have a spigot bearing fitted, easy to fit a new one.

NS Dev - 9/7/09 at 08:56 PM

thay have always "hydraulic-ed" out for me, but you do have to "surprise" the rod with a very big hammer hit very hard!

ss1turbo - 10/7/09 at 10:14 PM

You do tend to have to be rather brutal with it...I usually end up not bothering with the hydraulic method and resort to sheer violence (chisel)...

I read somewhere that only the ST170 Zetec has a spigot bearing as standard??