Without a doubt the best car repair video ever....there are thousands of repair videos but none have a smidgen of the humour or entertaiment that you dished up. I actually laughed out loud. You have a fan for life...............

Brilliant tip with the bolts 👍👍

Perfect video, explained perfectly and didn’t hide any of the bs that goes with the removal

Some coins (or washers) under the bolts, and there's no damage on the anchor plate.

Thank you, Alan, for such a comprehensive video on repair of the Bearing Hub. It will definitely help me replace the same part in my Toyota Yaris 2007.

Thank god for this video! I've struggled wit ha hub on a WiLL Vi - basically a mk1 Yaris underneath. I've hit it with a hammer - a lot; pushed and hit form the back; taken the rear brake assembly off - and broken bits as I did - but the hub remained, and the bearings inside it are now properly knackered! It hardly turns at all. All i was trying to do was change the ABS sensor! I will be doing this at the weekend - as well as trying to fix the mess I made! I'll upload soon with my efforts - and I'll give you a shout out!

What a great tip Alan.👍 I just found out today that I have two to do on my wife's Yaris T Sport, it's done a million miles but she just won't let the old girl go.🤣 Thank you for showing us all. John.

Easy when you know how it's done You're a genius Alan I enjoy watching your videos as a 60 year old who used to do mechanical repairs on my own cars and was a self employed spray painter/panel beater before becoming a private hire driver for 29 years Cars were much simpler to work on them days Thanks for the entertaining videos, all the best & stay safe Buddy

This is one of the best repair videos I have ever seen. The real world scenario at the end hits home way too hard for me. Thanks

great tip. Gonna try it right now. Have a yaris on my lift as we speak. Same problem. Used heat, a LARGE hammer, a puller, ... nothing so far. edit: your trick with bolts worked like magic. I tip my hat to you, sir.

Bloody Hell Alan! Looks like fun for me. My local shop just threw a quote for $1000. at me. No thank you to them but thanks to you.

The first video, the hub just fell out. I was like "fk yeah easy work". Other videos showed i might have a problem just hit it with a hammer, falls right off. This video was like "oh great, a fkn comedian ". But the only video that actually showed a sleeve on the hub rusted inside the axle. And best way to remove. Thx bud

Thnx for your tip with nuts and bolts. Changes both rear bearings today on my wifes Yaris.

I have struggled for 2 hours now eith my brothers yaris. Thank god for this video

Everything magically comes off easily and straight forward on KZfaq because most videos are not in the UK with the crap wet salty environment. This is a good idea, I've always had to remove the shoe assembly and hammer the crap out of it for 10 mins and get tennis elbow for days after..

great video! Ive been working on cars for 50 odd years and theres always something to learn!

I am ecstatic to have come across this video. I will be attempting this soon this week! Thank you!!!

Just changed wheel bearing on my Toyota. Thanks to you there were no problem when following your guide. Thanks

I've done 4 of these wheel bears. Took them all out with a big stone hammer. Nightmare. Made me cry everytime. So nice seeing someone have an easy time with one! Awesome work

Just done one of these and after watching this, made the job ez , thanks and keep em coming

Have a look at south main auto, SMA channel Eric has is in upstate ny and everything is rusted in there. Thanks for the clip very enjoyable watch.

You are my Hero, i had some problems to dismantle on my car , with you, it's very easy !!!

Your bloody brilliant Alan and a bloody good mechanic

Alan, you Sir are a star, I went to change the rotten brake dust shield/backplate off the front of my 2008 Mk3 MX5 today, could not move it at all yet all bolts came out freely so I did as you said popped a wheel stud out and used an M12 bolt to draw it out, I only used one bolt but kept moving it about to different positions it didn't bang as loud as the Yaris but it was in there! so thanks again top tip.

Very well covered video... Thanks guy, you saved me a lot of sweat and busted knuckles along with frustration. Appreciate you..

That's a awesome idea thanks for the tip I'm going to use that I have a shop south of Chicago Illinois in the rust belt and I have struggled with wheel bearing assembly like that great job my friend have a great day and be safe

You are a heaven sent my friend 😃 I feel like there’s hope on this rear wheel bearing removal hell🤯 of frustration! Thank you! God bless you.

Well I haven’t had the pleasure to do one of those yet but I will definitely remember this technique and use it!! Cheers for the video mate 👍👍👍👍👍

been there done that as stated not easy i have learnt something new those bolts to jack it free genious alan well done

Best informative video I’ve seen saved me wasting time with pry bars and slide hammers 👌👌

Im going to be servicing my best friend toyota yaris rear bearing and it gave me a great advice on how to do so, i greatly appreciate the bolt trick,

Brilliant tip, just used this video to get my bearing out of my yaris SUPERB saved me hours Thanks

Well done Alan for showing so many DIY ers how frustrating mecky fitting is. Ever decreasing circles is how l explain it. Your tenacity shines through, and your character just gets stronger with every new trial. Keep up the good work.

Cheers Alan, good old methodical thinking without having to splash out on a slide hammer. Saved me a few quid. Thanks

Love your upbeat approach. I'd have been cursing.

Yeah I’m four hours in with no joy and I tried everything from scaffold bars to Oxy settling thank you very much brilliant tip

Changing the wheel bearing hub on friend's Captiva we took the whole upright off the car and her hubby was having a go at it with a sledge hammer and it wouldn't budge.. luckily one of my mates had the access to a press in the workshop so after pumping up 6 tonnes of pressure it finally moved.. Good old rust can be as strong as a good weld :)

Had to replace my wifes wheel bearing on her yaris and this video saved me so much trouble! Uses two nuts and bolts to prize the bearing out and “pop”, out it came in 5 minutes! Thank you sir 👍

I never would have thought of that. Thank you so much for this because my yaris rear bearings are starting to go and I was dreading getting those things out of there.

YOU! are the Magician of Mechanics! You're the Ying and Yang of Yaris's! Funny that Toyota put threaded holes (6mm) in the hubs so you could do the same thing when removing the hubs. Thanks loads!!

Thanks for the tip m8 chapped at mine for about 2 hours found your video and had it off in few minutes 👍

Its -30 below Northern Canada and the Yaris Wheel bearing has totally quit i gotta fix it tomorrow in my work parking lot thanks for the run through super appreciate it :)

Great tip Alan using the bolts as as a press release

You got bloody good camera. Thanks for your videos!!!

Thank you a lot! I finally managed to take out my peugeot 107 rear bearing thanks to you

Arrr legend I've always had problems with them thanks for the tip

Good God thank you for this video. I haven't even made an attempt to change the bearing but wanted to look at videos as I've never done it before, just to be safe. I can tell you I would've resorted to measures so extreme that I wouldn't have been able to repair them at my house.

Awesome video!!! Thank you. Not many videos for Yaris’s so thanks a lot.

Just did the job yesterday, but I cut the damn bearing with a chisel from behind cautiously. If only I had seen your video, it would've taken seconds ! Thanks anyway for sharing this video, love the good mood you offer :)

This works great! Didn't have to remove any lug bolts, my old hub had holes in it. Put some loose-nut, let that soak-in a couple of days. With the bolt trick, it just popped out. Brush out the hole, you should be able to push the new hub in by hand. Tighten up to 90 N-m and you're good to go. Thank you very much for posting this video.

Tried everyway to get a bearing out of an Aygo. Only had one bolt but tightened it up then moved it around 180 Degrees. After a couple of attempts, the bearing popped out. Excellent video. Does what it says on the Tin. Thank you

I absolutely loved your presentation. Thank you for all the excellent tips...mate!!

best repair videos thanks love from norway

Thanks for the tip. Worked on the first side. Tommoz for the second. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the tip, defo worked, I had to find this video and show it to my mechanic as he couldn't remove it

Another top tip if you have a air hammer gun. Unscrew the bolts half way out and then hammer the head of the bolt on both sides evenly. This drives the hub assembly out. Done this on VW/ Audi cars and works a treat.

Allen Just brilliant stuff You have a way with words great videos can't get enough mate Phil I. Stoke

Great video, nothing left out, saved me from disaster….Ben

Thanks for the video. You are a very entertaining guy. Greetings from Australia

Thanks for the tips I've got to do this same thing this coming weekend

Really smart approach. I tried to hammer it out with sledge hammer and biggest socket i got. I literally drove it without bolts to nearby mechanic. Rust wouldn't budge until mechanic took torch and 30min later it popped off.

Excellent work there Alan.

Great information. Thanks very much. This saves me some hassle. 👍

Great video!!! I now know what I may be in for!!! Thank you!!

Nice solution! You know your car is getting on a bit when you need to sweep it up off the ramps. The upper ball joint pinch bolt in a Passat B5 was always a nightmare job until I worked out how to do them. Buy some new bolts and put them on the passenger seat, then take the car to your local garage. Then go back and pick it up when they have done the job and pay them. It's worked twice for me now.

Thank you man!! You saved my day!! if you would have been in Sweden I would buy you a drink and give you a kiss Cheers mate 🤜🏻🤛🏻

I found it easier to turn the nut than the bolt. Easier on the backer plate too! I wanted to research a better way for the 2nd side because the first one I just put the wheel back on after taking the bolts out and kicked until it moved, problem being it took the entire backing plate with it and I had a hell of a time getting the wheel back off a loose bearing!

Just done this today, thanks for the clear video mate. Just a note, I had to travel to an engineering firm to get some high tensile bolts because standard ones just snap or strip when you try to "press" the bearing out of the axle.

I had a problem just taking my front left wheel off my Yaris to rotate the tires, and ended up using a hydraulic jack and a strap, putting the head end of the jack to the wheel and the base with the strap around it and tied to the wheel bolts. It worked!

great vid mate...cheers

Always a good watch! See ya.

You saved my ass with the bolt trick. Thank you much!!

There's an old Dutch joke: "You're doing it all wrong, mate!". "How's that?". "Let someone else do it...". 😁

One superb video mate, well done!

Thanks to you i did it all alone!!

Brilliant advise👍

You're the best..... Thankyou for this genial idea

Amazing! Thank you for your video

You are awesome. So much happiness and anger in your video. Fantastic.

Worked great. I used 1/2 inch x 7 inch carriage bolts on my 2008 Yaris. My experience mirrored this video almost exactly, down to the pops when the hub broke free. Had a little scare when the last bolt on the passenger side refused to break free. I let loose the impact gun and after some tense moments it came spinning out. Thought for sure it was going snap.

Great video! Thanks!

Much appreciate the video. This helped!

Excellent job

I've just recently done both rear bearing on my 12 reg focus on my driveway it was pretty straightforward thankfully. Just a story on things going wrong. In 2019 i did an oil change on the focus during which I notice a leaking driveshaft oil seal on the drivers side, so I decided to replace it I'd done them before so I thought an easy job, anyway I ended up splitting the intermediate CV joint cos the driveshaft splines were rusted in the hub well the CV lobes fell off with the needle rollers so I had to rebuild that, then once I got everything back together I found I had buggerd the threads on the driveshaft up so I had to grind the damaged thread off to get the nut on, so I thought thats it I couldn't believe the hassle id had, went for a drive and realised id also damaged the front wheel bearing up trying to get the driveshaft out 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Brilliant video helps a lot 👍👍👍

Worked awesome

Great performance.

You're a genius. Thank you!

That's nice tip. I also usually have small blowtorch type heater in my workbench, so when ever something is tight during dismantling I do similar type of thing that I pre-tention something like that, figure out what to heat to get that expanding metal to work for me. Being machine mechanic I have moderate tools at home to, but nothing special for doing cars. I remember trying to change control arms for one of my cars in the driveway. I used blowtorch, good impact gun and broke two cheapo generic removing forks and got two points loose out of six in was it in four to six hours. Then it began to look like it might rain and throw the bolts back and drove to the nearest car mechanic and asked one thing "do you have good induction heater?". Answer was yes and just said the guys that there's control arms in back seat and change them. It just isn't worth trying to do everything at home :D

Pretty funny. Thank you and clever advice.

What u doing working on a yaris I thought u were a firm mondeo man.btw I've done this job many times on this particular car I always use an air chisel takes em off in no time save ur screws and bolts for the big jobs.

I envy your excitement, i hope i can feel the same this weekend

This helped. Thanks!

Your the man Alan, 21 year old Yaris of mine with 174 k tried everything apart from the bolt trick 2 mins it was off , b n q M12 bolts were wrecked but hub is off

Merci beaucoup!!! Sans vous je n'aurai jamais réussi à sortir le roulement et ma voiture serait partie à la casse.

wish i watched this before I changed my Peugeot 107 rear wheel bearings, they were exactly the same type, and i used that same bearing hammer and it was horrible, smashing away for ever getting no where fast. i thought it was going to be a piece of piss, was i wrong!! Thanks to this vid i know now what to do next time, Thank you..👍👍

Your a bless! This saved me lots of time and frustration! 👍 good work!

thank you for this very clear and informative video. thank to it i did not waste time and money to save special tools. i used M12x10 and it worked perfect. the nuts could not be made loose so i can not reuse them. but that is no problem. i will get some better ones for this purpose. thanks for taking the time to make this video and share it. i also like your humor :-)

Nice idea.

Well done Alan! Mine are coming out now, taking a cool break on this hot day.