Genuine Mazda B2000 Wheel Bearing

Mazda B2000 Wheel Bearing Parts and Q&A

• Front Wheel Bearing
  S231-33-047-MV
  Q: How to remove and service wheel bearings in front locking hubs for 4-wheel drive on Mazda B2000?

  A:

  To remove the front locking hub and service, start by elevating and holding up the front end with jack stands and withdrawing the wheels. Inspect the brake rotor whether it has a bearing play which should not be there, then some playing is to be dealt with. Take out the caliper and hang it aside and remove the locking hub, snapring and spacer. Then take out the set bolts and bearing set plate and then the locknut. Gently remove the hub, plate, grab washer and bearing and drive out the inner bearing and oil seal with a wood driver. There is a nonflammable solvent that should be used to clean the bearings and inside of the hub and allowed to dry in the air. Check the bearings on wear or damage; in case of any trouble detected replace them and the bearing races as a set. In order to replace the races, push them out of the hub and apply clean bearing grease on the outside of the new races and then push them in until in place. Clean grease should be slapped into the inside of the hub and each bearing, so as to pack them thoroughly. This involves the installation of the inner bearing and seal, then the hub on the spindle followed by the outer bearing and washer. Install the set bolts, set plate, snapring, spacer, locking hub, caliper, and the last part, the wheels. Always remember to keep the sodium-based and lithium-based grease separate, work in a clean environment and bearings to maintain cleanliness and to avoid being damaged.
• Wheel Bearing
  9960-30-208
  Q: How should wheel bearings be handled and what steps are necessary for adjusting and maintaining them for 2-wheel drive on Mazda B2000?

  A:

  Brake shoes have asbestos that is a known cancer producing substance and therefore cleaning of the brake surface using compressed air and inhalation of any dust is important to avoid. In cleaning, apply brake cleaning fluid, which is available in the market. To align the bearings, elevate and hold the front end with jackstands, inspection of axial motion and easy rotation, parting with the wheel and brake parts but not unscrew the brake line and the spring scale to measure the necessary force to begin the rotation of the wheel with an aim of pulling at 1.3-2.4 lbs. In case some adjustments are needed, loosen or tighten the hub nut respectively and affix using a new cotter pin and change the grease top and wheel. When bearing removal, repacking and installation, do not intermix sodium-based and lithium-based grease and keep the entire procedure clean. Always clean the housing, handle bearings carefully and clean tools and gloves. Do not perform in unclean conditions, use worn tools or wash with gasoline. During disassembly, the wheel, grease cap, cotter pin, hub nut, and flat washer must be removed and the hub must be pulled off the spindle with great care to avoid damaging the outer bearing. Wipe the bearings and hub with a noncombustible solvent, wear check and replace where needed. In changing races, beat out, grease new ones, and in place. Lubricate the hub and bearings with clean grease and install the inside bearing and seal, reinstall the hub to the spindle, the outer bearing, washer and the hub nut. Lastly, adjust the bearing and use a nut cap, cotter pin and grease cap then replace the wheel again.