Changing the rear bearing (with press) on Clio 2

ATTENTION: Both bearings must be changed each time!

If possible, chock the vehicle without having to use your foot brake and handbrake! This will make it easier to remove the drum.

Unscrew the wheel nuts

Lift and chock the car

Remove the wheel

Remove the nut cover

Unscrew the 30 nut (tightened to 17.5kg in my case 1.5dci65ch)

You will see the circlip appear once the nut is removed

Remove the drum by tapping around and on the drum to loosen the filling a little.

Pull towards you to remove the drum. This may be more or less difficult.

You can try with a screwdriver as well (being careful not to twist the drum).

And if that doesn't work, you can take an extractor.

Once the drum is removed, take the opportunity to check the thickness of the linings.

Remove the circlip with needle-nose pliers or circlip pliers.

Remove the bearing using a press, using a piece of metal of the exact inside diameter of the bearing.

When the press presses, it must be exactly vertical on the bearing to avoid damaging the drum.

You have to press quite hard until you hear a loud noise.

The bearing can then be removed without too much trouble.

Once removed, clean the interior to remove any dust or sand.

We check that the new bearing corresponds to the removed bearing.

Then we put the new bearing on the outside of the drum (indicated by the red arrow, it protrudes 4mm).

We put the old bearing on top (blue arrow).

Then we add metal parts to use the press (yellow arrow).

This way the press will press on the old bearing which will press on the new one and center it perfectly.

BE CAREFUL not to go too far when installing the bearing! There is a seal on the other side and you risk damaging it if you put the bearing in too deeply! Check from time to time on the other side to see where the bearing is.

Once the bearing is in place, you can remove the old bearing without any worries.

The bearing kit provides the nut, circlip and cover.

So we change the circlip.

And we put it down the throat.

We put the drum back on by replacing the old nut.

This allows the drum to be seated correctly all the way in.

Then we remove the old nut and screw it back on with the new nut.

Tighten the nut to the torque recommended in your technical documentation (in my case 17 kg).

Before replacing the new drum cap, put grease around the nut.

Then we put the nut cover back on.

All you have to do now is put the wheel back on.