Hi there,i'm a newbie on
here but need some help...
does anyone know how
hard it is to change the
rear wheel bearing on a
shogun??? Can i do it at
home or do i need special
tools? Hope someone can
help,thanks. Gary.

Well, in reference to other rear wheel drive vehicles, the rear wheel bearing isnt too bad.... if you have a lift. I have done a ton of rear wheel bearings on Chevys and Fords, but not exactly a Shogun so dont take this as a step by step but a reference. The thing is that you have to take off the pan of your rear differential to access the pins and bolts that hold onto the rear axle rods.

What you need to do is put the rear in the air and take off the rear tires and the brake assembly. After that you will want to drain the rear differential and take off the cover plate. Once in there you will have to take out some of the pins and bolts that hold the axle rods in place (the shatfs that rotate the tires). After they are disconnected you pull them out from the outside. When you do that you will see you wheel bearing which can be a pain to get out. There are tools to do this but if you can get behind it with something, you can beat it out of there, than just install the new one, without distroying it.

If you are any form mechinically inclined and know how to wrench it shouldnt be that bad. But if you are unsure I would highly suggest you take it in some place because once you start you have to finish or get it towed all messed up and most shops will charge you more. Sorry I would get more specific but I havent messed with a Shogun specifically.

Cheers pal,but i heard that
on the shogun you have
to heat up some sort of
retaining ring you've got
abs...and i've got abs!!!
PS..please bear with me
for any replies as am
doing this at work on my
phone. Will reply properly
at weekend when get
home. Thanks again to all
who reply.

I dont have access to your vehicle on my AllDATA (mechanics reference), I would just suggest to you to take it in somewhere and get it fixed, when you talk about heat and ABS in the same thought, thats nothing I would suggest you to get into. Are you sure your rear wheel bearings are bad?? What did you do to test them??

There's a rumbleing
coming from the rear and
the hub gets very hot!
Don't think it's the brake
disc sticking as already
replaced seals etc in
caliper.

if you lift up your rear end and try to move the tire in and out and is moves, than yes it is most likely the wheel bearings, but if it is real firm and has no movement, I would guess its something else.

No movement there at all,
that's why confused.but
abs light on and other
things point in that
direction too???

If the ABS light is on that you may have a brake problem. You said that the rear brakes are disc brakes, you may have a lazy caliper. Even though you replaced it, it may still be bad. I never recommend rebuilding calipers, unless you have real expensive aftermarket ones. I would look more towards the brakes again before you do anything to the rear end. The best thing to do, if you have the money and patience, is to replace the rear brakes. Thats means both rotors, pads, any hardware that vehicle may have, and the caliper on the one side. The worst thing is can do is hurt your pocket book, but in the long run you will have new rear brakes.

One question, I hope you know enough about you brakes because like I said I cant access your vehicle online. If they are rear disc, where does the ebrake engage?? Off the caliper using the pads for an ebrake or is there a shoe setup inside the rotor?? I ask this because if you neglected to look at the "shoe" inside the rotors, that may be caussing you problems.

I hope I didnt confuse you, just trying to help.

Sound job buddy,no
confusion. The shoes
inside are like new! Might
try that route,though with
no disrespect,still think it
in the axle???

With no tire movement I would say no. Good luck.

Thanks for your input
anyhow mate,i'll keep it in
mind whilst stripping it...
perhaps it maybe
combined..if the brake is
sticking,it could've boiled
the grease out of the
bearing. I do a lot of
motorway driving.if i can
figure this site out,i'll let
you know how it goes.
Fanx again,Gary