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How to change front wheel bearing on TOYOTA Verso S (P120) – replacement guide

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This replacement procedure can be used for:
TOYOTA Verso S (_P12_) 1.4 D4-D (NLP121_), TOYOTA Verso S (_P12_) 1.33 (NSP120_) … View more

The steps may slightly vary depending on the car design.

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All the parts you need to replace – Wheel Bearing for Verso S (_P12_) and other TOYOTA models

Wheel bearing kit

Wheel bearing

Wheel bearing kit TOYOTA Verso S (P120) 1.33 (NSP120_) 99 hp Petrol

Simple DIY car repair steps – Replacing Wheel bearing kit on Verso S (P120)

Wheel bearing kit TOYOTA Verso S (P120) 1.4 D4-D (NLP121_) 90 hp Diesel

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). Tools you'll need:

                      Wire brush
                    
                      WD-40 spray
                    
                      Brake cleaner 
                    
                      Ceramic grease
                    
                      Copper grease 
                    
                      Torque wrench
                    
                      Combination spanner #19
                    
                      Drive socket # 10
                    
                      Drive socket # 17
                    
                      Drive socket # 19
                    
                      12-point socket # 30 
                    
                      Torx bit T30
                    
                      Wheel impact socket #21
                    
                      Ball joint puller
                    
                      Bearing separator
                    
                      Ratchet wrench
                    
                      Flat chisel
                    
                      Circlip pliers
                    
                      Tap wrench
                    
                      Hammer
                    
                      Bush and bearing driver set
                    
                      Crow bar

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AUTODOC recommends:

Do not re-use the bearing assembly of your TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_) car.
The wheel hub bearing replacement procedure is identical for both wheels on the same axle.
Please note: all work on the car – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_) – should be done with the engine switched off.

Carry out replacement in the following order:

Step 1

Open the bonnet. Unscrew the brake fluid reservoir cap.

Step 2

Secure the wheels with chocks.

Step 3

Loosen the fastener of the driveshaft. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a tap wrench.
Step 4

Loosen the wheel mounting bolts. Use wheel impact socket #21.
Step 5

Raise the car.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). Professionals recommend:
If you are using a jack, make sure it rests on a flat surface without any unevenness.Be sure to additionally secure the car with jack stands.
Step 6

Unscrew the wheel bolts.

AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Hold the wheel while unscrewing the fastening bolts. TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_)
Step 7

Remove the wheel.
Step 8

Spread the brake pads. Use a crowbar.
Step 9

Clean the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 10

Remove the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 11

Unscrew the end fastening nut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 12

Disconnect the tie rod end from the steering knuckle. Use a ball joint puller.
Step 13

Clean the ABS sensor fastener. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 14

Unscrew the ABS sensor fastener. Use a drive socket #10. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 15

Remove the fastening bolt.
Step 16

Disconnect the ABS sensor. Use a crowbar.
Step 17

Unscrew the fastener connecting the drive shaft to the wheel hub. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 18

Clean the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 19

Remove the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 20

Unscrew the ball joint fastening to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19.
Step 21

Remove the fastening nut.
Step 22

Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle. Use a ball joint puller.
Step 23

Clean the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 24

Unscrew the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 25

Remove the fastening bolts.

Step 26

Remove the brake caliper together with its bracket.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Tie the caliper to the suspension or to the body with a wire without disconnecting from the brake hose to prevent depressurization of the brake system.Make sure that the brake caliper is not hanging on the brake hose.Don't press the brake pedal after the brake caliper has been removed. As a result, the piston can fall out from the brake cylinder, and brake fluid leakage and depressurization of the system may occur.Check the brake caliper bracket, brake caliper guide pins and boots. Clean them. Replace, if necessary.
Step 27

Remove the brake disc.
Step 28

Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 29

Unscrew the fasteners connecting the suspension strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 30

Remove the fastening bolts.
Step 31

Detach the driveshaft from the steering knuckle.

AUTODOC recommends:
Make sure that the drive shaft is not unloaded (when the car is jacked).
Step 32

Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut.
Step 33

Remove the steering knuckle together with the wheel hub.
Step 34

Clean the mounting seats of the shock strut. Clean the splines of the drive shaft CV joint. Clean the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Clean the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 35

Unscrew the fasteners of the brake disc cover. Use Torx T30.
Step 36

Remove the hub from the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.
Step 37

Remove the brake disc cover.
Step 38

Clean the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 39

Remove the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use circlip pliers.
Step 40

Dismantle the inner bearing race that is remaining on the hub. Use a bush and bearing driver set. Use a bearing separator.
Step 41

Press out the wheel hub bearing. Use a bush and bearing driver set.
Step 42

Clean the hub bearing mounting seat. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 43

Press the new bearing in the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). AUTODOC recommends:
Check to make sure the wheel hub bearing is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment. Stop pressing on the surface of the bearing immediately after it has been fitted into its mounting seat.
Step 44

Install the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use circlip pliers.
Step 45

Install the brake disc cover.

Step 46

Screw in the fasteners of the brake disc cover. Use Torx T30.
Step 47

Install the wheel hub on the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). AUTODOC experts recommend:
Make sure that the wheel hub is positioned correctly. Avoid any misalignment.
Step 48

Install the steering knuckle assembled with the wheel hub.

Step 49

Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle.
Step 50

Install the fastening bolts.
Step 51

Install the steering knuckle on the CV axle.
Step 52

Connect the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
Step 53

Install the fastening nut.
Step 54

Screw in the fastener that connects the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 55

Screw the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19.
Step 56

Tighten the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 65 Nm torque.
Step 57

Install the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
Step 58

Treat the ball joint fastener. Use copper grease.

Step 59

Connect the tie rod end to the steering knuckle.
Step 60

Tighten the fastening nut connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 49 Nm torque.
Step 61

Install the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 62

Treat the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use copper grease.

Step 63

Connect the ABS sensor.
Step 64

Install the fastening bolt.
Step 65

Tighten the fastener that connects the ABS sensor to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #10. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 8 Nm torque.
Step 66

Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 164 Nm torque.
Step 67

Clean the hub. Use a wire brush.

Step 68

Treat the contacting surface. Use ceramic grease.
Step 69

Install the brake disc.
Step 70

Install the brake caliper together with its bracket.
Step 71

Install the fastening bolts.
Step 72

Tighten the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 107 nm torque.
Step 73

Clean the wheel rim mounting seat. Use a wire brush.
Step 74

Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use ceramic grease.
Step 75

Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
Step 76

Tighten the drive shaft nut. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 216 Nm torque.
Step 77

Restake the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.
Step 78

Install the wheel.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA VERSO S (NLP12_, NCP12_, NSP12_). Tip from AUTODOC experts:
To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when screwing in the fastening bolts.
Step 79

Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #21.
Step 80

Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #21. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 103 Nm torque.
Step 81

Remove the jacks and chocks.

AUTODOC recommends:
Without starting the engine, press the brake pedal several times until you feel significant resistance.Check the brake fluid level in the expansion tank and refill if necessary.
Step 82

Tighten the brake fluid reservoir cap. Close the hood.

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