Lotus Elise Service Notes page 100

6. Use a puller tool if necessary to extract the outboard driveshaft from the hub.
7. Remove the four screws retaining the lower ball joint plinth to the hub carrier, and withdraw the hub carrier
assembly to a bench.
8. Use a hydraulic press to remove the hub from the bearing, and if necessary, use a puller to withdraw the
bearing inner race from the hub spigot.
9. Remove both circlips from the hub carrier, and press out the bearing.
10. Before fitting the new bearing, clean any corrosion from the bearing bore outside of the circlip grooves,
and fit one circlip into position. Heat the hub carrier in an oven to 90°C for at least 20 minutes before
pressing the bearing assembly into the carrier to abut the fitted circlip. Retain by fitting the second circlip.
11. Before fitting the hub, check whether the caliper mounting plate needs to be removed or replaced, as
access to the lower fixing is inhibited with the hub in place. When fitting the plate to the hub carrier,
ensure that the correct hand of plate is fitted, with the extended boss positioned at the outboard top. The
fixing method of the caliper mounting plate to the hub carrier was changed during 1997:
Early type with tapped holes in the hub carrier: Apply Permabond A025 high temperature threadlocking
compound (orange) (A912E6800V) to the threads of both shallow caphead M10 setscrews and torque
tighten to 44 Nm.
Later type with through bolts and nuts: Torque tighten the bolts and self locking nuts to 62 Nm. Note that
if an early car is updated with the later type hub carrier, the top ball joint carrier may have to be relieved
to provide clearance for the caliper mounting plate top fixing nut.
12. Supporting the inner race of the hub bearing, press the hub fully into the bearing from the outside.
13. Re-assemble the suspension in reverse order to dis-assembly, referring also to sub-section DE.3. After
torque tightening the rear hub nut to 220 Nm, lock the nut to the driveshaft by peening the nut flange into
the driveshaft slot.
Pump the brake pedal to reposition the pads before driving the car.
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