I have just replaced both on my hdi and it is not that difficult took less than an hour a side and that was with a tea break! As Piggy said you will need a puller and on mine it came off quite easily, but left the inner race of the bearing still on the shaft so i just used the puller behind that and it came off easily too.
If it was me i wouldn't want to mess about trying to re tap it as it is a very important thread you don't want your wheel coming off!!
But then that's up to you.
They are not that expensive when i got mine they ranged from about 50 quid up to about 80 quid.
And if you don't have a puller they are pretty cheap too.
If it was me i wouldn't want to mess about trying to re tap it as it is a very important thread you don't want your wheel coming off!!
But then that's up to you.
They are not that expensive when i got mine they ranged from about 50 quid up to about 80 quid.
And if you don't have a puller they are pretty cheap too.