I have just finished fitting new front wheel bearings to my'99 Box. What an arm aching job, even with a four foot extension tube!
After I removed the brake caliper the failed bearing was clearly audible when you spun the hub. Only one side had failed as I suspected, but I changed both sides anyway.
I pulled the wheel carrier off with a slide hammer. Even after a good heating with a blow torch, five of the bearing retainer plate screws sheared off and I had to have the broken pins spark eroded and re-tapped. They messed up one M8 hole so I had to tap it M10 myself and drill the hole to suit in the retainer plate.
The old bearings were a right b%*ch to pull out with my bearing puller kit. I froze the new ones prior to fitting and they slid in a treat with a bit of WD40. What a relief!
I fitted new locking bearing nuts and set the torque with my body weight x a measured distance on the socket extension.
On the test drive the noise has gone so I have a big smile, bruised knees and aching arms!