HAS ANYONE CHANGED A WHEEL BEARING??
HAS ANYONE CHANGED A WHEEL BEARING??
Front O/S is in need of changiong.
Haynes manual looks like war and peace - removing shock absorber is needed!! -
Anyone got any experience/tips on this?
Thanks
Tim
Haynes manual looks like war and peace - removing shock absorber is needed!! -
Anyone got any experience/tips on this?
Thanks
Tim
Last edited by timmo on Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:11 am, edited 1 time in total.
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I have tried changing the front wheel bearings on a MK1 which has an identical setup to a MK2, stripping the entire strut from the car and delivering it to a garage with a press is the best option, as you probably won't be able to get the old bearing out, or the new one in without smashing it up. I paid £10 per side to have this done at a local garage.
Also, use VAG wheel bearings, as the aftermarket ones don't seem to last long, and you don't really want to be doing it again next year
All in, it's a sh1t job.
Also, use VAG wheel bearings, as the aftermarket ones don't seem to last long, and you don't really want to be doing it again next year
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All in, it's a sh1t job.
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Used conventional tools to get the tie rods and all parts of suspension off . I also used conventional tools to seperate bearing from hub, but the bearing split so I ended up going to a local garage and getting it pressed out. cost me a bottle of malibu. For my money, just take it to the garage.Mk2Adam wrote:Timmo, did you use seperators and pullers or did you decide to take it to a garrage? just asking because i'm going to have to do mine soon and i'm weighing up if it's worth paying for the specialist tools.
thats what we did! we had a splitter type thing to remove the steering rod from the strut but apart from that, it was conventional tools!
we attempted to remove the bearing but as you say, it split in to two, so took it to the garage and they sorted it! got it back together in about two hours 7 o'clock at night! that was interesting!
bit of advise, you don't want to tighten the anti roll bar completely until its on the floor and the suspension has settled, otherwise it will all stand up in the air and it'll look like a 4X4!![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
we attempted to remove the bearing but as you say, it split in to two, so took it to the garage and they sorted it! got it back together in about two hours 7 o'clock at night! that was interesting!
bit of advise, you don't want to tighten the anti roll bar completely until its on the floor and the suspension has settled, otherwise it will all stand up in the air and it'll look like a 4X4!
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