Changing a wheelbearing on mk2 golf

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  1. Welshhippy Forum Member

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    Hi all, i need to change both my front wheel bearings on my mk2 golf gti. I have to get it done as i live near an airport and the noise is starting to drown out the planes ;). I just have a couple of Q's that somebody who's done it might know...

    1. How hard is the job to do? (i don't trust the haynes manual spanners) A scale of 1 for easy or 10 for 'kin hard.
    2. How much are the bearings from VW (or anywhere easily obtainable?)
    3. Do i need any special tools? ( i have a torque wrench/sockets etc)


    Cheers everybody
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  2. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Bearings are about 20 quid a side from a motor factors

    The hardest thing is actually getting the old bearing out of the hub and the new bearing into the hub

    If you're doing the job yourself take the hubs off the car and take them to a garage or someone with a press to fit the bearings, there's no other easy way to fit them.

    Scale of 1>10 depends how handy you are with the spanners ;)

    Brief how to do the front wheel bearings on a Golf

    Get someone to put the car in gear and foot on the brake with the wheels on the ground ( providing you've got removable centre caps on your wheels)

    Undo the 30mm hub nuts (these will be tight) long breaker bar needed!

    Jack up front of car, secure with axle stands etc ;)

    Wheels off

    Undo brake caliper bolts ( 6mm allen key if 8v )

    Remove caliper and brake disc

    Remove track rod end nut (17mm usually) give the housing where the threaded part goes through a whack with a hammer to release the taper (don't hit the TRE)

    Undo the 17mm nut from the bottom ball joint pinch bolt,remove bolt and split the ball joint from the hub (a chisel to open out the gap in the hub helps)

    Undo the two 19mm bolts that hold the hub carrier onto the struts

    Now you should be able to slide the housing off the drive shaft spline.

    Get the bearings swapped than put it all back together, using the torque settings in your Haynes
    You'll need the camber/tracking set up afterwards too as undoing the strut>hub bolts upsets these settings.




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  3. darrynK

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    1) 11, not difficult - just pain in ass

    2) about 16 for the kit for front from ECP i think

    3)you don't happen to have your hands on a hydraulic press to you??:lol:

    take em to a garage end let them press them in.

    where else could you recieve quality advice at almost 4am on a saturday morning? :)
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  4. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Only from an insomniac mechanic that has work at 8:30 :lol:
     
  5. darrynK

    darrynK Forum Addict

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    i start work at 8am! i win! :)
     
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    I start at 6am....I win! ;)
    Don't forget to remove the big circlip which holds the bearing in. It can be a right pain in the ass to get out.
     
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    yes darryn on the front, did you forget something? :p
     
  8. darrynK

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    You can avois this by removing the hub / strut assembly as one unit by undoing the top mount bolt.

    Makes it a bit heavier and awkward, but avoids the camber problem. ;) [:D]
     
  10. Welshhippy Forum Member

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    LOL, very true.

    Thanks for the replies everybody.
     
  11. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    I was hoping the garage who presses his bearing in will tackle that for him Fozzie ;)
     
  12. wussel Forum Member

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    Just to let you know, proper offical VAG front bearing are 23.50 each cause I got some a week ago. Part number if you need it is 357 498 625B, that is for a 1989 mk2 16v, but is probably the same for all mk2s. You get everything you need, grease, circlip, loads of nuts and bolts. But for some strange reason, it has got the word France stamped on the side [:s]
     
  13. Sweendog2 New Member

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    Hey folks

    I'm a 40 min drive between the press I have access to and the car. Have a fresh new huv carrier (upright), new bearing pressed in and will be doing it this weekend.

    Just thinking though... does the hub need a press too or can it be persuaded with a mallet? Reusing existing hub and not sure if it'll be a pig to get out/put back in?

    Thanks in advance if anyone can help me out
     
  14. Savagesam

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    I’ve managed to get one in with some hammer persuasion but it wasn’t fun. A press is much easier, if you’ve got the press there for the bearing, just press that in too?
     

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