Is threre a wheel bearing replacement guide?

[james walker]

hi fellas, had a search through and ive decided i need to change a wheel bearing, humming noise coming from car, had this on other cars and it has been a bearing

is there a guide on here on how to change a bearing?

is it fairly easy, dont want to pay high garage prices, fairly handy with a spanner myself.

wheres best to get a replacement bearing, gsf, seat?

cheers

 

[The MoffMeister]

gsf do do them yes and pretty reasonable i have on mine and there going well considering how much stick i give it lol

you'd need a press to put the bearing in or a vice a couple bits of wood and press it in straight getting them out is bascially a hammer job if you feel comfortable doing it

just drop the wisbone so the leg hangs loose so to speak and go from there

 

[james walker]

think i might just get the part and give to someone to do, hammer/vice bang = broken fingers for james!!

what is it a half hour job.... ish?

not sure which one is gone though, can hear the tell tale noise form the front but dont know which side?

might just replace them boh

 

[BCM]

Garage will prob charge you 50 quid odds to do it, i did mine myself took it off and took it to a garage they pressed the new bearing in for a 5er and put it back on myself! Easy!

 

[james walker]

hmmmh not a bad idea that pal.

got a cowboy ats garage round the corner theyll do that!

how does it all come off/ go back on though, no guides on here?

 

[The MoffMeister]

its basically drop wheel and take off disc to make life easier then undo bolt on the hub that holds the strut to the wishbone and pry it out with a crowbar or similar if i remeber rightly

 

[james walker]

yeh okay then, that makes sod all sense to me matey.

i need pictures preferably colours and everthing.

maybe a haynes would do the trick

 

[The MoffMeister]

yeah haynes mk4 golf same as really easy once you get what i mean and look at it

 

[james walker]

sound, thanks fellas

get onto gsf tomorrow and get them ordered.

what will i need the bearing or the full kit?

anyone know the part number on gsf?

 

[The MoffMeister]

buy the bearing kit part number for gsf 41223k or ref no 1jo 498 625

 

[james walker]

magic moffti

cheers pal.

 

[The MoffMeister]

have a look here james you may need to register but its pretty much the same as ours

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1722551

 

[james walker]

quality link matey, looks uber complicated to me that.

may have to bite the bullet and get someone to do this for me, mite be better in the long run.

 

[The MoffMeister]

thats a proper thread though you could improvise just read it a few times it is simple

 

[james walker]

maybe ill read it when i can keep me eyes open eh

just too change the subject, ive got another thread going, n=but i need the lower centre console part for the cupra, the plastic black bit that goes to the carpet around the gearknob bit

its scratchedto hell from passengers kicking it etc

where can i get me one of those?

 

[BCM]

if i was ou james i would get someone else to do it, you don't sound to confident with the old tools and way round the car. no offence!

 

[neilmac]

Out of interest what sort of noise have you got and from which wheels....?

 

[james walker]

if i was ou james i would get someone else to do it, you don't sound to confident with the old tools and way round the car. no offence!

lol, your right pal i will get someone to do, ill get parts and leave it with them

 

[The MoffMeister]

replace both whilst your there

 

[Deleted member 28319]

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