Rear wheel bearings
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Whitescala89
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Rear wheel bearings
There is a nice throbbbing/grinding sound coming from the rear wheels when driving. Considering that they were an advisory on the mot in april its time to change them. So what am i taking on? Is it straightforward? Any special tools needed? Got some time off coming up so would be an ideal time to change them.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
I managed it (and I ain't no mechanic).
Buy the kit (rather than just the bearing) from GSF, follow the instructions in Haynes and you should be ok. You need a hammer and small blunt chisel to remove and insert the bearings and a tub of grease. I found that the new caps wouldn't go on properly, so I reused the original VW ones.
It's a good opportunity to sort out the rear brakes too, if they need it.
Buy the kit (rather than just the bearing) from GSF, follow the instructions in Haynes and you should be ok. You need a hammer and small blunt chisel to remove and insert the bearings and a tub of grease. I found that the new caps wouldn't go on properly, so I reused the original VW ones.
It's a good opportunity to sort out the rear brakes too, if they need it.
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Whitescala89
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
Rear brakes were done for the mot. Got plenty of tools though. Im guessing the front is not as easy.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
It is difficult without a press to do the fronts mate.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
Rears are pretty easy - if you're hamering the new ones in, use a "soft" metal (coper or brass) bar (or similar) as a punch to avoid denting the bearings with a hammer... Last ones I did took about 1/2 an hour each (end to end of the job.)
Forget doing fronts yourself without a big press - my folk's neighbour (back-yard car dealer/fixer) offered to do mine... Much hammering, shouting, swearing later (heard from next door!), he'd managed to get the bearing apart, but with inner and outer races still in place(!) Admittedly, that let me clean the struts up and get the disc shields off, but I still had to go to a guy with a press to get the races out and the new bearings in. ...
Forget doing fronts yourself without a big press - my folk's neighbour (back-yard car dealer/fixer) offered to do mine... Much hammering, shouting, swearing later (heard from next door!), he'd managed to get the bearing apart, but with inner and outer races still in place(!) Admittedly, that let me clean the struts up and get the disc shields off, but I still had to go to a guy with a press to get the races out and the new bearings in. ...
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Whitescala89
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
So after buying and fitting new wheel bearings everything seemed fine. Took a couple of friends to stansted airport and on the way home there became a loud screeching sound coming from one of the rear wheels. I had to be at a wedding a couple of hours later and was about an hour from home so i couldnt stop and limped back. Took the wheel and drum off today to find that the smaller bearing had become so hot all the grease had melted away and the ring that holds the bearings in place had split. The brake pedal has also become very spongy as well. Have put the old one back in temporarily but im curious as to why this happened. The other side is fine. I covered everything in grease before it all went back together. Would be grateful as for any conclusions as to why this has happened.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
the brakes will probably have gone spongy from the heat boiling the brake fluid. it would be advisable to change the brake fluid. it doesn't take kindly to getting that hot
likely cause is either going to be a manufacturing defect in the bearing, or that there just wasn't enough grease packed into it. you need to make sure that all the spaces between the rollers are filled with as much as you can, then work the bearing round your fingers to spread it around before you install it.
likely cause is either going to be a manufacturing defect in the bearing, or that there just wasn't enough grease packed into it. you need to make sure that all the spaces between the rollers are filled with as much as you can, then work the bearing round your fingers to spread it around before you install it.
