jonnyedinburgh 0 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Is anyone able to advise on the procedure for replacing a front wheel bearing? I need info on every step of the procedure and any handy tips or trade screts to make it as easy and painless as possible. Also advice on all parts (including grease etc) would be greatly appreciated! Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 to replace front bearings you need a press to press bearings in and out of hub carrier also you need a special puller to remove part of old bearing from hub itself as half of bearing always sticks to hub unless you have these tools dont even attempt it mate but if you do start by removing wheel then loosen driveshaft nut then disconnect abs cables and brake pad sensor cables from behind hub then unbolt brake pad carrier then unbolt tca (steering ball joint nut)then i find it easier to disconnect the 3 bolts that hold bottom ball joint into wishbone located under wishbone then undo the 2 bolts that hold top of hub carrier to suspension leg then pull hub carrier off then you need to press hub out of carrier and then press bearing out then you need to remove half of old bearing from hub there is a special puller for this job you can grind them off but i really dont advise this as it generally causes damage to hub once all this is done you can then press new bearing into hub carrier and then press hub into new bearing then put all back together in opposite order but you will also need to get wheels realigned as removing hub carrier knocks your wheel camber out and it will need resetting. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Get the hub carrier and hub totally seperate from your car, take this and your new bearings (buy these beforehand) and take it to a local garage, ask to get old bearings pressed out and new ones put in.Total cost for me was £20 and was done in 15 mins Link to post Share on other sites
matrix 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 aka did you have any probs getting driveshaft out of housing also where did you get the bearing pressed at. also did you have any probs with tie rod thread keep turning making it akward to undo the nut. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubsingh 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 i would av thought if the tie rod keeps rotating its knackered....plz correct me if im wrong.....front bearings can be done using a punch or right sized socket...but a press is much easier and less messy/painfull lol. Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 i would av thought if the tie rod keeps rotating its knackered....plz correct me if im wrong.....front bearings can be done using a punch or right sized socket...but a press is much easier and less messy/painfull lol.I'm not sure you'd do a front without a press, they're big bearings. I wouldn't attempt it with a socket/vice personally, you can do the backs like that but not the fronts imo. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 aka did you have any probs getting driveshaft out of housing also where did you get the bearing pressed at. also did you have any probs with tie rod thread keep turning making it akward to undo the nut.Didn't have any trouble with anything at all and that was on a 93 car thats done 130,000 miles, just went round some local garages and it was basically on who could get it done the fastest as i needed it on that day, most were leave it with us and come back tom till i found one saying give us 15 to 20 mins and it'll be done Link to post Share on other sites
matrix 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 according to the paperwork and history of the car the both tie rods were done around i think 93 nor 94 but you know you cant trust the stealers i was in th vw dealer in maidenhead once and some bloke was complaining that after a service including brake fluid change he had an aa man check it and found it handent been changed but still got charged for it. the cheek.always mark up the parts there gonna change then check after i would. Link to post Share on other sites
matrix 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 so how do i get the drive shaft free from the wehhl bearing housing then any tricks. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 just pulled mine off......lol Link to post Share on other sites
Justicevr6 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 A big pair of mole grips will press the shaft down to allow the nut to be undone,I used a hammer and big old socket to drive the old bearing out then used the old bearing to tap the new one in,but as people have said before a press is the best way. Link to post Share on other sites
matrix 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 yeah had to take mine to get pressed out it was well stuck in there Link to post Share on other sites
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