How to change a wheel bearing???

[vipe 0]

Corrado's making noises..talked to a lot of people and everyone seems to agree that it's the bearing dying...(pads are new) can anyone tell me if there is anything special needed to change the wehhel bearings on the corrado(some people told me i Neede a press?!?)?

cheers

[Henny 0]

Fronts you'll need a press to do without damaging the carriers or new bearings.... rears it's normally easier to buy new disks at the same time, as these hold the rear wheel bearings, but they can be done at home with no specialist tools required... 8)

[Bournemouth James 0]

What about pressing new bearings in?, do you need a tool for that?

[Henny 0]

not rear ones... decent socket to use as a drift and a mallet will get 'em in perfectly without damage... 8)

 

Fronts REALLY need a press to remove old ones and fit new ones... :|

[g60bv 0]

fronts require a 20 ton press, no really..! and it's often easier to buy new wheel hubs, ( the spinny bit which the wheel bolts too) as these are inexpensive and make the job a lot easier and cheaper if you getting someone else to do it.

[djnomer 0]

i dont know if mine is gone ..whats the simtoms coz my C is is vibrating yesterday specialy if im slowing down as soon as i speed up its going away and i feel like it has a drag its slowing down to fast.. how would i know.pls help :(

[andycowuk 0]

it could cracked rear discs due to a seized handbrake.

[hutchyvw 0]

I'm in a similar situation djnomer, there's a very faint squeeky grinding noise comin from the drivers side rear. Also the car sometimes feels like its 'dragging'. When i lift of the throttle at low normal speed (30-40) it slows its self down quite quickly. Could a wheel bearing cause this much friction if it were faulty or is it likely to be the disc :?:

[Henny 0]

more likely to be a seized rear caliper,phat rado, :?

 

Rear bearings are easy to check... jack up the rear wheel with the car in gear and the handbrake off and spin the wheel... If it is difficult to turn, then you've probably got a seized rear caliper. if it spins freely, it's unlikely to have a seized caliper, and, if it rumbles as it turns, or feels notchy as you turn it, then the bearing's knackered, or if it has any play in it (pull on the top, bottom and sides of the wheel) the bearing's dead...

[Si B 0]

The best way to change the front bearings is to strip down everything so that you are left with the offending hub carrier complete with bearing and hub and then take the whole item along with the new bearing to anywhere with a decent press and get them to swap the bearings over. If you ask nicely a tenner should do the trick.

 

Then assembly is the reversal of removal (well not quite as you need to get the alignment re-set) as the good old Haynes manual says.

 

One quick tip though is check that the garage does actualy have a press. I left some GTi hubs with a garage once only to come back later and find them trying to hammer to old items out because the didn't have a press. Luckily I rescued all the parts before they tried to hammer the new ones in.

[julesz 0]

Hi all. My Mk3 Golf needs front bearings doing. Would this be the same in needing a press?

[dazzyvr6 0]

yep same as on the mk3

[mark28G60 0]

Changed my rear bearings at the weekend and i would agree with all said here 2 things though. :D

 

1. Rear mark2/corrado calipers are common to fail and the caliper stick on with the handbrake off but having said that most now would be over 10 years old.so its not unusal for it to fail completely :(

 

2. when changing rears as others have said change the disc's as well as it is much easier, if you get a kit from Euro car parts then you need some lube, i think GSF kits have a small amount in the kit.

Be carefull when winding the new assembley together as to not damage the spindle as ive seen some very bad bearing changes with then f****d spindles. :shock:

 

Thx

 

Mark :evil:

[scottgroovez 0]

I have replaced bearings before using a vice and well fitting sockets, but now I have access to a press I prefer to use that.