Author Topic: Front wheel bearings  (Read 1261 times)

Offline redleif

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Front wheel bearings
« on: 28 September 2008, 13:10 »
Going to replace me wheel bearings up front, does anyone know of any walkthroughs on how to do this? Also, wheres the best place to get em? GSF? Vagparts?

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Offline richw911

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Re: Front wheel bearings
« Reply #1 on: 28 September 2008, 13:17 »
Going to replace me wheel bearings up front, does anyone know of any walkthroughs on how to do this? Also, wheres the best place to get em? GSF? Vagparts?

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Offline AlanT

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Re: Front wheel bearings
« Reply #2 on: 28 September 2008, 15:31 »
its not easy unless you've got a hyds press mate, and even then i struggled to get the inner race off, think i spent 3 hours doing one from start to finnish.

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Re: Front wheel bearings
« Reply #3 on: 28 September 2008, 17:01 »
Fair doo's mate, I've got a friend who works for *cough* Vauxhall *cough* who should be able to do it for me in exchange for a few beers, just need to get hold of a kit for both front wheels.

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Re: Front wheel bearings
« Reply #4 on: 28 September 2008, 17:09 »
Fair doo's mate, I've got a friend who works for *cough* Vauxhall *cough* who should be able to do it for me in exchange for a few beers, just need to get hold of a kit for both front wheels.

£33.04 + vat each from vag parts  :smiley:

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