Wheel bearing recommendations

[colgtiturb]

Hi All,

Got to change my drivers side wheel bearing soon as its grumbling like mad!

Any recommendations good or bad as to which are best?? Don't really want to spend £61 on a genuine VW bearing if I can help it, anyone know who manufactures them for VW??

I've heard SKN bearings are ok, ordered one at ECP & they provided a Febi Bilstein one, declined paying £38 for that when Febi Bilstein bearings can be had on eBay for £18 delivered...

Any other places to buy?

Cheers for any help.

[boneybradley]

FAG are one of vw's o.e suppliers http://oemandmore.co.uk/wheel-bearing-kit-front-not-aniversary-or-r32-445-p.asp

[colgtiturb]

FAG are one of vw's o.e suppliers http://oemandmore.co.uk/wheel-bearing-kit-front-not-aniversary-or-r32-445-p.asp

Thanks. Are the Febi ones any good?

[boneybradley]

Nothing wrong with febi (biggest brand I sell) I even export febi back to Germany!

[Tezmax]

Get it sorted now rather than later.

I needed a new hub when my bearing started making a noise.

[colgtiturb]

Get it sorted now rather than later.

I needed a new hub when my bearing started making a noise.

What was the reason for changing the hub?

[Wazzzer]

the bearing can wear the surface of the hub away. What's the difference between the Anni and standard GTI bearings?

[boneybradley]

The only difference i can see if the normal golf use a hub nut, where as the Anni/R32 use a hub bolt. Bearing seems the same size

[Wazzzer]

Bearing is exactly the same then, just the sundries that come with it are different

Thanks mate

[Mr_Orange]

Ain't there a different heavy duty bearing for cars with 18" wheels (25th anni, R32, Audi TT etc)?