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General => The garage => Topic started by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 22:32

Title: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 22:32

hello need new rear wheel bearings and just wonderd without looking at them (not till the weekend) are they press ins ?

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: Dan34 on 23 September 2009, 22:33

What car do you have?

Dan

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 22:35

haha sorry its a mk 3 vr6

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: gtigolfthree on 23 September 2009, 22:42

Do a search!!!!!!!

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 22:48

done that and got nothing

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 22:50

sorry found em

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: gtigolfthree on 23 September 2009, 23:04

Best to be pressed but can be punched out and hammered in with the old bearing. Don't overtighten.

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 23:06

whats the tourque settings any idea?

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: Wayne on 23 September 2009, 23:41

Quote from: popleyruss on 23 September 2009, 23:06

whats the tourque settings any idea?

Tight enough to take the play out and no more as they are a taper bearing.

I would not use a torque wrench.

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: Paul86S2 on 24 September 2009, 10:04

Try this link it should give you the info you need

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/Campingart/jettatech/rearbrakes/index.htm

Paul

Title: Re: rear wheel bearings
Post by: popleyruss on 24 September 2009, 18:31

thanks for ur help all