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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stuffkez on 29 September 2009, 15:41
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Hello all in the Mk3 section !!!!!!!!!!
Well I'm into the second day of Mk3 Gti ownership, day one was excellent but today I've come across a slight problem :cry:. What i thought was my wheels catching on the brake caliper has now turned into what looks like a goosed front wheel bearing. Basically I've just jacked up the car and the bearing feels as slack as your dad and also makes a horrible grinding/crunching noise , i'm pretty sure its not the CV joint side.
Ive only driven it about 60 miles since picking it up yesterday but I've a feeling the car may have been sat for a while beforehand which cold be the cause of the bearing ??
Does anybody have any top tips for doing the front bearings and anything else I should be looking for whilst I'm at it ,also I take it everyone uses GSF and Euro car parts for spares.
thanks in advance, and look forward to catching up with a few of you or generally talking S*** on the forum :wink:
Paul
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bearings unlikely to go from being standing! but new one's are cheap enough, just check the bearing is a fairly tight fit when fitting into the hub (which i would advise using a press to fit into the hub)
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yea gsf is good, you will need a press to fit new ones in tho :wink:
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Yea definetly need to take the hub to a garage with a press. no guarentee you will get the track rod end off without damaging it too.
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Panic over !!!! Problem solved :smiley: had a quiet night in work this evening so decided to pull the car in. The offending item was the hub nut of all things :angry: Looks like the last cowboy who changed the bearings (recent receipts) had used a mars bar for a torque wrench . Quick blast of the impact driver and good as new, well that is apart from a couple of chips of my caliper.
cheers
Paul
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Be carefull you have not overtightened it.
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Be carefull you have not overtightened it.
Whats the correct torque dude ??
cheers
Paul
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Mars Bar :laugh: :laugh: