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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: fozziie on 14 October 2010, 13:17
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driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?
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Yep sounds like a wheel bearing
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driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?
either that or my missus is in your car
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driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?
either that or my missus is in your car
:grin: :grin:
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lol.
grrr, bloody car, one thing after another. so how hard is it to change the bearing yourself, or how much to get a garage to do it (roughly)
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I did a rear wheel bearing over the weekend.
This kit: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400122961275 + Haynes manual = Not too taxing a job at all, the only problem I had was getting the hub off, but I managed to find a mate with a puller so lucky for me it was straight forward. Have a search for 'Mk3 wheel bearing' and you may get enough info to do it yourself.
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You'll need a press to fit the new one :wink:
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I didn't use a press, just followed the advice from another poster on this topic: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=155324.0
Also note, that someone had theirs pressed for 20 quid at a garage :smiley:
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gonna take it to kwik-fit or one of the other local garages tomoz i think, get a quote for the bearing and the welding underneath. getting a bit sick of the golf now :cry:
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Let us know how you get on!
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lol, its typical, 1 month before MOT time and the cars spitting its dummy out of its pram " i want new shock absorbers, i want new top mounts, i want new tyres, i want new wheel bearings, i want new CV boot, i want welded"
ARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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The rear bearing don't need to be pressed in, they are tapered bearing, completely different to the front ones which are double roller bearings.
A press will be required to do the fronts, or maybe possible to do with a big vice.
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lol, its typical, 1 month before MOT time and the cars spitting its dummy out of its pram " i want new shock absorbers, i want new top mounts, i want new tyres, i want new wheel bearings, i want new CV boot, i want welded"
ARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
hahahaha touché ... exactly the same AS ME!!
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had the garage look over the car today, not impressed, hence why its up for sale! haha
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The rear bearing don't need to be pressed in, they are tapered bearing, completely different to the front ones which are double roller bearings.
A press will be required to do the fronts, or maybe possible to do with a big vice.
Bearings back in is not the issue, getting the old 15 year plus bearing out is! Its a garage job really, £40-50 is the norm. Defo not quicksh!t er fit, they are not a proper garage and use homeless people they find lying about near by. Any other garage will do. See its up for sale but as mk3's are rock bottom pricewise at the minute it might benefit you to stick it out. Shocks, brg and tracking in one hit
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The rear bearing don't need to be pressed in, they are tapered bearing, completely different to the front ones which are double roller bearings.
A press will be required to do the fronts, or maybe possible to do with a big vice.
Bearings back in is not the issue, getting the old 15 year plus bearing out is! Its a garage job really, £40-50 is the norm. Defo not quicksh!t er fit, they are not a proper garage and use homeless people they find lying about near by. Any other garage will do. See its up for sale but as mk3's are rock bottom pricewise at the minute it might benefit you to stick it out. Shocks, brg and tracking in one hit
The front bearing is alot more hassle than a rear one, believe me :grin:
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Rear ones are easy.
take rear caliper off (use an Irwin bolt remover if the head rounds off), remove disc complete with both bearings.
Punch the old bearing outer races out, and drift them in, new seal, loads of grease and tighten them up.
I didn't fit the dust cap until I had fitted the wheel, and checked I had removed all play.
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Everyone does know it's got drums at the back yeah?
Fairly easy job using the old bearing race as a tap.