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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: dragongreengolfgti on 14 June 2011, 23:19
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Just wondering if anyone knows of any diy wheelbearing removal links for my 16v. Ive done them on other cars but just wondering if its relatively the same on these ? mainly the front ones somethings making a racket and im 90% sure its the wheel bearing on drivers side front do they need to be pressed out or have you managed to get them out with force and a big hammer :grin:
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Yeah pretty straight forward can be done with vice and hammer and big socket to drive bearing out / in ,or fly press if you have access to one,if you done wheel bearings before youll piss it :smiley:
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Yeah i can get hold of a fly press and pretty much any tool under the sun handy having a retired mechanic of a dad who has a vast amount of tools :smiley: im sure he will help if needed anyhow but hes away at the mo and i just want to crack on with it :grin: ive done a few now on my old cars some being right pains others quite easy :smiley: cheers mate
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No probs :cool:
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Easier with a press. :smiley:
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yeah thats a definate but i dont want to pay a garage to do it so if i cant get the sods out i will go see a mate who works at a garage and see if they will let me use it good thing about living in the country every one knows everyone its all about favours :smiley:
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Rears ?
piss easy dont need a press, u can knock old one out from behind, to get new one in use old bearing race and hammer in just dont hit the new bearing (hit it on the outer race with the old race
half hour per side and you will be back on the road
Fronts, i hear u deffo need press...
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as kells said, rears are easy!!
fronts you really need a press!
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Fronts can't be done without a press.
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cheers for the info guys i will use a press by the sounds of it :sad: as im sure its the front thats howling :cry:
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if the bearing is going you will probably be getting grating noises aswell as wheel wobble
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Flypress pisses front bearings.
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if the bearing is going you will probably be getting grating noises aswell as wheel wobble
yeah im getting it all mate sounds horrible can hear it over the stereo and exhaust now i blame it on being to low at the front some im going to raise it a little at the weekend ive also got a cv joint to do as the gaiter is split apart :sad:
Flypress pisses front bearings.
I could always try this first as i have one to hand at work if not to the garage for a favour :smiley:
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Fronts can't be done without a press.
Ive done several without a press
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Fronts can't be done without a press.
Ive done several without a press
What method did you use?
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Gentle pursuasion with a large vice ,large hammer and a big socket and a few small drifts,no bearings were mamed or killed in this operation :smiley:but yeah press is the way to go if u can.
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It can be done with a decent engineering vice, but i have seen a couple of bearings that have taken 5 tonne of pressure to let go.
That would be very hard work without a press :grin:
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It can be done with a decent engineering vice, but i have seen a couple of bearings that have taken 5 tonne of pressure to let go.
That would be very hard work without a press :grin:
Im a narrowboat builder by trade so used to a bit of hard work and we have big hammers :wink:
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Good work chief.