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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 15:53

Title: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 15:53

how much play should be in my front bearings with the 30mm drive shaft bolt slackend off

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: gazareth on 05 January 2014, 15:58

you are not meant to check for play with the nut slack. and there should not be any play when its tight. they tend to start howling first before you can feel any play in them though.

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 16:04

there's quite a large amount of play in mine and they don't make a sound

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 16:05

so as long as there's no play with the nut tight I'm all good ?

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: gazareth on 05 January 2014, 16:20

yeah they should be sound. they need to be pretty darn tight them hub nuts.

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 16:21

275nm aka scaffolding on power bar

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: gazareth on 05 January 2014, 16:26

jeez not quite a scaffold pipe :shocked:. 2 foot long breaker bar should be fine and then recheck after a couple of miles just to be on the safe side.

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: weazgti on 05 January 2014, 20:25

 On mine 260nm is not enough.

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 05 January 2014, 23:56

I done it with a bat and it came loose and causeing my brake to squeal when steering

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Gambit on 06 January 2014, 09:08

Ideally you do not reuse hub nuts. Though if you dont have a big enough torque wrench, call into your local truck or bus mechanic and ask them to torque it!

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Craigwilson on 06 January 2014, 10:43

why don't you reuse the nuts?

Title: Re: front wheel bearings
Post by: Gambit on 06 January 2014, 13:40

because they are nylock. hence why you by a CV joint they give you a new nut along with it :)