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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: bulk66 on 14 January 2007, 02:38
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Hi all are the rear wheel bearings on golf vr6 easy to do or not. I want to do them my self but if they are going to be a pain in the arse i wont bother. Any pointers cheers..... :smiley:
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As far as I am aware your bearings will be the same as mine - on a gti. They are within the rear brake disc mounting. I am told the pain in the arse bit is getting them out. I'll be handing mine to a trust mechanic to get them done but I don't think it is 'technically' very difficult.
hth
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You need a press. Best bet is to get the hub off yourself and take it to a friendly mech to push the fold one out / new one in for little £Â£Ã‚£
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I sourced 2 bearing kits off ebay for £2.99 each :grin: so was going to do really cheap buy i might take it to a mech, its to cold..... :smiley:
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You don't need a press to fit rear bearing shells, they can be drifted in.
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True, but it's very easy to get wrong. For the sake of a tenner or whatever, it's not worth it imho
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Its quite difficult to get wrong actually, well compared to pressing in a front bearing, which is easy to f**k up :grin:
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I heard something about needing to change the abs ring's when swapping bearing's..is that right??? and i was also informed if the car need's rear disc's shortly it is worth swapping these while doing the bearing's as it will save changing twice..
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The ABS ring is pressed onto the rear disc(as far as i can remember),so to swap the bearings you don't need to change them.
However it is probably easier in the long term to replace the discs/bearings/ABS rings at the same time.
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Cheers..... :smiley: