Hi
Having bought a 1991 GTD at the beginning of Feb I put it in the garage and havent used it as I am in my first year at uni. I'm going home next Thursday and am going to bring it up to uni after the weekend.
I know it needs a new front wheel bearing (not sure which one) so I have bought two new front bearing kits, a set of GTI discs and pads, and two new bottom ball joints as I will have to take all these parts off just to get to the bearings
I want to be quite organised with this so I can allow for anything out of the ordinary. I'm getting home at about six on Thursday night, how feasable is it to remove both carriers in about 2-3 hours. I have replaced a CV boot on a mk2 before so I know what it looks like and I also have the tools. Assuming I get all that done, i'm goign to take the hubs on Friday morning to a garage I used to help out at to get the bearings pressed out and in. Then on Friday I can put it all back together.
Has anyone got any tips for this job that might make it go smoother so I can maybe expect some parts of it to take a little longer than I was hoping? Am i being optimistic on my timescale?
I read in the haynes that i have to mark where the hub connected to the strut so it would be properly aligned, is this just a quick way of doing that or should it be aligned by a garage?
Phew, well after thats done I only need to do the front engine mount and put some decent 5w40 oil in it.
Thanks
Will
