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Offline karl29

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rear axle bushes
« on: 18 October 2009, 20:43 »
hi can anyone tell me if its easy or hard to replace rear axle bushes as mine have gone and need a new set and alsois a rear wheel bearing easy to do my car is a m reg 8v gti
thanks for any help

Offline Mikester

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Re: rear axle bushes
« Reply #1 on: 18 October 2009, 20:44 »
I would get them pressed in by a garage, but remove and fit the beam myself.

Its very hard to press them in from what i have heard.

Offline karl29

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Re: rear axle bushes
« Reply #2 on: 18 October 2009, 20:50 »
thanks do i need to take much off do you know ? and do you know if the wheal bearing is easy to do

Offline Paul86S2

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Re: rear axle bushes
« Reply #3 on: 18 October 2009, 20:59 »
There is a write up on both items in the maintenance section

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=62370.0

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Offline karl29

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Re: rear axle bushes
« Reply #4 on: 18 October 2009, 21:00 »
thanks paul will have alook now