possible wheel bearing?

[fozziie]

driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?

[Wayne]

Yep sounds like a wheel bearing

[SoundillusioN]

driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?

either that or my missus is in your car

[dom]

driving to college today, suddenly a droning noise starts, increasing with speed etc. Its not effecting the way it drives or anything, im thinking the wheel bearing has suddenly gone, opinions guys?

either that or my missus is in your car

 

[fozziie]

lol.

grrr, bloody car, one thing after another. so how hard is it to change the bearing yourself, or how much to get a garage to do it (roughly)

[Planty]

I did a rear wheel bearing over the weekend.

This kit: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400122961275 + Haynes manual = Not too taxing a job at all, the only problem I had was getting the hub off, but I managed to find a mate with a puller so lucky for me it was straight forward. Have a search for 'Mk3 wheel bearing' and you may get enough info to do it yourself.

[dom]

You'll need a press to fit the new one 

[Planty]

I didn't use a press, just followed the advice from another poster on this topic: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=155324.0

Also note, that someone had theirs pressed for 20 quid at a garage 

[fozziie]

gonna take it to kwik-fit or one of the other local garages tomoz i think, get a quote for the bearing and the welding underneath. getting a bit sick of the golf now 

[Planty]

Let us know how you get on!