Front wheel bearings.

[pigbladder]

its hardly like rebuilding the space shuttle lol

if you have some diy slills , unbolt the strut /leg and take it down to a garage on a sat afternoon , they will press the new one in for £10 cash

[AudiA8Quattro]

its hardly like rebuilding the space shuttle lol

if you have some diy slills , unbolt the strut /leg and take it down to a garage on a sat afternoon , they will press the new one in for £10 cash

Depends where you are, who you know.
I've never found a garage willing to do it that cheap round here.

[pigbladder]

well yeah..i try the dirty backstreet places or tyre centers , a main dealer wont be doing it for £10

[mk2bal]

Sorry to 'plug' the enemy, but clubgti has a full guide, including pics I think of how to remove + refit wheel bearings if you're totally unfamiliar..

[pigbladder]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WHEEL-BEARING-TOOL-SET-TOOL-KIT-/280766462069?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item415efc3875

i got one of these recently , they work pretty well and cheaper than a hyd press

[AudiA8Quattro]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WHEEL-BEARING-TOOL-SET-TOOL-KIT-/280766462069?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item415efc3875

i got one of these recently , they work pretty well and cheaper than a hyd press

That's quite interesting, and if i didn't already have a press, i'd give it a try 

[danny_p]

if your diying wheel bearings you have to rember that it'll cost you to have the tracking and camber set up after doing the job,  no point in doing the job for cheep if the car drives crap afterwards.

also a leasson learnt the hard way, under no circumstances trust parts bought off the internet you may think your buying branded genuine parts that may come in a box saying they are the branded genuine part but think carefully if it's cheep it may be to cheep and for a reason.

one of my customers had a very nasty shock,  he supplyed a turbo for me to fit,  that he had found and purchased on the net, it clamed to be a brand new OEM turbo cam with all the right paper work and packing ect, it wasent, turned out it was a copy that nearly killed the engine it went on

[danny_p]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WHEEL-BEARING-TOOL-SET-TOOL-KIT-/280766462069?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item415efc3875

i got one of these recently , they work pretty well and cheaper than a hyd press

i have a hydro presss,  but tend to use a simalar tool to above to fit new bearings   i found it wasn't to good at getting them out tho,  wha i tend to do is get the beariig center out then run a line of weld round the inside of the outer race to shrink it then they just fall out

[Neo Badness]

 wha i tend to do is get the beariig center out then run a line of weld round the inside of the outer race to shrink it then they just fall out

Hmmn, I might give that a whirl next time round

[AudiA8Quattro]

I think i will just stick to conventional methods