wheel bearing

  1. wokka

    Steering Knuckle/Hub/Bearing Change

    My near side wheel bearing has gone. I don't have a press. Found a bearing already fitted in the hub and steering knuckle on ebay £100 Just wondering how difficult this would be to DIY - I've change brake disks and calipers before, but this looks intimidating :) Am I best to just let local...
  2. K

    Rear wheel bearings

    Hi, this is probably the wrong place to post but I wonder if anyone could try and help me with finding the correct rear wheel bearings for my 2009 a4 b8 avant sline quattro. There seems to be a lot of different options for the bearings and I'm getting confused as to which one is the correct...
  3. Arta

    8p1 Newly installed rear wheel bearing Play

    Yo so i recently installed a new rear wheel bearing in a Audi a3 8p1 BKD 2.0tdi I was wondering should it have play in up and down motion i torqued the bolt to 160-165NM might the bolt be bottoming out and not pressing the bearing sufficiently? or the axis wore out ? it seemed to be fine... is a...
  4. N

    Bearings again!

    Car has been sounding like an aeroplane for the last few weeks, so I decided to change the d/s wheel bearing today and to no avail the problem has not been sorted. This is the second time i've change the d/s bearing (the passenger side bearing was changed last year. Using the process of...
  5. Mickykiko

    Wheel fitment size A3 saloon 1.6tdi 2014 sports suspension

    I'm not educated enough in these sort of things, but was looking to change the wheels on my car to either 18s or 19s and wondering what offset and width would be efficient without the wheels rubbing etc New to this and would greatly appreciate any help
  6. Eddi French

    B8 audi S4 wheel bearing sound, not wheel bearings or tyres

    Just wondering if anyone has had anything similar on their b8 s4 or a4 Its started with pretty much no prior signs of deterioration. Mines only done 47k, fsh, it’s whining like a trooper at the moment. No play in any of the bearings I’ve just had the front tyres done and that’s done nothing...
  7. mattyy

    Wheel bearing woes.

    So it’s seems like fitting a rear wheel bearing these days is a difficult task. First garage managed to press the bearing in off the brake Caliper lugs and bent them resulting in the casting cracking. During this time I picked up a new arm and decided to a complete overhaul of both rear...
  8. A

    Wheel Bearing and Wheel Alignment Issue

    Hi, I've been a long time lurker on this forum. I've had my Audi A3 8V 184 Quattro now for two years (15 reg). The other day I had my Off Side Front wheel bearing changed at 43k miles (Don't ask me how a wheel bearing went so soon, my cam belt needed to be changed a couple months ago aswell...
  9. MKC

    Wheel bearings at 40k?

    I believe my n/s wheel bearing needs replacing since I have the ABS and traction control faults on my dash also I can hear droning noise when I turn the steering wheel right. Is it advised to changed the o/s wheel bearing at the same time? What brand? OEM part? Anything to look out for? Here...