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May 17, 2011 11:17:45 GMT
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alrite guys I wonder if anyone in the Rotherham South yorkshire area would be able to come to my house and fit a rear wheel bearing on my B3 Passat estate?? On my way back from picking up some parts to paint last night my rear left hand wheel bearing (as far as I know its the bearing) gave up, it was a definate brown trouser moment, had to get it recovered back to my house but now i'm pretty stuck as I cant get it to a garage and mobile mechanics want silly prices. Any help gratefully appreciated  |
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May 17, 2011 11:30:37 GMT
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If you can get the part to you, have a few basic tools, some grease and a jack, VW wheelbearings are incredibly easy to do. Last bearing 'kit' I bought came to about a tenner and took minutes to fit to our B4 Passat.
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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May 17, 2011 14:01:16 GMT
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it's more serious than i thought, as i removed the rear wheel the hub came off in my hands, the threads on the axle are knackered so need another one of those aswell  |
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May 17, 2011 14:55:56 GMT
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Most FWD cars have a bolt-on stub axle at the rear. Might be worth a trip to a breakers yard to grab a stub, hub and nut and then swap it over with a new bearing. Here's an ebay auction for a B3 rear stub axle. Unfortunately it's in the states, but it shows that it's a fairly simple bolt-on thing: cgi.ebay.co.uk/300334915594 |
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May 17, 2011 20:46:35 GMT
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Hi mate. I'm quite local to you and can help but if you took stub axle off yourself I'm sure you also can put it back together. Anyway if you struglin with new stub try local breakers. I'm pretty sure golfs/ventos some polos have same.
Cheers Paul
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1984 Fiat 126 Brown - SOLD  1993 Audi 80 - work hack 1994 VW Golf 1.4 L - SOLD 1997 VW T4 Syncro pickup - looks like new project 2005 Audi A3 Sportback TDI - daily / euro trip bus |
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May 17, 2011 20:59:42 GMT
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Hi mate. I'm quite local to you and can help but if you took stub axle off yourself I'm sure you also can put it back together. Anyway if you struglin with new stub try local breakers. I'm pretty sure golfs/ventos some polos have same. Cheers Paul its not removed as yet, got a place to phone tomorra to try and get one but if that fails, i dunno. the thing i think i'yll struggle with is bleeding the brakes back up if i need to take the back plate off to remove the stub really appreciate it mate if i get stuck i'yll pm you  |
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May 17, 2011 21:15:20 GMT
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the thing I think i'yll struggle with is bleeding the brakes back up if I need to take the back plate off to remove the stub The chances are that you can get the baclplate out of the way without disconnecting the brake pipe - take the hub and drum off and the backplate should follow - assuming that the hose connects straight to the wheel cylinder. If it has a rigid pipe then yes, you'll have to bleed it. Just don't let it dangle by the hose - tie it up out of the way with wire or string. |
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May 17, 2011 22:53:09 GMT
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its not removed as yet, got a place to phone tomorra to try and get one but if that fails, I dunno. the thing I think i'yll struggle with is bleeding the brakes back up if I need to take the back plate off to remove the stub really appreciate it mate if I get stuck i'yll pm you No worries mate. I'll PM you my number. |
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1984 Fiat 126 Brown - SOLD 1993 Audi 80 - work hack 1994 VW Golf 1.4 L - SOLD 1997 VW T4 Syncro pickup - looks like new project 2005 Audi A3 Sportback TDI - daily / euro trip bus |
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