Stuffed wheel bearings?

[Bflat]

My rear left bearing is on the way out also. It wasn't too bad two weeks ago but it's pretty loud now. The most annoying time is when it's only slightly mismatched to the frequency of the exhaust note (wawawawawawawa you get the drift).

I'll drop it off soon to be pressed out and have a new one wacked in.

[noone]

I don't think the rears have to be pressed out, apparently the rears are easy (rear left seems common for some reason) and fronts are a pain.

[noone]

Picking up on this as the bearing (or whatever it is) is now getting pretty loud.

Looks like you can't just buy a new bearing? Can anyone look it up on ETKA / ETC please?

[VWindahouse]

Mate why don't you just buy the KMAC strut tops. You will never need to replace the bearings again as they would survive a nuclear war and I'm guessing if you have to buy the complete OEM tops it is probably going to cost more anyway. Plus you'll love the camber!!

[noone]

Thats true, but I'm not talking about the strut bearings, I'm talking about the thing that lets the wheel rotate... It sits inside the hub.

Also, its for the rear.

[wai]

Hey guys, I hit a pothole the other night which blew out my front right tyre Since then I now have a slight grinding noise from that side of the car.

Are you sure you don't have something rubbing on a drive shaft? The bump might have knocked things out of alignment.

[VWindahouse]

Sorry I thought this was the noise from the top of your strut. Wrong thread?

[noone]

Yeah, I have another noise in the front end, not yet tracked it down.

[Jmac]

I think we talking about wheel bearings, if it is fronts be ready for Elm street. The 9N3 have Gen 2 wheel bearings and cant be done the conventional way ( press out and press in) totally different, reason i say it is ive done a few. there is a special tool which is needs the Liberian deficit to pay for it. I ended up figuring out a way without the special tool, pm me if need be. If your mechanic does it without the right tool or at least being super super careful he will for sure stuff it and itll be $250 down the drain leaving it still needing a bearing, anyone who has done it or knows someone who has will know where im coming from. They have a special snap collar on the bearing that comes with the hub. Try to fit it the normal way and you will snap the collar for definite. like i say ive got a way round it as ive done a few 9N3s but would be crazy to broadcast it to all the experts so please pm me before you stuff it.
Cheers.
By the way SKF do a kit rather than VW but still reqs the tools or the "other "way.
Cheers
Jmac
ps the dealer doesn't have the tool generally , they normally hire it from Sydney overnight to do the job.

[noone]

i think this is what I need, can anyone comment on what else would be required