How to Check and Replace Rear Wheel Bearing ~ VW MK5 GTI
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2018
- **WHEEL BEARING TOOL IS M18** How to check for wheel bearing noise, how to replace a MK5 Gti rear wheel bearing. In this video I will show you how to replace a rear wheel bearing on a MK5 GTI. This is the same process for B6 Passat, and many other rear VW wheel bearings. Thanks to FCP Euro for sponsoring this video and the MK5 Project.
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I think that I mis-spoke about the size of the BIG triple square. It should be an 18! The link in the description will get ya the right deal! Happy DIYing!
What are your thought on adding a little bearing grease under the dust cap?
Its a sealed bearing. not necessary.
@@xtraCreamcheese If you notice, the dust cap is the outer seal.
You said triple square. Humble mechanic isn't won't a torx socket fit that?
And please Charles. Gimme some TDI videos. I have a 2013 Jetta TDI. You should buy one and fix it up to make it fast. Those TDI can be modded up to 300+ horses and 400+ torque
Man, you've saved my bacon again. Just had a wheel bearing go out on my MK6 with 174k miles. My immediate thought was "I hope Charles has a video on this". Simply awesome.
HAHAH AWESOME indeed
Great video! I have a 2012 Audi A3 8P and used this video as a guide. One tip for A3 8P owners, you DO NOT need to remove the caliper bracket to remove the rotor. There is plenty of room that the rotor can be easily guided around the bracket.
Charles! The production quality of the video here just sky rocketed! Great tutorial as always.
Thank you so much!!!
Simple straight forward video. Made the job much easier for me! Thanks!
Excellent. I just had one of these replaced. Your video really helped me to understand what actually took place as part of the repair. Thank You!
Incredibly helpful with clear explanation. Thank you!
Awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing this with us. Live long & prosper!
Prompt timing for this vid. Working on my Mk5 Rabbit's right now. 4ft pipe and breaker bar. This is by far the easiest set up, compared to the fronts. I still have nightmares of the torches (for heating the hub up) and rust. Ty for the tip not to use power tools, its arm day ;-) and this all started with the ABS/Squeel Tires on Pavement lights on. Used the Vagcom to verify the sensors are working. The ring on one WB was half gone. Doing both as you suggested. 150k miles.
Thanks for all these videos man, helping me keep my MK5 as good as new on the cheap!
Watched this before doing my own. Great advice all the way through so many thanks for a super vid. I’d seen other videos and seen plenty of comments about blokes struggling with the carrier bolts being too tight to move so I just removed the calliper M8 bolts. Went like a dream. Great job and thanks.
Many thanks Humble As ever a great informative vid. Both rears done today. Fronts being done next month
That was a really nice tip with giving the rotor a whack to release it from the bearing. I was totally stuck on that 👍
Thanks for the tutorial. Followed step-by-step and replaced both rear hubs fairly easily....
Sweet
You make it look easy! Thanks for another great video!
Awesome content really eye opening for me. Gives me heads up before I have to tackle these types of projects. Knowledge is power thank you for spreading your knowledge!!!!!
AWESOME! Most jobs are not as hard as they seem LOL
I'm gonna tackle this job tomorrow, I now have enough confidence to do it. Thank you so much for the informative, great video!
You got this!
Thanks Charles, as always your video is the best!
Will have to check mine, some days ago I hitted a curb and the rear axle is -4.5 degrees off. In the shop I was told that the wheel bearing MUST be replaced. S***t happens! Thanks for the insight, as always, excellent videos.
Man, I went searching the internet for a M17 TS, as my kit has 16 & 18, but not 17! Super hard to find a 17, so I took a break and mowed the lawn. Came back to finish the video and checked the comments - and WHEW - its really an 18! My day just got a whole lot better! 👍
Yep, he almost threw me off also.
Thank you! Getting the tools together now before taking the wheels off.
Thanks for the tutorial nicely done ✅
GREAT VIDEO CHARLES! Thank you brother!!!
Thanks man! Hope you are well!!!
Just swapped out a bearing today using this guide.
It went pretty smooth and the hardest part for me was removing the dust cap on the bearing. It took quite a bit of hammering a flat head to get out.
The carrier bolts came out relatively easily.
Thanks again for the clear instructions 👍
Awesome!!
@@HumbleMechanic I know this is an old video, but you say in the video to use m17 triple square for the wheel bearing assy. the kit you show in the description only has an m16 and m18 triple square socket. Most kits I’ve seen only have these sizes too. Just want to make sure before I start working on my bearings
@@teevee00 18 is at my golf 5 tdi 2.0. I think he made a mistake maybe.
@@maximus-6788 that’s what I was thinking thanks :)
Thanks Charles!
Nice tuition mate,good job !
just getting within 10 feet of a vw requires a specialty tool!!
happy543210 did you get the proper vw tool to make this comment about vw specialty tools, or were you able to manage with something around the garage?
But seriously, they kind of have to have a specialty tool for everything to make the manufacturing process as quick and easy as possible while allowing the job to be done by the least skilled, aka inexpensive, labor to do the work in a manner that cannot damage the new vehicle, in the factory. Therefore there will be a lot of “special tools” but really a mechanic doesn’t need all of them per se. Just specific ones like timing tools and more technical tools while the special dust cap tool for MKV cars can be a chisel (or straight screwdriver, let’s me honest) and hammer.
@@plunderbunny84 I've been looking for the M17 triple square for a solid day to move avail!! Oh...I can order from the UK and have it in Canada in 10 days though! Thanks VAG!!!
I don't mind anymore.
I was gonna go Asian import , and someone smacked the wife head on at 40 in her 04 Passat.
(she was stopped)
She had a little bruise.
Nope I'll take the pita repairs anyday if I've got a safe car.
Rip Diesel Princess, you will be missed , but your 2.0pd heart shall live on someday in my mk1❤️
@@robertmuckle2985 There starting to come to local shops in the USA now. I had to order my hex and spline bits from Amazon
What specialty tool is used ?!?
This guy is my go to euro guy for my mk5. Thank you!!!! I want my gti autographed by you!
Thank you!!!!
@@HumbleMechanic your a legend bro. I just watched your audi s4 transmission swap! Any way i can get a decal of your autograph for my mk5 gti??
awesome video, many thanks
Brilliant tutorial Thank you
Thanks for this dude, really helped! I have to say though, getting those brake caliper bolts off without having the car on a lift was w***! I had to make a dog-legged extension to my breaker bar just to crack the bolts. 2 hours it took! Reassembly, done in 20 minutes. Way she blows. At least my ABS sensor works again now :)
Yeah they are a pain in the ass. I lay up against a wall and used my leg to crack them loose. Passenger side = 2 hours to do. Drivers side = 30 minutes. Learnt quite a bit from the first side!
Dig it Charles!
Thanks for video. I use it this past weekend to replace my rear driver side wheel bearing. My car was really loud. Finally some quiet driving. Bought all spare part from FCP.
I got a stuck handbrake caliper. The spring will not return it. I had to pull it back by hand. Anything thing I should look at or video you can direct me too. Thanks.
Great video! Glad I seen this before I have to do my wheel bearing and know that I don't have to take my caliper all the way off. Question tho, you recommend packing the bearing with grease or what it comes with should be enough?
I didn't have a breaker bar my buddy had it and was on vacation so I improvised. Car was on all 4 jack stands for Halden service at the ttime. Just put my 1/2 ratchet on and had it parallel and used my audi jack stand to slowly break my 24 mm 12 point bolt loose. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.. hope this helps someone one day...also make sure you use one hand to keep the socket in place so it does strip and a weird angle.
Thank you!
this guy is like an angel sent from heaven
Great job Charles!
I'm working on a 2006, the abs sensor has been damaged by the bearing assembly, bringing up an ABS fault.
I'm thinking an after market bearing assembly has been fitted at some point, so it's looking like replacing the bearing assy, as well as the sensor.
Wow damn!!
Excelente vídeo 👌
This tutorial was even better than the Autodoc one.
Is it required or recommended to place more lubricant after cleaning all the debris from the old hub? Going to be doing this repair soon and just curious
Can you do a vid of changing the pendulum mount on the MK5 please
Hi can anyone advise me on vw R32 MK5 4motion, are all 4 wheel bearing hubs all the same or are the front and rear different.
There isn't a video on R32 mk5 4 motion. It would be helpful if there was one done.
Men you are soo Good, thank you so much for the Video realy helpful ....
Thank you!
if you are taking off the whole caliper (I have a golf mk6) and not replacing the brake pads do you have to compress the caliper if you pads are not taken out or even if they are, thank you
anti seize on the small rusted bolt? grease before mounting?
one quick question , is that the same procedure on 2012 VW jetta and 2017 VW Tiguan . thanks and I appreciate your help
I installed a new bearing. During the process of installation I hit the bearing several times with the hammer. Actually I hammered the hub (with a plastic hammer though) it almost in 1/3, then used press, but didn't know I need to use a lip on the bottom. The center of the bearing came off on the bottom like for 1 mm. I placed the lip and made it even again with the hammer. The hub is rotating very good, but gives a slight grinding noise, not like the other one I replaced before, which rotates with more efforts, but doesn't make any sound. Should I replace that bearing with the slight grinding sound? Probably I shouldn't hammer it that much (though with the soft hammer). Thank you for the informative film.
Anyone know if the torque specs would be the same for a 2010 golf?
Hey boss u just got a new subscriber God bless
Thank you
my rein front wheel bearing for a 2006 rabbit did not come with thread locker on the axle bolt. awesome vids btw, great work.
Thanks!
Awesome video makes a lot of sense! Would this be the same for the Mk6 Jetta (2011) with drum brakes? I’m looking to swap the drums to disc and it looks like I gotta remove the hub in order to swap the splash shield. Might just replace the hub as well. Also do you have a part number or link for the special tool to get the bearing cap off? Had no luck using various flatheads haha I can opt for a chisel but would be nice to have the Vw tool for collection purposes.
Is it the same type of triple square as the rear Caliper M14 bolt? (but in size M18?)
Hello,im doing my homework on this job, as i will need to install new bearings on my skoda fabia mk1 wich looks very similar and the bearing itself also as the exposed bering balls as yours does. My question is should or shouldn't i aplly some grease on those balls?
hi @HumbleMechanic - for an MK6 - can I get away with just buying the bearing and figuring out a way to press out and press-in the bearing into the existing housing?
Can you do a similar video, but for replacing the wheel bearings on all four corners of a mk4?
Thanks for the vid Charles! Is the front wheel bearings torque the same as the front?
I usually grease the stub axle not sure if it's the right way to do it but I've always done it.
If that hub is bad does it effect the toe on the alignment on the rear of the car please help me with my question
If that bolt that said in the beginning that you stated you need to make sure triple bit is in fully. The bolt snapped off, what are my options?
Amazing
I tend to get a single knock sound around my front right wheel when I am reversing with full lock steering to the right. Sometimes when driving forward up a ramp with full lock steering to the right, I get a similar knock sound as well. Is this a wheel bearing failure?
My lower control arms, ball joints, tie rods, end links, ARBs, driveshafts, coilovers, top strut mounts are all relatively new (
Hmm my 350z is making a sound noise probably coming from the rear, at first I thought it was the tire cause it was pretty worn out, so I got new tires but the sound is still there. It just sounds like a loud tire road noise. If its a bearing going bad, how bad would it be to drive the car 600 miles? I need to drive across the state tomorrow and its a 600 mile drive
Do you have to remove the hub to remove the brake dust cover
Hey Charles, I’m looking through several videos for a job I’m starting tomorrow. My mk5 2.5 Jetta 5 speed, 0A4 trans, has started leaking from the differential output shaft seal. In the output flange that the axles bolt to, there is space in between the axle and the output transaxle flange. There is tons of grease in there, is that safe to pack with wheel bearing grease? Haynes manual has no info on this and wanted to get advice from a VW tech. What spec of grease should go between that axle and flange? Thanks in advance, you’ve always been the man at VWs! Well, you and Paul.
Steve Rein, I have a 2009 VW Rabbit, which is close to the GTI, changing the wheel bearings. my bearings did not come with a new nut or dust cap. I have 581,475 km, never have changed the rear wheel bearins, needed to do the brakes and rotors so I am changing the bearings. What is the first torque spec for the nut? what is the torque spec for the two bolts for the calipercarrier.? Thank you.
Hello Charles , could you do the same for front MK5 bearing , think they are not similar.. Regards
Great video, but just a small question as far as diagnosis is concerned. I've got a Mk7.5 GTI. Hit a pothole recently which was bad enough to bend the wheel. Replaced the wheels, but I still have a bit of a rumble sound AND some vibration/shaking at various speeds. Would a damaged hub cause both the sound and vibration or is it likely I'm looking for something else as well? I've had two suspension diagnostics and an alignment done since replacing the wheel and they say there's nothing wrong with the suspension.
Possible. What about the tire?
Hey bud awesome video. I have an idea for a video at the dealership we have been running into replacing alot steering wheel ignition cylinder lock housings. I have done 3 this week one on a R32 and 2 mk 5 jetta's
I NEED to do that video.
Im having an issue with my Mk5 making a whirring noise from the front that sounded just like a bad bearing, swapped it out feeling confident it was that but the noise is still there so now i'm confused.. can a driveshaft make this noise?
Hey Charles, can you do a how to change the brakes video on a mk5 gti. Thx
How is the process for an Audi b6 front wheel bearing?
@humblemechanic how similar or different is replacing the front wheel bearings compared to the rears?
The front has a few more steps. You have to remove the brakes, axle bolt, and there are 4 bolts holding it on. Not too much harder just a few more steps.
Hello. I am having trouble fitting a bearing on a Ford fusion european version. It seems, bearing can't be tightened more than 28 nm, because i get the feeling it becomes stuck. I think this is very little than a bearing should be tightened. It has drumbrakes and the bearing is placed în the drum. Or, maybe some special tightening procedure. I have no ideea.
I love how there is a special tool for even the simplest of jobs lol
Hahaha it’s the German way
So this would be the same process with the MK7 Golf?...2016 Sportwagon in specific.
good bro
Sooo. Not to undermind you or any thing! But my mk5 gti wheel bearing bolt took an 18mm triple square to remove. Is this one different???
After torquing to 180nm, I'm finding it incredibly difficult to do the 180 degree turn after. I was only able to do about 35 degrees before not being able to turn it further with a 36" breaker bar. Think that's enough of a stretch or should I take it to a shop to have them do the remaining 145 degrees for me?
Yeah that’s happened to me too. I haven’t had an issue
I do have a noise that sounds like a wheel baring front right, the same one i replaced this spring. However I know the CV-joint is bad as well on the same side. Can a bad CV-joint make wheel baring humming? Am I better of buying a new wheel baring while I'm in there and replacing the CV-joint?
Vikingstål Motor A CV joint is gonna make a clicking or clunking noise not a groaning noise like a wheel bearing. However if you know it’s bad for whatever reason, yes, do them at the same time so you’re only taking it apart and putting it back together once
What would cause the rear wheels to cant inwards on a mark 4. 04 vw jetta
How did tou get the top rotar bolt odf in the back
My rabbit appears to have a speed sensor (like the one on your vehicle) but the original bearing has a partitioned metal ring around the back of it that passes very close to the sensor. The replacement bearings did not have this. Is this a problem?
Does the mk5 r32 rear bearing need to be pressed in ?
Great video! Have you seen or heard of damage caused be someone using an impact on the wheel bearing bolt?
I have not seen any issues, I can see a place where running the bolt in could damage the bearing cage.
Thanks for the answer! I am just starting to take vw/audi's in at my shop and I have been watching your videos for tips on these demon possessed vehicles!
I’m having a tough time getting those 2 carrier bolts out even though I let it soak with pb blaster and liquid wrench for awhile. Too afraid to use a small torch to heat the bolts lol
I have the first situation. A low noise/vibration when I turn left. I suspect the front right bearing, but I will fix it when the sound will become louder and I will know for sure its the bearing.
Do you not have to add grease with the new bearing?
On my 2009 gti mkv when I load up either side of the car there is a loud clunk coming from the side the car is turning. (It is not the wheels hitting the well) I’m thinking it’s control arms or some type of bearings in the front. Any suggestions? Also if anyone knows some preventative maintenance that I could do as the car has 130k miles
I would get the car off the ground and check. also check the sway bar end links.
Would the torque specs be the same for the R32?
I just replaced this last week. I diagnosed it right as the passenger side rear wheel bearing, bought the parts, then tried to replace it myself. I couldn't get anything off, though. I couldn't get through the rust. I put it back together, took it to a mechanic, he replaced it, but he charged me a lot because it was a hell to take off apparently. Oh well...
EDIT: I really wish I watched this video, first.
Oh man. I hate hearing that
I think the difference is the amount of torque you can put on a rusted bolts, screws, etc. when the car is on a lift vs when the car is lifted up by a couple of jack stands. As always, thank you for the video.
+HumbleMecanic
Wow, ironic i have exactly this issue.
Thanks😄
Question, why don't they use the same wheel bearings for the front wheels? And does the R32 use the same wheel bearings on the rear wheels?
r32 is different because its 4mo. Its just a slightly different design. Plus the front is splined for the axle to go though
Would this be the same on a mk5 r32?
The bearing bolt won't come loose, even with a 24" breaker bar. Treated over several days with PB Blaster, and hammering the face, but still stuck. I will probably need to heat it with a torch, but don't like using a flame close to the gas tank. Does anyone have any good ideas? Thanks
Hi my friend! Very good job! I want to ask you if I have to put some grease before wheel bearing?
not on this one I don't
Grease is a must on a bearing
Is this the same for an Audi A3 hatchback? 2006
Hey Charles. I have a question. I found a 08 r32 for 4,100. Looks clean but the owner hasn't called back to provide mileage and a visit to check out the car. I feel like the car is low priced for being an r32. Any suggestions on what to look for in regards to mechanical wear and tear?
Yep. I’d guess the car is thrashed
Hey Charles! Thanks for this video, did that job last weekend to replace the splash guard. Unfortunately I had to drill the brake disc "position" screw because I stripped the head. Is this screw necessary? I don't think so but I think that the caliper is a bit stuck now, the wheel is not turning freely (didn't have the tool to push back the piston). Thanks
PS: for anyone attempting this job, don't do like me. Be sure to remove that screw BEFORE removing the caliper or the disc will turn when you try to unscrew it.
I did the brakes all around on my VW Rabbit a few months ago, and I stripped 3 out of 4 of the rotor set screws, just like you did for the one. The screw is totally not necessary because your wheel and lug bolts hold the rotor onto the hub. So the screw is not needed at all. If your caliper is stuck, then that might be an issue with the caliper itself. Hope this helps.
-Anthony
@@anthonyf.8336 thanks for your answer, yes it's indeed the caliper itself :)
I know i'm late to the party. if it means anything on my mk6 I did the same with 1 out of 4. I drilled down the centre of the screw and used a stud extractor. made the job a lot longer, but was a pain. They're not needed, just help keep the rotor on whilst you have the wheel off. I dab a bit of copper grease on mine every time now to make sure it doesn't happen in the future.
@@WatchingDan95 yeah, I could have done that too, but I was to lazy to put the caliper back on so that the disc didn't turn 😅 just drilled through
That actually looks pretty easy.
SUPER easy.
I can't believe that vw is this less of complicated than stupid Audi.
I recently did same job to the front of my 2009 A4, it did a trick but I still have vibrations coming from same areas but only on higher speeds. My suspicion is alignment, or could it be bent cv axles? Just looking where to start next. Like you vids. Thanks
Like they way you took off calliper, carrier and disc all at once, I'll remember that one.