Hello,
I'm pretty sure one of my rear wheel bearings needs replacing - I’ve checked that the new humming noise is not the brake pads being worn down to the rivets, and during the inspection - whipped of the cover to the bearing and noted a small amount of rust inside the plate cover and bearing housing. upon replacing the wheel - I span the wheel by hand as fast as I could and heard a rumble noise - conclusion - rear wheel bearing for sure ???
I've replaced bearings before - on pre 80's cars, but without a Hynes I’m a little worried to start this job - with out checking here.
In the past - Id whip off the cap , clean out the grease, remove the split pin from a castellated nut, undo the nut, prize out the bearing, grease and fit new bearing using <b>feeler gauges</b> during tightening = to ensure the correct tightness.
What can expect with this job (on the audi),,, will I need anything more than a 30mm socket and torque wrench, how will I know how tight to tighten them. and also is there some ABS sensor or something that I need to look out for?
( I’ve tried search here for help about this job but alas couldn’t find anything that answered all my concerns) )
Any help and advice welcome
Cheers
Jon
I'm pretty sure one of my rear wheel bearings needs replacing - I’ve checked that the new humming noise is not the brake pads being worn down to the rivets, and during the inspection - whipped of the cover to the bearing and noted a small amount of rust inside the plate cover and bearing housing. upon replacing the wheel - I span the wheel by hand as fast as I could and heard a rumble noise - conclusion - rear wheel bearing for sure ???
I've replaced bearings before - on pre 80's cars, but without a Hynes I’m a little worried to start this job - with out checking here.
In the past - Id whip off the cap , clean out the grease, remove the split pin from a castellated nut, undo the nut, prize out the bearing, grease and fit new bearing using <b>feeler gauges</b> during tightening = to ensure the correct tightness.
What can expect with this job (on the audi),,, will I need anything more than a 30mm socket and torque wrench, how will I know how tight to tighten them. and also is there some ABS sensor or something that I need to look out for?
( I’ve tried search here for help about this job but alas couldn’t find anything that answered all my concerns) )
Any help and advice welcome
Cheers
Jon