Just to add, I have watched dozens if not more videos on how to change cv axles and hub bearings by popular channels and none of them ave ever shown how to properly torque the axle nut. I have the VW repair instructions and you followed it to the letter. It's one thing to read the instructions but much more informative to see it done. Kudos for taking the extra time to show this very important step. Great vid, 9 out of 10 rating. Cheers.

I watched your vid for hub nut tightening . I didn’t really understand the instructions in the manual, but then it made sense when matching your instructions. Thanks Dutch garage from Canada.

The comment @ 9:34 would have been my assessment at the beginning of the video, I've never see a wheel bearing that bad and remain intact. Good video guys, have to do this on my Audi TT, looks the same set up, thanks

Very glamorous how he does everything and he stutters and he tries to explain what you have to do and you could just do it real quick like. At least she doesn't want to stick its face shot totally in the camera

The manual states to torque the wheel bearing when the bearing is NOT preloaded with the cars own weight as it will shorten bearing life

I had to completely destroy my axel nut, I tried everything I had except for a very long pipe. I stood on the thing even back the car up on the breaker bar, it took a few days of drilling and bashing, unfortunately I ruined my wheel hub in the process and now I'm here smh. Good video.

Great video, very detailed without taking too long doing it. Just a note, mk4 VW vehicles have a inner cv joint that is bolted onto the transmission , they don't connect via a spline shaft thus there is no transmission oil leak when removing the axle. Very easy to remove.

Thank you sir. Your torque specs and sequence was extremely helpful.

Don't have a VW but this is one of the best videos I've ever seen.

Well done guys. Thanks for amazing video.

Great DIY video!

Thumbs up for actually showing a method for removing the inner race from the hub. For some reason everyone thinks this isn't important √°-° like really?! It's the one thing that messes you up if you haven't done this before.

i bought my 2001 jetta in 2011 and i still have the same front pads from the previous owner (70k miles). I've replaced the rear pads at least 3 times. It appears that these cars are rear biased when braking. Year models 99-01 have the same brake module. great video.

Great video. Thank you!

Great job!!!

Great video, thank you 1 question: can you please post the PSI equivalent to Nm, thank you in advance

some ideas to improve this process. I think it's easier to remove the entire strut/knuckle assembly from the car and hammer out the hub from the back... only 2 more nuts, tie rod and the top strut nut and you don't have to remove the caliper carrier. Before removing the assembly paint the bottom 3 bolts/control arm for the ball joint so it can be lined up on reinstall and no alignment needed. Second to remove the inner race from the hub I used a 3 arm puller with a hose clamp wrapped around it tightened up real nice and it came off easy once I read about the hose clamp idea otherwise it wasn't gripping. No grinding, or damage to the hub.

I hope he’s kidding about the 40 min everything else he done is on point great video 👌🏽

great vidéo ! but one reason for bad bearing is that There is no more back plate, you should install one ! Thats why mine was scrap 😉

Excellent video. No risk of damaging the ball joint while using the slide hammer? I assume once complete an alignment will be required? Thanks again from Colorado, USA!

super.

So did using the cutting wheel help the inner race that was still on the wheel hub relieve some of the pressure? Or was it mostly just wedging the cold chisel between the hub and the race and pounding on it to help separate the two?

Thanks for a very instructive video. I am doing this job now, but after reinstalling the hub I have noticed substantial amount of wobble when wrinkling the hub, holding it hub at 12 and 6 o’clock. Is that ok since I have not tighten up the hub nut yet? Or could it be that the bearing is not pressed in completely? The locking ring is in place.

Dont use torque wrench as braker bar you will destroy it.

Google spying on me again I was just doing this job on my a4 today. My outer race is welded to the knuckle I couldn’t get it out. Ran a bunch of welds on it and called it quits hopefully when the welds cool it shrinks it enough to come free

Thank you so much. Do you have Amazon link for bearing tool extractor?

Tyrene hånds.. Thats cool :-)

Is it very important to torque the axle nut in that particular order? I changed my wheel bearing a couple of months back, and I was not aware of this method. Lately it started making noises from the wheel again, and I checked today that the bearing seems to be completely broken, yet again...I just need to know where I went wrong the first time, and maybe this was it?

Really amazing video. I hate this job lol

I should use your torque wrench as breaker bar

nice video very informative. Can you comment that i just changed the bearing and now the ABS locking when stopping the car on the same wheel? i have cleaned the sensor it did not help. I read somewhere that the other side wheel bearing need to be changed also ?

is there a kit out there that has all the discs and cups you need to press out the bearing and then press the new bearing back in?

Can you say exactly what race installer kit you have? I'm looking for one that has the disks with the cups.

What size rear disk is required, I'm looking at kits, the bearing is 74mm but most kits have a 72mm disk.

The thread of the press bolt should be well lubed

Wasn't aware any Mk4s came with calipers that DIDN'T require a caliper rewind tool to push the pistons back?

Damn spell control.. I meant three hands.. Thats cool :-)

Good vid. However, as a rule of thumb, the hub is almost always replaced with a new unit, they are so inexpensive it's a waste of time not to. Cheers.

9:33 at least he found the problem lol

Just a heads up, the slide hammer in the affiliate link does not have the adapter to do this job. Be careful when ordering

I'm dreading changing my bearing. Looks like such a pain in the ass

I have a 2001 Jetta that the wheel bearings are bad if I fix this problem will it take the ABS and traction control lights off my cluster

What size did u youse om the back Side to hold THE wheelbearing when u pressed in the hub ?

Can you put a impact gun on this tool for the bearings ?

VW brake pads are diff than american cars- they need to be spun back with the special kit, not by channel locks or C clamp; I ruined a brake caliper that way

What wheels are on the car? I like them a lot.

What is the name of that tool

Can you give me a dimension of tools to extract the bearing, because I want make one. Thank you!

No bearing grease?

Any one recommend what tool he used to get that bearing out lol

Hahahaha @ 9:32

I did this with my drivers side. I used a 5lb sledge to put the bearing in hammering lightly on the outer race, then used a press tool like this one to seat in, same process with the hub, and I braced the inner race when using the press, I’m not sure I seated the hub far enough, the abs light is on all the time, but worst of all it seems like the bearing was never replaced, I still have wobble when driving or decel around 80km/h. I torqued the axel nut properly and played around with it, but I’m probably going to turn it till it stops and go for a drive. I’m lost.

Sorry I meant foot pounds, I found my answer, thank you anyway.

esy on an audi

You need to put that jack out of its misery :)

you don't ever use a torq wrench as a breaker bar lol or ever use it to loosen, bet that thing is all kinds of not accurate

About to try your sliding hammer and bearing remover, installer techniques on a 2002 Jetta TDI, right front. Here's what it looks like kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9Kbg5WK2NDQdqc.html. Any pointers, comments appreciated.

Lights what's up with the lights how come you people don't work into it with lights you like working in the dark. I guess you can save a few pennies by keeping the lights down low.

i hope u dont do everything the hard way