LowerclassLupo Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 I want to set aside a couple of days to change my front discs, pads and wheel bearings but don't want to book days off work if I need a tool I haven't got. What tools are needed for the whole job?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Wheel bearings well...You will IMO need a huge breaker bar and mariusz pudzianowski on hand. MUCH easier if you have a GOOD air or battery impact gun. It also needs a big multipoint socket I think it's like 32mm or something. Also a hub puller the one with legs may be needed. If it's just the kit then they will need to be pressed in too. So unless you have a press you will need someone to do that. For brakes you need socket, ratchet, spanners too if possible. Hammer or rubber mallet and screwdriver. Drill if the retaining screw is gubbed which it will be. G clamp thing or caliper wind back tool. Bungie cord so you can hang your caliper. Copper grease. Pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattz341 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) For the wheel bearings there's specific tools for the job, but they're all really expensive. You need a tool like this... My local dealer charged £201.43 for a bearing replacement, the part cost half of that. Don't be fooled by the cheap bearings! Edited February 22, 2015 by Mattz341 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 You don't need one. It makes the job easier yes. Il find out what I used on my car as I forgot. also get some decent ones from Ecp. Fag or Febr ones will be oem spec. Paying £100 for a wheel bearing isn't what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietdiane Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 I was also pondering buying a Front wheel hub with bearing already in and doing the job myself but got put off with all the talk suggesting it was not a diy job. Does anyone know if any of the Toll Hire shops rent hub removal tools?. Also any suggestions on what else would be worth renewing when changing the hub? By the way VMS (Bristol) sell Hub and Bearing set for about £80 - manufactured by FAG (Original). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattz341 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Fair enough Dblock, in my mind they're not the kind of thing that should be "bodged" with the incorrect tools. I don't mind paying dealer prices for things like this, at least it came with a 5 year warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Literally had all of this stuff done at a garage, cost like £400 I think. Iirc they replaced the whole hub and the part was about £80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerclassLupo Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 You can get hub/bearing pullers from eBay cheapest ones are under a tenner. I'm not going to pay that amount of money for a garage to do it, that probably are going to do it the same way.. Not every garage I've been to have hydraulic presses for wheel bearings but they manage to do it. I will attempt to do it myself, if it works I've saved the extortionate £400 to change some wheel bearings and if not I'm back where I started. Dblock if you could find out what you used, that'd be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The £400 included replacing all brake discs/pads too, just to clarify. The bearing change was about £100 all in. Actually turned out the noise I thought was the bearing was where my brake caliper or something had seized up and the brake was constantly engaged, they said they had quite a job getting the thing off! Bearing did need changing though as was picked up in the previous service.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I think it was something very similar to what is in the video but it wasn't that expensive. Let me find a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 If the bearings don't need changing then don't do them, brakes alone are easy.If they do need changing and you want to do them on the cheap, just strip the hub off yourself and take it along with the bearing to a place with a press and negotiate for them to do it whilst you wait and pay them a minimal cash in hand amount,. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerclassLupo Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Cheers, yeah that's my plan to strip the hub down and I have a home made press with a jack so all should be ok. Front right needs changing, there's so much play and makes a lovely squeak turning right, should do both side while I'm at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietdiane Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I'm thinking of buying the VidaXl bearing puller kit https://www.vidaxl.co.uk/p/210186/front-wheel-bearing-tool-audi-a1-a2-seat-ibiza-skoda-fabia-vw-fox-polo?gclid=CJKI8OX59cMCFQTJtAodb2sA8g cost £50 to remove the hub and bearing. The Audi a2 front bearing is the same one in my Lupo 1.4 Tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Seems like a lot of money for an eBay kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietdiane Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Without the kit how would you pull the hub and bearing, in one piece, from the housing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I'm thinking of buying the VidaXl bearing puller kit https://www.vidaxl.co.uk/p/210186/front-wheel-bearing-tool-audi-a1-a2-seat-ibiza-skoda-fabia-vw-fox-polo?gclid=CJKI8OX59cMCFQTJtAodb2sA8g cost £50 to remove the hub and bearing. The Audi a2 front bearing is the same one in my Lupo 1.4 Tdi.read price wrong. I read £90. It's an ok price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patroddy Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 You can get a bearing from ECP from like £13 and its just as good as an expensive SKF one, FAG and SKF both supply aerospace bearings so I'm sure they can make a tiny Lupo bearing right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietdiane Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 My local garage quoted £100 labour only to replace both front bearings, 2 hours work. If I had the right tools it would have beenno way Hosay but as it is and as I don't even have a torque wrench, axle stand, vice or press, socket set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patroddy Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'd expect to pay 100 for a front wheel bearing fitted etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerclassLupo Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Does anyone know the torque settings for the bits that need to be torqued to a certain setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 No but do you have a torque wrench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerclassLupo Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I got ready to change the bearings, got the car on axel stands got the heat gun, breaker bar and all tools at my side, went to undo the nut that holds on the bearing and it was finger tight... that was the cause of the noise. I torqued the nut up to 175nm which is what it should be and the noise has stopped. I'm going to check it again in a week or so. Hopefully that was all it needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 What luck. Hope that sorts it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Chance is that if the bearings been running loose, it will be on it's way to ruin already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerclassLupo Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Yeah, that exactly what I thought. I'll keep an ear out for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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