Nathan94 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I was going down a street on Friday when I hit a patch of ice and slid into a curb at about 10mph.The front drivers wheel is completely knackered, possibly buckled. Jacked it up to check for damage, all seems ok (but I'm no mechanic) the alignment is definitely out, but when I put the wheel back on, I noticed it won't spin freely, it'll move but not spin. Any ideas as to what I could have possibly f****d up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 did you put the same wheel back on? maybe try another one which isnt ****ed? if i was you id change the bearings, disk, and wishbones just incase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 That sounds expensive. Yeah it was the same wheel and I've just found out my spare is popped. Will parts off a MK1 or MK2 Arosa be a straight swap? My local scrappy has one of each in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 should be as long as they are the same engine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I'll give them a ring tomorrow. Is it a big job replacing the mentioned parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Put your spare on, just to see if it spins.Could just be the wheel that's buckled, or it could be as LGG points out something more serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 wishbones are about £30, disks are about the same, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) wishbones are about £30, disks are about the same, How much would I be looking at for labour? Edited January 20, 2013 by Nathan94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiiTCH-TDi Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Do it yourself easy as pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 How do you know it span freely before this? May be a sticky caliper that you hadn't noticed before.What's the other side like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 yeah could do it yourself, but wishbones arent the easiest thing to do if you arent competent with this kind of thing. find yourself a friendly mechanic he may charge you £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 If it's hit hard enough to completely knacker and buckle the wheel, i'd say you've probably bent the wishbone, probably knackered the wheel bearing and possibly bent the trackrod arm and maybe even the strut.Change the whole side for peace of mind. Parts off the scrap Arosa will be fine. You can literally unbolt the 2 rear bolts from the wishbone, undo the track rod arm and the ARB link, undo 30mm hub nut, undo the 3x10mm's on top of the strut and the whole side will just fall off. You should be able to strip it all in under half an hour....provided you have the tools that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nathan94 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Had a look last night. Wishbone is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nathan94 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank for the help haha Been quoted £60 for all the parts listed above from a MK1 1.0 Arosa. Including hub, wishbone, steering arm thing and disk, and then about £30 labour, so it doesn't seem too expensive, unless the steering rack is damaged, then I'm f*****d.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 All fixed for £55, think I just need it tracking as it's pulling to the right a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 don't worry about your steering rack too much, vw design things so thst the track rod (the straight bit between the rack body and the track rod end) bends. it's not a difficult fix . but looking at your wishbone i would certainly check it. if you seperated the track rod end from everything else then in theory your steering should not have changed, so it might be worth a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 don't worry about your steering rack too much, vw design things so thst the track rod (the straight bit between the rack body and the track rod end) bends. it's not a difficult fix . but looking at your wishbone i would certainly check it. if you seperated the track rod end from everything else then in theory your steering should not have changed, so it might be worth a lookAccording to my mechanic all is ok. Went to get it tracked yesterday, if anything the car is a lot worse and now pulls to the left more so than it did the right and the steering has gone extremely heavy. Need to nip back up today or tomorrow. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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