A great video, shown in beautiful close-up with wonderful humor, always a pleasure to watch your videos' thank you for the amazing service you provide!
Easiest way I have found is to use an angle grinder and just cut out a big section of the hub around the access hole. This lets you get the torx bit in much closer and less chance of wrecking the head
I drove a new Mk 3 as part of a company fleet & it was quick with its 6 speed box It seemed miles ahead in design then the 90`s Vectra I had been driving.
That Mondeo covers < 5000 miles a year but I personally don't understand why anybody would keep driving a car with brake related MOT advisories without getting them fixed for several years. Oh well, shows what I know.
I have had mrk3 mondeo. Always wondered if those 4 torx bolts are strong enough for weight of wheel, disc, carrier. Calliper. Great videos by the way. Great.
It's not really the bolts that hold it per-se. They generate the clamping force between the two metal components and the coefficient of friction applied on those surfaces due to the clamping force holds it all together.
@@tiredhub3270 They don't carry that weight, you can see that the bearing goes into the housing, bolts are there just to secure it doesn't come off, same thing with a wheel which goes onto the hub, it's not held by the nuts strictly speaking, that's why central bore of the wheel must match hub lip diameter.
@@zoidberg444 Friction for some part, main thing is that the parts come in or on one another, in this case bearing goes in to the carrier, just like the wheel goes onto the hub lip, with it's perfectly matched central bore, in case of the Mondeo it's 63.3mm.
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Your lucky. I've owned 3 mk3s over the past 15 years and done rear bearings on two of them at least twice and not once have I had the torx bolts come of as easy.
Done this on the other halfs front nearside today. No play, no noise just an annoying vibration at 60mph and a slight notchy feel that could only be felt with the disc off the hub. No idea how that happened. Warped from hitting a kerb hard maybe? Anyway No more vibrations!
I would torque up the carrier bolts. I have had one fall out on a motorway! Recovered home as calliper had dug into mag wheel to stop forward travel. Could reverse though. Now I torque everything.
Ciao Alan.. Mi serviva davvero questo video, devo cambiare i mozzi posteriori della mia FoFi , e pure i freni a tamburo. "Se puoi dai un video sui freni a tamburo." Ciao e buona giornata.😉😉 Hi Alan .. I really needed this video, I have to change the rear hubs of my FoFi, and also the drum brakes. "If you can give a video on drum brakes." Hello and have a good day
I've done all mine over the years front and rear, only ever had an annoying hum coming from them, never had any play or grinding in any of them.I've never had new bolts with the rears bearing kits, always bought a set beforehand... should pull the sensor and studs out of the old one for spares.
My 51 plate hatchback got through about 4 rear wheel bearings in 3 years but my 03 estate is fine and I've had that for 3 years and done about the same amount of miles.
Someone has had that brake disc off before. There should be a couple of those washers that bite into the wheel studs to hold the disc in place. It's why you didn't have to beat the disc senseless in order to get it off. Also NEVER do up steel wheel nuts with an air gun. If you get a flat tyre and need to change it with just a small wheel brace, you'll never be able to get them off. I hate it whenever I get new tyres and they do that.
Suprised it had any brake pads left or should I say wheel bearing support chocks... Must be pagid pads as they are as tough as the disc they press onto Nice to see the beer token skip getting higher
MK1 will always be my favourite. My dad had one when i was a kid. M-reg estate in blue. 1.8 petrol. It was like the space shuttle compared to his Morris Ital 1800 estate.
and another video with successful rusty bolts removal... would like to see unsuccesful one and how to deal with it later.. P.S. anyway, still very useful vid...
Damn, I wouldn't be surprised if bearing flange would've separated when you whacked it with a hammer. Never seen that bad wheel bearing. I would guess that that mk3's rear end has done few odd moves because of that bearing. Would think driver would notice something like this and got alarmed.
@@alan4x Lol. Maybe it could be worth of putting hour or two to very basic _serious/potentially deadly_ technical car malfunctions when getting driving license. Apparently fella, well at least hopefully wasn't an airplane mechanic :)
I had all mondeos from mk1 to mk4, thanks to you avoided mk5 luckily 😊 all petrol ,but mk3 2l was the best nearly immortal untill sili woman with texting on phone drive in my back,has to be withdrawn😭😭😭😭
90 to 130nm is 67 to 95 ft lb! That's way too high. On my Mk3 estate it's 63 ft lb or 85nm for alloy wheels. Even so, I tend to agree with you in that tight and nipped by hand should be more than enough. I also can't believe you didn't get new bolts with the new bearing. Must have been an ultra cheap kit.
@@alan4x That's just the problem with many people: they don't think and say the opposite they want to communicate. That's not the way to convey knowledge...
A trained tech would have cleaned the face of the disc before fitting back to the hub, we dont want any brake vibration now do we.....and a cheap wheel bearing doesn't come with new bolts that's why its cheap.... see ya!
no, its just so busy at the moment as we are understaffed it is difficult to find time to make any videos let alone add monika but hopefully when things get back to normal there will be more time to think up scenarios
Now, of course Alan, you're gonna tell the world that that wasn't the worst wheel bearing you've come across right? LOL Just as well that wasn't on the front wheels LOL On a serious note, if I was you, I would have used an electric wire sander because it's easier and quicker.
Lol why do you not use a torque wrench? It doesn’t take any longer and you know you have done it right especially on someone else’s car, it just seems a bit lazy.
No I didn't say every bolt "under the sun", just one holding suspension and or your wheels on.. Maybe I just get more comfort knowing I've tightened something to spec and used thread locker where needed, just helps me sleep better at night. If that is not like you then that's fine. Were you joking when you said "its called Experiance" or 'experience', because I thought that was quite funny.
Really disappointed in you al..... ... You've had 3 days off (bank holiday) surely you could have done a MINIMUM of 2 vids per day ?????!? But what have you done exactly.....nuffink, really disappointed mate, if you wanna go viral, you've gotta put the effort in and get them vids out ....... ...😂😂😂😂😂
A great video, shown in beautiful close-up with wonderful humor, always a pleasure to watch your videos' thank you for the amazing service you provide!
Didn’t think those hub bolts were going to come out!
Nice one👍
Easiest way I have found is to use an angle grinder and just cut out a big section of the hub around the access hole. This lets you get the torx bit in much closer and less chance of wrecking the head
I drove a new Mk 3 as part of a company fleet & it was quick with its 6 speed box
It seemed miles ahead in design then the 90`s Vectra I had been driving.
I really like your videos. I own a mkV so I can learn a lot from what you talk about. Good job and thank you.
Front are a bollocks to do 😂
Very good!And thanks for tightening wheel bolts by hands not by the airgun!
It was painful to see you putting those old bolts in, sad to see new ones weren't included.
Alan at what mileage would you change the cam belt on 2.0 litre 180 Bhp no no 5 mondeo ?
That bearing was wheely bad :)
That Mondeo covers < 5000 miles a year but I personally don't understand why anybody would keep driving a car with brake related MOT advisories without getting them fixed for several years. Oh well, shows what I know.
Have you used a torq stick before for using air tools to torque up bolts like wheel nuts ... awesome bits of kit.
i only use torque wrenches for engine components, head bolts and big end bearings etc, everything else is with an air gun or using a breaker bar
I have had mrk3 mondeo. Always wondered if those 4 torx bolts are strong enough for weight of wheel, disc, carrier. Calliper. Great videos by the way. Great.
It's not really the bolts that hold it per-se. They generate the clamping force between the two metal components and the coefficient of friction applied on those surfaces due to the clamping force holds it all together.
asked myself the same question, so those 4 bolts carry weight of almost ~850 lbs?
@@tiredhub3270 They don't carry that weight, you can see that the bearing goes into the housing, bolts are there just to secure it doesn't come off, same thing with a wheel which goes onto the hub, it's not held by the nuts strictly speaking, that's why central bore of the wheel must match hub lip diameter.
@@zoidberg444 Friction for some part, main thing is that the parts come in or on one another, in this case bearing goes in to the carrier, just like the wheel goes onto the hub lip, with it's perfectly matched central bore, in case of the Mondeo it's 63.3mm.
I laughed when you gave that wheel a wiggle. I can't believe the wheel didn't come off.
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Your lucky. I've owned 3 mk3s over the past 15 years and done rear bearings on two of them at least twice and not once have I had the torx bolts come of as easy.
thats because some idiot has done them up to tight...
Done this on the other halfs front nearside today. No play, no noise just an annoying vibration at 60mph and a slight notchy feel that could only be felt with the disc off the hub. No idea how that happened. Warped from hitting a kerb hard maybe? Anyway No more vibrations!
very funny, simpatic. bravo!!
I would torque up the carrier bolts. I have had one fall out on a motorway! Recovered home as calliper had dug into mag wheel to stop forward travel. Could reverse though. Now I torque everything.
A little bit of heat when undoing those torx bolts perhaps. Regards Charles
Alan is MK4 wheel bearing the same to change
no its harder... the four bolts are at the rear
Ciao Alan.. Mi serviva davvero questo video, devo cambiare i mozzi posteriori della mia FoFi , e pure i freni a tamburo.
"Se puoi dai un video sui freni a tamburo." Ciao e buona giornata.😉😉
Hi Alan .. I really needed this video, I have to change the rear hubs of my FoFi, and also the drum brakes.
"If you can give a video on drum brakes." Hello and have a good day
Lovely brush. Well not for long.
Surprised you didn’t try and clean the head of the old bolts with a wire wheel or brush to try and relife them.
Hello from Australia 👍 Is the process similar for Focus ST225 rear bearings, looks easy to do at home
we are at lunch at 12 oclock and home by 6 oclock would it be ok to test it at 9am and 3 pm
Lovely little car 😍
Maybe he needs to change his hearing aid battery
he is an american
Nice video and nice humour. Thank you.
cheers
I've done all mine over the years front and rear, only ever had an annoying hum coming from them, never had any play or grinding in any of them.I've never had new bolts with the rears bearing kits, always bought a set beforehand... should pull the sensor and studs out of the old one for spares.
Hi Alan,
Please, can you upload Mk4 rear wheel bearing replacing?
when i get the chance i will
How could anyone miss that!!!
Bloody hell how did he not know. That's scary that guy was actually driving it around.
Hi 59 plate mondeo mk4 2.0 diesel smoke coming from back of passengers side engine no limp mode when pushed hard but heater stopped working any ideas
Itz not over heating either
My 51 plate hatchback got through about 4 rear wheel bearings in 3 years but my 03 estate is fine and I've had that for 3 years and done about the same amount of miles.
Someone has had that brake disc off before. There should be a couple of those washers that bite into the wheel studs to hold the disc in place. It's why you didn't have to beat the disc senseless in order to get it off.
Also NEVER do up steel wheel nuts with an air gun. If you get a flat tyre and need to change it with just a small wheel brace, you'll never be able to get them off. I hate it whenever I get new tyres and they do that.
Got one to do on a mazda 6 and i reckon they are pretty much the same
Suprised it had any brake pads left or should I say wheel bearing support chocks... Must be pagid pads as they are as tough as the disc they press onto
Nice to see the beer token skip getting higher
After watching this video I've come to the realisation......... I need a new wire brush! 🤣
lol
Best video yet for entertainment..
Hi Alan please do a Focus C-MAX MK1 rear wheel bearing
Done mine before this happened need to do my front one now
Go on Alan good work mate
Need to loose that flashing at the start 😆good video mate
Very informative and entertaining kind sir 👍👍
cheers
Quite like the old mk3's. Mk4/5s are way too big imho.
MK1 will always be my favourite. My dad had one when i was a kid. M-reg estate in blue. 1.8 petrol. It was like the space shuttle compared to his Morris Ital 1800 estate.
Are you also an MOT tester then Alan ?
yes, been one for years
I bloody hate rusty torx bolts, and amazed that back plate hasn't rusted to shit!!
Lol. I have just done this job today. Mondeo mk4. Why the hell did they put the bolts in the rear!!!
i keep asking myself the same question
Maybe to save the cost of having holes In the front to access the bolt heads. I wonder if the bolt head is less likely to rust being in the back?
and another video with successful rusty bolts removal...
would like to see unsuccesful one and how to deal with it later..
P.S. anyway, still very useful vid...
Thanks great video amigo!!!
Damn, I wouldn't be surprised if bearing flange would've separated when you whacked it with a hammer. Never seen that bad wheel bearing. I would guess that that mk3's rear end has done few odd moves because of that bearing. Would think driver would notice something like this and got alarmed.
the driver was from the local american air base and even showing him the play in the wheel...it was like,,what does that mean lol
@@alan4x Lol. Maybe it could be worth of putting hour or two to very basic _serious/potentially deadly_ technical car malfunctions when getting driving license. Apparently fella, well at least hopefully wasn't an airplane mechanic :)
Lovley video. Nice filming :-)
thank you
I had all mondeos from mk1 to mk4, thanks to you avoided mk5 luckily 😊
all petrol ,but mk3 2l was the best nearly immortal untill sili woman with texting on phone drive in my back,has to be withdrawn😭😭😭😭
Anyone who has ever worked in a taxi repair shop will relate to what Alan is saying .
Alan do you have to ask customers if you can use there cars on your UA-cam channel
not with this one i didn't but sometimes yes
Not bug on copper grease this guy. If your going this far it dont hurt to apply a bit of copper grease
At the end of the day the MOT pays for itself by catching problems in time...😈
Never quite got why not just make brake pads bigger? Save making a lip?
For safety reasons.
90 to 130nm is 67 to 95 ft lb! That's way too high. On my Mk3 estate it's 63 ft lb or 85nm for alloy wheels. Even so, I tend to agree with you in that tight and nipped by hand should be more than enough. I also can't believe you didn't get new bolts with the new bearing. Must have been an ultra cheap kit.
I think you could have re-packed that with fresh grease and it would go again.😁
lmao.. i actually know a farmer who made his own brake pads out of wooden blocks
@@alan4x good friend of the local fire brigade is he?
Bodge it and scarper comes to mind, glad I’m not renting a car from you😱🐾🐾
you need a driving licence first
No thread lock in sight
Ford flange bolt heads are very soft.
It came off easily..maybe it's been off before ?
With the statement: "I can't hear nothing." ,you actually say: "I can hear everything.". (double negative). So, what is it????
go and look up sarcasm or just stick to your own language and don't try thinking too hard
@@alan4x That's just the problem with many people: they don't think and say the opposite they want to communicate.
That's not the way to convey knowledge...
Bearing in mind how old the car is...
A trained tech would have cleaned the face of the disc before fitting back to the hub, we dont want any brake vibration now do we.....and a cheap wheel bearing doesn't come with new bolts that's why its cheap.... see ya!
No you do not throw it in the general waste! You put it in the admiral waste instead!
Wouldn't let you MOT my car your a bit to strict. Just kidding great job 😆😅😄😃😂👤
lol
Is Monica on holiday ?
no, its just so busy at the moment as we are understaffed it is difficult to find time to make any videos let alone add monika but hopefully when things get back to normal there will be more time to think up scenarios
Quote " if you want to go down the route of torquing these bolts up" Otherwise it's FT
Love your Videos...but Why the english Mondeos do look that abused and rotten ?? Don't the english like the Ford Mondeo anyway ??
its the way they are built over here... the mk5 is no where near as popular as the mk4
Now, of course Alan, you're gonna tell the world that that wasn't the worst wheel bearing you've come across right? LOL Just as well that wasn't on the front wheels LOL On a serious note, if I was you, I would have used an electric wire sander because it's easier and quicker.
lol... that was a good bearing compared to some i have seen
Like every technician would say that fucked
Wirebrush the bolts first
9:25 that happens when you buy cheap shitty parts...
Can't hear nothing?
That's a double negative, so he could hear something.
Nordschleife - Means North loop in German
holy shit thats fubar
Well this describes my job, shitty cars fixing.......
That's more like changing the hub than the bearing, what a waste, throw away society + more profit on parts.
Get some battery powered wrenches. 😊
Lol why do you not use a torque wrench? It doesn’t take any longer and you know you have done it right especially on someone else’s car, it just seems a bit lazy.
i don't need to use a torque wrench on every bolt under the sun, its called experiance knowing how tight to do bolts up
No I didn't say every bolt "under the sun", just one holding suspension and or your wheels on..
Maybe I just get more comfort knowing I've tightened something to spec and used thread locker where needed, just helps me sleep better at night. If that is not like you then that's fine.
Were you joking when you said "its called Experiance" or 'experience', because I thought that was quite funny.
No Monica. I may have to unsubscribe 😂.
Another Monica admirer 😃
lol... there will be more monika ...
Alan Howatt not to much. Don’t need spoiling 🤣😂
Curtis Jarvis very close second she is 😄
Holy shit thats insanely bad
Maybe he is deaf ,like me !!!
Really disappointed in you al..... ... You've had 3 days off (bank holiday) surely you could have done a MINIMUM of 2 vids per day ?????!? But what have you done exactly.....nuffink, really disappointed mate, if you wanna go viral, you've gotta put the effort in and get them vids out ....... ...😂😂😂😂😂
English mechanic - $200 pounds to replace the wheel bearing, sarcasm free of charge.
I have never had new bolts in a wheel bearing kit of that type including oem bearings
Some do some don't....just bought one for my own, luckily I have a new set of bolts here.