It's good to see that sometimes it doesn't always go to plan and how you rectify the problem, very informative , I love watching someone who knows what they are doing and how to resolve problems
I liked how you didn’t let the seized bolt beat you. I don’t know if you tried this but if you have a rusty bolt that’s starting to seize up on you as you back it out: screw it back in a turn after giving it a spray and then back it out again. Repeat every couple of anti-clockwise turns. This can often get you out of bother - It’s a bit like breaking the chip when cutting a thread. Very handy on older cars with rusty bolts.
Enjoying the vids mate, did my A3 8P wheel bearing recently, was swimming through it until I found all 3 lower ball joints spinning and threaded on, had to cut them off ! thanks for the content.
Thanks for posting, I came across a great video tip the other week which might help. when you got the first bolt turning DONT take it out tighten again then move on the next bolt slightly undoing then tighten again till you have got all bolts turned, then take all off. Haven’t tried myself yet but might work. Few extra min job but could pay off
Thanks for these great project videos, I just wish I'd come across these sooner. I would have snapped you hand off for the 3.2 A3. I part ex'd mine 8 years ago with the lumpy idle and the chain needing to be replaced. I've regretted that day since. Keep up the great work and cool videos. I'll be keeping a close eye for any more 3.2s popping up!
Great to watch easy to follow lots of explanation and information you make it look easy I'm sure I would now be able to do a wheel bearing keep em coming stay safe.
I’ve only just done a rear one on my mk5 r32 (exactly the same bearing) and I had to cut through the actual bearing itself as all the heads rounded off 🤦♂️😡 Luckily the new bolts have slightly deeper heads so it should be easier in the future 👍 Keep it up man, really good stuff 💪💪💪
Really good video. I had same problem, with two heads rounded off. So I didn't know how to proceed and I mounted everything back. My question is: after you cut the end of the screw, are you able to remove it without any problem or there is a thread even on the knuckle part? I ask you that because I saw there is a thread throughout the screw itself, just beginning under the head of the screw until the end of it. This, made me think that maybe wasn't enough to just cut the screw with an emery, because it would have remained screwed in the knuckle part. Thank you!
It is better if the bolt comes loose initially to spray penetrate and actually do the nut back up, undo and keep repeating that. More often than not it will come out. If it does not budge at all and rounds off then you are in a world of pain. Great video by the way.
Ask Scotty, you’ve got yourself a money pit, it’s an Audi. Copper grease on the bearing / upright interface, loctite (screwloc) on the screws easy disassembled next time round. So too on the brake assembly and use a torque wrench as you build it up.
Nice one, very informative. Seems a good deal easier for DIY than on a the MK4 golf platform cars (as long as those bearing bolts don't turn to chocolate!) 👍
i really enjoy watching these videos! do me a favor and do some more bits to the rs3, I bought one to do up a little while ago basically identical to yours and need inspiration!
Excellent.. .Must admit I remember whining on the A3, but it was my Sales Manager whinging about the speed of my new Carlton 3000GSI 24v ...sales reps only had Frauds.
Yeah i'm about to replace one on my dad's rs3,he destroyed his bolt tread and he let himself get screwed by the dealership,they charged him nearly 500euro for a front wheel bearing🧐 i told him he's nuts that he payed that amount of money on a 60 euro part.But yeah front bearings are fairly easy,it's the back bearing that's more difficult with these haldex 4wd's
Good inspiring report, the only constructive criticism was the caliper was not fully supported at all times. Other than that you have my vote. One last question what is the mileage of your all wheel drive A3.3.2. Taking into account I have a A3. front wheel drive only. Thank you.
Do Audi A3 8p top mounts have a specific direction for fitting when attaching to the car, I purchased bilstien top mounts and they have arrows and a rubber notch. So I don’t know if it matters when fitting?
Interesting video. Out of interest, what is the reason for not using an impact gun on those bearing bolts? Wouldn't an impact have lessened the risk of the bolts rounding off?
I need to replace the front driveshaft on my Jetta but when lowering the bottom ball joint and removing the three bolts will that mean the tracking will need to be re-adjusted afterwards? (Although my 2008 Jetta might not be quite the same as on a Audi A3).
You should be okay, you will know if it’s adjustable as there will be movement in the joint with the bolts in. But if the holes are only just big enough for a bolt there will be no adjustment so all okay 👍🏽
I always thought you just grabbed the top and bottom of the tyre one hand at 12 oclock and the other at 6 oclock....and rocked the tyre in and out. If you feel movement the bearing's worn
I always find that retightening the caliper mount bolts to FT has always been quite sufficient.....so why when you try to undo them are they always WCDTU..... as in what c**t did that up, which as any fule kno, is only for nuts or bolts that ain't NEVER gonna be removed ever again. Nice job, uptick.
It's interesting that when you use an angle grinder you wear safety glasses; yet when using a regular socket on an impact wrench you wear no protection. A ginding wheel failure will generally send shrapnel relative to the rotation of the wheel; a socket failure will send shrapnel in all directions. Buy some impact sockets.
For that wheel bearing bolt. When rounded, clean it up and weld a big nut on it. The heat makes sure it moves easier and the nut gives you something to turn it. Easier than grinding in many cases.
@@SavingSalvage It's more the angles I'm struggling with. Happy that the splines need to align, but I can't seem to get both the hub and the shaft square on with just me. Feel like I'm doing way more manipulation of the hub than you had to. Maybe my suspension has relaxed and so dropped a few centimetres, preventing the shaft from lining up? Cheers for the reply
Great vid but it is always advisable when replacing wheel bearings to do them in pairs...also...uneven tyre wear can sound like a wheel bearing gone when driving so check them first...keep up the good work 👍
There’s no need to change a both wheel bearings. You may advise it to squeeze extra cash out of the customer. Just change the one that has failed. Don’t work for Kwik fit by any chance do you!?
It's good to see that sometimes it doesn't always go to plan and how you rectify the problem, very informative , I love watching someone who knows what they are doing and how to resolve problems
This is exactly what I like to see from you! Nice and appropriately in-depth Audi diy work. Good job, thanks!
Great video Dean. Really like these in-depth videos. Really good for tips and what to look out for. Great job as always.
I has a wheel bearing replaced on my 2011 Q5 3.2L last year. Fascinating to see what my mechanic had to do. Thank you.
I liked how you didn’t let the seized bolt beat you. I don’t know if you tried this but if you have a rusty bolt that’s starting to seize up on you as you back it out: screw it back in a turn after giving it a spray and then back it out again. Repeat every couple of anti-clockwise turns. This can often get you out of bother - It’s a bit like breaking the chip when cutting a thread. Very handy on older cars with rusty bolts.
Enjoying the vids mate, did my A3 8P wheel bearing recently, was swimming through it until I found all 3 lower ball joints spinning and threaded on, had to cut them off ! thanks for the content.
Thanks mate! All too common 🤦🏼♂️
With your tools and experience you make it look easy 👍
I did enjoy this and although I worked only 2 years in a body shop straight from school I understood everything you did! Superb
Need more light on your working area. Well done enjoy what you are doing.
Realised half way through 🤣🙈
It's like an online mechanics course, excellent work.
He is doing great work
Great content nice to see something different from rebuilds to maintenance channel getting better & better 👍
Thanks :)
Great to see you over come the problem with the bolt 🛠️ great video 👍
Thanks for posting, I came across a great video tip the other week which might help. when you got the first bolt turning DONT take it out tighten again then move on the next bolt slightly undoing then tighten again till you have got all bolts turned, then take all off. Haven’t tried myself yet but might work. Few extra min job but could pay off
Thanks for these great project videos, I just wish I'd come across these sooner. I would have snapped you hand off for the 3.2 A3. I part ex'd mine 8 years ago with the lumpy idle and the chain needing to be replaced. I've regretted that day since. Keep up the great work and cool videos. I'll be keeping a close eye for any more 3.2s popping up!
i would sort that rust bubble thats appearing on the bottom of the wheel arch before it gets worse apart from that great work
Nice to see more in depth vids, great job, well done.
Great to watch easy to follow lots of explanation and information you make it look easy I'm sure I would now be able to do a wheel bearing keep em coming stay safe.
Love videos like these going more into detail on individual issues👍🏼
Quality video bud. I’m just about to do the wheel bearing in my car 🤦♂️
Keep up the good work.
Great video, very informative, now I know how to change a wheel bearing!!.
I’ve only just done a rear one on my mk5 r32 (exactly the same bearing) and I had to cut through the actual bearing itself as all the heads rounded off 🤦♂️😡 Luckily the new bolts have slightly deeper heads so it should be easier in the future 👍
Keep it up man, really good stuff 💪💪💪
Loving the content, few lights around the work area will be the cherry on the icing.
Great content, nothing ever comes off easy.☹👍👍👍
On your last video I said 25k, almost on 27k now. Theres a reason for that, brilliant video again.
In depth on items like this really is useful. Well done great vid 👍🏽😎
Thank you and yes we like it. Simple and easy explained 👌
Good work dean very good guide on a wheel bearing
Love your videos dean!! Hope you’re keeping safe & well
Seriously love all your videos.
Thansk!
When cleaning hub be very careful of ABS sensor yes?
Really do look forward to your videos! Love the content!! 👌👍
Excellent work and thanks for the awesome content
Really good video. I had same problem, with two heads rounded off. So I didn't know how to proceed and I mounted everything back. My question is: after you cut the end of the screw, are you able to remove it without any problem or there is a thread even on the knuckle part? I ask you that because I saw there is a thread throughout the screw itself, just beginning under the head of the screw until the end of it. This, made me think that maybe wasn't enough to just cut the screw with an emery, because it would have remained screwed in the knuckle part.
Thank you!
It is better if the bolt comes loose initially to spray penetrate and actually do the nut back up, undo and keep repeating that. More often than not it will come out. If it does not budge at all and rounds off then you are in a world of pain. Great video by the way.
That’s exactly what I did, but it kept seizing in the same spot. Luckily it wasn’t in a difficult position to cut off 👍🏽
great A3 Video its helped me T know how to change my A3 front wheel bearings myself.😉
Love the more in depth video's mate 😀
Ask Scotty, you’ve got yourself a money pit, it’s an Audi. Copper grease on the bearing / upright interface, loctite (screwloc) on the screws easy disassembled next time round. So too on the brake assembly and use a torque wrench as you build it up.
Dare say that job saved you a few Bob if a garage had done it. Well done.
Nice one, very informative. Seems a good deal easier for DIY than on a the MK4 golf platform cars (as long as those bearing bolts don't turn to chocolate!) 👍
Great content look forward to the next one.
i really enjoy watching these videos! do me a favor and do some more bits to the rs3, I bought one to do up a little while ago basically identical to yours and need inspiration!
Excellent.. .Must admit I remember whining on the A3, but it was my Sales Manager whinging about the speed of my new Carlton 3000GSI 24v ...sales reps only had Frauds.
Yeah i'm about to replace one on my dad's rs3,he destroyed his bolt tread and he let himself get screwed by the dealership,they charged him nearly 500euro for a front wheel bearing🧐 i told him he's nuts that he payed that amount of money on a 60 euro part.But yeah front bearings are fairly easy,it's the back bearing that's more difficult with these haldex 4wd's
Good inspiring report, the only constructive criticism was the caliper was not fully supported at all times. Other than that you have my vote.
One last question what is the mileage of your all wheel drive A3.3.2. Taking into account I have a A3. front wheel drive only. Thank you.
Way prefer this style rather than time-lapsing the content we actually want to see.
Yeah you can definitely hear the o/s front you can here it on camera 👌👍✌
Just wondering whether an Irwin bolt remover socket have got that rounded bolt out? Or would the bolt have snapped?
The torque setting FT brilliant
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Very good video, thanks
Do Audi A3 8p top mounts have a specific direction for fitting when attaching to the car, I purchased bilstien top mounts and they have arrows and a rubber notch. So I don’t know if it matters when fitting?
Great video dude..👍🏻👍🏻
Interesting video. Out of interest, what is the reason for not using an impact gun on those bearing bolts? Wouldn't an impact have lessened the risk of the bolts rounding off?
Nice Boardman! I've got the exact same one
I need to replace the front driveshaft on my Jetta but when lowering the bottom ball joint and removing the three bolts will that mean the tracking will need to be re-adjusted afterwards? (Although my 2008 Jetta might not be quite the same as on a Audi A3).
You should be okay, you will know if it’s adjustable as there will be movement in the joint with the bolts in. But if the holes are only just big enough for a bolt there will be no adjustment so all okay 👍🏽
FT is the proper torque setting for a lot of things 😉😉
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Tidy job, well done
Great video mate ❤️/Rebuilds Ni
great indeph vid cheers.
No way am I trusting my self to put my hand on the spring while the wheels spining fast 😂
I always thought you just grabbed the top and bottom of the tyre one hand at 12 oclock and the other at 6 oclock....and rocked the tyre in and out. If you feel movement the bearing's worn
What milage on the car? I have done 404000km on a Polo 9N with original bearings and they are all fine still. Could it be salt on your roads?
An element of shade-tree mechanic here but a good chap.
Very enjoyable video just bad lighting around the disc area u need to improve the lighting mate but u made a class job of the repair
Phil I. Stoke
I always find that retightening the caliper mount bolts to FT has always been quite sufficient.....so why when you try to undo them are they always WCDTU..... as in what c**t did that up, which as any fule kno, is only for nuts or bolts that ain't NEVER gonna be removed ever again. Nice job, uptick.
Nice job dean.
Mint job lad 👍🏻
A tip is to buy a map gas torch to heat rusty bolts, instead of acetylene. Pretty inexpensive with a 1200 degree flame. Google it!
After I got my rear driver hub bearing done my Haldex failed only in fwd mode as of now can anybody chime in
Nicely done!👏👏
You can do it with the ball joint on and a wobbly extensions
Excellent job. Needs bit more light when your working on the car. Was hard to see what was happening
Whoo yeea, my A3 was noisy bearing as well. Thanks
Whats the torque setting for the caliper bolts or did you just do them FT?
Hi dean looks like you have get a pipe or a wire hanging down o s f and hope you are staying safe and staying well
It's interesting that when you use an angle grinder you wear safety glasses; yet when using a regular socket on an impact wrench you wear no protection. A ginding wheel failure will generally send shrapnel relative to the rotation of the wheel; a socket failure will send shrapnel in all directions. Buy some impact sockets.
You sound fun
Never seen anyone wearing those for removing bolts. May as well stay indoors wrapped in cotton wool.
Ryan Jon 😂
Great video, need to do a wheel bearing myself rather soon.
Great video but we need a spotlight, so you add a spotlight! Haha, keep up the good work.
Haha, didn’t notice till half way through you couldn’t see much 😂
The car sounds nice
great video
Great content. Would love to see a BMW project. Pplleeaaseee
Tried bidding on one today! Went for too much money though 😩
how do you break ball joints with a hammer? I can never do it
For that wheel bearing bolt. When rounded, clean it up and weld a big nut on it. The heat makes sure it moves easier and the nut gives you something to turn it. Easier than grinding in many cases.
Is it the same engine as in the R32 golf ?
Having massive issues putting the drive shaft back into the hub. Can't seem to just pop it back in like you do. Any suggestions?
It will be splined, so try and rotate the disc and twist the driveshaft to get them to line up 👍🏽
@@SavingSalvage It's more the angles I'm struggling with. Happy that the splines need to align, but I can't seem to get both the hub and the shaft square on with just me. Feel like I'm doing way more manipulation of the hub than you had to. Maybe my suspension has relaxed and so dropped a few centimetres, preventing the shaft from lining up?
Cheers for the reply
Very good vid.
How about a vid on removing the rust that’s starting to form on the near side wheel arch lower edge? It’s a common issue on the A3.
Hey Dean double end your spanner and that will save you hitting the spanner
The spanner’s had 10 years of being hit. It’s too late for it 😂
Well done Thats the paintwork Fked !! Cover it next time your going to cut/grind !
When’s the mods for the rs3 coming?
it might give me ideas for mine
Nice vid 👍🏻
He reminds of the Kenney Everett dude that keeps cutting himself on DIY jobs.
Reg Prescot, legend.
You're very knowledgeable. What is your background? Can't just be a recovery truck driver.
Nice
Cillit 18:08 'bang - the dirt has gone'
Great vid but it is always advisable when replacing wheel bearings to do them in pairs...also...uneven tyre wear can sound like a wheel bearing gone when driving so check them first...keep up the good work 👍
There’s no need to change a both wheel bearings. You may advise it to squeeze extra cash out of the customer. Just change the one that has failed. Don’t work for Kwik fit by any chance do you!?
Would anyone put anti seize on the mating surfaces?
You need a works table thing next to you so your not just dropping everything on floor then picking it back up again,
Was the bearing pre-greased?
Yes it’s a new sealed unit 👍🏽
Omg this looks like too big of a job to do myself. Have done the calliper, brake disk and pads, but that looks like the next step...
The Mans a pro, he uses silver sockets on an impact gun 😎 🤘🏼 i always look at sockets and quote Ivan drago....” if he dies he dies” 😂
That’s a Halfords special that socket as well! However I’ve been using it on an impact wrench for over 10 years and it’s still going strong 💪🏽😂
Saving Salvage 😂 me too, i keep the snap on ones for special and abuse teng or britool and Halfords stuff for the risk Jobs 😂👍🏻
These are Heaven compared to the ones you have to press out and in
Yeah, that’s the first thing I look for, if it’s complete or gotta be pressed on like the A4/A5 and above. I then cry a little when it’s pressed 😂