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| 1995 Audi A6 Front Wheel Bearing Replacement |
6 Nov |
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This was a big job. The video was shot over a two day period. The whole job took us about 4 hours total to complete. The shop I called said it would cost $440. The bearing was less then $100 with shipping. I never tried to weld a bearing race in order to remove it. It works perfectly.
22 Responses to “1995 Audi A6 Front Wheel Bearing Replacement”
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:10 am
Thanks for the comment! I don’t plan on doing anymore of these!
November 6th, 2009 at 4:29 am
If you’re planning on doing more than one of these, then a proper Front Wheel Bearing Puller Remover/Installer Tool is well worth the money (I got one for about $120). It saves a huge amount of time and there is no risk of damage to the new bearing. I still like the trick you did with the welder though …
November 6th, 2009 at 5:12 am
Thanks for the comment. I actually tried using an old bearing exactly as use suggested. The old bearing cracked and the one in the hub did not budge!
November 6th, 2009 at 5:41 am
I like the wheel hub trick. Thats Slick, however I am not sure about the welding. Hub Shark or the Hub tamer will work. If not I would use and old bearing that will just fitt with some good Steel Washers and a High quality bolt and nut to pull it though.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, my brother got it right… The welder has since been retired and a new modern MIG welder is in it’s place.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:15 am
I really like your brother’s sense of humor..when asked @ 4:24 what he would call it (old Sears ac welder) and without hesitation he replied “a waste of electricity” I almost shat myself! The cool thing is you guys got it to do the job like a modern mig welder so in the end that old welder had a moment of glory. Thanks for making & sharing your video on how you got it done w/out a press. Cheers!
November 6th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Good advice. Thanks for the comment.
November 6th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Don’t have a welder or want to risk metallurgical damage nor have a shop press or experience to improvise? Here’s another way. Buy your bearings @ ADVANCE AUTO and ask for the FREE Slide hammer & Front end loaner kits. Go to HARBOR FREIGHT outlet or online & buy the FWD front wheel drive bearing adapter kit for $40 on sale ($80 regular).
You will slap out the hub, pull the race off the hub, press out old & press in new bearing + seals & press the hub back in all done on car in half book time.
November 6th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Its very cool how all that worked out. I dont know whats up with the guy saying ghetto? Some people just dont understand people dont and cant get the none ghetto tools to do these jobs. Shoot, I wish I had a place and money for a 20 tone press, you know.
But I delt with this last weekend. Moms car needed new cv shafts, front bearings and seals. People keeped saying it was going to be easy and quick. I really wish I knew what they were smoking, lol. Not easy. 1 day, 1 cv. same the next day.
November 6th, 2009 at 8:03 am
No “ghetto” here, just good old fashion ingenuity. Thanks for the comment!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:15 am
That’s a ‘seriously ghetto’ repair method!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Yeah, I let them talk. Thanks!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:49 am
the other people commenting on this trick must work for a shop press company or something, id keep listening to your brother. 5 stars
November 6th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Worked like a charm! I never would have tried it myself. My brother is a good mechanic and has been one for 25 years.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:06 am
very cool trick , im no mechanic , but i know a little about welding . when that weld cools it shrinks and pulls bearing race loose with it , pretty slick
November 6th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Thanks for the comments. The guy helping me has 20 years experience with heavy machinery repair and knew what he was doing. He has never had a bearing fail with his method. Brass hammer would have been a better choice.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Good tip on welding to shrink it but an OTC Hubtamer will do this job complete in about 20 minutes with knuckle on the car! Tool is under $300 and will do just about any car with pressed bearings. You gotta find some brass drifts & throw away that ball peen hammer! No tapping hub in without supporting inner race! Sorry but this is painful to watch for top level mechanics.
Peace.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
To each his own.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
screw that man, my garage said he would charge me £50 to replace my bearing.i think i will take it 2 him after seeing this lol
November 6th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Thanks for the video. This was an interesting way of replacing a wheel bearing and it is certainly handy in case you do not have access to a press. However, I would not recommend this method since it is quite easy to destroy the bearing. Believe me – I have destroyed three bearings myself and that is not fun when a wheel bearing costs around $100.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Probably wont last much past another 100k like all the others. Thanks for your concern!
November 6th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
your new bearing wont last long after you hammered it like that ….!!!