rear wheel bearing on 2.8 v6 B5

[RobMorgan]

i have heard a few stories that its not an easy job to replace
hopefully they are all wrong

any advice?

[larkinB5A4]

i have the exact same problem...i've heard that it has to be pressed into a hub or something? i read that its something a pro should do, only problem is that i think its atleast $200-$300 good luck :-/

[Spot30]

I have a 1.9 TDI R reg and have just replced both rear wheel bearings. It turned out to be a fairly simple job that probably most people with a little motoring knowledge could do (and a haynes manual!!). However front are a complete nightmare.

If the 2.8 has the same wheel hubs as the 1.9 I would consider doing yourself before going to the garage first. I had one front one done and was quoted bny Audi a total of £205 including labour, but when I also found out the CV boot had gone aswell that went up to nearly £300. Independant garage did it for £180 with Audi parts.

[Jared71482]

If its a quattro, the rear bearings are tough. You need to pull the knuckle assembly off the car and have the old bearing pressed out and the new one pressed in. I purchased a bearing from FCP Groton (on ebay, foreigncarpartsonline) for around $60, pulled the knuckle off in my driveway and had the bearing pressed locally.

If its not a quattro, the bearings should just be slid over the spindle with a nut that holds the hub in place over it.

[johnnyz]

jared's right, I just did mine 2 weeks ago (1999 2.8Q), you must remove the entire hub assy and then bring it to a press. press out the hub shaft, then press out the bearing, then press in the new. I did both sides at once and it took me @ 6 hrs.($97/ brg.)that's with a hoist and the press available.

[RobMorgan]

i forgot to mention, it is the quattro
i'll probably do it myself, as a garage quoted me around £100 + parts (£40)
i have changed wheel bearings on a fiat punto before, so it should be similar

i bought the bearing today for £40. its the biggest wheel bearing i have ever seen, lol

[Jared71482]

Trust me, its in there good... and you'll probably damage the new one pounding it in

[RobMorgan]

i'm not going to actually fit the bearing, just take the hub off, and take it to a garage to get pressed out, and in

[larkinB5A4]

i'm in the process of taking mine apart now...i can't get the wheel hub out, any suggestions as to how to do it?

[larkinB5A4]

if and when i do get it out do you have to completely undo suspension/abs sensor and everything else to get the whole hub out to be taken to a garage to be pressed or what?