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Title: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: k6kny on January 06, 2011, 08:27:17 pm
I need some help guys, I've got a rear wheel bearing away on my GTi so I went to TPS today to get a replacement and was told that there are two different sizes listed for my car 30mm and 32mm.

My car is an 05 GTi, anyone know which size i need?

Cheers
Kenny
Title: Re: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: vRStu on January 06, 2011, 09:15:50 pm
Did they look up your chassis number?
Title: Re: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: alexperkins on January 06, 2011, 11:24:30 pm
Did they look up your chassis number?

i would hope they had! saying that, ive been caught out by tps in the past where they apparently checked the chassis number, and somehow gave me a 5 stud disc for a 4 stud car
Title: Re: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: TonyZed on January 07, 2011, 12:21:12 am
I need some help guys, I've got a rear wheel bearing away on my GTi so I went to TPS today to get a replacement and was told that there are two different sizes listed for my car 30mm and 32mm.

My car is an 05 GTi, anyone know which size i need?

Cheers
Kenny

Just make sure that it is deffo wheel bearings that you can hear. These cars have an issue with rear tyre wear, some brands worse than others, which sounds exactly like wheel bearing noise. Have a look at the inside edge of the tyre for a strange pattern of wear.

TonyZ
Title: Re: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: k6kny on January 07, 2011, 02:01:46 am
Did they look up your chassis number?

Yeah they looked it up and came back with the two different parts  :confused:


Just make sure that it is deffo wheel bearings that you can hear. These cars have an issue with rear tyre wear, some brands worse than others, which sounds exactly like wheel bearing noise. Have a look at the inside edge of the tyre for a strange pattern of wear.

TonyZ

I'll check this first thing in the morning just to be sure, thanks for the tip  :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel Bearing Help Please
Post by: vRStu on January 07, 2011, 07:32:13 am
The tyre wear issue is a big problem. Mainly seen with Dunlop Sport Maxx.