MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 03:11:10 pm

Title: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 03:11:10 pm

Just noticed while cleaning my ED30 grease on the inside of the front right wheel all the way round. Also that there's a really loud knock when I go over any sort of bump only on the front right side, it's on coilovers so it's pretty low but it doesn't sound right and now the grease im wondering what it could be???

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: Carpy25 on January 25, 2015, 03:13:13 pm

black grease ? CV boot split and by the sound of it a dry CV joint that may be damaged due to no grease

Rob

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: Andy on January 25, 2015, 03:17:16 pm

As above sounds like you have a cv boot split

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 03:42:24 pm

Cool cheers gus just put full lock on and reached around and felt at the rear and my fingers are caked in black grease. Any idea of the cost to replace?

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: dansmith180 on January 25, 2015, 04:06:15 pm

Parts are about £25 and labour shouldn't be more that an hour I believe. Had mine done a few months ago.

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 04:07:47 pm

Cheers will book it in tomorrow at Halfords

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 04:17:38 pm

Don't suppose anyone knows part numbers?

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: Carpy25 on January 25, 2015, 04:21:15 pm

I would use VW parts , after market cv boots don't last long you'll end up changing it every year or so , I know I've done it before :ashamed: , VW boots are hard more like plastic than rubber and more cash no doubt but cheaper in the long run

Rob

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: homesqueeze on January 25, 2015, 04:47:41 pm

Quote from: Carpy25 on January 25, 2015, 04:21:15 pm

I would use VW parts , after market cv boots don't last long you'll end up changing it every year or so , I know I've done it before :ashamed: , VW boots are hard more like plastic than rubber and more cash no doubt but cheaper in the long run

Rob

As above, definitely go with VW boots for longevity  :happy2:

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: doylebros on January 25, 2015, 04:51:43 pm

Quote from: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 04:17:38 pm

Don't suppose anyone knows part numbers?

If it's a manual look at item 22 the outer is more common to fail!

http://www.partscats.info/volkswagen/en/?i=cat_vag_models&brand=vw&number=1714&set=1728&ein=2007&f=474&hauptgr=1234567890&hg=4&grf=040730658&bf=40735&hgug=407&ug=07&parent_id=2344394

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 07:08:39 pm

Cheers Dolye it's DSG model are they still the same part number?

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: doylebros on January 25, 2015, 07:17:42 pm

Quote from: ryangerry on January 25, 2015, 07:08:39 pm

Cheers Dolye it's DSG model are they still the same part number?

Yes, same PART AND ITEM number but here's the link to the parts for DSG

http://www.partscats.info/volkswagen/en/?i=cat_vag_models&brand=vw&number=1714&set=1728&ein=2007&f=474&hauptgr=1234567890&hg=4&grf=040730658&bf=40756&hgug=407&ug=07&parent_id=2344813&detail_id=2344839

Title: Re: Grease on inside of my front right wheel
Post by: ryangerry on January 26, 2015, 05:41:49 pm

Popped into halfords today and £400 later, two new front tyres, new rear wheel bearing and tracking. Robbing barstewardss