Done a search, but to no avail.

Need to replace wheel bearing on a 1995 polo. Done few on various other vehicles but would like some sort of reference whilst doing this one. Is there a manual/workshop guide on here Or step by step?

Much appreciated. :-D

I don'th think there's a guide on here but it'll be in the haynes manual.

basically its:

- before jacking car up or anything, slacken off the centre driveshaft bolt (30mm if I remember correctly), it'll be bloody tight, requires a big breaker bar and possibly someone standing on the brake pedal to stop the wheel turning even with the car on the ground.

- then jack the car up and remove the wheel, remove the driveshaft nut and washer, givethe end of the shaft a tap so it will slide out of the back of the hub.

- undo the two caliper bolts and remove the caliper from the hub, leave the brake pipe connected but tie the caliper up so the weight of it is not being held on the brake pipe

- undo the brake disc retaining screw, sometimes needs an impact screwdriver, sometimes has to be drilled out. Don't worry if you have to drill it out it doesn't do anything other than hold the disc in position before you put the wheel on. you can live without it.

- undo bottom ball joint retailing nut and bolt and tap the wishbone away from the bottom of the hub.

- undo the two hub to suspension strut nuts and bolts and seperate the two pieces

- the hub should now be free from the car (unless I've forgot something!).

Now you have some choices, either:

- take the hub and new bearing to a garage and ask them to use their press to remove the old bearing and press the new one in and pay them some money.

- if you have your own press, do the above yourself for free

- or my favourite, put the hub in a vice, get a large hammer and suitable drift (I use a big old socket) and hammer the old bearing out (you have to remove a big circlip from either side first, a couple of flat screwdrivers and pliers will do this). You'll need to give it a proper good whack it's bloody tight. Then use the old bearing outer race as a drift to knock the new one in (this bit is much easier than getting the old one out). Then put the new circlips in.

After that, put the hub on the car - refitting is the reverse of above!

I don'th think there's a guide on here but it'll be in the haynes manual.

basically its:

- before jacking car up or anything, slacken off the centre driveshaft bolt (30mm if I remember correctly), it'll be bloody tight, requires a big breaker bar and possibly someone standing on the brake pedal to stop the wheel turning even with the car on the ground.

- then jack the car up and remove the wheel, remove the driveshaft nut and washer, givethe end of the shaft a tap so it will slide out of the back of the hub.

- undo the two caliper bolts and remove the caliper from the hub, leave the brake pipe connected but tie the caliper up so the weight of it is not being held on the brake pipe

- undo the brake disc retaining screw, sometimes needs an impact screwdriver, sometimes has to be drilled out. Don't worry if you have to drill it out it doesn't do anything other than hold the disc in position before you put the wheel on. you can live without it.

- undo bottom ball joint retailing nut and bolt and tap the wishbone away from the bottom of the hub.

- undo the two hub to suspension strut nuts and bolts and seperate the two pieces

- the hub should now be free from the car (unless I've forgot something!).

Now you have some choices, either:

- take the hub and new bearing to a garage and ask them to use their press to remove the old bearing and press the new one in and pay them some money.

- if you have your own press, do the above yourself for free

- or my favourite, put the hub in a vice, get a large hammer and suitable drift (I use a big old socket) and hammer the old bearing out (you have to remove a big circlip from either side first, a couple of flat screwdrivers and pliers will do this). You'll need to give it a proper good whack it's bloody tight. Then use the old bearing outer race as a drift to knock the new one in (this bit is much easier than getting the old one out). Then put the new circlips in.

After that, put the hub on the car - refitting is the reverse of above!

Thanks for that. Do you not need to grease anything up?