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Thanks for the replies everyone. This is really useful for when the next side goes. I ended up not being able to crack the hub nut, as it had been ridiculously overtightened, so i took it to my garage. He did the whole thing for me for £75 all in. He had to get a scaffold pole on the end of his torque wrench as he said its a common trick for unscrupulous types to over tighten a noisy wheel bearing before selling a car?

Thanks @SuperbTWM Yes it doesn't look too bad, i think the trickiest part for me would be getting the torx bolts out the back of the caliper frame, as I won't be able to raise the car up into the air like a workshop could. I'll have to play twister with the wrench to get enough ground clearance to crack the bolts, but it looks doable.

I'm tempted to buy an M18 spline bit, a torque wrench, and a hub, and have a crack at it...

Thanks for the reply, I'm actually in need of a full set of tyres, so I'll be getting those put on early next week. If it turns out to be that, bonus. I did just go out and jack the back wheels up and give them a spin by hand, and the offside one has a definite drone compared to the nearside, which is silent.

Hi all, this is my first post. I've recently bought a 2005 Octavia, the 2.0 TDI 140BHP Elegance. Apart from a couple of niggles, its nice to drive. I do some longish runs twice a week, 50 miles down the motorway, but now I've got used to the car I've noticed that a rumbling noise has appeared. It first started to be noticeable around 50mph and above, but now I can hear it at speeds from 20mph onwards. Its much louder on smooth roads, but perhaps thats because the road noise is reduced. Long story short, I'm pretty sure its the offside rear wheel bearing. I've only just done the rear pads, and I'll have a go at most things, so I'm wondering who else has done the bearings on this car, and if it was as easy as it looks? Attached is the guide I found. ( My Haynes manual is next to useless in this case ) EN-How-to-replace-the-rear-hub-bearing-on-Skoda-Octavia-1Z.pdf (80% sure its the right car) The hardest bit i can see is getting the hub nut out, but I don't mind buying the torx bit and a budget torque wrench, I just wanted to find out if there are any really tricky bits or pitfalls to be aware of? PS. I've given the forum a good read and I've noticed it could possibly be the sawtoothing issue, but it really does seem to be getting worse over the last week, and its a deep consistent rumble.