does anyone know the torque settings needed for the front hubs on a TDi? Got a bit of a rattle on the bearings which need tightening up

thanks

andrew

For the fabia the hub nut is tightened to 50Nm and given an extra 45 degrees. Same could apply but i have no way to verify in my armoury.

50nm seems light

The Haynes manual for the Octavia(1998 to 2004) including diesels is:

Stage 1: 225NM or 166lbft

Stage 2: Turn wheel Hub at Least 90'

Stage 3: Apply a further 50NM or 37lbft

Stage 4: Angle tighten a further 60 degrees. (equivalant to 2 points on a 12-point nut)

rgds

Mark

Just for the hub nut?! :eek:

Yes thats right.

The Fabia uses a different system so ignore J's ramblings

Yes thats right.

The Fabia uses a different system so ignore J's ramblings

Fair play. Just shows that octy driveshafts are held on much better then.

thanks for that Bowders

No worries. That's what we are hear for. I had fun trying to get that torque on my Octy. Ended up tighten up to 150lbs and driving to my local Garage to do the rest.

managed to get it to the right torque but there is still play - bearings are going to be booked into be changed next week hopefully