Rear wheel bearing replacement on Skoda Octavia II combi

[Amateurtje]

I put a detailed description with photos on my weblog, including

- tools needed

- parts needed

- work steps

http://www.njnoordhoek.com/?p=905

[alberg]

Very nice info

How many kms had the bearing before change.

[Amateurtje]

The bearing had 130.000 km and the wear was only minor. I will also replace the other one and then conculde whether I was right to replace them, or that is was just the tires. First impression is that the noise is reduced.

The removed bearing felt smooth in my hands, made some minor noise when spinning on the car. The new bearing was utterly silent when spinning it manually on the car.

[Stormchaser]

Great write up. Many thanks.

[peterhen]

Very handy to read before I do mine, thanks!

[kidology]

Brilliant write up and very detailed fair play to you big thumbs up.

[skodacarman]

Many thanks for that Niels.  Really useful.

[billywhiz040480]

Spot on write up as mine is next in line to be done. I've got an annoying drone which is progressively getting louder but I'm unsure if it's the front, back or the wife!

[mikey vrs]

Perfect timing seeing this post as i have my backplates to replace,i have everything except the tool for the centre bolt,great right up......thanks! 

[Stu vRS]

180Nm + 1/2 a turn seems a hell of a torque, but it isn't going to come undone that's for sure!

[brad1.8T]

The guy passed away in 2012...
:-(

[billywhiz040480]

The guy passed away in 2012...

:-(

Eh, are we talking about Amateurtje???

[brad1.8T]

Eh, are we talking about Amateurtje???

According to the last post in his blog.

 

http://www.njnoordhoek.com/

[apad]

I've just had a rear wheel bearing replaced on my 2006 Octavia 1.9 diesel, & thought this might be of interest to others thinking of doing the job themselves. Having read other posts, it looked as though I would need to buy both M14 & M18 splined tools. My socket set is 1/2" drive & I was having a problem locating the tools locally. Most places only had 3/4" drive. I have an experienced VW mechanic who does the more difficult jobs for me, so I thought that I would get him to do it as by the time I bought the tools I might just as well pay him.

 

He did not have to remove the caliper, only the disk, so the M14 tool wasn't needed, The problem diyers might run into is doing the new M18 bolt up to the correct torque. The 180NM isn't too much of a problem, but the 180 degrees after that is very tight. He used a 3/4" drive & a metre long extension & it took a lot of oomph to get it there. I think I would have struggled using a 1/2" drive. He says it is important to get it that tight. Have fun, if you are going to do it yourself. 

[kenzone]

anyone no is it 30 mm or 32 mm      there are 2 sizes apparently mine 2008 octy estate 1.9tdi 

[wr6warren]

Just about to try this myself. I was watching a tutorial by "autodoc" on YouTube, seems to be a big reputable site, but they have the rear bolt torqued up to 143nm. That's a hell of a difference to what is in that guide! 

 

Is 180nm+180deg definitely right? 

[Aj77]

I didn't read your blog but if you didn't your just as well replacing the hub that has a bearing installed it's not much more expensive and you don't need to remove and Install the bearing.

[russ17]

On 01/07/2012 at 23:47, Amateurtje said:

I put a detailed description with photos on my weblog, including

- tools needed

- parts needed

- work steps

http://www.njnoordhoek.com/?p=905

http://www.njnoordhoek.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/new-bearing.jpg

 

Hi Amateurtje,

 

I followed your guide and everything worked out fine.

 

I purchased an SKF Aftermarket hub (SKF VKBA3644) direct from SKF via Amazon for £45.50 (in Aug 2021) https://www.amazon.co.uk/SKF-VKBA-3644-Wheel-bearing/dp/B00AJU0I58/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

Bearing was an easy fit on my 2007 Octavia 2 1.9TDi Combi.

 

I found I was able to remove the disc WITHOUT removing the caliper bracket, which saved the difficulty in removing the triple square bolts, so I just needed to remove the caliper bolts, which are 13mm Socket and only 35Nm torque to re-fit.

 

I managed to re-torque the hub screw to 180Nm and managed 180 degrees (using an axle stand as you suggested) after much pulling with an extra length of tube on my 600mm 1/2" drive breaker bar, which was flexing a bit!

 

Thanks for the assistance.

 

Russ