See Syncro: Wheel Bearing Carnage

[86 Syncro]

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See Syncro chew up wheel bearing:

I go to change the wheel bearing, and when I get the axle nut off, the damn hub pulls out of the bearing by hand… and this is what I find:

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Notice how much material is MISSING from the hub carrier:

This was after only about 3 weeks of driving on a bad bearing….

Sorry for the crappy pics, all I had was my phone.

Anyone have a spare Left Front hub carrier?

[Chris S]

What size brakes do you have on the front?

as the 239mm uses a different caliper mounting set up to the 256mm &

280mm ones, but Either way its a standard 2wd Golf item.

[86 Syncro]

I thought all MKII 8v cars had 239mm, except for GTI and cars w/ ABS…

[Chris S]

I wondered if you had fitted more powerful brakes, as its about the first option people seem to fit after weber carbs/chip tuning etc

[86 Syncro]

I am holding off on the brake upgrade, until I have the money to do it proper.

[Housey]

looks to me like the inner race of the bearing is severly worn. and let go the hub.. well. a new bearing, and a new hub, and you are on your way

probable reason is too much or too little torque on the centre bolt should be 265nm dry. any less. or over. and you’ll ruin your bearing

[86 Syncro]

You’re right about the axle nut torque. When I first got the car, I noticed that the axle nut was loose, so I tightened it to the specified torque, but the damage was already done, so I was just buying myself some time by doing so.

***UPDATE***

Guess what? Now the OTHER front wheel bearing is bad…who would have thought? lol.

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