A6 C6 4.2 front wheel bearings
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A6 C6 4.2 front wheel bearings
After searching the forums, I can't seem to get a clear answer to whether or not a press is required to change the front wheel bearing/hub assembly on an '06 4.2. If anyone who has done this before could shed some light on this, I'd really appreciate it!
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Yes. The hub needs to be pressed out of the old bearing (you'll need a cutoff wheel or a race puller as the bearing race will most likely go with the hub) and needs to be pressed into the new bearing.
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faint rumbling, like tire noise, coming from FR wheel. Sound in increases with speed. Doing rotors and pads tonight, ordered a wheel bearing/hub assembly and figured i'd try that while its apart.
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I'll try that as well! A few of the write ups I've seen show it is just a matter of removing the 4 bolts that hold the hub/bearing assy in and installing the new one.
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Wheel bearing install complete, and it fixed the problem! No more loud rumbling. You definitley need a press, but easy otherwise. Took out cv joint/ shroud and was able to access bearing. Thanks to all for the helpful input!