thank you, what would be your preffered bearing? SKF?Molykote grease -G 052 723 A2- is what the manual says
When I did mine they did go in without, normally I try and do everything by the manual but I was a bit stranded and in a rush at the time…
I need to do a full rebuild of the front suspension so I may just replace them then and do the job properly, currently it’s on a pair of £35 febi ones so not too big of a loss…
Not looked into it yet so no idea I’m afraid, I’d just be looking through here to see what people have used in the pastthank you, what would be your preffered bearing? SKF?
Good Afternoon,Not looked into it yet so no idea I’m afraid, I’d just be looking through here to see what people have used in the past
The febi ones did look decent though, sometimes febi parts can feel a bit rough and crude, but these were nicely machined and seemed high quality to me, though they’ve only been on the car for 3-4000 miles so far…
The grease is for the outer surface of the bearing to aid pressing the bearings into the knuckle, or at least that’s what the part number I posted earlier was for, maybe I miss interpreted the questionGood Afternoon,
A copy and paste from my post from a post 3 years ago in a wheel bearing thread.
"On to brands, if you use the Google search above after a bit of reading will soon pick up that SKF and FAG are two respected brands, with evidence that Audi originally used SKF but something new to consider is SKF have recently changed their product, they no longer come with a snap ring. This to me stinks of cost cutting and a now inferior product and after all if Audi went for a hub design with a groove to accommodate the snap ring they must have thought it worthwhile. Ergo I recently bought FAG."
On to grease. Be careful about over greasing this can harm a product for example ball bearings will slide rather than roll and anyway I expect hey will come with exactly the right amount of grease.
Andy
Correct the grease is just a wipe to aid pressing back in. But it needs to be a certain type. Just not easy to find really.