Changing my EXTREMELY Noisy 🙉 MK2 Leon Rear Wheel Bearing

So the wheel bearing on the rear of my MK2 Leon Cupra was well past its best, and making an awful noise when up to main road speeds. So this video I'll show you the whole process of how to change it, as well as the visible difference between the 2 choices of bearing for the Leon, so that you get the correct one for your car.
The difference being the internal diameter is either 30mm or 32mm.
As always with working on older cars, some bolts prove a pain to get out.
The brake caliper carrier bolts
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[@_LuisS]

very well shot video with exactly th information needed. I just want to add one tip to anyone doing this in the future.As he mentioned the carrier bolts aren't the easiest to get to. But for this job you don't actually need to remove them. By removing just the caliper the disc will clear the carrier and you'll be able to get to the bearing. Will save you time, hassle and a good few swear words. 😀

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Cheers for watching Luis 🙏🏻😁 For some smaller discs you're exactly correct, something I forgot to mention in the video 🙈 On the other side of my car, I struggled getting the disc off by leaving the carrier in place, and after asking around, the largest disc size (282mm diameter) on my Cupra R, won't get past the carrier for some reason. All the other sizes, as u said, squeeze past it. I forgot to say this in the video, and appreciate your good point for others to see 😊👍🏻

[@TimV1987]

The rust is scary! :-o I'm glad the car got the love it deserves. Greetz from Holland!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah the rust is bad 😭😭 but I'm gonna sort it as soon as I can hopefully 🤞🏻😊

[@Lar_Cars]

I replaced mine as well bro but it was cupping on one of the tyres ,but glad I did swap out. and same as your Leon the Scottish road where/are unforgiving with corrosion on the rear

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah mines a mess underneath as u can see. Possibly I'll be tackling that in a month or so 🤞🏻

[@Lar_Cars]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop same as here had mot/NCT and got brake imbalance issues but never flagged the control arm bushings totally corroded ,goes to show how strong the b8s are , I got 3 years out of front b8 shocks ,that's quality

[@ChrisFR550]

I've literally just ordered one yesterday after the magnetic ring killed my abs sensor, perfect timing video 😊

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah the ABS system can be fragile and a pain 🙈 hopefully it's all working fine once fitted 👍🏻 cheers for watching

[@ChrisFR550]

All is well now, new sensor & bearing assembly, although the carrier didn't need to be removed as the disc can be removed from just taking the caliper out, glad I didn't go through that hassle as you did 😂

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Great to hear it was a success for u mate 👍🏻 yeah another viewer commented this about leaving the caliper carrier bracket in place. I should have demonstrated it on my car, but the larger Cupra R rear discs don't allow enough room to take them off until the bracket is out the way, so I get the short straw 😅🙈 glad it's a bit more straightforward on the slightly smaller discs 😊👍🏻

[@timpeat286]

Great video Kev , my first time messaging you 🎉, I have used your videos quite a lot now to help me with my mk2 Leon very helpful mate and interesting keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Hey Tim, first of all, cheers for ur kind words and glad you find the videos of use. It's always good to hear from viewers that they enjoy the content. Secondly, I hope you feel comfortable now commenting on future videos whether u have any questions or feedback for me 😊 Cheers mate 👍🏻

[@timpeat286]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop yes without doubt I will comment on further videos , you always find good useful ones mate , I need to do my rear wheel bearings soon as they are loud , I will be looking forward to you tackling the rear rust issues , iam used to that as I have a 1979 mk2 escort that’s my hobby lol

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Awesome project car/hobby 👍🏻 they are getting rare now too! Is it used on the road just now or are u restoring it currently??

[@timpeat286]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop no not on the road yet Kev , it’s been on a spit till 6 months ago doing all the welding and seam welding chassis so it’s super strong iam going for the rally look tarmac arches roll cage etc and a 2.0 pinto , but it’s nice to find someone similar to my escort videos who is into mk2 Leon’s , it’s took me a while to like the mk2 I have had 5 Mk 1 Leon Cupra r s in the past my daily is a Leon reference sport with factory fitted btcc kit on , I love the look of the kit it’s the 2.0 diesel version , my job at the wknd is take the front bumper off to take the headlight out as I can’t remove the bloody indicator as it’s not working lol 😂

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

😅😅 it's madness the bumper has to come off the MK2s to get the headlights out!! 🙈 Sounds like a good looking MK2 u have 👌🏻 I love those kits, mines very boring looking in comparison 😅 If ur on any of my other socials (Instagram/Facebook) feel free to get in touch to fire any photos through for the restoration. I always geek out on things like that. I followed the journey of a pig 205 GTi getting restored a while back. Something I'd love to do if I had a double sized garage later in life.

[@maisto8552]

Thanks for the video

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

You're very welcome and cheers for tuning in 😊👍🏻

[@user-dc4bj6zk6z]

The theory about smoth ages of bearing is not work, I have without no shapes and 30mm. Better just lose center bolt when car on jack, and check diameter. Second advice that you shouldn't loose brake caliper bracket at all(it's no needed and not comfortable), better way it's just unscrew the top brake caliper bolt, and disconnect hand brake cable, after that you can open brake caliper and get brake pads, next steps as on video unscrew brake disc and unscrew bearing

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

That's very strange to hear about the bearing not being as it should. It was the advice that I followed from a few other Leon owners and in my case it applied. Sorry to hears yours wasn't the same. The caliper brackets have to be removed on the rear of my car because I have the largest brake diameter available on the Cupra R, and it won't squeeze past sadly. Trust me, I tried to save myself some time and squeeze it past or nearly 10 minutes!! 😅🙈 A lot of KZbin videos show it not getting removed on cars with smaller diameter discs. I showed the removal process so that any owner could do it no matter what size there discs were. Appreciate the heads up though 🙏🏻and thank you for watching 👍🏻

[@i.sbhachu2609]

Great video as always matey! Thanks for the content, always super helpful! I've just ordered OEM pads all round to do on mine, will order dust backplates and new discs... I'll check out the wheel bearings too and might have to order the VAG OEM parts unless you have the code for it?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

The OEM part numbers for the bearings are 1K0598611 for the 30mm diameter 3G0598611A for the 32mm diameter I used the 32mm version which has the flat back, so you'll probably have to check which one you have just to make sure. Cheers for getting in touch mate, and the support 😊👍🏻

[@gpi_eightynine]

Scottish roads really are terrible for the underneath of our cars. My Golf is equally as crusty underneath. 90% of working on them is dealing with crusty bolts!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Exactly mate! It just adds so much more time and hassle to jobs that should otherwise be straightforward. Glad it's not just me, I sometimes feel that maybe I've just mistreated my Cupra it's that bad 😅🙈