Volkswagen Mk7 Golf R Front Wheel Bearing Replacement DIY (2015-2021 VW Golf R)

►Without wheel bearings, your car wouldn't roll. They allow each wheel to rotate smoothly, but their positioning in the wheel assembly means they're constantly subjected to sharp, aggressive strikes and high thermal loads. A wheel bearing replacement is the only way to avoid the headaches that comes with having worn ones. When the bearing starts to fail, you'll feel and hear it creating a strong vibration and a loud howl at highway speeds. If left for long enough, the bearing will seize and lead to some catastrophic consequences.
Follow along with this DIY as Mike Hidalgo walks you through a rear wheel bearing replacement on a Mk7 VW Golf R.
00:00 - Intro & Tools Needed
02:32 - How to Diagnose a Bad Wheel Bearing
04:00 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Wheel Removal
04:38 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Caliper & Pad Removal
07:00 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Brake Rotor Removal
07:31 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Axle Removal
10:30 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Hub & Bearing Replacement
19:35 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Axle Install
21:45 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Brake Rotor Install
23:50 - VW Mk7 Golf R Front Brake Caliper & Pad Install
26:34 - VW Mk7 Golf R Axle Bolt Torque
28:00 - Wrap-up
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This video applies to the following vehicles:
GTI & Golf MK7
Position: Front, w/ 85mm Bearing Diameter
2015 Volkswagen GTI
2016 Volkswagen GTI
2017 Volkswagen GTI
2018 Volkswagen GTI
2019 Volkswagen GTI
2020 Volkswagen GTI
2021 Volkswagen GTI
Golf R MK7
Position: Front, w/ 85mm Bearing Diameter
2015 Volkswagen Golf R
2016 Volkswagen Golf R
2017 Volkswagen Golf R
2018 Volkswagen Golf R
2019 Volkswagen Golf R
e-Golf MK7
Position: Front, w/ 85mm Bearing Diameter
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
2016 Volkswagen e-Golf
2017 Volkswagen e-Golf
2018 Volkswagen e-Golf
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf
Golf Alltrack MK7
Position: Front, w/ 85mm Bearing Diameter
2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2018 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
Jetta MK7
Position: Front, w/ 85mm Bearing Diameter
2019 Volkswagen Jetta
2020 Volkswagen Jetta
2021 Volkswagen Jetta
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[@channelwhywhywhy]

Awesome as always! thank you! Going to be replacing spring, struts, rotors, calipers, pads, lines, bearings and ball joints on a Mk2 Audi TT over the next few days thanks to your videos!

[@lashaturmanidze]

Great job, if only every mechanic worked the same way, world would be better place 😁

[@CurvedSlightly]

It's his car, bruh. Proly wouldn't give 2 shitz about anyone elses car, as long as he gets the $$$ from his YT channelz.

[@rey_at_rsquared]

Another way to check for bearing issues without relying on some listening tool is to simply rotate the wheel with one hand while keeping your other hand on the strut/spring. If there is a problem, you will definitely feel the vibration on the spring. Otherwise, it will feel perfectly smooth and no vibration will be communicated from the bearing to the strut.

[@warrenpress1822]

Absolutely brilliant video and explanation, made the job very easy understand. Just wish our Canadian car was as clean and non-corroded as the one you were working on! Thanks!

[@mattsheng2211]

Great DIY video as always! But the torque spec for the wheel bearing to axle bolt is wrong. The torque spec for WHT005437A (silver) is 200 Nm + 90 deg. The 200 Nm + 180 deg torque spec is for WHT005437 (black). To folks that want to torque the wheel bearing to axle bolt without using the screwdriver trick, VW recommends torquing the bolt to 200 Nm with the car on jack stands while holding the brake. Then do the 90 deg rotation with the car on the ground.

[@Kevin_MK7RSR]

Sorry, what do you mean by "Silver" and "Black" bolts? Is there a darker version of the axle bolt? TY

[@mattsheng2211]

@@Kevin_MK7RSR They are of different materials. You can google the part numbers and see their visual differences.

[@Kevin_MK7RSR]

@@mattsheng2211 Noted, thanks!

[@peterchang7646]

just a note. when you are tightening the axle bolt at the 26 minute mark, all the torque you are putting through the axle bolt is being transferred to the little torx head screw you have holding the rotor onto the hub. better to take the center cap off the wheel, mount the wheel on and have a 2nd person apply the brakes with the car on the ground.

[@HanifEFIMechanical]

Good Job

[@jamesk3565]

@15:22 your saying this as if wheel bearings actually go bad on Volkswagens 🤣🤣🤣, really great DIY video by the way

[@kenand10]

Very good! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@virtisconsole12]

Awesome DIY.. I hear a roaring on my Mk6 Jetta on the driver front this is pretty much exactly the process.. I just did a rear bearing in my GF’s B8 A4 that was not as simple as this is gonna be.. those two upper M12 tpl square are hard to get to. So great job Michael 👍🏻👍🏻 FCP looks like a cool place to work.. would and alignment be required after that since you disconnected ctlt arm? And is there blue loc tite on the axle bolt?

[@mayankvora1366]

Totally unrelated but what’s the chances you will sell a CSL intake for the e46 m3? A full kit for the manual Trans?

[@patrickferro6112]

I have a 2019 A3, with all of these being part of the MQB platform, is the process the same/similar?

[@HamzaGuzel690]

Is it safe to assume this is super similar to the 2016 Jetta?

[@MN-bg6bf]

Can a bad wheel bearing make the power steering stiff when driving ?

[@drdoc7508]

Exc info and tutorial

[@marcbeauregard3906]

Do you have a 2015 TDI golf timing belt water pump video?

[@fcpeuro]

Hi Marc, we just filmed one on a 13', working on the edit portion of it soon!

[@ronin6158]

fully seated m12. still stripped. world of hurt. Thanks god they dont use normal hex bolts that have held literally everything together for the past 100yrs, and have uber special rare proprietary bits which dont work as well. Thanks VW!

[@cjgo8471]

How you solved it? I juste stripped 1 too

[@conradclaassen1214]

The subtitles "822 nm or 90ft pound" 😆

[@fcpeuro]

😅

[@Michael-kd4oi]

The 3 hub bolts in the back suck so much to get out if it’s rusty.

[@peterchang7646]

they are thru bolts. clean the exposed threads that stick through the old bearing.... that will help get them out..... I was able to get them out on a Canadian car (salt belt) with a long 3/8" ratchet.

[@devendavidoff]

Holding the wheel to the car? Maybe on a rear wheel drive….

[@dumbeezy5480]

If you don’t know, shhhh

[@CurvedSlightly]

I'm a bad person, am I OK to watch?