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audidrums
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Post subject: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question  Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:32 am |
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I normally do my own work, but I'm running short on time before I move cross-country, and I need to have one or both front wheel bearings replaced on my 200 20v before leaving Seattle. I'm going to look into having a local shop do the work (any recommendations?). I'm wondering if anyone knows or can look up the book time to replace- one, and- both front wheel bearings. I have a friend with a lift and a hydraulic press, and I have the parts already, but our schedules don't line up any day before it's time for me to leave town.
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I live in Queenstown, MD, not Olive Branch, MS.
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'91 200q Avant- on hiatus/ongoing project
'91 200q Sedan- current DD
'93 S4- Soon to be for sale (in Memphis)
Past VW/Audis: '90 200q Avant, '89 200q Avant, '92 Jetta GL, '09 TDI JSW, '02 Jetta VR6, '90 CQ, '88 90q, '91 200q Sedan, '86 4000, '85 Scirocco, '92 S4, '01 S4 Avant, '98 A4, '94 Cabriolet
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:25 am |
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alldata said 2.5 hours for one front on my t44 (the mechanic charged 3.5  )
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 1:36 pm |
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Took about 3 hrs perside..
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Ronald G Wainwright+
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 2:55 pm |
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I had one done in my wife's old C4 A6 & it took 1/2hr. That's a half hour.
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A 2.6l stroker motor without a roof
90 V8q 5spd mit 3.6 aka the convert
91 V8q 5spd mit 4.2 aka Black Betty
91 200 20vt Avant 22psi
90 200 Avant mit 3.6 V8 *sold/traded*
91 200 20V 22lbs aka the survivor *sold/traded*
90 V8q 3.6 not stock..Urs8 gone but not forgotten :-(
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 6:11 pm |
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I had no clue that the C4 A6's were still Type 44...
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audidrums
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 7:47 pm |
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Whoa, I never noticed that people responded to this thread. I ended up doing the job with the help of my buddy Derek in Seattle. He had a press and other essential tools. It took maybe 4-5 hours, with two pairs of hands, two pairs of eyes, and one six pack of beers, but we weren't rushing. Quote: I had no clue that the C4 A6's were still Type 44... The wheel bearing replacement job is pretty much identical between the T44 and C4, especially since my car has G60 brakes, but C4 is very different than T44 in other ways.
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I live in Queenstown, MD, not Olive Branch, MS.
Current:
'91 200q Avant- on hiatus/ongoing project
'91 200q Sedan- current DD
'93 S4- Soon to be for sale (in Memphis)
Past VW/Audis: '90 200q Avant, '89 200q Avant, '92 Jetta GL, '09 TDI JSW, '02 Jetta VR6, '90 CQ, '88 90q, '91 200q Sedan, '86 4000, '85 Scirocco, '92 S4, '01 S4 Avant, '98 A4, '94 Cabriolet
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:54 pm |
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hub shark would help out with this on a T44 or T4A (aka the 100/A6), or even an early T89 before they became a T8A.
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gtn116
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:00 pm |
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Note to self... buy hub shark. those things work pretty slick. That would be nice for the exploders too.
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eurofinder
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 6:36 am |
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never even looked into if there was any alternative to the press.
hub shark. hmmmm... good idea, I shall look at what one costs.
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Post subject: Re: T44 front wheel bearing replacement question Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:57 am |
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$350-ish. I have one, made doing the A4's pretty easy. Takes a beefy air source and impact though.
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