rear drivers side wheel bearing issue??

[efauteux]

hi im new to the site, ive noticed that quite a few of you have had the same issue w the rear drivers side wheel bearing? is there a way to press the bearing in&out w/o having a press?

[MetalMan]

https://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4...ols/ES2561175/

I bought one of these kits used for $80. Ironically my B5 has not yet needed a rear wheel bearing... sort of bought it to help out a fellow B5'er and in anticipation of one of mine someday needing replacement.

[CoyneJ]

now that i think about it i might have a same problem, i hear some noise coming from driver side rear but not sure if its a bearing or a tire

[CarlWeasly]

now that i think about it i might have a same problem, i hear some noise coming from driver side rear but not sure if its a bearing or a tire

If it sounds like you have a knobby tire while driving, and it goes away when you turn a certain direction, its most likely a wheel bearing. That's how it was for me when mine was bad. And checking to see if it's your tire should be fairly easy to eliminate

[efauteux]

thanks brother,now if i drive on it for a day mine is really bad! like its making a loud noise @ times when im going slow like i ran over something! my tire wont fall off the car or anything will it?

[bmos]

thanks brother,now if i drive on it for a day mine is really bad! like its making a loud noise @ times when im going slow like i ran over something! my tire wont fall off the car or anything will it?

Eventually it could but it would have to go for a long time first and would sound pretty horrendous.

[CoyneJ]

its really unlikely it will fall off, when you hear it grind metal on metal you should really change it otherwise it should be fine for a while, I have been driving with bad wheel bearing for about three weeks now and don't plan on changing it until i hear metal on metal grind.

[efauteux]

thank you guys

[efauteux]

jack ur car up and see if there is play when you wiggle it back&forth,thats another way too tell

[CoyneJ]

not really, you can tell by sound when you need to change it, when you wiggle it and it moves it might be due to a bad tie rod or bad ball joint
side to side movement = tie rod
up and down movement = ball joint (use a pry bar under the tire when car is jacked up )

sound is best indicator

[efauteux]

so grinding&wiggling like krazy should be a good indicator right?

[CoyneJ]

If you hear it grind then yeah