New wheel bearings put on. a second in between vibration sound at high speeds, also..

[ccoaston]

Got new wheel bearings put (Left and right) on which I thought were fine but when I drove the car on the parkway and went past 60mph I hear a noticable a sec in between vibration and when I turn left I can hear it. Below that speed I hear nothing. It's not the same sound you would get if the bearing it bad cause that sound is gone. So, I took the car to get the wheels balanced thinking it was that and I hear the same sound. One lug bolts inside the wheel hub also corroded at the end when they pulled the driver side wheel off Taking the car back monday to see what could be wrong now. Anyway have an idea what it might be? Would the bearing need to be adjusted? Very fustrated at this point. I dont care of speed and horsepower I just want my a4 back.

[Slick_B8]

Yea, you went to midas.

[ccoaston]

Yea, you went to midas.

look man I don't want to read all these sideways comments. I'm looking for help, suggestions not ignorant a%$ child like responses

[ccoaston]

Yea, you went to Midas.

F this. Taking it to the German Indy shop tonight. Sometimes it's not worth it to save money. Mine as well delete this thread

[lettuce]

look man I don't want to read all these sideways comments. I'm looking for help, suggestions not ignorant a%$ child like responses

I don't think he was being a dick, just explaining why your car is not working correctly. If you're trying to save money then you shouldn't be driving an Audi. Take it to a shop that knows what they're doing or learn to do this stuff yourself.

I know you're probably feeling pretty silly about getting yourself into this mess in the first place, but it's the truth and it's no reason to lash out at and be an ass to people on here.

[NLPed68]

Hey man, there are a few pukes on here, but there are bunch of stand up guys too. If they are making noise, I'd guess either they are low quality aftermarket units or they may have over tightened the $hit out of the axles when reinstalling. I'd take it back to them first.

[Slick_B8]

F this. Taking it to the German Indy shop tonight. Sometimes it's not worth it to save money. Mine as well delete this thread

Not trying to be a dick brother, just stating the obvious. Especially when your first thread was you, yourself, worrying about the work midas does. I hope you get it fixed though. Ibhate seeing people trying to save money but end up spending more than what it was orignially.

[Slick_B8]

Hey man, there are a few pukes on here, but there are bunch of stand up guys too. If they are making noise, I'd guess either they are low quality aftermarket units or they may have over tightened the $hit out of the axles when reinstalling. I'd take it back to them first.

If you were referring to me, im far from a puke. Hell, i would of been game to help him do it himself if he was closer. But i think most of the forum, or b8 section that is, knew what the outcome of him taking it to midas to get the work done. Nevertheless, it could of been for multiple reasons.

[NLPed68]

Wasn't insinuating that you're a puke, just pointing out that there are a small collection of them on here. I know it's the nature of the game. It's just as easy to offer positive feedback. The OP has already spent the $, now he wants help figuring out what to do next.

[blbroo]

Wheel bearings are not hard, even a dufus (me) can do it. Sorry your dealing with poor work OP

[Dub_prime]

Could be control arms, pretty sure the accident took out my drivers side uppers. I'll be undertaking suspension rebuilds on my A4 and my wife's Passat in the next few weeks.

[Shimmy]

any chance they didn't torque the wheels correctly? running spacers? did they rotate the tires while they did the bearings? right lug bolts if using spacers?

[ccoaston]

any chance they didn't torque the wheels correctly? running spacers? did they rotate the tires while they did the bearings? right lug bolts if using spacers?

Sorry guys just a little frustrated. I should have stuck to my mechanic instead of branching off. I don't mind spending a little money to get the job done right. I'm not running any spacers, not sure of the torque and they did not rotate the tires. I'm learning all that I know about this car by consistantly coming on this forum and I have to say I've learned alot. As I said I took the car after which was around 25 bucks to get the two front balanced since they were off. I just took it to the German Indy shop and drop the car off. Ill hear from them tomomrow and see.

[AOW162435]

I don't think he was being a dick, just explaining why your car is not working correctly. If you're trying to save money then you shouldn't be driving an Audi. Take it to a shop that knows what they're doing or learn to do this stuff yourself.

I know you're probably feeling pretty silly about getting yourself into this mess in the first place, but it's the truth and it's no reason to lash out at and be an ass to people on here.

Agree.



Andreas

[SleeperCar]

Wheel bearings are not hard, even a dufus (me) can do it. Sorry your dealing with poor work OP

They are actually a bitch to do if you don't have the specialty tools (aka slide hammer), also, the part where you have to separate the axle is scary as hell.

[The Fat Kid]

You just got a first hand lesson about being penny wise and pound foolish. We have all done it at some point.

Take your car to an indie VW/Audi shop (or an Audi dealer) and have them document everything they see; try to get a refund if Midas screwed up the installation.

Learn how to DIY if you want to be frugal; go to a reputable VW/Audi indie shop if you want to save a few bucks; pay up for the dealer if the first two are not options.

Do. Not. Go. To. Jiffy/Midas/etc.

[ccoaston]

You just got a first hand lesson about being penny wise and pound foolish. We have all done it at some point.

Take your car to an indie VW/Audi shop (or an Audi dealer) and have them document everything they see; try to get a refund if Midas screwed up the installation.

Learn how to DIY if you want to be frugal; go to a reputable VW/Audi indie shop if you want to save a few bucks; pay up for the dealer if the first two are not options.

Do. Not. Go. To. Jiffy/Midas/etc.

Thanks @The Fat kid The left new bearing is bad. Called ECS Tunning they are sending a new one overnight and refunding my money when they get the one that is bad. No Midas for me

[blbroo]

They are actually a bitch to do if you don't have the specialty tools (aka slide hammer), also, the part where you have to separate the axle is scary as hell.

I took my bearings to a machine shop to have them pressed in and out.

[bakedziti]

Thanks @The Fat kid The left new bearing is bad. Called ECS Tunning they are sending a new one overnight and refunding my money when they get the one that is bad. No Midas for me

I've been eating internet popcorn while occasionally checking this thread over the weekend, but this leads me to question whether the bad bearing is due to poor work during install, or simply just a bad unit in the batch?

As blbroo stated somewhere in here (or the anxiety thread), it's not overly complicated and a facility such as Midas should be able to complete this sort of work without an issue. I know many here are dealer/indy/DIY or nothing, but reasonably speaking if we can follow some DIYs on the weekend, then a franchised auto facility should be able to do this sort of work without an issue IMO.

[ccoaston]

I've been eating internet popcorn while occasionally checking this thread over the weekend, but this leads me to question whether the bad bearing is due to poor work during install, or simply just a bad unit in the batch?

As blbroo stated somewhere in here (or the anxiety thread), it's not overly complicated and a facility such as Midas should be able to complete this sort of work without an issue. I know many here are dealer/indy/DIY or nothing, but reasonably speaking if we can follow some DIYs on the weekend, then a franchised auto facility should be able to do this sort of work without an issue IMO.

Thanks @bakedziti , I'll have the german indy shop tell me whether or not the bearing was at fault or a bad install. I wouldn't have had the correct tools or trust in myself to complete the job correctly if I did. This is my everyday car and I have family so ping ponging back and fourth to the shop is a no go for me.

[lettuce]

Thanks @bakedziti , I'll have the german indy shop tell me whether or not the bearing was at fault or a bad install. I wouldn't have had the correct tools or trust in myself to complete the job correctly if I did. This is my everyday car and I have family so ping ponging back and fourth to the shop is a no go for me.

When pressing bearings in, they need to be braced properly by the outer race, otherwise you'll push the inner race right through and destroy the bearing in the process. This isn't an Audi-specific thing, many cars have bearings that needed to be pressed in and out. But it's a common mistake by people pressing in bearings if they don't have a lot of experience. As long as you went with a reputable bearing manufacturer like F.A.G., Timken or OEM then my money's on that being the issue.

[COLD13]

I thought he said he went there because he needed the job done ASAP, not because he was being cheap. If these chain shops are incapable of working on cars how do they stay in business?

[oshwi]

I thought he said he went there because he needed the job done ASAP, not because he was being cheap. If these chain shops are incapable of working on cars how do they stay in business?

because theyre cheap, and not many people care about their cars as much as we do.

[ccoaston]

because theyre cheap, and not many people care about their cars as much as we do.

I had a real estate exam to do the next morning. So I needed them done that day. If I didn't have that exam I swear I would have waited unitl Monday to drop my car off for my original appointment with german Auto werks.

[ccoaston]

I thought he said he went there because he needed the job done ASAP, not because he was being cheap. If these chain shops are incapable of working on cars how do they stay in business?

I know here in PA it's know that Midas has "Certified mechanics" so I was assuming they could do a wheel bearing job.

[oshwi]

I was replying to his question how theyre still in business. 👍 I feel your frustration though.