How VW Wheel Bearings Fail ~ Video

No you are not dreaming, it is Wednesday. Normally we do failed parts videos on Tuesday. But I have been a little behind this week. Today we are looking at the failure of VW wheel bearings. The bearing show are from the newer generation VW cars, about 2005.5 and up. While the older VW cars have different wheel bearings, they fail in basically the same way.

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Today’s show is sponsored by Deutsche Auto Parts. They are the VW and Audi parts experts. They have great prices and awesome service. Plus they work really hard on a ton of VW DIY videos. Paul and the fellas at DAP are awesome. Also check out their new site at SHOPDAP.com

Join me as we check out:

What is a VW wheel bearing
How does a VW wheel bearing work
How do VW wheel bearings fail
Symptoms of VW wheel bearing failure
Noises failed VW wheel bearings make
Tips for daignosing a bad wheel bearing
Time to failure
Is a wheel bearing a DIY?
Some tools needed
A Torque Wrench (I use a Snap On digital)
Triple Square set
24mm 12pt or 27mm 6pt sockets
and more

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