2010 Volkswagen GTI; 191,000 miles.
I recently replaced my front wheel bearing hubs because of play and a grinding noise. However, after replacement the grinding noise was still there. I have done the usual diagnosis of jacking the car up and performing the wiggle test, but there is no play. I have also attempted to load the bearings with aggressive turns while driving, with no success. Is it possible to over torque a hub assembly? Could I have a bad new bearing? or could it be something else?
Thanks
Did you properly preload the bearings to the manufacturers specs?
yes
I went through a similar experience with my front diff recently, had the grinding so I replaced the bearing hubs along with the lockers, no luck. Ended up being a slightly bent axle shaft & bad u-joint.
It's worth checking your cv joints especially at almost 200k.
