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You can just remove the pulley and out it goes

What are the symptoms leading up to this issue? I may be in a similar situation. Getting balls deep in my engine lately.

What next?

Bolts are fucking dogshit.. Easily one of the worst aspect of german cars.

Oh yeah, fun stuff. Try the mercedes ones with the star shape 17mm. Some company actually came out with a dedicated lug socket, just for that specific lug application. I think the brand was AST. I got in the habit of turning my impact gun down to lowest setting, when reinstalling, then i hand torque my lugs. Cant promise the next person taking the wheels off will have the same discipline, but oh well. 😂. I also like using torque sticks when refastening with ½" impact. There are some cheap technicians that wont entertain buying those. Heck, they probably are sliding by, using standard sockets on metric lugs for all i know 😂

I always end up cutting the cover off.

Get the right socket

This worked for me and my 2009 TSI MKV GTI. Was a bit of a pain to get it out, but in the end i used a breaker bar and a 13 Mill crecent wrench. wish i would had me a swival bit or ratchet. I did have to move the turbo muffler out the way, i can't wait till I'm rich enough to afford to remove that dumb tube.

Thank you for this video, very helpful!!. Do you possible have the part # or brand if possible for the alternator??

What did you reseal?? It was cut off video. My Escape is leaking next to driver's door w/ no apparent source.

They buried that puppy right in there !

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My guy is going to mess up the awd system 😭

Might be an open differential?

Is that front or rwd?

Put some tape for your customer in the meantime. Dont let it run just with thag hole itll run weird. Wrap it with tape and then until they get the new part, that can hold them off.

It's pretty easy to identify which hub assembly is failing. At around 30 to 40 mph on a nice straight away with no traffic. Gently swerve left to right to left to right and follow the body roll. When you swerve to the left, it pushes the inerta of the vehicle to the right which puts a load on the bearings... If the noise gets louder, it's definitely a sign that it's the side you're having the issue. If it gets quieter it's the other side. If you brake and the inerta forward causes it to get louder, or you can feel it more, It's in the front. If it gets quiet it's in the rear.

Omg just stop please

It's a wheel hub. The bearing makes noise when it fails

thanks for the info brother

Wow. Every mechanic I've been to is an f'ing thief, especially at the Kia dealership. $1,200 for new rotors and pads front & back. I probably don't even need new rotors.

Well on the bright side they didnt disassemble the car, not have the skill to fix it, and scrap it because they couldn't get it running again. Ive seen that before..

Promo sm 😻

That wrong cable looks like 3ds charger (not 100% sure).

Great video. Pretty straightforward and you warned us about some of the challenges that you worked out so we don’t have to. Thanks

i see retrovgames asked you you to make a video of the shitty order you got from them!

Got to replace the part and hoses all in one kit

Can you redo my Cadillac ats head as well? It’s a 2014 2.0 turbo

do the bottom bolts loosen like the the top ones or do i need to go the other way?

1/Remove Passenger Engine Mount 2/ up Engine put keep Wood between Jack and Oil Pan 3/after that it's easy remove alternator

cut off buy a hose and buy a foot of rubber hose that has a tight fit it u really wamt to make sure push rubber hose till its in its spot and use a small clamp ring and snug it dont tighten to much the part is plastic

Thank you sir! I have a mk7 that I’m working on, looks about the same but I’ll post an update if there’s anything wildly different.

More tips for getting the alternator out: 1. Remove the oil pressure switch for extra clearance (right below oil filter) 2. If you’re having a hard time accessing the bottom two alternator bolts; remove the intercooler fan. It’s (4) screws and a plug, then it will drop out of the bottom.

I having the same problem finding the part, I don’t care if I have to get it at the dealer I just need the part number if you have it please

Some advice for everyone! My brother has a mk5, and I have a mk6 (He has a late mk5, so it’s the same process). If you put the car on some ramps the bottom bolts might be easier to gain access to!

Thank you!

This is the way to do videos

Thanks for this, I tried to pull just the pulley and could not get it to break free for replacement so I’m onto removing the alternator completely to get it off.

Speed talker

Thank you!

Very nice tutorial!