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replacing the brake dust guards.....pic inside :)

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i eventually got around to fitting these.
heres how to get them on without removing hub

get a pair of tin snips and cut where the red lines are.
bend at the blue lines and with a bit of persuasion they will go over the hub part, the bent areas can be folded back with little effort. job done.








i intend to replace the brake dust guards shortly. could do with some advice.

i'm not sure on what has to be removed.

i will be replacing the top mounts, springs, strut inserts, strut mounts, disks ,pads and calipers all at once.

i have all the parts, just awaiting fitting.

do the hub carries have to be removed completely to swap out the brake shields


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Have to get them pressed out new bearings and pressed back in 

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I'm not changing the bearings, its the thin metal dusts shields

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hello zorg, if you are changing out the brake guards you have no choice but to replace the bearings im afraid.
The shields sit behind the hub, which has to be removed for access.
 You cannot remove the hub bearings without wrecking them, so to correctly install the guards you will need hub bearings.

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you could chop a section out of them, the mk2 shields only cover around a quarter of the disc so removing a little bit wont hurt:
http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Brake-disc-backing-plate-Front-Right-Mk2-Golf-Jetta-239mm-191615312A_act_shop.product_pID_27518703.htm

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Oh OK, I don't mind cutting a section out of the new ones.

Can I hack the old ones off without too much hassle?

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first try to undo the bolts, if they wont come out then no point trying to fit new ones :)

ive not had any shields for years, no problems noticed

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Its easy enough to hack the old ones away, they are only thin and normally pretty rusty so more often than not you wont even need a hacksaw.
Like rubjonny says, check the bolts that hold it on, because they can really corrode and round off! its easy enough to deal with that (providing you have a welder etc) but that still means removing the hub (and needing new bearings!


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OK got one side off, those bolts are a pain in the you know what!


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