rear wheel bearing

[alancordeiro at att.net]

It is remotely possible that the front uses ZERO circlips....I had given the bearings to a local machine shop
who did the work. I do recall getting SOME circlips back, so I know the fronts use FEWER circlips, than the rear
and the answer may either be ONE per side or ZERO per side.

Hopefully someone else knows the answer, my memory is not too good from two years back.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kneale Brownson 
  To: alancordeiro at att.net 
  Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com 
  Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 12:32 PM
  Subject: Re: rear wheel bearing


  ETKA shows the same part number for fronts and rears except the rears have an "F" suffix.  The front kits I got from Autohausaz have the right part number of the box, but do not have any circlips.  They have an axle bolt and the bolt for the ball joint stem opening and a couple stop nuts.  Should I try some other supplier or can the OEM circlips be reused?

  alancordeiro at att.net wrote: 
    Kneale,

    I did not know there was a difference between fronts and rears...I just had 
    two kits from quite a while back, used them on the two rears...then when it 
    came time to do the front wheels. I ordered two more kits....they looked 
    identical to the previous, I do not recall any nylon inset nuts, there were 
    two circlip washers and two axle bolts in each, the rears need two circlips, 
    the fronts only need one.

    Alan

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Kneale Brownson" 
    To: "Bernie Benz" 
    Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
    Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 11:42 AM
    Subject: Re: rear wheel bearing


    Stop NUTS are those nuts with an insert in the threads that don't require a 
    lock washer to keep them in place. You reuse axle bolts? They're all 
    supposed to be one-time uses aren't they? They're supposed to stretch in 
    the last 1/4 turn after reaching torque stretch, aren't they?

    Bernie Benz wrote: No, What's a stop bolt?


    On Jun 8, 2008, at 8:08 AM, Kneale Brownson wrote:

    You've never replaced an axle bolt or a stop nut?

    Bernie Benz wrote: Why the interest in the fasteners? 
    I have / would never replace these
    fastners.

    Bernie


    On Jun 8, 2008, at 6:09 AM, Kneale Brownson wrote:

    > I know the front and rear wheel bearings are the same, but is the
    > "kit" that includes replacement fasteners the sam

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