[V8] Replacing rear wheel bearings (propshaft support)

[CoultL at aol.com]

I guess I will just put it back in and wait till I hear noises.  I am sure 
Audi has their reasons but it is still frustrating.  I just did a propshaft on a 
Mercedes.  The two halves are connected with a spline and a conical nut to 
hold it together.  They sell both the carrier and bearing.  The factory manual 
simply states to reattach the shafts in the same orientation because it is 
balanced as a unit.  Took 15 min.
 
Back to the wheel bearing…What about the tool that you can rent that will 
press out the old and press in the new bearing with the hub still on the car?  
Blau had is but it is currently listed as unavailable.  I have read some about 
it in the archives.  Never have used it myself.

-Justin Lewis