[Vwdiesel] Preload on rear bearings

[Sandy Cameron]

Hey!! this sounds like the solution for the rear bearing on that damn 90 amp
alternator.
Beats duct tap, hot glue, shim stock, etc.

(Hot glue held mine for a couple of years)


At 12:41 AM 4/4/03 -0600, you wrote:

>i have used loctite bearing retainer compound on other assemblies, #609 &
>620. ie sealed bearings in to shafts or housings in machinery, etc...  to
>keep them from spinning. this is not the regular thread locking formula. its
>different. to get things apart, you have to use heat to break the bond. i
>use a heat gun to control the heat.
>
>depending on the formula, the nice thing about it is that it will gap fill
>from 0.005 up to 0.020. they require a cure time. they are heat sensitive. i
>think that the 609 is good to 250 degrees,  and the 620 to 450. i have used
>the 620 mostly because of its gap filling ability. i can;t imagine the heat
>being an issue on a wheel bearing. if you let it get that hot, then i think
>the grease would break down. more so than the heat, i would worry about the
>grease/oil compatibility.