[Vwdiesel] More Wheel Bearing fun!

[Shawn Wright]

On 21 Jul 2004 at 21:04, Matt <matt_lisa at sprynet.com> wrote:

> I was replacing the drum brakes on the drivers side this time, and when 
> I pulled off the drum, the inner bearing was really stuck to the stub 
> axle.  I had a devil of a time removing it.  Once I got it off, I 
> replaced the brakes, packed the inner bearing, seated it in the drum, 
> put the seal on, and started to mount the drum on the axle.  As I 
> placed the drum on, it made a strange grindy noise, so I pulled it off 
> again.  The new bearing and seal were stuck on the axle again.  It took 
> lots of force to remove them, just like the old ones.
> 
> Here's a picture of the old one stuck to the axle: 
> http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/drumbefore.jpg
> 
> 
> Do I need a new stub axle on this side?  or should I just put it 
> together and drive it?

What year vehicle is this? The trailing arm looks like an A3 perhaps? Did you not have a 
rubber dust seal holding the inner bearing in to the drum? If not, perhaps that is the 
problem - my A2s have this seal, and the inner bearing has always come out with the 
drum.

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Shawn Wright
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