[Vwdiesel] More Wheel Bearing fun!

[Matt]

It's a 1981 Rabbit.  I did install the dust seal.  The bearing got 
stuck to the stub axle, just like the old one did.

It's a really strange problem.  I haven't seen it before, and was 
hoping that one of you had.

-Matt
http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/

On Jul 21, 2004, at 10:19 PM, Shawn Wright wrote:

> 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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