[Vwdiesel] More Wheel Bearing fun!

[Erik Lane]

do you see any marks on the axle at all? if you can
find any imperfections or even a little surface rust i
would take a bit of emery cloth or 200+ sandpaper to
it to smooth it out. clean off and spray with a little
wd40 or similiar to assemble.

seems as long as it's still a tight fit on the axle
then there's no need to replace it. (tho seems it's
TOO tight!) :)

if it was mine i'd just drive it. good luck!

erik


--- Matt <matt_lisa at sprynet.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> 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?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Matt
> http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
> 
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