[Vwdiesel] Golf eating rear wheel bearings.

[George Harris]

This is so simple I'm embarrassed to ask. I have replaced the left rear 
wheel bearings on a Golf series 3 twice now within six months and they 
have self destructed again.

When I do a bearing job I clean the axle, blow all the brake dust away 
with compressed air, clean the new bearing with parts cleaner and 
compressed air, then pack the new bearing with grease using a bearing 
packer. I install the bearing, tightening until it gets harder to rotate 
the wheel, then back off a bit. The bearing on the right side is still 
fine from it's first replacement when I did them both at the same time.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Is it possible that something 
is causing the bearing to go? Is it possible the axle is bent and it's 
causing the bearing to destruct prematurely?

Cheers
George