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[Paul.Heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Heneghan,Paul)]

You will only destroy the bearing if you press the hub out of the 
 strut, OR if you move or drive the car with the driveshaft nut loose.  
 The bearing relies on the clamping force of the driveshaft nut to keep 
 it all together.  That's why VAG recommend replacing the nut with a 
 new one every time.

I never understood why Haynes and Bentley said a puller was required.  
 On my Passats, Jetta and 80q, the axle could be pushed out of the hub 
 with finger pressure.  However, when I took my Avant apart a month 
 ago, I had a lot of trouble getting the driveshafts out, and had to 
 use a 3-armed puller.  This was because the splines had been liberally 
 coated with some kind of Loctite (as it says in Haynes and Bentley, 
 but which I never do, because I forget to buy it!).

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
84 80q
83 Avant
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From: Michael Spiers <mikes@specnet.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:49:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Axel Shaft Pulling Exercises...

> Loosen the axle shaft bolt with tires on the ground, it's a bit easier.
>
OK, Bentley mentions that too-

> To press out the axle shaft from the hub, I use a 6in gear puller that
> I picked up at sears a while back.
>
Another fellow member also used a 6 inch puller with success, this is good to
know!  Now, I heard a na$ty rumour that the wheel bearings may need replacing
if one pulls the driveshaft out of it.  Will I need to do this?  The wheel
bearings are only a year old, and at a hundred bucks a shot--

Thanks Dave!

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- -Mike
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