RE: Wheel Bearing Pullers

[gerard@dockside.co.za]

Hi!

$300+ is what I was hoping to avoid. I still think that
the bearings and hubs can be pulled using generic
equipment, like wheel pullers from Clarke (I think they're
British).

Is the Audi hub and bearing really that specialised
compared to other cars that it needs to have an fantastic
bearing puller especially made for it?

I know the bearings on the 200 are quite large, but there
must be a generic type of puller large enough to fit and
pull it. What about those bearing splitters, what are
those?

I will look in the Clarke catalog I got with the copy of
"Car Mechanic" the other day at the cheap book store.
There is nothing there that looks anything like that
fancy puller tool on the website you gave.

Can anyone perhaps give directions on how the Audi
bearing puller is used? By this I mean, giving the
procedure for removing the bearing starting at the
point where the wheel is still attached to the car.
Perhaps then I/we can figure out at what point a generic
gear/wheel/bearing puller can be hooked up to do the
same job as the Audi puller.

$100 for a bearing is also what my local Audi agent
is asking for them. Who makes Audi bearings anyway?
I looked around and all the bearing people (SKF and
others) say that the Audi 100 and 200 all had the same
bearings (ie. 5k and 5kt). Not true, but I know that
100 auto and 200 auto 1988-1990 did use the same
units. Just want to know who is the official manufacturer
of the Audi bearings. As my brother said "bearings are
a dime a dozen", and they are, you just have to pick the
proper brand and quality. Even my engineering buddies
say the best way to go is to have the bearings made
up by a local bearing manufacturer. It saves plenty
of dough for other much needed repairs.

Thanks.

G. (Bearing Puller Finder Extraordinaire).

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