Re: Wheel Bearing Failure

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <77113306.24c26050@aol.com> JJK1204@aol.com writes:

> Around a year and a half ago shortly after I purchased my 87 5KTQ I replaced
> both front wheel bearings. Yesterday, when removing my rotors in order to
> change them, I found that BOTH of them were shot. Both have excessive play. I
> have not finished pulling the struts yet so I have not taken a close look at
> them. I purchased the bearing from Blau and had my local NAPA store
> machinist/owner press them into the struts. What could possibly have gone
> wrong?

Perhaps he pressed them in using the inner race?

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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