I got my first Tow home today! Help!, Wheel Bearing question |
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I got my first Tow home today! Help!, Wheel Bearing question |
klikkid3 |
Aug 13 2008, 08:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 2-July 08 From: san bernardino Member No.: 9,242 Region Association: Southern California |
Driving home I felt what I think is a wheel bearing going out on my passenger front, instead of letting the wheel fall off like I did with my last car i decided to get towed home. I have the wheel off and it looks pretty straight forward. So here is where I pick your brains. How do you get a really stuck bearing dust cover off, and can I pick up a set of vw bearings quickly instead of ordering a 914 set. Is there a difference? Its up on jack stands now and Im driving the gas hog till its fixed so the sooner the better.
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HeloMech |
Aug 15 2008, 11:48 AM
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Go Ahead, Get Pistoph! Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Roy, WA Member No.: 4,718 Region Association: Southern California |
Are the nuts not castellated? I'd think tighten til snug, then back off one castellation and pin it. ????
Also, there's really nothing wrong with the bearing in that picture. You notice that some of the needle type bearings are rotated out like 90 degrees? What's that's for, and you typically only see this on high end cars, is for when you push the automatic parking button. Rather than trying to parallel park, the bearings allow things to just roll directly sideways until the car is snugged up to the curb. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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