 Rear wheel bearing, question |
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| Porcharu |
 Apr 12 2010, 05:15 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California  |
Do I need to have the stub axles in and torqued to move the car around without hurting the bearings? Not towing just rolling it a bit.
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| ArtechnikA |
Apr 12 2010, 05:47 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Yes.
You don't have to go crazy torquing them exactly to spec, but the stub axles have to be there to keep the bearing from separating... |
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| Dave_Darling |
Apr 12 2010, 06:00 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,982 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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You'll probably be OK with rolling it around short distances.
Depends on how much you're willing to risk "probably OK". --DD |
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| McMark |
Apr 12 2010, 06:14 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) with Dave, probably.
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| 914Sixer |
Apr 12 2010, 07:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,877 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Without the stub axle in place you will find out VERY QUICKLY how good your bearings really are. They can fail just by rolling it a couple of inches and it will be apparent right away.
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| URY914 |
Apr 12 2010, 07:46 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,466 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Roll it around on your floor jack, but be careful.
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| Porcharu |
Apr 13 2010, 02:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
That's what I thought - I saw a friend of mine roll his old GTI maybe 5 feet without the stubs and both front wheel bearings were killed. Hard to believe 5 feet would do that - of course those cars were very hard on front wheel bearings. I will be reinstalling the stubs before any moving takes place.
Thanks Steve |
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