Re: Wheel noise

[Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>]

I visually inspected the beam but didn't really notice anything. Would it
actually look bent or should I do something more scientific to check it
out?




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1987 Scirocco 16v



On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Shawn C Meze wrote:

> 
> On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:57:06 -0500 (EST) Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>
> writes:
> >Now do I need the special wheel bearing pulling tool to do the rears? 
> >I looked in the Bentley and it didn't look like I needed it.  But it did
> >mention something about a press.  What is this about? And since I don't
> >have access to a press, is there any alternative to this?  And finally,
> >how hard are the rear wheel bearings as compared with the front?
> 
> 
> I just replaced my rear bearings today. 20 minute job. All you need is a
> punch and a hammer to press out the old races, and you can either use the
> old races to hammer on while pressing in the new races. If you look
> inside the drum, (you will need to clean out some of the grease to see
> what im talking about.) you will see there are 3 notches cast into the
> drums. (rear discs are the same.) This is where you can get the punch
> onto the races. Tap, move, tap, move, tap, move, tap, move, tap, move.
> Just keep working it until they come out. Installation is in the opposite
> as removal. Don't forget to pack the bearings before you install them. 
> 
> Are you sure you didn't bend the rear axle beam? If you hit it hard
> enough to bend a wheel, im willing to bet 16VJason shaves his head that
> the axle is bent too. 
> 
> I had an encounter one night in an empty parking lot testing tires when I
> hit a patch of sand at the end of my test session, (it was my cool down
> lap) slid into the curb. Both the  front and rear impacted the curb. The
> rear took the brunt of the impact. It bent the axle and the rim and also
> bent the rod on the shock. Almost rolled the car. 
> 
> Im my case, the axle beam was obviously bent but I know a few people (No
> names) who were doing dumber things than I and later discovered that the
> axle was indeed bent.  : )
> 
> Anyways, something worth looking closely into if you haven't already done
> so. 
> 
> 
>               Shawn Meze
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