RE: Wheel bearing swaps

["Gerry Reichelt" <greichelt@mmcable.com>]

  Would this necessitate also changing the outer c/v? Is the axle spindle
diameter the same? Making sure the 30mm nut on the axle is properly torqued
(to nearly 45,000 newton/meters it seems) is the best way to preserve your
wheel bearings.

Gerry Reichelt

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of David Guido
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 5:08 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Wheel bearing swaps


I'm in the process of replacing my old worn-out front wheel bearings and had
a thought.

Anybody ever swap-out there stock 64 mm (OD)front wheel bearings/hubs for
larger ones?

German built Jetta 2's 1985-1987 used 66 mm

German built Jetta 2's 1988-92 used 72mm wheel bearings.

Fox/Quantum's used 68mm front wheel bearing I believe.

Would any of these larger sizes work? Is it a direct bolt-on? It seems to
make sense that they would be superior to our stock 64 mm bearings and
tolerate higher temps, plus last a whole lot longer.

David G

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