Re: wheel bearings - upsdate

[Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>]

How did the bearing puller work?



--- Brad Sayer <vwrocco85@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Finally completed the other side last night.  And I
> found out something 
> interesting, and in contrast to what many people
> were telling me.  The car 
> was making a grinding/vibrating noise when driving
> along straight.  It would 
> worsen when I turned left, and go away completely
> when turning right.  Many 
> told me that indicates a bad Right wheel bearing. 
> Well, I did that side 
> first a couple of days ago and the bearing seemed to
> be in great shape, 
> smooth, no slack, good grease inside.  The noise
> didn't go away.  Last night 
> I did the left side, and the ball bearings splilled
> out onto the floor when 
> I pulled the hub.  The grease was all hard and
> clumpy, and the races and 
> bearings were scuffed and burned.  Now the car is
> completely smooth and 
> quiet. It was the left side that was bad!
> 
> So, the moral of the story is, don't always go by
> the behavior of the sounds 
> when diagnosing which wheel bearing is bad.  There
> are exceptions!
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> _____________________
> 1987 16V Scirocco
> vwrocco85@hotmail.com
> 
> 
>
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