Re: Rear wheel bearing and caliper tech questions

[John Worden <scirocco@powerlink.net>]

At 01:17 AM 02/16/2000 -0500, XXSpArCoXx@aol.com wrote:
>    OK Rear wheel bearing and caliper tech questions as I stated are simple 
>ones.
>OK One. 
>What do the two wheel bearings get pressed to in the rear? The axles or the 
>disc itself. Or one to the disc and one to the axle? I lost my Bentley and 
>want to know how big of a job this is going to be since I haven't done it in 
>about two years.
>
The bearings on the rear are not pressed in; they just go in.  The bearing
races on the other hand are pressed in.  The best thing for you to do is
get a new Bentley first.

>Second.
>Is there a rebuild for the rear calipers? I don't think mine are that bad, 
>but one is grabbing more then the other and wearing out the pad faster. 
>
>I guess the third question would be if there isn't any rebuild kit for my 
>calipers what can I use to replace them? Anyone know what VW/Audi rear 
>calipers would bolt up to the rocco 16v swing arm?
>
I'm not sure of that one.  Most of us just replace them because they're
cheap when considering life time warranty.  Mine were about $60 a piece w/
lifetime warranty too.


John Worden
Wayne, Maine
ICQ 1527476
'81 MkI w/2.0 16V (waiting for the spring)		
'86 MkII 8V  (also waiting for the spring)
'98 Dodge Dakota 4x4

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