86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

do the ball joint, it it easy to move. if it stiff leave it alone.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
To: <scirocco@splatterfish.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: 86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes


> Rent the wheel bearing tool. I know Germanautoparts rents it. Makes
> replacing the bearings a 1 hour job and there's no running around and at
> $25 it's cheaper than paying somebody to press your bearings.
> Removing the strut from the car is easy, just two 13mm nuts on top and
> the two 17mm camber adjustment bolts on the bottom. Don't have to do the
> ball joints.
> Dan
>
> scirocco@splatterfish.com wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >   I'm going to replace the wheel bearings on my brother-in-law's '86
> > 8v scirocco this week sometime, along with front struts and brakes.
> >   I have a couple of questions:
> >   Will a generic "bearing puller" do the trick for extracting the
> > bearings from their housings in-car, or will I have to remove them
> > and take them to a VW mechanic to have them pressed out and
> > back in?
> >   What's the best type of tool for separating the ball joints?  Do those
> > forks work best, or should I get one of those three-arm bearing/gear
> > puller things and use that?
> >   Will I need any special tools to remove the strut assemblies on this
> > car?  I know on my 16v GTI I need a special tool to remove the top
> > strut nut...the scirocco is different though, right?
> >
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