Wheel Bearing woe's

[calimus@techography.net (Calimus)]

Ok, I started having a wonderful constant noise coming from my front end
last week.  So Saturday I picked up a new set of bearings (damn they are
big).  I'm pretty sure it's a bearing problem as I am not getting the
tail tell click-click-click of a CV-Joint problem.

Now I have most of the system torn down, but if I'm correct, there seems
to be a snap ring holding the bearing in, but I'm having a hard time
telling if that's what it is (my lighting kinda sucks).

Also, I'd like to really thank the designer of the system for making it
such a PITA to get the damn bearing out.  For those that haven't had to
do this, invest in a spring compressor cause you will need it.  Also a
30mm socket is needed to take the CV-shaft retaining nut off the
spindle.  I hope these things don't go often cause this is on thing I
don't want to do again for at least another 100k miles.

William
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88' Scirocco 16v (the void)
89' Cabriolet 8v (pretty bunneh)
71' Karmann Ghia (air sucker)