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On 20 May 2006 at 5:59, Will McCreight wrote: > Jim, it is a 1970 SQ FI, and so far, I haven't had time to check > anything, just asking more or less "what it might be, and what to > check", then reviewing the Bentley manual to determine how complex the > check/repair might be. I am acquiring tools as I go along, and hate to > get into something that leaves me stranded if I am unable to complete > due to lack of ability or equipment. I think all of us feel exactly the same way, so you're doing exactly the right thing by getting yourself prepared. > The business of checking the bearings looks straightforward enough, > though when they get out a special gauge, and start looking for > tolerances of tenths of a millimeter, as I recall, I realize that I > could grind to a halt there. What I imagine doing is feeling for > roughness, freeplay, etc., then tightening down the controlling nut > (can't imagine my problem is the bearing being too tight, only too > loose) a scootch, and eventually arriving at "just right" by feel ( I am > a much experienced bicycle mechanic by hobby, but relative newbie to > cars, at least at this level) You'll need a 6mm Allen wrench, but that's also a common bicycle size, so that should be no problem. The gauge is nice, but not necessary. If you just adjust them until there is a barely perceptable amount of play (check it in 4 different 90 degree rotations) then that will be fine. The important thing is that there must always be at least SOME play. With a '71 you should not have the wrong bearing possibility. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~