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The bearings come out easily with a slide hammer and some care but the bushings (usually wearout first and cause the bearings to fail) are BITCH to remove and if anyone had any ideas ID like to hdar them too!!! Keith ---------- > From: Paul Colbert <pcolbert@sierra.net> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] front axle arm bearings > Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 9:21 PM > > Probably the only mechanical parts I haven't replaced on my Type 3 front > axle are the bearings (part numbers 311 401 305 and 311 401 301) or parts > numbered 8 and 9 in this diagram: > > http://www.type34.org/temp/frontend.jpg > > My questions: > > 1) Has anyone ever replaced these without the specialized tools found in > the T3 Workshop manual? If so, how? > > 2) I would also like to get the front axle powder coated. If I do remove > the bearing parts, and I strip down the axel, is there anything else I have > to worry about before I have the guys stick it into an oven to melt the > powder coating? Are there some plastic pieces inside the front end that > can melt? > > Paul > > > > > ---------- > Paul Colbert > pcolbert@sierra.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe