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OOPS!! maybe Im reading you wrong BUT NEVER EVER torque the front wheel bearing nut!!!! Muir has what I think is a very good description as to how to set the end play by moving the washer, its how I do it. you want zero torque on the nut and 7 ft-lbs on the allen lock screw. if the nut was 6 complete turns loose the bearings will be trashed, luckily there cheap and easy to replace but even if they seem OK now you probably be lookin at failure in the next few thousand miles. If the greas smells THAT bad its also a warning oÄ/&Ÿing disaster, OR really NASTY brand grease. Keith ---------- > From: Allen Moore <concept@compassnet.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] Wheel Bearing Adjustments > Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 7:02 PM > > Last week I put up a post about the front end of my 70' Square > mentioning that the right front wheel seemed loose and when > I shook the wheel it made a "clicking" noise. > > Thanks to the information I received from you all, I was able > to get to the bottom of the problem. It was the wheel bearings > after all! They were about 6 turns too loose! > > I have access to a mechanics shop, so up on the lift the Square > went (that lift and my Square have become close companions!) > and went to work. To pop off the hub cover I used a giant screw > driver that had kind of a crow bar at the end. By turning the > wheel about 20 degrees and stopping, applying gentle pressure > on the hub cover at each stop of the wheel, it popped off! > > Once I got to the wheel bearings, I had to turn the nut about > 6 whole turns to get the torque to 7 ft lbs. BTW, I think the > way that adjustment system works (1/2 stop nut, 1/2 locknut) > is ingenious. After I torqued the nut and the locknut I checked > for play and there was very little. Took the car for a drive > and then checked for the clicking noise. Gone! Now the wheels > seem nice and tight. No excessive heat either. But man that > grease in there stunk! Kinda like the transaxle oil I changed > out a few months ago. > > I also checked out the rest of the front end the best I could > considering I didn't have any special VW adjustment tools. > Everything looks great now. > > Thanks to all who helped with the bearing cover questions, the > wheel bearing adjustment questions et al! > > Since it was about 70 F, the Square got a bath when she got > home! > > Sincerely, > Allen Moore > Houston, TX > 70' Square > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search™™ƒ¡sages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/