RE: [T3] Rear Wheel Bearing

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

I had a couple of mechanics tell me that if you don't completely stop the
car when switching from reverse to drive -- be it manual or auto -- that the
sudden change in opposite direction will 'pound' the axle splines against
the hub splines, with the hub splines losing, thus slowly causing a gap
between all the splines and leading to our current topic.

Don't know the validity of this argument but I make sure I completely stop
before changing direction in any car I drive (well, except for any cheap
automatic rentals I may have to use).

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>I have found that any time a rear axle nut is run loose for any amount of
>time, that it is almost impoosible to keep it tight. If the splines get ANY
>wear in them, then they will always work a little bit, and continue to wear
>more. Eventually wearing them more. Typically, it is the hub that wears,
due
>to being a softer material than the hardened axle...

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