RE: [T3] rumbling noise

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 28 Sep 2000, at 10:30, Jake Kooser wrote:

> Rear wheel bearings can cause this.  You may be surprised (as I was when I
> re-did the ones on my super B**tle) how wiped out the bearings can be and
> still function.  The outer race had exploded, for lack of a better word, and
> it was making a really low rumbling sound like you describe.  You'll have to
> take the rear drum and hub off to replace it, and for that matter the outer
> CV joint mounting bolts, so make sure you've got the manual and the right
> tools before you tackle it.  The job isn't hard to do, should only take an
> hour or two.

While Jake or Russ might be able to do this in an hour or 2, I think 
it would take most people at least 4 hours, especially if they have 
never taken any of this stuff apart before and the rear drum is 
frozen in place.

I find that my times improve steadily over the first 3 times of doing 
almost anything, and level off after that. Most people will never have 
the opportunity (?) to get that much experience.  ;-)
  
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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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