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Several months ago, before I went to school, the wheel bearing on the front drivers side of my '72 Square went bad, however, I noticed it as a dark smoke began streaming out of the front wheel. When I pulled over to inspect the damage, I noticed that due to the heat, the wheel bearing grease was liquefied and everything was quite hot for a while. Later that night I bought a replacement wheel bearing and went back to the park where I had left the Square to cool down. I replaced the wheel bearing in the park, and drove 2 more miles to get home. It seems that my front drivers side brake rotor has been warped due to the heat because every time I press on the brake, I hear a loud thumping noise coming from the front drivers side wheel. Does that mean that my brake rotor is indeed warped? Second of all, I know if that's the case, then it'll need a new rotor installed and other stuff as well (new bearings, racers, so on). I was wondering how difficult of a task that is to do. I've never done it before, and I've never installed wheel bearings (except once so I could get the car home), so I'm wondering if I should take it to my VW mechanic or if I can do the work myself. I want a good job done that won't go bad in another 500 miles or so, can I do a good job by myself or does installing wheel bearings "correctly" involve precise equipment to measure the play? I've got the Muir book and the Haynes manual, and I've rebuilt the engine, so I'm not afraid of doing the work, however, usually I leave the brakes, suspension, ! and transmission work to my mechanic. But since I'm a poor college student home for the summer, I was wondering what I should do? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, Jacob Schroeder '72 Square ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org