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<x-charset iso-8859-1>And of course, if there's no movement in the bearing, it's not going to worry the MoT man too much, and could maybe wait until warmer weather..... ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> > You should be able to feel some rocking movement on the wheel if the bearing > is failing, and very likely feel some roughness as you turn it (not as > obvious as front due to transmission drag, but with the drive shaft CV off > it might be easier to feel). > I did this maybe 4 years ago (at around 60,000 miles!) - replaced a worn one > with a good used one. I didn't press any rubber bushes out (didn't even > know they were there until I read Bentley just now!) - removed hub nut and > drum (are you OK to undo the big nut!), removed the CV, then drive shaft, > rear oil seal, undid big internal C-clip, tapped out inner bearing and > removed spacer and outer bearing. I don't recall anything being complicated > if you have the circlip pliers and the hub-nut 3/4" socket and long breaker > bar. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org </x-charset>