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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Swap out EVERYTHING... Mine kept loosening the nut, not that the nut would back off cause it cant but once the surfaces are worn they start chocking around in there and wearing the surface off again... opening up the tolerances for play. The splines have been known for stripping out too. A good, properly torqued IRW RWB is good for around 180Kmi, but I like to relube them at 60K just to maintain reliability. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!) 65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!) 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: matthew jones <m@t3fj.freeserve.co.uk> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 5:05 AM Subject: [T3] Loose real wheel (yikes!) - was IRS wheel bearing replacement ? > > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > > > > > > > > Are you sure that the bearing need to be replaced? They very > > > > > seldom fail. > > > > > > > > 127k miles on the car. Rumbling from rear which increases when > > > > cornering. Surely not CVs since they don't take the load ? I'll do the > > > > pair since the other must be almost gone too. > > > > > > I would suspect the CV joint first. > > <snip> > > > Watch this space. > > I'm lucky to be here - thank goodness for split pins :-) > The rear drum was loose. This has lead to the wheel bearing failing, and > about 0.5mm wear on the splines in the drum carrier thingy. The PO said the > handbrake cable snapped during its last MOT, and was replaced. There is > indeed a new cable, and shoes. Looks like the mechanic didn't torque the nut > properly. This is why I prefer to do all my own work :-) > > Anyway, I have spares on the parts car. The drum and axle are so tight I'm > going to have to borrow a puller, so at least I have servicable spares. > > I find it wierd that this was not noticable when driving the car (apart from > the "bearing" noise). > > Cheers, > > Matt. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>