Re: [T3] rear wheel clicks

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 13 Aug 2003 at 5:23, Kurt Nolte wrote:

> >can get the set including seals (for one side) from
> >work for around $60 .. or if I can wrangle the credit
> >card I can get them from ac.net for about $40-45ish. 
> >Either way I'd have to order them and wait..
> 
> I guess I must have really gotten lucky then... we've
> got a VW parts place near here, I got a new bearing
> there for around $15-$20, seals too. Matched the more
> expensive ones exactly. Fit right in, hasn't given me
> a problem since! I had to replace one of mine when it
> came apart as I was repacking grease into it.

Keep in mind that there are 2 bearings there, and they have exactly the same 
external dimensions, but the outer one is (and must be) a roller bearing.

If the inner race on your roller bearing just slipped out, letting the rollers 
fall out, that's really not a problem. Just put it back together.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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