[T3] Replacing Real Wheel Bearings

[Dave Hall]

Check for looseness of the bearings before changing them.  They generally
last very well, but if your car has done a very high mileage, they may need
replacing.  I've only had to do one in all the Type 3 miles I've driven.  I
don't remember the outer axle being hard to remove (inwards) once the
circlip was removed.  Maybe some taps with a hammer and wood pad, but not
much more.
If the wheel is left on the drum, it gives a good handhold for working the
drum off the axle splines rather than hammering it off (careful with the
cast drums), but you may have to slacken off the rear brake shoes first.

I think Bob meant remove the rear axle NUTS, or at least loosen them off,
before lifting the car!  

When removing the 12-point socket head screws from the driveshaft flanges,
clean out the sockets carefully, and tap the spline tool home to get the
best grip you can.  It's not easy to remove stubborn socket head screws once
they have been damaged.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Sent: 22 July 2011 16:24
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Replacing Real Wheel Bearings

 
In a message dated 7/22/2011 9:48:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dougbrashear at yahoo.com writes:

Hello  all,

I've been doing more of the rework on my '73 Fasty recently...I'm  done with
the major elements of the front end, and have now moved to the  rear. What
I'm wondering is:

- is it possible to replace the rear  wheel bearings (e.g. at least the
outer roller bearing) without removing  the CVs, drive shafts and stub
axles?

- does removing the CVs and axle  merely involve undoing all the 6mm allen
bolts and removing the  assemblies? Or do I need to remove the transmission,
and then all of this  stuff from the car to do so? 


I was thinking it would be good to  replace both the outer roller bearings
and inner ball bearings, as well as  regrease the CVs (they're fine
otherwise), but want to make sure I  allocate enough time to get the job
done.




Yes, this can all be done with the trans in the car. You do need to remove
the drive axle though, as there's a snap ring in there that has to come out
before the bearings can be removed. Remove the drive axle before raising the
car, and or removing the tire, as it'll make it easier on you. That nut is
torqued to 217 ft lbs.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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