[T3] Rear Bearings

[Craigs List]

Everyone,

First of all, thanks for all the tips. Y'all pointed me in an easier
direction that saved me some time and headache.

The good news is that I was just low on 80/90. It took about a half a
bottle to top it off.

The really good news is that I confirmed that the transmission was indeed
rebuild as I was told when I bought the car. The fluid that was in the
transmission was as clean as new. It looked as good as the stuff coming out
of the refill bottle. Always good to confirm what you were sold.

With the top off I got rid of the squeaky bearing. I will still have to
tear that side down in the near future and replace the seal set, but that
shouldn't be a big deal. I can wait till the fall for that.

While I was down there I checked everything over, changed the oil and got
the car ready for a long weekend of driving. Thanks again to everyone.
Here's to hoping y'all have a good labor day weekend.

Adam
On Sep 3, 2015 10:01 AM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 3 Sep 2015 at 5:23, Craigs List wrote:
>
> > I guess I will check the level in the tranny before I tear it apart.
> Along
> > with the squeaky bearings I also have a case of the leaks from the
> > passenger side. Pulled the drum to make sure it was not the brake
> cylinder.
> > It was not.
> >
> > I will give the axle nut a retighten and check the tranny first.
>
> Yes, if the axle nut was not tightened properly, that will allow a
> leak. If torquing it to spec doesn't fix it, replacing the seal is
> not a big deal, and if you do that, you get to at least look at the
> bearing and see if it seems to be dripping oil (and if the oil looks
> clean or dirty.)
>
> A more reasonable preventative maintenance thing you should probably
> do would be to change the tranny oil and clean the magnetic drain
> plugs. VW recommended this every 30 kmiles, but this seldom got done
> once the car was out of warrantee.  Use a gear oil that meets spec
> GL-4.
>
> > When everyone says "wait till it is absolutely necessary." Does that mean
> > wait till I am stranded by the side of the road? Are these bearings known
> > to last forever? That is the main thing I am trying to prevent.
>
> It's very reasonable to want to avoid being stranded on the side of
> the road, but I think that's unlikely. Those bearings tend to last
> forever, so I doubt they will ever give you trouble unless you're in
> the habit of driving on rough roads with a full load of bricks every
> day.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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