Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement - easy????

For a beetle IRS

I've read the bit on "Rob and Dave's" site and it seems pretty easy.

Are there any traps for young players, what sort of bearing kit should I get?

Hi

Price the bearings at a few places, they do vary between VW shops and bearing supply places. Get new seals as well and make sure you remember to remove the big circlip 1st.

Steve

Yeah DONT 4 get the big circlip like i did the first time i replaced them.

Vintage has the kits available if you want

OK fellas, 😂

I've re-read Rob and Dave's article and he doesn't mention a circlip. ❗

What'sgoing on

There is a big circlip that holds one of the bearings in - cant remember which one, but I do remember it was a bitch to get out because I had crappy circlip pliers. Other than that you'll need a mallet and a drift to get the bearings out and your usual tools. Not too hard.

Phew

I though the 2 gurus were having a lend of me.

I'll give VVDS a ring cause I need some other stuff as well.

Thanks guys

The big circlip holds the inner bearing in, and yeah it can be a bitch to get out. The first time I did it I was told to allow 2 hours per side. The first side took me a hell of a lot longer than that and the other side took less than 2 hours. Nothing like a bit of practice eh.
Have fun.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, I have the kits ordered and hopefully will have a chance over the weekend to change them.

Steve

The circlip is usually hidden with grease so clean all the old grease out of the housing first ... n tap gently with the FBH

Well, I did it :beer

About 4.5 - 5 hours

nothing broken or lost (never even lost my temper)

Got to the point where I had to start tapping the stub axle out and him no come out, mmmm

me then remembers what them Veedubbers said, BLOODY CIRCLIP.

Only other little hiccup was on the first one I did. When I was re-assembling I had 1 too many small spacers. WTFIGOH :cussing

Turns out it was the inner race of the outside bearing set.

THANKS FOR THE TIPS MEN
:beer