alfcapone
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- Vw passat estate
I have a bad front hub, and i was wondering a while ago if you could replace just the bearings inside, nobody could anser me so yesturday i disassembel it.
And there is no way i'll tell you, the outer bearing ring and the part of the assembly that you bolt on the spindel in the car is one unit.
But! if you want to make your bearings last much longer, remove the ABS sensor and use the hole as a grease nipple and fill the assembly with grease using a grease gun or something.
Because that assembly is nowhere near being water tight and from the ABS sensor hole you got full access to the two bearings inside.
And dont worry about blowing an tight gasket or something because mine (and i think there all a like) aren't sealed, they work like an odinary joint cross if there are to much grease, it leaks out, i found out when i saw grease outside my bearing.
I know im gonna fill my new bearing up when i mount it and im gonna do the same with the other one that still hangs in there..
And there is no way i'll tell you, the outer bearing ring and the part of the assembly that you bolt on the spindel in the car is one unit.
But! if you want to make your bearings last much longer, remove the ABS sensor and use the hole as a grease nipple and fill the assembly with grease using a grease gun or something.
Because that assembly is nowhere near being water tight and from the ABS sensor hole you got full access to the two bearings inside.
And dont worry about blowing an tight gasket or something because mine (and i think there all a like) aren't sealed, they work like an odinary joint cross if there are to much grease, it leaks out, i found out when i saw grease outside my bearing.
I know im gonna fill my new bearing up when i mount it and im gonna do the same with the other one that still hangs in there..