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Subject:Re: Front wheel bearings
From:Benny boy
Date:Tue, 5 Jun 2007 00:09:12 -0400

?????

Lasy mechanic, period.

First of all, you change one side you change the other side!

You put new rotor, you change bearing, they cost nothing and you save labor
time.

Oufff... i will stay out of this one or i will go crasy.

Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm

On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:48:37 -0500, mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>The driver side front wheel bearing has gone bad after maybe 1500 miles. The
>swap was done by a local, un-tried mechanic. We did not replace races. Is it
>considered necessary to replace the races with the bearings or is it just a
>good practice?
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>mordo
>1990 Carat