I don't see mention of a very large snap ring that's in there.

did you get the stub axle out first ?

On 8/16/2015 3:55 PM, Gene P wrote:
> How do I disassemble these buggers?  (87 Wolfsburg)
>
> I found this puzzle three years ago when I did CV joints, and got around it
> then by just packing new grease and not disassembling.  Now I need to
> replace a bearing.
>
> With bearing case on the bench, Bentley says: remove seals, slip out inner
> race of outer bearing, slip out spacer, flip over bearing case and knock
> out the outer race with a punch.  ... But that can not be done!  Inner race
> falls out, but that spacer is a wider diameter than the hole in the bearing
> it would have to pass through, even with the inner race removed.
>
> Maybe this could be done on earlier models??? but on this one, that spacer
> is not coming out without one of the bearings coming out first.  And the
> spacer prevents a clean shot with a punch.  So I'm looking at a big hammer
> and ugly destruction ... is there a better way to get these apart?
>