Scott,

That snap ring is on the inside bearing and it's the outside one that
Reverend Bentley says to remove first.  Anyway, yes I had that out and also
the stub axle.  There must have been models where that spacer fit through
the opening with the inner race (of outer bearing) removed but not mine.

After looking through Alistair's dandy photo essay, I reversed field and
went after the inner bearing instead.  Still I had to bang at it with
various SDMs (screwdrivers that don't matter), the only thing I had skinny
enough to fit.  Eventually I got more movement of the spacer which opened
enough room for a proper drift.  So problem solved, but it's an ugly job,
must be a better way...

gp

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 12:37 AM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> 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?
>
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