> says you need to have the inner race pressed in.  Is it possible to get it
> in by freezing it and then driving it in with a disc-like item (i.e. frozen
> chocolate chip cookie or something similar).

We always used a hammer, punches and a drift to drive them.  Once you get
the old races out you use them to drive the new ones in so that you don't
damage the new ones.  Using a press is probably easier but this method
has always worked for us. 

>  washer) for the circlip to be seated. When I took it to VW to be pressed on
> the mechanics told me to use a 30mm socket to hammer the hub down and the
> circlip would seat--that's what they do.

I have used a hammer and drift to do the same thing.

> So my question is--who uses all those fancy tools pictured in Bentley if the
> folks at VW don't.  Is this some sort of hoax????

The people at the factory is my guess.  They probably have a VW tool number
for a 13mm wrench!  ;-)

Jonathan
jdove@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu