A1 Front Wheel Bearing Upgrade (?)

Dec 15, 2003 3 Replies

Hi NG: The beast has been sitting in one place for over a year, and when spring comes I'll be changing at least one front wheel bearing. However, this is a regular maintenance item that I'd like to do a little less regularly, esp. since VW keeps raising the price of the part. To wit, is there a more rugged bearing available that will fit, perhaps from a later model such as Corrado (or any vehicle with the same overall bearing dimensions)? I'm prepared to bore out the housing slightly if necessary. Thanks in advance, H2Only



83½ Scirocco

Rapid Parts in NY used to advertize A1 front bearings that they had repacked with Spectro grease for heavy duty use. I assume they still sell them. I bought two new front bearings (with regular grease) and rented the press from them back around 1996. It was all straighforward work. It cost less than $100 back then included the shipping back and forth.

Bill

78 Rabbit...10/77 - 4/02 82 Convertibles(s)...since 93 95 Golf GL...since 11/99 02 Passat 1.8T Tip GLS...since 4/02 (Remove the CAT to email me)

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