I can tell you the inner bearings are NO FUN! Maybe with the right stuff to press out the old one, but with regular tools, even an air?chisel thingy it's a chore. -----Original Message----- From: Gerald V. Livingston II <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 1:49 pm Subject: [tcb] Re: Shirt $ and other stuff The drive shafts would have alreday been off when the vehicle was delivered for repair, I took one off when the bearing went because I first thought that it was the gear shift that had rattled into, then back out of, gear while I was towing that caused what I saw/felt (when the bearing blew the bus yanked my truck back did a "dip/sway" thing for a split second. Towing it back to the office at 15mph I noticed no further problems.). If I have to trailer it to a more distant location I'll probably put the drive shafts back on so I can use the starter to put it on the car hauler. There are no VW mechanics in this area. I know the guy is way high on his price but there aren't many options. I figured 3 hours R&R on the engine ($180) including doing the complete clutch replacement (Type4, 5 bolt flywheel, no heavy torque gland nut to deal with). He's quoting 5 hours. I was also figuring 3 hours each side for the bearings for someone unfamiliar with the vehicle, one again, he's quoting 5 per side. I have all the parts. New disc, plate, pilot bearing, and throwout bearing. Wheel bearings will be here in a day or two. I'm just tired of throwing money at it because I can't get around to working on it myself. Gerald On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:07:30 -0500 Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gerald, > > We've all been there. It's always difficult to remember that sometimes > we can't see the forest from the trees. Things will work out I'm sure. > As for the prices this guy is quoting you, I'd bag it. It takes a few > minutes to change rear bearings on an IRS bus. You have to pull the > outer side CV joint out and remove a couple of clips but that's it. > > A typical R&R on an Engine runs about $150 for labor. Figure parts of > $100 or so. > > > Anyway, relax, have a beer and breathe. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.