Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
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Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 11:38
While spinning the front wheel there's a slight "click, or clunk" at first I thought it was a bad speedo cable, but I took that out of the equation and it was still there.Then installed a new one. I put new bearings in it a couple months ago aswell.(that's what I thought the noise was), and the spokes are all tight and the wheel is very true. Do the spacers go bad? When I had it out I inspected it a little bit, but didn't think much of it.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 14:03
Could be the disk brake rotor/caliper/brake pads, something could stuck in there.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 14:38 - 01 Aug 2018 14:41
Scirocco, I'll remove the caliper and see if that resolves the clunk. But honestly I feel as though its the collar (41039-028). I've just never heard of them "going bad". Could i run the wheel without it? Seems kinda pointless to be honest. The seat for the bearings is pretty large.
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Also, i just sold my 81 rabbit diesel. I love old vws. Finding a mint first gen scirocco is on my bucket list.
Also also. Admins extremely sorry about the wrong category placement.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 14:59 - 01 Aug 2018 15:10
No way!!!! The collar need to be in/between the bearings!!!!
If not installed properly this will squeeze/destroy or lock up your bearing/wheel!!!
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If not installed properly this will squeeze/destroy or lock up your bearing/wheel!!!
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This would be very difficult to find a good first gen Scirocco.
I have to seach 5 years for a good rust free in the mid 1990 after my first one was totally destroyed in an accident.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 16:35 - 01 Aug 2018 16:40
Have to ask, who is the beautiful girl on the bike in your avatar pic?
Please don´t misunderstood this, i am not a stalker!
Your Debbie would be very popular/sold here in Germany = 3000 Euro +
Please don´t misunderstood this, i am not a stalker!
Your Debbie would be very popular/sold here in Germany = 3000 Euro +
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 18:47
That's my girlfriend trying to be funny.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
01 Aug 2018 21:32Algoe wrote: That's my girlfriend trying to be funny.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
02 Aug 2018 07:23
I was a gas station attendant back in the day, saving up money for college, and every time one of those VW's came in I asked if they wanted the oil checked. About 50% of the time the oil was low, which made my boss happy because we then could sell them an overpriced quart of the stations supply. Makes me wonder how many of those VW's hit the scrap heap because some neglectful owner ran the engine dry? At least back in those days "full service" gas stations were still quite common here in the USA, so there was at least a chance that the oil was checked regularly. At any rate, those were fun cars, but not the most durable.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
02 Aug 2018 10:37
There is actually a full service place still running next to my grandparents house in cape cod mass. But durability? That diesel had 210 on her running strong And almost* everything still worked haha the heater cores and door handles were notorious for failure.
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Re: Front wheel axle spacer going bad?
02 Aug 2018 11:44 - 03 Aug 2018 06:31Probably not "going bad", but instead, it can get damaged. The collar has a pressed on flange, and if a guy doesn't know what he's doing, the flange can get crushed when driving out the wheel bearings. The collar is needed as it acts as a hub spacer & the flange helps to keep the collar centered when installing the axle.By Algoe:
.... But honestly I feel as though its the collar (41039-028). I've just never heard of them "going bad". Could i run the wheel without it? Seems kinda pointless to be honest. The seat for the bearings is pretty large....
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