[urq] Wheeler dealer urq bearing change : Fag wheel bearings for urq have one bevelled edge. For installation ease?

[steven j]

i didn't get any comments on this questions about the asymetrical property of the wheel bearing.   Ed did a wheel bearing change 5 minutes into  piece 3 of 5 on youtube.    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKh_kzLYNGw&feature=related

But Ed didn't mention that a wheel bearing has a front or back side either.  Anybody know?   Here is the bearing photo.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/urquattro/photos/album/137484990/pic/912341602/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc

Poor Ed forgot to loosen the axel nut before putting the car up on the lift. 

steve



--- On Wed, 6/3/09, steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com>
Subject: Fag wheel bearings for urq have one bevelled edge.    For installation ease?
To: urq at audifans.com
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 5:53 PM

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/urquattro/photos/album/137484990/pic/912341602/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc

I'm guessing that's the side that gets pressed into the strut housing during installation.  The bevel helps start it.  

BTW - I got 2 bearing kits from autohauzaz and the package with the circlip labelled RUVILLE Germany  -  says made in Taiwan and only contains one circlip.   I think that Audi retail price for a bearing kit was over $150 though.