Re: rear wheels

["Nathan" <etherwolf@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well having just torn apart and replaced my rear brakes/rotors/bearings, I
would suggest pulling the wheel and grease cap (a decent sized pair of
channel locks works great for pulling the cap), and make sure your cotter
pin and lock washer are still tight on your bearing nut. If somehow that nut
has slipped, your wheel could slide around a little bit and could
potentially damage your brake pad carrier, which is the only other thing
holding your rotor/wheel where they should be.

You should also poke around the back side of the caliper with an 8mm
hex-head socket and make sure your two brake pad carrier bolts do not budge.
You should not be able to turn them without pretty serious force (I had to
wedge my arm up in the wheel well and push really friggin hard to get them
loose at all).

This should take all of 20 minutes for some diagnoses you can do yourself.
If you need more info on what I'm describing, lemme know and I'll elaborate.

Good luck finding the source!!

# Nathan
1996 Jetta GLX

----- Original Message -----
From: "dbarrera" <dbarrera@temple.edu>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:17 AM
Subject: rear wheels


The rear wheels on my 98 GL tend to move from side to side (tail-wagging
motion) when I am traveling at high speeds. Is there a problem with my back
suspension?