Front bearing removal on a '96 Avant
10-07-2008, 10:42 AM
#12
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not snap-on or mac
Course you'll pay for it but its worth it.
I am not sure if they make such tools but samstag should and I recall they are still German made?
I am not sure if they make such tools but samstag should and I recall they are still German made?
10-07-2008, 03:17 PM
#13
Hard to justify $400+ for a tool you might use twice in your lifetime.
It's one thing if you're a professional tech and are doing a wheelbearing or 2 every month or so. It's another thing be a DIYer and need it/use it a couple times....that's where the HF version thrives.
10-07-2008, 07:41 PM
#14
just to add,, this tool is only a bunch of steel spacers and a bolt, not a precision tool..
you could accomplish the same results with a old bearing or something similar if the diameter was close.
So how do you justify 3 or 4 times the price for stamped steel, the weakest link is the large bolt and if that breaks just pick up a hardened steel bolt from the hardware store for about 5 bucks maybe less.
So how do you justify 3 or 4 times the price for stamped steel, the weakest link is the large bolt and if that breaks just pick up a hardened steel bolt from the hardware store for about 5 bucks maybe less.
10-08-2008, 06:55 AM
#15
I found it to have correctly sized parts and that big bolt appears pretty stout.
So far, having used it only once, I'm happy with the quality and fit. I put some anti-seize compound on the bolt threads, used my biggest breaker bar AudiLogic mentioned, and it worked great on the VW Rabbit front wheel bearings I was doing.
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