Chris_TDI_98
Veteran Member
These Bearing Buddies are pretty much standard issue equipment for utility trailers, campers, RVs, etc, that use split bearings on their axles.
Reason is because it helps you re-grease your bearing regularly without having to perform full on wheel removal bearing service which is overkill.
You get zero surprise moments when: “omg my wheel fell off on the highway when my rear bearing failed because it was low on grease I didn’t know it and it overheated and self destructed”
How it works is you screw your grease gun hose onto the fitting o the Bearing buddy, and fill it up with grease. As often as you want. If it can’t take more geese then it’s full of grease, which is good.
VW has used split bearings on rear axle since almost forever, and only evolved to a tougher single piece non-split rear wheel bearing on golf/Jetta/etc mk4 and newer.
Anybody use this Bearing Buddy on their b4, mk3, mk2, or mk1 to maximize the life of your rear wheel bearing ?? I often tow a trailer and put 200 pounds on the tongue and the vw split rear wheel bearings really don’t like it too much, you can tell they’re a bit strained, and any momentary lack of grease will result in bearing failure and rear wheel coming off the car!!
Reason is because it helps you re-grease your bearing regularly without having to perform full on wheel removal bearing service which is overkill.
You get zero surprise moments when: “omg my wheel fell off on the highway when my rear bearing failed because it was low on grease I didn’t know it and it overheated and self destructed”
How it works is you screw your grease gun hose onto the fitting o the Bearing buddy, and fill it up with grease. As often as you want. If it can’t take more geese then it’s full of grease, which is good.
VW has used split bearings on rear axle since almost forever, and only evolved to a tougher single piece non-split rear wheel bearing on golf/Jetta/etc mk4 and newer.
Anybody use this Bearing Buddy on their b4, mk3, mk2, or mk1 to maximize the life of your rear wheel bearing ?? I often tow a trailer and put 200 pounds on the tongue and the vw split rear wheel bearings really don’t like it too much, you can tell they’re a bit strained, and any momentary lack of grease will result in bearing failure and rear wheel coming off the car!!
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