Second Oil Seal Fitted

Despite having to fix an overflowing cold water tank I still managed to get an hour of work done on the beetle. This time I was fitting the new wheel bearing, brake back plate and oil seal. On the other side of the car the wheel bearing simply slid into place. However on this side it stuck before getting to the end of the splines. Judging from the manuals this isn't unusual. The solution is to drift it on with a suitable pipe or a punch. I opted for the latter and after 10 minutes solid tapping the bearing was seated. The next goes a shim washer and small o-ring. Then the back plate and paper gasket followed by the large o-ring. Finally the outer spacer is oiled and fitted to the oil seal (which had already been tapped into the housing) before the housing is bolted on. Here's the finished article.

The next task is to replace the oil gaiters on the swing axles as these have perished and torn. Once that job has been completed the rear axle should be oil tight!