I'm doing a bit of maintenance this week. Had to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 2010 Jetta Tdi wagon yesterday, not too bad of a job other than needing to buy some new sockets for the huge *triple square* bolts they use to hold on the bearing and the brake caliper bracket. Only Porsche/Audi/VW use these and I think that it's to minimize DIY repairs...to support the dealer service centers.
I'm also tackling the driveshaft on my old 1984 Mercedes-Benz w123, it has a center carrier with a bearing that goes bad and leads to vibration when it flops around. I decided to also replace the u-joint but discovered that it's not the usual set-up with circlips(?) holding the old one in...need to bring it to a shop and figure it out.
