rear drive

Thanks to Mike Jankowski for the detailed writeup on doing the main (aka crown) bearing replacement on a hexhead rear-drive ('05-'09, but other years are very similar.) It's a great read and even if you don't do it - knowing what has to be done may prove handy in the future! Link...

Drained the rear drive oil, and found many pieces of steel attached to the magnet on the drain plug. 2 of them measure ~5mm in size. I've never had a problem, but my mind is screaming "rebuild the drive unit!!!". It's 85 miles to my mechanic, but I'd rather he handle it if I can't get a decent...