Sorry for delay getting back on the subject.VW Heritage were very helpful and took the Bugpack bearings back and gave me an acceptable discount on replacements. The OE bearings arrived and set about fitting them only to find that I still had to ream the composite bushes out, but with the help of local engineering company that did not prove a problem.The suspension is back as it was when it left the factory and I'm very pleased. In retrospect after all the time I wasted and the cost of bearings etc it might have been a lot easier buying a new front axle beam.
Robert