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• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 07:49:09 -0400
  ...Odometer stopped Joseph, When my odometer stopped, it was the hub on the left front wheel that was the problem. There is a little...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Seal Issue (Pic)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:36:00 -0400
  ...if I press it in place, the only way it stays in is ~ 3/16" >below the hub face. It is what it is...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:47:05 +1300
  ...They are quiet when the front wheels are not at full lock but make clicking or rattling noises on U-turns etc. They can...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:44:55 -0800
  ...Finally, do syncros have the same front suspension bits as a 2wd (with the obvious exception of the front hub area)? Thanks, -Damon --- mark...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 11:02:43 -0400
  ...Front wheel bearing were recently repacked with no effect on this noise. CV joints are well greased and have no unusual stiffness or slop...
• Ben McCafferty on CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:06:51 -0700
  ...inner hub, and the left hand is the wheel/outer hub. You are looking from the back of the vehicle to the front. Since...
• Mooncaps
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:00:59 -0400
  ...of the end of the (what is it left front wheel?) at the hub terminal. You do not do anything to the cable, or...
• Re: speed odometer/85 westy automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:19:36 -0700
  ...the left front wheel bearing cap. remove your main hub cap ..see if speedometer cable is still being driven by the wheel there. sometimes...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:57:00 -0500
  ...Since the front-wheel-drive CVs are forced to work at high angles they tend to wear out sooner. If you hear clicking it...
• Carpet FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 14:19:19 -0700
  ...hubs (still attached) > >used radiator/fan in VG cond. (about 90k on it) > >used boge shocks > >14" alloy wheels > >Grills > >grey carpet (front & rear...
• Re: Will Eurovan steel wheels fit a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 May 2012 16:07:29 -0700
  ...used with mercedes wheels.. call a 5 X 112 hub-centric spacer. They come in like 12mm thickness. in the front ...likely a thinner...
• vanagon/bus stuff for sale, and buses/vans/bug conv fs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:17:33 EST
  ...front seats , from audi, can adapt to vanagon, for sale -good aircooled vanagon engine for sale (2.0L) -wheels...tons of vanagon steel wheels...
• Re: Subaru WRX ... front-engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:35:42 +1200
  >Hi Folks, >4 the above mentioned reasons (i.e.), the tranny, >I`m seriously considering a Front Wheel Drive setup >where the engine is...
• Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:11:30 -0800
  ...So, do I have the above correct in thinking I can pull the joint out of the hub without removing the wheel bearing assembly...
• Update on my noise issue
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:13:54 -0700
  ...Yesterday, we tightened the brake hubs as was suggested by someone and we also drained and refilled the final drive (thanks for all those...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:51:17 -0500
  My westy originally came with steel wheels. The 14" VW alloys I needed longer bolts for the front and not enough threads on the...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:47 -0700
  ...one center hub cap too if anyone knows anything. Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts...
• Syncro ride height info needed
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 13:26:17 +0000
  ...distance between the wheelwell and the center of the wheel." I just measured to the centre of my hubcaps. right front 46.5 cm...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon, was Re: Call for .Actual Vehicle Weight info / al...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:38:56 EST
  ...hub holes must be machined to 2.5" dia, and spacers MAY need to be used up front depending on the offsets (audi wheels...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:33:14 -0700
  ...one center hub cap too if anyone knows anything. Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts...
• Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:29:49 -0800
  ...go with the Audi A8 steel wheels - correct offset and you only have to drill the center hub out a little. At 02:57...
• Re: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:10:54 -0400
  ...to drive around with the hub caps off and see if it goes away... If not, swap front wheels to back and verse visa...
• Re: My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:54:47 -1000
  ...discs all round (Porsche?) > -Front hubs (RSA, separate from disc rotors) > -Front spindles (RSA, if needed for RSA hubs) > > ELECTRICS > *A larm (Electric-Life...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:29:27 -0500
  ...a hub cap. >> Perhaps you have a bearing cap without a square hole in it, installed on >> your driver's side front wheel, instead...
• Re: Audi Wweels On Vanagon Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:22:43 -0800
  When I put Audi wheels similar to those on my '85, I had to use a 10mm spacer in the front. I also went...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:40:47 -0600
  ...front bearings too much. > Grease on outer bearing rollers was brown (originally pink), evidence > of **light** scoring on the spindle and bearing (hub?) where...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:02:20 -0500
  ...is that you were damaging the hubs as you drove home. Unless you were servicing the wheel bearings or needed to replace the backing...
• Re: splayed wheels, bearings
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:14:02 -0700
  ...splayed wheels, bearings >Probably not as a guess. BTW, the rear wheel hub on a 85 Vanagon >are torgued to 450 ft/lbs, just...
• Re: Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:22:09 -0600
  ...black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise control control unit All 3 Westfalia outlet covers Grey theater style jumpseat Grey front Westfalia table and arm...
• Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:49:54 -0800
  Are you sure about the center holes Evan? I thought that was just the Audi/ Passat rims, since my Mercedes wheels fit the hubs...
• Re: Alternative wheels for the vanagon-corrections
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 20:13:29 EST
  ...the Audi 5 bolt wheels are a direct bolt on the rear of 2wd vans (w/o maching anything), but on the front you...
• Re: acceleration flat spot(F)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 11:22:18 -0700
  ...One day the owner of the shop was working on a front wheel hub that had a generator in it called a "Dyno hub...
• FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon...CHEAP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:15:28 EDT
  ...offset is 45mm these are audi wheels and i can get the centers machined for you so they fit over the vanagon hubs. they...
• Re: Tires (Aaaaaaaagh!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:54:32 -0500
  ...suspension/hubs/brakes, except for syncro rear springs. So, will Yokohama Geolandar HT-S 225-70-15s fit in Cunegonde's wheelwells? New rims...
• Re: Clicking in Wheels - Ideas of why?
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 23:08:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...2) Hub caps - especially the "wire wheels" aftermarket variety, which clack at low speeds and whine at high speeds. Less likely, but WAY cheaper...
• Re: Suspension issue
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 12:19:12 +0000
  ...https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0LJtdOXmSAE5Q > > More information: > - 1987 full camper > > - Center of wheel hub to fender lip is 17" all around, should be...
• Re: Easy way to tell which W.B...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:04:38 -0700
  ...When I couldn't figure out which wheel bearing it was, I took out the Axle Nut tool, my breaker bar & checked which nut...
• Re: Passat Wheels
  Historical mailing list - ID Workshop
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:03:16 -0700
  ...Fronts will have to be machined to clear the ridge on > the center of the front hub. Rears should bolt right on. However, be...
• Re: speedo cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:52:56 -0700
  ...Remove the speedo cable clip and bearing dustcap from the left front wheel. 4. May have to drop the spare down as well, 'specially...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:57 -0400
  The problem with your solution is that you were damaging the hubs as you drove home. Unless you were servicing the wheel bearings or...
• Re: Are Audi wheels unsafe on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:05:47 EDT
  ...different audi wheels have different offsets. i have used around 8-10mm spacers up front for some audi wheels, depending on the offset. you...
• Eurovan Wheels FIT Perfectly!!!
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:26:44 -0800
  ...VW offers these customers a chance to purchase a full set of 16" steel wheels with 225/60R16 Dunlaps and hubcaps for $150.00...
• Re: Screech, said the front wheel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Apr 2017 23:04:39 -0600
  ...before Jacking It Up to have a Look ~ Pull the Wheel, give Hub a Spin & see what You can Find ~ If something is about...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon,
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:08:37 -0800
  ...hub > holes must be machined to 2.5" dia, and spacers MAY need to be used up front > depending on the offsets (audi wheels...
• How to mount audi 5000 turbo wheels on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:03:05 EST
  ...wheel. (syncro owners dont need to machine wheels - they fit w/o machining on a syncro) -use a thin spacer on front wheels (syncro...
• Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:38:19 -0700
  ...Raking back the front windshield would be rather effective also, but beyond most of us, what with the doors right there, etc. Smooth wheel...
• Parts for sale, cheap
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:11:59 -0500
  ...wheels with low-mileage Michelin 205/14s (two are almost brand new), four scratched hubaps: $100 for all - (1) Vanagon alloy wheel: $100 - Front...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:25:27 -0500
  ...He blithely told > me that on this car, it's > nothing to do with the hub. > > Which wheel does it fix to? What could...
• Re: Re losing wheels
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 21:34:43 -0800
  ...out and pulled a hubcap. Three of the lug nuts had been removed on one of the front wheels. The two remaining were next...
• Re: Help Please-Rear End Noise!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:36:32 -0500
  Tom, I just went through dealing with a "clunk" or knocking in one rear wheel once with each revolution. My main mechanic said he...
• Re: oh no, Wheel offset again! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:20:29 +0100
  ...The make of the spacers are, that they are mounted like usual rims with some special bolts on front, and special nuts on the...
• Re: Audi alloys on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 May 2007 01:07:38 EDT
  ...8-10m spacers up front, and longer bolts. as for the centercap, just have the machine shop machine the wheels so they accept the...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:37:56 -0400
  ...They are lighter than 14'' steel wheels . 10mm spacers up front and you can run 225/60R16 tires. >> >>
• Engine Oil Seal (and similar) vs Axle Bearing Grease Seal, Install
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 10 May 2016 15:55:08 -0700
  ...from flywheel hub, wheel hub. Why I think this is true. Again, please correct me if I'm wrong! - if a seal is more...
• Re: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 10:50:26 EST
  ...is a 2WD, make sure that the small c-clip is on the end of the speedometer cable at the front wheel hub. Rich
• Re: Vanagon Alloy wheels $300
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:40:53 -0500
  ...Haven't reamed out the center for it to fit the front hubs yet, but time will get that done. The tire is a...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:03:45 -0400
  ...They are lighter than >> 14'' steel wheels . 10mm spacers up front and you can run 225/60R16 tires. >>
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:27:29 -0400
  ...Front wheel bearing were recently repacked with no effect on this noise. CV joints are well greased and have no unusual stiffness or slop...
• Re: Eurospec "Big Brake" kit.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:45:51 -0700
  ...another $100-$150 for a pair. Hubs are about $100 a pair. Then there's front wheel bearings. What? Maybe another $100? Sure you...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:57:09 -0800
  ...And holding the wheel hub from turning...........that can be tricky. I have a very solid wheel hub holding tool I made just for...