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• Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:53 +0000
  ...So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear axle hubs...
• Re: remove rear hub to replace brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:27:01 -0800
  ...remove rear hub to replace brakes? >I will need to replace the wheel cylinder and shoes on at least one > rear wheel of my...
• Re: Removing Rear Brake Drum/Hub
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:29:18 -0600
  ...Since you have a problem with the axle nut working lose there is no longer a fit press problem getting the hub off the...
• Re: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:00:36 -0700
  ...a cracked slider hub - isnt that the typical manual transmission problem that was fixed in later model years? Thing is, this is a rebuilt...
• Re: No Subject
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 02:01:07 EDT
  ...In the end, I removed the rotors with the hubs still attached. The rusting was much worse than before. I descaled the rotor/hub...
• Re: WTB plastic "spoke" hubcaps for 83
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 20:14:17 -0700
  ...Jim Ellis Phoenix,, AZ ---Oxroad@AOL.COM wrote:---------------------------------------| I'm still looking for nice used plastic VW spoke hubcaps for my 83 Westfalia. These...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:36:56 -0400
  ...Even so, I think that the splines getting beaten up on axle and > > hub will be the major issue, not longitudinal wear. Ideally those...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:48:13 -0400
  ...There was no additional drilling or reaming necessary to install these studs into a vanagon hub. They pressed into the hub with the correct...
• Re: (home engine repair) Torque converter seal question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:47:27 -0500
  ...Do not drive it home as it will then be to far back for the lip to ride on the converter hub. You must...
• Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:57:50 -0700
  ...The center cap of the spindle sticks out just a little too far to allow the hubcap to fit. I've defintely seen vanagons...
• Re: Front Hub bearing removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 11:55:19 -0400
  ...I think I'm going to have to redo my front hub wheel bearings and > having never done them before was wondering if anybody...
• F/S:Passat 15X6 steel wheels and hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:23:32 EDT
  I have a set of new steel wheel takeoffs plus full cover hubcaps for a VW Passat. They are the Vanagon 5X112mm bolt pattern...
• Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:07:43 -0700
  Hi folks, I currently have two different type of hubcaps. They are both VW steel caps, but one is basically two tiered, and seems...
• Re: Differences in SA Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:32:23 -0800
  ...The 2wd version comes with replacement hubs and separate brake rotors (in place of the one piece hub/rotor we got from the factory...
• Re: Friday NVC - 70s Ford Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Jun 2019 22:26:04 -0800
  ...The "1150" is the "Basic" number that identifies what type of part it is, ie; hubcap, fender, fuel sender, etc. The "B" suffix denotes...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:20:00 -0500
  In my 1984 Haynes on page 151 it says "Wheel hub to wheel shaft (castellated nut) ...... 350nm 258 lbf ft". In my 1985 Bentley...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:02:45 -0500
  So your concern are the threads going into the machined hub. Newer VW vehicles use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not...
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:53:23 -0800
  could be the truth (el cheapo hubbies)- I've seen no rust down here after 6 months... yet! The run back and forth to...
• For Trade 2 hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:27:49 -0400
  I have two VW hubcaps from my 85 that I won't be using. They are not new, they have chips/ scratches etc from...
• Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:44:27 -0800
  ...Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not ) Re " any chrome moon hubcaps for a '71 up bus or beetle will work." Just for your automotive and cultural...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:10:04 -0700
  ...But removing the hub piece from > the drum is proving elusive. > yes, I have removed the two 11 mm bolts. > Yes, I have dropped...
• Re: Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:34:40 -0700
  ...Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?! > Hey y'all, I tried to swipe my brother in law's 70's bus...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:51:22 -0700
  ...If the hole is vertical to the hub, then it will always be low without lifting. the ones to the side would also be...
• Re: Urgent!! Anyone know what size the axel nit is?!?!?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:10:13 -0600
  ...Alan, No need to remove the hub to do the brakes. It does make it some easier, if you don't count the removal...
• speaking of hubcaps..'85-'91 style wheelcovers for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:46:23 EDT
  all this talk about hubcaps i remembered i have a big pile of the '85-'91 style vanagon stock wheelcovers.. these are the silver...
• Re: 2.5 litre upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 95 10:49:58 +0100
  Hub translates to stroke... Brian.
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 11:02:49 -0600
  ...up, 78.8 mm >> On a used stub axle and hub, when hub installed on axle, but not pressed down by nut, just pressed...
• Re: Are there any Studs in the House?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 06:47:53 EST
  Most of the people that have went with longer studs have found one the length they wanted and then they took thier rear hubs...
• Re: Rear hub tightness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:42:57 -0600
  ...Stan On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 14:10:02 -0700 Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@CYBERMESA.COM> writes: > My rear hub got a little loose. I took...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:10:17 -0700
  ...It gives 2 > procedures, one for each type of hub cap, chrome and basket weave. > There is an illustration of both types. Oh, I...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 07:50:50 -0700
  ...alloy wheels just about the time >>they switched from the chrome hubcaps to the ugly as hell "aero" style >>wheel cover. The kick was...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:47:52 -1000
  ...Eccentric hub? > > Some years ago my brakes started wobbling. Nothing serious, but at > speeds above 50 it is very noticeable and possibly hazardous. So...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:57 -0700
  ...Makes >> sense. >> >> Since shifter drags in all gears, silly question, but when 3-4 hub is >> failing, is anything felt in 1-2 ? >> >> Descriptions...
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Jul 2021 21:43:15 -0400
  ...but I have managed to accumulate > ten (YES, 10) extra stock hubcaps for the stock 14 in rims. They are the > large diameter type...
• Re: CV Joint cleaning & lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 8 May 2017 08:12:04 -0700
  ...IIRC, one of these will work to remove the CV hub from drive shaft. IOW, one could disassemble the joint while its still attached...
• spinning rear lug nut
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:02:14 -0700
  ...i think the stud has striped itself free of its splined home on the hub. does anyone have experience with this? if so, how...
• Re: Help! Name this Mystery Part !!! :o)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:22:09 -0700
  Those are the seals that go in the hub for each tranny.� When you pull the cv joint off the tranny, you will see...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:43:57 -0600
  ...Wheel/hubcaps "look" options > > Michael, my hubcaps are the small ones that some describe as "dog dishes." Someone told me that there are none...
• cheap hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Fri, 23 May 1997 12:53:07 -0400
  For what it's worth, my 84 Westy came with the cheap hubcaps, probably from one of the *Marts. They look OK to me...
• Re: M-code puzzlement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:48 +0100
  ...Damn, I want one! Oh yeah! (Drool, sigh, hubba hubba) Think about that interior instead of the "C" benches in the rear of my...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 05:19:16 -0400
  ...Asked a fellow I know and he recommended only way is to lay the hub/drum flat on the ground and spot heat around...
• Re: [T2] HELP!! CV Joints!!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:29:22 -0800
  ...Disassemble, and turn the hub one more "notch" around in relation to the outer thing. This is EXACTLY what happens when you have the...
• Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 14:30:02 -0600
  I just deleted an email from Zoran Mladen (I think?) asking about the magnets attached to the inner axle shaft/hub, which the Cruise...
• Re: Choosing Tires for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Hubert Wetekamp
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 12:48:09 +0100
  ...You can see some pictures under http://www.wetekamp.de/vwvan_us.htm Hubert from Germany www.wetekamp.de Hubert hubert@wetekamp.de www...
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:39:09 EST
  ...Does the A4 rotor (disc) require the rear hubs to be cut smaller? I would guess that this is a thin not vented rotor...
• The Sign of Maturity
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:53:05 -0800
  The cast iron on front wheel hubs rusts. The drums in back rust. The calipers rust. You can go out and get new ones...
• Re: Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:18:58 EDT
  ...Ive heard mechanics will throw a weld spot on the back of the stud onto the hub to secure a loose stud. Ra�l...
• ISO spedometer hub clip
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:57:34 -0400
  ...I'm looking for the teeny tiny little clip that holds the speedo cable to the hub. Anyone have one on a parts vehicle...
• Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:23:05 -0700
  ...I need a 46mm socket to pull the rear hub to replace the brake shoes. Do I need to pull the hub to get...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:45:19 -0600
  ...The only difference is how far out the hub > protrudes. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free...
• Re: seeking hubcap..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:27:04 -0700
  Bus Depot has shiny ones... https://www.busdepot.com/ac601761
• SPEEDO TO HUB CABLE FOR VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:15:51 -0400
  Austin - I'll second that motion! BOB
• WTB: two rear hubs w/ studs
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Michael
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:08:14 -0500
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• brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:19:04 -0700
  ...My plan was to pull the drums off without the hubs per the Haynes manual. However, even after loosening the self-adjust wheel and...
• Re: [syncro.org] hubcaps, 15" SA steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 13 May 2005 07:10:35 -0400
  ...I now have three hub >> covers :) > >
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:39:39 -0400
  ...the 0 represents the hub, the ) the brake rotor/drum, the | the outside of the tire. STOCK distance of force from hub: 0--5...
• Looking for pulley halves and hub for diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:58 -0400
  ...I also need the hub for the pulley. This is the part that the three bolts go through. I don't really need the...
• momo steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 05:01:04 -0700
  ...do not know if the same hub will fit the vanagon. if anyone is interested, let me know....it will be very reasonable cheers...
• Bentlys, Tires, Hubcaps, FS
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 09:11:17 -0500
  ...40$ plus shipping Beetle 1961-65 Bently excellent condition Huge 60$ plus shipping Four Vanagon hubcaps, spoked 1983.5 type. 3 are perfect and...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:11 -0800
  ...Perhaps the hub material in those hubs are of different > hardness to handle the extra load. It would seem that the forces would be...