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• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:50:44 -1000
  ...going back together ....I get the stub axle inserted/pressed into the housing thru inner bearing and seal .. then I pretty much fill that...
• Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:53:29 -0800
  ...I also thought my front wheels were scrubbing on acceleration. I posted this and got a few suggestions. One said he thought I had...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:31:06 -0700
  ...This suggests that there is always a little bit of torque going to the front axle at all times. While I'm on the...
• Re: All-Terrain 8.5x27 tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 15:31:58 -0600
  ...Tire makers say that it is ok (not preferred) to run different tires front and rear, but not different tires on the same axle...
• Re: 1.5'' diameter steel coolant lines from Van Cafe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:11:42 -0800
  ...rear axle .. and the gas tank was out I'm pretty sure and they sort of 'didn't fit' over a front cross member...
• Re: 4 wheel drive tires
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:40:48 -0400
  ...Tire shop > said they were cupped [which I knew] because they were 4 wheel drive tires > and the front axles on the van aren...
• Re: Geneve 2007 debut of Subaru Diesel Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:30:06 -0700
  I thought the same thing at first, but in viewing the movie, it appears the engine is in the front. Anthony '89 Syncro GL...
• Re: transmission toasted?
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:28:36 -0700
  ...Give your axles a tug to see if there's any play from front to rear and vice versa. Andrew '87 Vanagon GL ------------------------------------------ Date...
• Re: Sagging Rear and Hauling Scooter & Bikes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:27:43 -0400
  ...Keep in mind that as you extend a supported load behind the van the rear axle increases more than the weight that is mounted...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:48:01 -0800
  Bill, Twelve years and 85,000 miles ago, I replaced both complete axles; I'm not sure of what brand they were (before I...
• Re: Repowering madness, is this workable?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:21:24 -0600
  ...But interior access is a price shared by all designs which locate the engine between the front and rear axles. But in europe, these...
• Cruise control, continued.
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 17:51:00 -0700
  ...He suspected there was a magnet on a flywheel on the rear axle. I go home and first, noting that there is a power...
• Re: tire pressures and alignments
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:44:39 -0700
  ...is 43 psi front, 53 psi rear. Perhaps increase per load, but you would need the proper formula and axle weights to do it...
• Re: Will new Golf hubcaps fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:45:11 -0500
  ...Anyway, you need to be careful because some of the caps don't fit the rear axles or the left front hub. Just my...
• Syncro Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daniel E. Dedrick
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:35:54 -0700
  Hi all - The front drive output seal on my 4WD tranny started leaking so I replaced it a few months ago. Having never worked...
• Re: bus accident
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 07:11:40 -0700 (MST)
  ...The front axle with > engine was seperated from the rest. The passenger cabinet was totally exposed > and fractured. It's unbelievable... There were 2...
• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:43:35 -0500
  ...a red fluid on > both of the rubber boots on the front axle, and 2 small puddles on the ground. > I might have found...
• Ben McCafferty on CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:06:51 -0700
  ...You are looking from the back of the vehicle to the front. Since the axle is driving the wheel forward, turn your right hand...
• Syncro propshaft vibration mystery
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 23 May 2007 12:57:58 -0600
  ...I think it comes from the front, since I feel it in the seat, floorboard and the steering wheel. It is not wheel speed...
• Re: Hitches, Racks, and Stereos?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:44:08 -0400
  ...That weight behind the van > > will > > actually place 200 -250 pounds on the rear axle and lift some weight > > off > > the front axle. I...
• Re: 14" vs 16" Syncro suspensions
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:44:58 -0400
  ...I know the CVs are bigger and axle shafts are >slightly longer in front but this seems to be the only changes (besides >larger...
• super beetle alignment
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 13:17:57 -0600
  ...We charge something like $79.95 for an alignment on a Mercedes-Benz,which has camber,caster and toe,as well as rear axle...
• Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:28:42 EDT
  ...driver side sliding windows on the >front of the trailer. not sure what they did about the axles, but it was a >great thing...
• Re: Rear End Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:09:04 -0400
  ...On a front wheel drive car the CV joints are bent to greater angle when turning and are therefor put under more stress. On...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:42:24 -0500
  My experience with front wheel bearings is that if you jack up one side of the front end and then spin the tire, if...
• Re: 14" vs 16" Syncro suspensions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 17:53:13 -0700
  ...I know the CVs are bigger and axle shafts are >>slightly longer in front but this seems to be the only changes (besides >>larger...
• Re: Towing a vanagon with a uhaul car dolly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:44:49 -0500
  ...if its an automatic, you MUST REMOVE THE CV AXLES if you plan to tow it with the rear wheels on the ground. otherwise...
• Re: brake & CV q's
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:38:43 -0700
  Clips Front area 281 611 767 (As necessary) Rear area 291 611 767 x2 Near the Pressure Regulator 281 611 767 (As necessary) and...
• Misc Parts that need a home other than mine
  Historical mailing list - Jason Leigh
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:53:43 -0400
  ...tranny, starter, flywheel and clutch, 1 axle and 2 CV's 1972 set of tinware and new engine seal set of heat control flappers...
• Re: Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 09:34:13 -0700
  At 11:22 AM 05/11/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I have removed MANY axles from jetta/sciroccos and replaced them as a unit...
• Re: Vanagon weights
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:50:57 -0700
  ...permissible axle weight ratings which are >> slightly higher for the rear axle. The other reason for a lower pressure in >> the front is to...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:16 -0800
  ...undo four big 22 mm bolts, remove the wheel bearing housing with axle still attached as one unit. ( inner CV joint as to be...
• Re: VC Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:43:51 -0500
  ...In fact, if you removed a rear axle shaft, you would still be able to drive the van using the VC and the front...
• CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:46:06 -0700
  ...looking > at (other than the obvious superficial ones)? > Radiator? Coolant line? Front axle? > > Oh well, I can be thankful at least that there were...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:33:25 -0400
  ...I would have to check my records but I believe I replaced both the CV joints on that axle with new lo-bro joints...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:39:55 +0000
  ...If, with the van level, (front-rear and left-right), oil comes >out of the filler plug when it is removed, the box is...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:38:06 -0700
  ...done no? > >Front and rear axles >1 inner & 1 outer wheel bearing & 1 wheel bearing oil seal *** 1 for group? > front wheel bearing *** have...
• Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:29:33 -0700
  ...rear axle lights up bright when the > knob is pushed in and when it is pulled out the light on the front axle and...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 08:49:46 CDT
  ...was a zero-degree angle front-to-back-of-the-car between the two joints on each axle. it seems that on all the...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:35:36 -0800
  ...Trying the various orientations again it was very clear that the pressures were different only when the axle moved to the other side of...
• How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 10:38:07 -0400
  ...So now the front axle is sitting on my workmate. I have removed the tie rod arms and 3 out of 4 ball joints...
• 76 camper for sale (ohio)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Apr 96 18:52:38 CST
  ...some rust on bottom edges - new engine, new tires, new front beam & axle - some electrical work done, new horn, new battery, new etc. etc...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:58:36 -0700
  ...The front axle center stub/grease cap does stick out further than it's previous incarnation as the venerable Bus, hence the hubcap redesign...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - PHIL MURPHY
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:59:24 -0700
  ...I was > worried about the big job of rear brakes turning into a HUGE > job, because of the unneccessary removal of the axle nut...
• Da Parts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 13:32:21 -0600
  ...Wolfsburg front fender emblem's (4) Nice set of stock VW alloy 14" wheels with Bridgestone SF402, 205x75-R14's (2) automatic axle shafts...
• suspension specs
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:58:14 -0700
  ...Ride height is not that useful really, because its hard to compare without knowing weight on front axle. Would be nice to know the...
• Audi 15x6 steel rim, FYI
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:28:55 -0400
  ...Close spots are at back edge of front fender lip/upper A-arm, and rear inside corner, so mount one up then check it...
• Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:15:05 -0700
  ...axle, with > a forward bias so that the tongue has a few dozen lbs of downward > pressure. By adding 10'' to the front of...
• Re: [Syncro] wheel offset question, syncro
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 May 2020 11:04:49 -0700
  ...The rears are easy to do, press in and out of stub axle. But the front hub on Syncro is more a pain to...
• Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 15:27:18 -0500
  ...To have >your measurement mean anything, you need to measure from the center of the >axle to the fender well (parked on level ground...
• Re: Stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:26:24 -0800
  ...removed? Front transmission mount bolt removed? Shift linkage disconnected? Slave cylinder disconnected? Ground strap disconnected? All bolts to CV joints removed and axles moved...
• Re: Syncro CV Self Destruct
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 May 1998 22:44:08 -0400
  I have access to a small number of complete Syncro front axles. $325. This includes both joints and boots, and the shaft. Probably best...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:22:38 -0700
  ...We got to California before someone clued > us in that we should have the steering column/ignition lock > unlocked to allow the front wheels...
• Coolant hose problems
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 12:16:21 -0500
  ...I crawled under the van and looked at the two long hoses that go from the rear to the front of the van (could...
• Re: Rear flat at freeway speed...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:09:34 -0600
  ...tire, I get two, and > place one front and one opposite rear. This keeps the total axle rpms > matched. I have read much about...
• Re: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:52:20 -0700
  ...tires, 50 psi rear, 46 front. > > This was a quick weighing did not do front and rear axles separately. > > I have weighed van locally...
• Re: Speedo error
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 95 10:33:25 PDT
  ...The cable is driven by the left front wheel. Check the center hole at the axle cap. A circlip holds the cable at the...
• Blowing out some stuff!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:13:50 -0700
  ...Syncro Air Filters, $20.00 Each!! Syncro Front Axles, 1 Pair, $250.00 each 15" Alloy Wheels for the vanagon, 2 styles, $110.00...
• New slippers
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:12:23 +0100
  ...The studs on my Syncro are way too short, not only rear but front too. I need longer studs all the way round. Where...
• Re: auxiliary gas tank - did I dream this?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:46:47 -0800
  ...There is not allowed to be any fuel tank in front of the front axle for crash safety reasons. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive...