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Syncro height question
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 3 May 2002 17:07:16 -0500
...I measured from centered of each hub vertically to lower edge of each wheel well. In front I got 17 15/16 in and...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:38:40 -0700
...wheels now and just went and tested the 'new' wheel. I put a touch of grease on the speedo cable tip and the hubcap...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:15:06 -0500
...So my question is whether there are 2 variations of Vanagon wheel and 2 variations of of these hub caps out there. Does this...
Got 1st Front Brake Kit Today!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:55:25 EDT
...The front hubs replace your old ones and have new bearings and seals already installed. The new hubs are like syncro hubs in that...
Re: Wheel Offsets
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:44:03 -0800
...the front wheels and the need for a larger than normal center bore, something like 60mm to accomodate the large vanagon front hub. Ben...
Re: rusty little hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:18:34 -0800
...No chips.The wheels themselves are painted silver steel wheel paint. They are the same color as the hubcap. At quick glance they look...
Re: Eccentric hub?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:40:57 -0700
...Could some heavy equipment they used have damaged my hub? Wheels are not warped, all original that came with the van. Even noticed they...
Re: Flogging way-dead horses
Historical mailing list
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:44:06 EDT
...as the Carat wheels, and THEY have at least a 2 5/8 dia hole to fit over the front hubs!!!!! right? As far...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:38:17 -0400
...The tire/wheel/hub (connected through the bolts) will try to keep going. The ebrakes tend to be rather weak, though. If it doesn...
For Sale: vanagon parts headrests, dash pads, chrome hubcaps, alloys,etc...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 12:06:24 EST
for sale: - pair of brown vanagon headrests, fit all vanagons, front middle or rear - 15" alloy wheels for vanagon $200 for all 4 -black...
clicking right front wheel
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:34 -0500
Ok, noticing a slight clicking at front right wheel, 82 diesel westy. Thought it was a loose creaky hubcap, so took that off to...
Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:42:58 -0500
...on Vanagons especially the front. I think the water cooleds were the first to get a full wheel hub cap. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:01:53 -0500
...is whether there are 2 variations of Vanagon wheel and 2 > variations of of these hub caps out there. > > Does this help? > > Joe > > > _____ > > From...
Re: ET 45 alloys
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:33:08 -0800
...and redrilled the wheel hubs to accept the larger splining. But the rear did not need the spacers, only the front. I figured out...
Re: Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:18:58 EDT
...the VW studs? I had sourced 14mm Porsche studs for the front hubs of my syncro but the knurl was too thin compared to...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:17:40 -0700
Here's a simpler answer to your 3 questions: >>> >> >> So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans? NO >> Does that mean...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:02:22 EST
...something else on. > > When trying to install the caps on my front wheel as a test, there was no > way they would fit. The...
Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:38:16 -0800
...Wheel/hubcaps "look" options Jack, I have "mooncaps" on my '91 camper, silver-tan body.� Much better appearance so far as I am concerned...
Re: Two failed tires... :-(
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:24:24 -0700
...Just not sure of the front 2WD hub will fit them. The wheels are spec'd for a 66mm Mercedes hub, but I'm...
Re: Audi wheels
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:40:41 -0800
...Syncros have a centering ring on the front hub. Audi wheels hit this ring. A spacer or center hole machining is needed. If a...
Re: Putting on tires: three hands
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:19:10 -0700
...VW switched to separate front hubs and rotors in the last T3 production in RSA along with 15" wheels. Lots of people have upgraded...
Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:11:14 -0500
...use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel and rotors...
Re: Wheel Bearings and measurements
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:43:48 -0500
...Wheel Bearings and measurements OK, so I've got some skills, some tools, and I can measure my front spindle to the 1/1000th...
Re: Will these fit? FS: 16" Audi Rims with Pretty much brand new Yokohoma Win...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:06:01 EST
...yes those wheels will fit your vanagon crawford.. you will need to machine the centers and use spacers on the fronts if you have...
Re: Outer CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 11 May 2000 10:19:40 -0600
...to take off the hub nub and remove the axel w/spile from the hub like in a front wheel drive VW or can...
Re: Hubcaps
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 21:16:06 -0500
...One day, while crusing down the road, those cheap hubcaps "spun" inside the steel wheel and actually sheared off the front left tire valve...
Audi turbo wheels on a vanagon...Re: Audi 16 spoke 'spider' rim
Historical mailing list - JordanVw
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 01:39:32 EST
...center hub hole to 2" (cost me 10 bucks a wheel at local machine shop) get audi 5000 lug bolts for front (they're...
Wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Tue, 5 May 2020 18:29:12 -0700
...alloy wheels. One of my attempts involved putting spacers on the front and I had to take the dust caps off the hubs (very...
Re: Looking for a hubcap like this
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:06:20 -0700
When a steel-lined curb in New York City trashed my right front wheel, the wheel cover popped off and rolled into traffic, where...
Re: Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 05:02:16 EST
...The fronts are stock 911S. Rears are redrilled 914 hubs. Rear rotors are stock 911. The problem with the redrill job for Vanagons is...
Re: Syncro height question
Historical mailing list - Jouko Haapanen
Fri, 3 May 2002 18:28:56 -0400
...I measured from centered of each hub vertically to lower edge of each wheel well. In front I got 17 15/16 in and...
Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels, Which Tires Don't Rub?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 07:20:56 -0400
...first of all, when I tried a bare wheel on a front hub, it fit with no rubbing however it looks like there is...
rusty little hubcaps
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:04:25 -0800
...No chips.The wheels themselves are painted silver steel wheel paint. They are the same color as the hubcap. At quick glance they look...
Re[2]: Syncro wheel bearing play?
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:56:12 -0400
All vanagon (except for syncro fronts) wheel bearings have two sets of bearings, either ball and roller (rear), or a set of tapered roller...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:42:32 -0600
...is whether there are 2 variations of Vanagon wheel and 2 > variations of of these hub caps out there. > > Does this help? > > Joe > > > _____ > > From...
Re: Hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Mark G
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:13:45 -0500
...One day, while crusing down the road, those cheap hubcaps "spun" inside the steel wheel and actually sheared off the front left tire valve...
Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:34:33 -0700
...bolts. > > For the centre bore, wheels are 57mm, and I need at least 60mm to clear > front hub. I've ground the lip off...
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: Syncro front hub question
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:49:22 +0200
...Syncro front hub question > In a message dated 7/21/00 1:36:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > johnpatt@warwick.net writes: > > << The shaft...
Re: Longer Wheel Studs
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:06:15 -0500
...He also has the longer bolts for the front wheels. Check with Ben but I think you can change the studs by removing the...
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: Audi wheels
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:48:05 +0000
...Audi wheels >Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:40:41 -0800 > >This is not true. Syncros have a centering ring on the front hub...
Wheel Bearings and measurements
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:05:15 -0500
OK, so I've got some skills, some tools, and I can measure my front spindle to the 1/1000th of an inch if...
Re: Cheaper Rims? (was FS: SA wheels 6.5Jx15 ET 30)
Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:00:47 -0500
...These wheels bolt up to the Vanagon rears as is. But will need some slight "machining" to fit the front hubs. They are in...
Melting Hubcap?!
Historical mailing list - Robin
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:03:07 -0500
...noticed that the plastic wheel cover, drivers side front wheel was melted where it contacts the center of the wheel. Seems a little too...
Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:50:55 -0700
...use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not > utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel > and rotors...
Re: Two failed tires... :-(
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:49:31 -0700
...Just not sure of the front 2WD hub > will fit them. The wheels are spec'd for a 66mm Mercedes hub, but I'm...
Re: Eccentric hub?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 7 May 2014 20:52:39 -1000
...Could some heavy equipment they used >> have damaged my hub? >> >> Wheels are not warped, all original that came with the van. Even >> noticed they...
Re: ok, now a tire question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:21:02 -0400
...Note that many wheels are hub centric, meaning they use the center hub for position and strength. Factory alloys on the front of Syncros...
Re: Audi wheels
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:53:14 EST
...Syncros have a centering ring on the front hub. Audi > wheels hit this ring. i never owned a syncro, i was just told they...
Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:30:14 -0800
...of the wheel, and be marginally effective at best. I had all four hubcaps stolen off my VW Fox in front of my house...
Re: ET 45 alloys
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:01:34 -0330
...and redrilled the wheel hubs to accept the larger splining. But > the rear did not need the spacers, only the front. I figured out...
Syncro-Tech. front axle Question
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 13 Oct 1996 23:05:25 -0400 (EDT)
...When installing the outer front CV joint into the wheel hub Bentley wants the splines to be lock compounded to the hub! Bentley manual...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:41:55 -0600
Tom, whether you saw it or not, some of the commentary DID leave the impression that front and rear had different wheels. Ron Salmon...
RE: Alloy wheel deal
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Feb 1997 23:11:56 +0000
...s use bus or vanagon front discs with ATE calipers on their rear wheels, indicating a similar hub/backspacing possibility. It's easy enough...
Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:37:34 -0500
...on Vanagons especially the front. I think the water > cooleds were the first to get a full wheel hub cap. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From...
Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:43:57 -0600
...on Vanagons especially the front. I think the water cooleds were the first to get a full wheel hub cap. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From...
Re: Syncro-Tech. front axle Question
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 19:37:14 -0400
> When installing the outer front CV joint into the wheel > hub Bentley wants the splines to be lock compounded to the > hub! Bentley manual...
Re: 16" Tire recommendations
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:56:56 -0700
Yep, my 16" SLK rims required 7mm hubcentric spacers for the front. On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:11:13 -0600
...is whether there are 2 variations of Vanagon wheel and 2 > > variations of of these hub caps out there. > > > > Does this help? > > > > Joe > > > > > > _____ > > > > From...