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• Re: rear axles (STUB)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:06:20 -0500
  ...rear axles (STUB) Hi all CV Joint Axles Or Dog Bones are the easy part of the Axle. How about the Stub Axle or...
• Re: snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 28 May 1999 02:30:16 -0400
  ...probably out already?) then remove the large outer axle nut, and push the stub-axle through and out of the bearing. Then you can...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:08:27 -0700
  ...But, if all you do is cut the axles, the stubs that are still connected to the road wheels will still be turning. And...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:36:56 -0400
  ...and stub axles in the mess I > call my workshop, I notice the radial play of the hub on the stub axle > diminishes as...
• Re: Noisy Axle shaft...85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:26:23 -0400
  Have you looked into the black cave with a flashlight?Are the bolts that hold the cv onto the stub axel tight? Very dangerous...
• Broken down on I80 eastern Colorado, western Nebraska
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:25:53 +0000
  ...axle but does not have the tool to remove the bolts from the transaxle flange or the socket to remove the stub axle from...
• Re: paging Pat Dooley/RE: Transvair conversion information
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 06:25:59 EDT
  ...IIRC my old kit came with stub axle adapters. The kit used Otto Parts axles. I think they are just regular Corvair axles. Some...
• Re: gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:03:19 +0000
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• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:41:17 -0500
  <snip> brylcream?, or was that vitalis? <snip> Brylcream .... a little dab 'll do ya .... Brylcream .... you'll look so debenaire. Brylcream .... the gals will...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:36:43 -0600
  Yup, I've been kicking around longer than I like to admit. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Don Deitke wrote: >John ~~~ It sounds like...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:21:01 -0800
  ...the nut can bottom out on the splines of the stub axle.. rather than really tightening any internal bits on the stub axle ...spacer...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 16:16:14 -0800
  ...You can leave the stub axle on the van and slide housing out, but I�d advise taking cv bolts off and remove assembly...
• Re: Rear Axle Wiggle
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:50:38 -0800
  ...The noise would go away until it wouldn't then I replaced the stub axle and poof the problem was gone. Next time the...
• Re: Failed my Safety Certification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:30:30 -0600
  ...3) Grease on one rear brake shoe - what could this be? Outer stub axle seal. Don't know about the other stuff. Stan Wilder
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:22:29 -0700
  ...A loose axle nut will cause all sorts of wear issues in the assembly. A vague and not very meaningful assertion. :-( A bent stub...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:22:06 -0700
  ...Especially if the large nut is still on the outer end of the stub axle that goes through the hub. not a good thing...
• Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:00:53 -0800
  ...Only two issues - need the outer ends of front axles to go in the wheel bearings....like the outer stub axles, and the other...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:37:55 -0700
  ...in one extreme case ..even with heating ...the nut galled the threads on the stub axle taking the nut off. Both nut and stub...
• CV Joint repacking- axle removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:23:16 -0700
  ...Both the final drive and the axle stub have little lips that go up around the away-from-the-axle side of the CV...
• Re: FS: 1987 Syncro passenger van $1800
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:50:02 -0600
  ...Do you have stub axles in the front hubs to keep the bearings from being damaged, or did you leave the whole axles in...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:20:20 -0400
  The stub axle should not have come out of the hub unless you already removed the retaining nut. Did you do that / mean that...
• VANAGON digest 607
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 17:02:23 -0700
  ...I can't remember if the stub axle had actually twisted off or if it was just a scorched mess, but it was definitely...
• Re: Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 00:06:32 -0500
  ...there was play where the >outer bearing mated to the stub axle. I had a warped brake rotor and let >it go too long...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:16:47 -0400
  ...But, if all you do is cut the > axles, the stubs that are still connected to the road wheels will still be > turning. And...
• (Mis)adventures in Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sun, 11 May 2014 15:05:17 -0500
  ...Anyway, I get to the other side and remove the bearing case, with stub axle intact. But then the axle won't come out...
• Re: Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 17:42:52 -0700
  ...there was play where the >> outer bearing mated to the stub axle. I had a warped brake rotor and > let >> it go too long...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:08:21 -0700
  And if you continue to think of the stub axle and castellated nut as a nut and bolt, then look up the torque specs...
• Re: Input shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:47:24 -0400
  ...c-ya Jonce ><<I've got to replace the seal for the stub axle to the trans.>> >Simple. >Remove the axle's. >Pop off...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 19:24:58 -0700
  ...Rear axle torque specs? Playing with the spare set of hubs, housings, and stub axles in the mess I call my workshop, I notice...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:17:35 EST
  ...I remember assembling an axle and splined stub on the work bench and trying to install it as a unit on my 86. Due...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:40:49 -0700
  ...Both nut and stub axle were ruined. > That only happened once in dozens of years though. > > it's good to take things like the...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:53:40 EST
  If the axles will not come out of the CV joint once you remove the C-clip _DO NOT HAMMER _ on the axle ends...
• Broken CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:40:00 -0400
  ...left flush with the stub axle? If so, does this require removing the Big Nut and thus the stub axle? Any Input would be...
• Re: hello and a new memeber.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 05:42:07 EDT
  ...I am finding out that a regular service schedule on the rear axle bearings will be an unpleasant task. The stub axle will have...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 04:57:05 -0500
  ...be removed to get the stub axle out. >Once the nut is removed and the CV drive axle is removed you can get into...
• FS: Passat steel rims 15x6
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 21 May 1998 15:24:32 -0300
  ...they fit vanagons BUT the centre of the rim must be machined out to about 2" to clear axle stubs. $200US/set or best...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:45:52 -0500
  GOOD ADVICE! another way to get the joint off is to use a punch on the center hole in the end of the axle...
• Re: Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 11 May 2000 10:19:40 -0600
  ...Don't bother with the hub nut, just unbolt the axle from the stub and the trans, replace the CV, and bolt back in...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:59:53 +0000
  ...Note that the rear hub, which is what is being held by the axle nut, should stay on. Stubborn, stuck brake drums can be...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:35:32 -0700
  ...But, if all you do is cut the > axles, the stubs that are still connected to the road wheels will still be > turning. And...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:43:10 -0500
  ...Both nut and stub axle were ruined. >> That only happened once in dozens of years though. >> >> it's good to take things like the...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:50:55 -0400
  ...Both nut and stub axle were ruined. > That only happened once in dozens of years though. > > it's good to take things like the...
• Wheel bearing scraping noise
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Fri, 5 May 2006 18:42:46 +0100
  ...i just had a very expensive (700 dollars) repair done which was the result of loose axle nuts on the rear. wrecked axle stubs...
• Re: Tips, Tricks, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dann-o
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 10:46:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...Then, drive out the stub axle, finally remove the snap rings on both sides of the bearing carrier. Now, the bearings will come out...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:21:44 EST
  I have to agree with George a little dab will do ya !! Most of you are to young to know or recognize the saying...
• Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:39:14 -0500
  ...And I applied the same fix - at least on the tranny stub axle flange end of the axle. But i found that the newer...
• Thanks re: 86GL Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Paverd
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 06:39:01 -0400
  ...I now have enough ammunition to go in there and discuss with the service manager exactly what he means by "replacing the stub axle...
• Re: Rear axle replacement advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 2014 07:24:32 -0400
  I have seen both the axles and the stub shafts on the transmission break. Very rare for an automatic. A CV that fails by...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing replacement...don't do it like this..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:38:36 -0700
  ...remove the axle first ! it VERY easy to remove the Bearing Housing with stub axle and brgs in it. just remove axle. undo big...
• Re: Play in rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:16:02 -0500
  ...However, the length of the splined section of t= > he stub axle is such that if the spacer is too short then the hub...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 07:53:27 EST
  In a message dated 2/6/04 5:16:47 AM, katzd54@YAHOO.COM writes: << i think the original lubricant may be more like...
• Re: Weddle still in existence?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:52:11 +1200
  ...Bruce >motorbruce@hotmail.com Why the heck is Chris Weddle not answering my e-mails? I need to order conversion axles & stubaxles... -- Regards Andrew
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:55:04 -0600
  ...After your work is completed take it back to them and get the torque set. #6) If you install new stub axle seals be...
• Re: Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:47:56 -0500
  ...Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS Awesome helpful info Dennis. You make the punch marks on the spindle? Yes, not too deep. > For the...
• Re: (Mis)adventures in Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 May 2014 20:45:11 -0400
  ...You should never > do that. > > Now I have to locate a new bearing case and stub axle. Looks like Van-Cafe > might have some...
• Re: gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:40 -0400
  ...When I disconnected the CV axle from the stub > axle on the left side, I found the remnants of a gasket. I swear there...
• Re: Rounded CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:22:15 -0400
  Another method would be to remove the stub axle after the inner joint is off. That way you could get to the bolt heads...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:02:32 -0400
  ...I'll check the up/down play of the Stub axle. If that seems OK then I won't mess with the bearings. Sure...
• Re: Rear hub tightness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:08:42 -0500
  ...Vanagon) >I just ground mine off when I installed new rear axle stub bearings and >nuts, then took the van to a truck stop...
• Broken axle stub on '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Daniel J Burgos
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:05:58 -0400
  ...You see, as I later found out, the wheel fell off because the stub axle broke in half right at the beginning of the...