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• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 01:50:45 -0500
  ...Grab hold of the wheel and pull. The hub *should* slide right off the splined shaft. 4. If it worked, you now have a...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:03:08 -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: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:05:19 -0800
  ...chrome hubcaps on my '84 work van and the first time I broke 45mph I was passed by my left front hubcap. Took 5...
• Re: Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:19:59 -0700
  ...front passenger wheel, wouldn't accept it. The center cap of the spindle sticks out just a little too far to allow the hubcap...
• Big Brakes for your Vanagon Are Here!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:16:25 -0700
  ...Kit includes; Early Kit $830.00 Rotors Hubs Calipers Pads Wheel Bearings Knuckles Dust Shields Late Kit $630.00 Rotors Hubs Calipers Pads Wheel...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:02:45 -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...
• Not another ETKA part request
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:59:45 +1000
  ...front wheel stub axles absolutely necessary. The reason I ask is that these covers protrude too far out and prevent the wheel hubcaps from...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:50:51 -0500
  Maybe I have both and grabbed the wrong one to try on the front wheel! I doubt it though, I honestly think these are...
• Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 22 May 1997 06:56:33 -0700
  Watch out for those bug hubcaps on a Vanagon. They are cheap and look good, but on the left front, where the speedo cable...
• Re: front wheel grease cap removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:52:24 -0400
  ...Rest the peen against the hub with the claw behind the grease cap's lip and lever the handle. Works like a charm. Mike
• Re: Mercedes Wheels, BTDT ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:59:37 -0500
  ...I had custom hubcentric spacers made at www.wheeladapters.com. 10mm in the front and 14mm thick in the back. They were $65 each...
• Re: Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:34:35 -0400
  ...front passenger wheel, wouldn't accept it. The center cap of the spindle sticks out just a little too far to allow the hubcap...
• Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:38:19 -0400
  ...metal rattle sound coming from my passenger side front wheel. today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:27:11 -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...
• Grease leaking/spreading out of hub cover.
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:28:07 +0000
  ...a while the front right tire has grease coming out of the hub cover on my GW 16" alloy wheels. I ma wondering if...
• Re: Melting Hubcap?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:17:46 -0400
  ...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: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:50:46 -0700
  ...Front wheel bearings > >Makes sense to me. > >So, is removing the races a simple as it seems to be? any tips and tricks? I...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:36:19 -0600
  ...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: Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels, Which Tires Don't Rub?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 06:11:52 -0700
  ...first of all, when I tried a bare wheel on a front >hub, it fit with no rubbing however it looks like there is...
• Re: price diff. between 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:35:21 -0400
  Hi Chris, The reason is that the 2WD kit includes syncro type front hubs, so the front wheel connections go from the current 2WD...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:47:52 -1000
  ...try to isolate it to front or rear to start with. it's easy to check tires/wheels for roundness ... just a quick jack...
• Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 16 May 2002 14:02:27 -0700
  ...to get these wheels on a stock Vanagon hub? I don't want to invest in a set of front bolts so to be...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:43:57 -0700
  ...The axle stub is splined and locks into the splines of the front wheel hub. If the wheel is installed you can use it...
• Re: Front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:00:58 EDT
  ...I've had to resort to that on cars whose wheels are indexed to the hubs. George
• Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:18:26 +0000
  ...The wheels need to be able to work lug centric as the rear won't support a centering hub. The 2WD vans up front...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:14:07 -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...
• '86 Syncro wheel bearings(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:30:23 -0500
  Howdy Listies, I finaly pulled the wheel bearing out of the passanger side front wheel. If you'll remember it had developed an excessive...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:42:53 -0400
  ...pressing them into your hubs. Otherwise you may learn the hard way (like I did) that all Vanagon front wheel bearings are not the...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:21:28 -0800
  ...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: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:35:51 -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...
• 1985 Springs
  Historical mailing list - SJKnell
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 07:39:48 -0600
  ...The fronts are the tall ones – fender lip to wheel hub is about 17.5 inches. I also have two rear shims to balance...
• Fwd: Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:20:25 -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: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 11:13:51 EDT
  ...5000T wheels. I know > these fit the vanagon, but is there any things I need to know before > jumping on > center hub holes need...
• A Front Wheel Bearings Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:01:14 -0700
  ...Recently got some new rotors and new front bearings. Today I installed the races for the bearings in the hubs. Although I've never...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:45 -0400
  > Not sure on mud flaps, but I know Beetle hub caps fit all but the > driver's side wheels. The drivers side dust cap...
• torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:58:18 -0800
  ...calipers on to the front hub assembly? i am going to take off my rotors to replace the wheel studs, and will need to...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:54:47 -0800
  ...use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel and rotors...
• Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:57:50 -0700
  ...front passenger wheel, wouldn't accept it. The center cap of the spindle sticks out just a little too far to allow the hubcap...
• Machining Audi wheels for use on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:54:59 -0500
  ...wheels, 1986 vintage, lug pattern 5x112, ET45 offset, for $150. However, they will require machining of the center hole to fit the front hubs...
• Re: What good are wheel locks?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:28:14 -0600
  ...off the grease cap on the front hub and take > off > the nut and then the wheel, hub, and disc fall off. Is there...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:24:45 -0800
  ...on the front. �How's that for confusion for >> the person who would not know? > > So, were front and rear wheels different on these...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:19:41 -0600
  ...develops a kit to convert the syncro over to free wheel / > locking front hubs please let me know I would pay a thousand ($1000...
• [syncro.org] Syncro Front End Parts & Other Stuff FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:43:29 -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: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:26:39 -0500
  ...I have heard the hub cap (now called "wheel cover" by more modern types) described as a safety feature, with the claim that if...
• Re: Syncro-Tech. front axle Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 19:38:30
  ...front axle Question > > >> When installing the outer front CV joint into the wheel >> hub Bentley wants the splines to be lock compounded to the...
• Re: Two failed tires... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:49:04 -0400
  ...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: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:15:58 -0600
  ...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: Machining Audi wheels for use on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:01:31 EST
  ...wheels, 1986 vintage, lug pattern 5x112, ET45 offset, for $150. However, they will require machining of the center hole to fit the front hubs...
• Re: "Towing" a two wheeler
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:02:36 -0700
  ...the front hub on my Honda CB450. We then bolted the plate to the backside of the Audi, removed the Honda front wheel and...
• Re: Wheel swaps and center bores
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:28:18 -0500
  ...front rotor hub, and (if necessary) install a different bearing cap? How about swapping in front rotors that just fit the new wheel? The...
• Re: 15" wheels with tires!! SNOW TIRES!! Not mine!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Cunningham
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:11:28 -0400
  ...I removed a front wheel, you can''t easily measure the bore directly because of the star-shaped hole. So I measured the hub...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:04 -0500
  ...hubcaps that look nearly identical. > The > ones designed to fit 71-79 Buses are deeper than Beetle ones and will clear > the wheel hub...
• Re: Ford wheels on a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 11:52:39 -0400
  ...BTW I first tried the rings on a front hub and it seamed to be a great fit.. well buyer beware and I think...
• Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:04:41 -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: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:40:25 -0800
  ...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: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:52:10 -0500
  ...The old bug had the exact same hub cap except a 1/4" thinner. They will work except , IIRC, the front right wheel where...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:11 -0800
  ...use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not > utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel and > rotors...
• squeeky wheel
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:22:14 -0800
  ...So I get new rotors, new calipers and I'm still hearing a horrible squeeking sound from the front wheels. I'm puzzled. I...
• Re: Brake Job Front and Back 85 2wd vanagon. Wheel bearing question.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 May 2011 11:13:45 -0700
  ...the front wheel bearings ...... you remove the races and bearings from the old brake rotor hubs, and install them into the new hubs...and...
• Re: VW wheel compatibility (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 17:34:20 -0500
  ...From the factory even the Syncro front alloy wheels are hub-centric. And finally the factory alloys are designed and even stamped for the...