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• Re: 15" audi alloys
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:08:44 -0600
  ...The hub clearance needs > to be opened up a bit as I have seen posted previously. The thing that has > me puzzled though is...
• are new hubcaps available for 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:35:55 -0500
  I lost two hubcaps for my 84 when Discount Tire mounted my new Agilis tires. The manager there is great and offered to refund...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:51 -0700
  My DX 5-speed uses the same slider hub, and the failure was fairly subtle, and only noticeable after long drives in 4th/5th...
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:39:59 -0700
  Entity jimt spoke thus: >> The tire shop neglected to put on a hubcap properly and it escaped. How much >> would I pay for a...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:40:57 -0700
  ...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: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:20:16 -0700
  ...axle connected to hub bone? HI, I hope I am posting this right. I am replacing the strut/spring on my 91 Westy Syncro...
• 82 Westy exterior ?'s moldings&hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Burton
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:21:43 -0400
  ...1) What sort of hubcaps would have come with the vanagon(82) originally? Right now it has the old chrome hubcaps like the busses...
• Re: Momo hub for Vanagon / PN: 8012
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:02:12 -0800
  ...What the heck is a mono hub for a vanagon, and wouldn't it be spelled "monohub" , if it's all in one piece...
• broken 3/4 hub
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:08:05 -0600
  Hi Volks, I have a picture of a broken 3/4 hub posted at http://scribers.midwest.net/midwesty/vw/Pictures/Images/CrackedXaxle.jpg...
• WTB: SA Front hubs
  Historical mailing list - Walt Quitt
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:06:27 -0000
  I would like to purchase a pair or two South African front hubs.&nbsp; Maybe a complete brake setup.<BR> <BR> TIA,<BR> Walt...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:01:53 -0500
  ...I just prefer > the little VW logo hub caps. > > I've seen photos of Vanagons with these VW logo hub caps before. Is there...
• Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:23:01 -0800
  I pulled the silver-painted OEM plastic hubcaps off my '84 van and just painted the wheels with satin black rattlecan paint. With a...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:57:02 -0800
  ...Wheel/hubcaps "look" options To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, November 26, 2012, 8:23 PM I pulled the silver-painted OEM plastic...
• Re: Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:44:38 -0500
  On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, George Goff wrote: > I highly recommend removing the hub instead. Just make sure you get that center nut properly...
• WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:06:00 -0700
  ...I have read that a failing or failed 3-4 hub is felt in 3-4 only. Makes sense. Since shifter drags in all...
• hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:41:36 -0400
  Anyone in Ontario have any VW hubcaps (14" wheels) around? I just got the girl some new/used tires and i want it to...
• Re: What to do about hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Jul 1994 06:16:14 -0400 (EDT)
  While you others are on the subject of hubcaps for your '84 I just remembered that my '87 is missing one (hubcap) that is...
• Hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 19:33:07 -0600
  Anyone know of a source of black plastic VW-insignia caps that will cover just the hub on my 14" Syncro wheels? I don...
• 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...
• Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:09:35 -0600
  ...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: Will new Golf hubcaps fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:43:37 -0600
  The 97 and 98 Golf/Jetta hubcaps are 14", I saw a Vanagon at BBTA 14 with them on, they looked really good. The...
• Re: Hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Colin Rogers
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:30:55 -0700
  Scott wrote: > Anyone know of a source of black plastic VW-insignia caps that will > cover just the hub on my 14" Syncro wheels...
• Boring out hubs on wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:28:35 -0700
  So I'm trying to think of a clever way of boring out the hubs on some alloy wheels I have. Best idea so...
• Hubcaps wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:19:07 -0400
  I'm in need of another one of those silver "spoked" plastic hubcaps with the VW emblem in the center. If anyone has one...
• '85-'91 vanagon hubcaps for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:36:57 EST
  i have a few '85-'91 vanagon hubcaps for sale. i just got 2 that are really nice, w/o any curbing. let me...
• Re: More Busses in the Movies
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:05:06 -0500
  ...Hubba hubba. > Almost Famous Has Quite a few older Busses in the film. > > Enjoy, > Greg > 86 GL Westy > Granada Hills, CA
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:22:03 +0000
  ...Now I can not get a set of hubcaps to stay on! I've gone through 4 sets and they all fly off at...
• Re: Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:17:16 -0700
  ...Hubcaps? Does anyone have a picture of the correct hubpcaps for a 1984 Vanagon, mine have some inexpensive and cracked plastic ones from WalMart...
• Re: 30mm vs. 40mm Hub on Diesel Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:08:20 -0500
  ...40mm Hub on Diesel Water Pump Brace yourself for a dumb question ... Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the 30mm and...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:20:25 EDT
  hello Rob Take the hubcap and find a solf place, sand works best. take a ball peen hammer and bang the center section out...
• hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 05:51:34 +0000
  I lost a hubcap for my 85 Westie, its the silver plastic one...anyone know where I might find one and the approximate cost...
• Re: FS: Stock Wheels and Covers (Hubcaps)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 23 May 1997 10:00:18 -0700
  At 10:21 PM 5/22/97 -0500, you wrote: >I also have 4 Hub caps, picture displayed by a comercial vendor at: >http...
• Re: Painted Hubcaps $24.95/set of 4
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:30:08 -0400
  ...Then what holds them on them? The usual hubcaps (not > wheel covers) are mounted just outside the lug nuts. This is what results from...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:49:28 -0600
  ...The black hubcaps I have are genuine VW and fit great. They also have the larger holes so the VW hubcap puller works. -- Steve...
• Re: odometer update
  Historical mailing list
  09 Jul 97 13:26:13 PDT
  ...There should be a small hub on the gear. Wrap the hub with string or heavy thread and wrap the hub with the string...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:15:06 -0500
  ...http://www.hubcapzone.com/hubcaps/factory/vw/61508.jpg and want to install these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VW_Type2_T3_Kombi...
• Re: Anyone ever painted their hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:54:33 -0500
  This isn't going to help anyone with beautifying their hubcaps but... Am I alone in generally disliking hubcaps - period? I'd love to...
• Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 23:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-05-21 20:01:28 EDT, tbill@startext.net (tbill) writes: > > For under 20$, KMart sells PVC hubcaps that...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:53:19 -0500
  ---- Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I stick the wheel on so it's center opening is on the hub, then rotate it > and...
• Re: spare tire stowage quiz...
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:25:13 -0400
  ...edu> wrote: > Do you stow your spare tire: > > a) hub side up > > b) hub side down > > c) doesn't matter > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL >
• Another hubcap hope
  Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 06:12:39 -0400
  The first shall be last, and the last shall be first?? My entry in DrRufo's free hubcap contest, timestamped right now. Byron Spears...
• WTB Single Disc Hub Cap
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 06:49:11 EDT
  I need only one lonely hub cap. Pretty fair condition, please. Please P-Mail replies if you have one to sell. Thanks, Brian Doss...
• Re: expected life of the brazil chrome hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 23:58:33 -0500
  2 weeks? Mike Wesley Pegden wrote: > Hi all, > how long do the Brazil chrome hubcaps last in the salt belt if well > cared for...
• (Fwd) lost a hubcap.....
  Historical mailing list - John Grazul
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:49:06 -0500
  ...lost a hubcap..... Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:43:46 -0500 All I just noticed that one of my hubcaps is really gone...
• Re: Cracked Slider Hub Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:59:05 -0800
  ...Malcolm - who has never seen the inside of a vanagon tranny. > Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > > > >http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/slider_hub_01.jpg > > > >http...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:07:58 -0500
  At 01:08 PM 10/29/03 -0500, you wrote: >Is there any available device to lock hubcaps to a vehicle? Or is there...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:25:19 -0700
  ...albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > .... > >> On a used stub axle and hub, when hub installed on axle, but not pressed >> down by nut, just pressed...
• NVC- Eriba Puck Hub/Spindle source?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:28:53 -0400
  ...I was able to get the hub off, but the inner race of the outer bearing is welded to the spindle. It is sitting...
• Bug Hubcaps on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 07:26:22 -0700
  ...Someone was asking about Bug hubcaps. These 68 - 77 Bug Hubcaps are essencially the same as what was used on base model Vanagons. As...
• vanagon hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:49:48 -0400
  The old dog dish style chrome hub caps with the vw logo in the middle should fit. They give vanagons a cool retro look...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:13:18 EDT
  ...However if the hub splines are worn then he is probably going to have to look for a good, used hub and bearing housing...
• Re: Dumb Hubcap Question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:39:42 -0500
  I have the chromey dog dishes on my 82, I solved the problem by gently pushing out the middle of the front hubcabs with...
• Where's the hubcap? F
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 05 Apr 1997 09:35:13 -0800
  > > > WHO HAS THE HUBCAP? > In Germany, the young assistant pastors do not live in the > main rectory. That is reserved for the Pastor and...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:38:54 -0800
  To expand on what Dennis Haynes said, there are actually two versions of this hubcap and one will not fit on a Vanagon: 311...
• Re: Vanagon CV noises?
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:04:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It was the plastic hubcaps. Took the hubcaps off noise went bye-bye. If it's a squeeky noise and if you have hubcaps...
• Hubcaps needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 25 Feb 97 13:11:48 UT
  Does anyone have any of those light brown "spoked" hubcaps that were used on early 80's Westfalia's? I need 2 of them...
• Rear Brakes 87 Van GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:39:28 -0400
  Can you remove the brake drums without pulling the hub? Techniques? Do you need the pulled to pull the hub ? Which do you use...
• Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:29:48 -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: 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...
• WTB plastic "spoke" hubcaps for 83
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:42:43 -0400
  I'm still looking for nice used plastic VW spoke hubcaps for my 83 Westfalia. These are the hubcaps with the spoke look and...