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• Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 May 2016 09:41:30 -0400
  ...Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy Dennis: Over-tightening the bearings is my concern. Is it possible for things to feel too...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:21:27 -0700
  ...the outer front wheel bearings are weak on early vanagons ..or better said, they made them better after ..I think maybe, 84. I am...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:10:23 -0700
  ...Some of the noise I heard might have been from the front axles. So I again plan to replace all 4 bearings on the...
• Re: 1985 Front Spindle needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:55:50 -0400
  ...The transition year was '84 when they changed the outer wheel bearing. Mike Cullen Stewart wrote: > The spindle has a cast lower arm, larger...
• suspension bushings
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:24:46 -0500
  ...front I solved most of this by checking three places: the upper shock mount bushings, the "radius rod" bushings, and the wheel bearings. In...
• Re: front wheel bearings...chassis # location?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 25 May 2009 21:54:48 -0700
  ...am getting a humming from the front and i think it is the > passenger side wheel bearing.� in checking out vancafe and > busdepot for...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 12:39:40 -0500
  ...the later-version bearings on our early-1984 bus, meaning there was a huge amount of slop in the front bearings that enabled rotor...
• Front Bearing Saga; Part 3 or 4...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:32:37 -0500
  ...Do your front bearings while they will still "fall out"!! Rich _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl...
• Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:24:47 +1300
  I have been unable to locate later-model RWD front suspension, for which reason my project van is still on hold, and I'm...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:01:35 -0600
  In years of working on vehicles I have seen several sticking calipers also with bad wheel bearings. We would have fun trying to analyze...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 6 May 2020 08:18:43 -0600
  ...front wheel bearings are in my future? > > I did spin that wheel and it was more or less exactly like the other front wheel...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:24:27 -0700
  ...I can > get to the rear bearing, but the front one is beneath the plastic cover that > makes up the blades of the fan...
• bad bearing? what's it cost?
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:41:55 -0800
  ...the left front wheel, and it gets louder when I'm turning towards the right. Does that seem like a bearing problem? Any guess...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Options
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:54:27 -0400
  Yeah, now that I think about it, I've done the front with no press. How can you do it with the bearing housing...
• Re: Brake Job Front and Back 85 2wd vanagon. Wheel bearing question.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:01:04 -0700
  ...unlike the front wheel bearings, there is no adjustment involved with the rear wheel bearings, they are either ok, or they are not. the...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Seal Issue (Pic)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:36:00 -0400
  ...As long as it's not touching the bearing, it should be fine. >The way I read Haynes and Bentley, it tells me the...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:10:17 -0700
  ...Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am just starting to replace the front discs, pads and bearings. >>> I am >>> wondering what is...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:48:24 -0400
  Most pulsating brakes are the front. They feel like they are the rear brakes. Most times it is warped rotors. My brakes pulsated and...
• Noisy bearing (?) on front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 21:38:07 -0800
  ...dry fan motor bearing? - Do I really need to remove & dismantle the heater box to get at the fan bearing? (this sounds like a...
• Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Tue, 9 May 2000 22:37:48 -0400
  ...with the new bearings. Shocks. Looks like you need a spring compressor and a special tool to get the front shocks out. Is this...
• Re: Vanagon-less for a week
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:02:37 -0400
  ...I ran the van over to the shop that had replaced, under their warranty, the right front wheel bearing earlier this year and we...
• Re: PEX front bearings WARNING
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:17:13 -0600
  Oh Scott, you're such a grammar nazi..... Miguel
• Re: Rotor swappin help needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:21:14 -0700
  ...me if I can > put my 85 front rotors on my 91? > I was thinking the bearings are different? > It`s a tire swap...
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:07:14 -0700
  Didn't we list all these before? broken cv, broken axle, broken wheel bearing. can't drive syncro with a front axle out, the...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700
  ...molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons? > > CV grease has superior...
• Re: No more noise!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:50:57 -0600
  ...I took it to my tire > placee they said it was a right front bearing. I took it to my vanagon > shop, they said...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:41:29 -0500
  ...the later-version bearings on our >> early-1984 bus, meaning there was a huge amount of slop in the front >> bearings that enabled rotor...
• Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sun, 12 May 1996 13:07:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...machine down the inner bearing rid on the arms to fit the inner bearing on the early beam. reasemble the beam and adapt the...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 1 May 2006 17:33:20 -0400
  ...These nuts are a special >>>locking type and once used lose they safety margin. >>> >>>BTW, usually, but not always, a front wheel bearing develops...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:32:43 -0500
  ...These nuts are a special > locking type and once used lose they safety margin. > > BTW, usually, but not always, a front wheel bearing develops...
• Re: Front defroster
  Historical mailing list - Binns Handy
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:36:19 -0500
  I'm cheap and fixed the front fan on my 84 with just cleaning and lube. The fan motor bearings were so dry/stiff...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:13:28 -0700
  ...who posted about them, he included the MBZ >>part >>numbers. >> >> >>Regards, Vern >> >>> you are thinking of a mercedes benz front wheel bearing securing nut. >>> >
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:45:23 +0000
  ...Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs > > > Hi all, > > > > I am just starting to replace the front discs, pads and bearings. I am > wondering what is...
• Re: Wheel bearing squell
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:22:18 -0800
  ...Hello everyone, About 2 weeks ago I replaced the front wheel bearing in my '87 2- wheel drive vanagon and every now and then...
• Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:04:26 -0700
  ...I take the left front wheel bearings apart- they're dry and burnt blue. I scronge some grease from the front suspension or something...
• Moaning noise from front of van
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:23:24 -0400
  ...noise from the front which is in direct proportion to the speed I'm going. What should I look for? (wheel bearings?) Thanks, Bryan
• Need help with a part number
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:03 -0800
  I'm looking for the part number for front wheel bearing "seal rings". These are the rings which provide the surface for the ID...
• Front Hub bearing removal
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:10:29 -0800
  ...I think I'm going to have to redo my front hub wheel bearings and having never done them before was wondering if anybody...
• Bearing Problem - Any Ideas??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:18:15 -0500
  OK, Just replaced front rotors both sides with brand new ones. Installed and seated the new bearing races - no problem. Greased the pucky out...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:12:57 -0700
  ...Rear wheel bearings > > After 250K miles it looks like the rear wheel bearings need replacment. > I've done the front successfully in the past...
• Re: Heater Blower Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 20:26:43 -0700
  ...In the discussions of front heater blowers, there have been suggestions about gluing something over the bearing to protect it from the incoming air...
• Re: Wheel bearing squell
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 00:17:44 -0500
  Chris Snyder <Ccsvanagon@WMCONNECT.COM> writes: > About 2 weeks ago I replaced the front wheel bearing in my '87 > 2-wheel drive vanagon and...
• Re: (Mis)adventures in Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 May 2014 20:45:11 -0400
  ...boy this weekend and replace my wheel bearings. > That's when the trouble started. > > Got the front rotors off to discover that they're...
• Re: that little pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:37:21 -0400
  ...keep puller bit (washer) at inside end of bearing during removal. Likely was at front as puller bit probably moved forward and grabbed what...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:48:50 -0700
  ...fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp > At 08:01 PM 3/20/2011, Vern in Bend wrote: >>I don't like peen-unpeen...
• Heater Blower Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 18:26:12 -0700
  ...In the discussions of front heater blowers, there have been suggestions about gluing something over the bearing to protect it from the incoming air...
• Re: "CRASY" Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:48:17 -0500
  ...Re: "CRASY" Front wheel bearings WHAT ! Anglicize Ben's submissions.!!!!! Sacre Bleu! Sacrilege! God Forbid! I should be so fortunate were MY second language...
• Brake caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:21:47 -0600
  Hello all, After having my new tires installed the mechanc said there was noise in the front wheel bearings and or brakes. I knew...
• Re: (Summary) Rear wheel bearings: grease, replace or leave alone.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:56:37 -0700
  ...to the rear wheel bearings it is common to leave them alone until the start making noise. (Front wheel bearings are by contrast easy...
• 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...
• (Mis)adventures in Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sun, 11 May 2014 15:05:17 -0500
  I thought I'd be a good boy this weekend and replace my wheel bearings. That's when the trouble started. Got the front...
• 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...
• complete front end bushing/bearings rebuild kit
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 21:27:45 -0400
  is there such a thing as a complete bushings/bearings rebuild kit for the front end? i know i can get parts separately, but...
• Re: need help identifying cause of noise
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 19:39:52 -0600
  ...van with the bearing problem, increasing the weight of the van on the bad bearings. 2/ when they were fronts, it was easy to...
• Re: Syncro driveshaft problems (maybe?)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 14:07:46 -0400
  ...The vibrations were still there. > I thought that maybe there was something else wrong (front diff or wheel > bearings or driveaxles) I later found...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:07:54 -0500
  ...listening) after a recent replacement, I jacked up the front and checked > the bearings. They don't move and any noise I hear I...
• Re: front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:29:06 -0700
  ...I chased a front end vibration for a few years. Tightening bearings helped, but not much. Rotating tires did nothing. Replacing front end componenets...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:57:22 +0000
  ...I had lots of left-front bearing noise of late, worsening over this last 1,000 miles or so - despite having new bearings put...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:16:09 -0500
  ...There is absolutely nothing unique about Vanagon front wheel bearings or brakes that make for any difficulty in any mechanic to service. The inner...
• wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - David SIDOTE
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 14:44:59 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi, I'm going to change the front wheel bearings in my 83.5 westy tonight and I have two important questions that I...