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• Re: Pilot bearing grease type
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:02:06 -0400
  If you have to ask this, make sure you install the felt seal for the bearing ...................... neil wrote: >ok. so what exactly is > >"bosch...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:33:09 -0400
  The pilot bearing with the built is seal is longer than the standard. In order to use it on the water boxer either the...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 16 May 2010 11:18:22 -0700
  Dennis, Is it possible to over tighten the large rear axle nuts? I recently had both rear bearings (L and R) fail while driving...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:34:16 -0500
  Martin, The most important part of repacking wheel bearings is not replacing the grease. The most important part is inspecting the bearings & races for...
• 2.1 Main Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Don1dd
  Sat, 16 May 1998 00:00:30 EDT
  Noticed as I began to cleanup my crankshaft that the bearings I was sold were not like the ones on the crank. My astute...
• Re: Flying without pilot (bearing)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:49:18 -0800
  ...I was thinking that this mainshaft play is normal, and the pilot bearing is needed on the other end to provide stability. The tranny...
• Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:06:33 -0800
  ...I likely torqued the nuts on front bearings too much. Grease on outer bearing rollers was brown (originally pink), evidence of **light** scoring on...
• Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:50:25 PDT
  Well then, based on what you just said, could the australian chip add to bearing wear??? Since you say below: "In the WBX engine...
• Re: Wheel Bearings and measurements
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:43:48 -0500
  The outer bearing is common used on many vehicles, VW part number 113-517-185-C is 22X45.236mm. The inner bearing is a...
• Re: wheel bearings for '82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:07:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...The inner and the outer bearings. most of the parts come off very easily. The trouble is the outer races of the two bearings...
• Re: My Sliding door does not open?
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 11:07:55 -0800
  ...I don't exactly recall, but there are two screws that hold the bearings to the door. Actually, the bearings are held on with...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 8 May 2013 09:38:01 -0400
  from what I can see of the pix it appears that the outter race of the bearing is still there. you will need to...
• {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 27 May 2016 15:25:12 -0300
  ...Would this cause the bearings to loosen? In all the years with my ’66 Westy and ’74 Thing, the wheel bearings never loosened off...
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sun, 5 May 2024 02:53:39 +0000
  My mechanic installed all new wheel bearings I got from Ken Wilford so I know they are the correct ones. Anyway, now there is...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:18:17 -0500
  ALWAYS replace both pieces of the bearing! Did I say ALWAYS? If one half is worn, the other will be just as bad. Makes...
• axles r off...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 14:01:25 EST
  ...side went alittle easier becuz (1) did the other side first and (2) outer bearing was shot. Ball bearings rolling on the floor as...
• Re: humming synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:21:18 -0400
  In a message dated 96-10-08 23:23:58 EDT, you write: << Noise in 4th gear only! Mainshaft bearing or 3/4 slider...
• clairification: Hot nuts up front. was: [Fwd: bosch digifant]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:28:37 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-25 08:00:47 EDT, GMBulley@AOL.COM writes: << If you suspect you have bearing problems, take a...
• rear wheel bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:49:26 -0700
  I've posted some pics and text on my blog about the rear wheel bearing replacement I did yesterday. Post is not complete, will...
• Re: Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:41:50 -0400
  ...Yes it does keep the bearing > spinning but the load is very light. The release bearing can still > last well past 100K and usuaully...
• Alternator Bearings (90 Amp)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 18:34:32 -0500
  The bearings in the alternator of the '87 Syncro seem to be telling that that they are not much longer for this world. VW...
• Sliding door bearings.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:07:53 EDT
  Is there a good source available for the ball bearing assemblies for sliding doors? The ones I need are for 85 and up and...
• Re: Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:39:39 -0800
  ...Before you use the elbow grease on the muffler bearing, go to your local airport's malignance facility and get a quart of prop...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:18:10 -0700
  the amusing and instructive thread on sliding door bearings is this one on the samba. http://tinyurl.com/22out2g old terry kay goes down...
• Re: main bearings for the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:41:06 -0400
  ...I am a bit confused as to how to determine which main bearing set to order. My crankshaft is a "red dot" unit (from...
• Re: 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:22:43 -0700
  Thanks for the heads up! What are the primary signs that the bearings are wearing out? --t On Monday, July 27, 2015, Alistair Bell...
• Re: Any pilot bearing tricks ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:34:57 EST
  In a message dated 98-10-28 22:15:00 EST, akimmons@PDQ.NET wrote: > Any tricks to getting out the pilot bearing between...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:49:53 EST
  John, I just had the front wheel bearings replaced (both wheels) on my 87 Westy for about $175. Inner and outer bearings. I don...
• Boston Bobs tale of an engine stripper or .19 Main bearing info was Flickerin oil light on 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:33:16 -0400
  ...The two middle main bearings bores are in fact the same size on the bug main bearings bores as they are on the 1...
• Quickie alternator fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:56:44 -0800
  ...The bearings were tight on the shaft. So it was just the bearing itself that had failed, worn out. I put the new bearings...
• Rear wheel bearing replacement...don't do it like this..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:56:42 -0700
  I Googled the procedure and found amongst all the write-ups one outlining doing the rear bearings without removing the stub axle. I tried...
• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:02:39 -0500
  ...That is probably because they outlast the rod and main bearings, and typically the rod bearings go first. Are you sure he said cam...
• Re: What Determines Steering Knuckle Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 22:45:06 -0400
  The bearing inner races are a slip fit on the spindle shaft so at some point they will spin. The spin should be minimal...
• Re: Whistle sound--Gland nut??
  Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
  1 Apr 95 12:05:08 EDT
  Dave, I am NOT an expert with Mustangs, but I do know that the T/O bearing is NOT SPINNING in a TI/TII...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:23:22 -0700
  ...You have an internal tranny bearing going out. The 091 >> tranny can make bearing noises for a long time and still work. On >> the...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:23:36 EST
  In a message dated 2/8/02 6:37:37 AM, erikvaleur@SVERIGE.NU writes: << I recommend oiling the bearings to make it last...
• Re: Grease seal on '84
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 14:30:56 -0400
  ...BTW, when you replace the wheel bearings, be sure to replace the races also. Howard On 1 Oct 97 at 12:39, Scott Chen...
• Rear Wheel Bearing Greasing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 14:50:15 CST
  Hi Volks, I am replacing the rear brake shoes on my 85 GL and I plan on taking the rear wheel bearing housing off...
• OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:12:53 -0700
  Listees, Subject line gives most of the message...I've just installed a new LUK clutch kit, including new throwout (clutch release) bearing, throwout...
• Re: Alternator Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grindol
  Sun, 23 May 1999 01:42:42 EDT
  About one year ago I had the bearings on my 87 replaced at a local starter and alternator shop. Work was done in one...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:10:20 -0400
  If the pilot bearing is shot you need to look carefully at the input shaft. If it is chewed up it will need to...
• Re: Wheel bearings: which ones to grease?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:00:57 -0600
  Use good quality disk brake grease on the front bearings. The rear bearings are not accessible and there are no grease fittings. The rear...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Feller
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:03:53 -0400
  ...front wheel bearing questions... front wheel bearings have to have a bit of play - enough to just wiggle the thrust washer pushing with a...
• Re: pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:29:49 -0700
  ...The hard part of getting this bearing out is just getting a hold of it. You'll find it comes out with some pretty...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:31:25 -0500
  ...The inner bearing is a Beetle part, however the outer bearing isn't, it is a Vanagon specific and so is the bearing seal...
• Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:54:12 -0700
  ...Thinking I would replace rear wheel bearings while I was mucking around in there. But ... No apparent issues with bearings, no noise, wiggle at...
• Syncro bought
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:57:19 -0700
  ...I pulled the engine today, and couldn't believe what I saw- the TO bearing fell apart, and all the bearings fell out. The...
• Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:22:19 -0500
  "It is normal for the bearing to touch the pressure plate all the time" Sorry Dennis but it is NOT normal for any Clutch...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:54:49 -0700
  all I can say is 'it is better' ...............since early vans can have outer front wheel bearing failure .. and I don't think I...
• Water Boxer parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:42:16 +0100
  ...Full gasket set �40 Main bearings STD & +.025 �25 each Big end (rod) bearings STD & +.025 �8.50 each Cam bearings �10 Piston ring...
• inner bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 20 May 2001 23:31:15 -0800
  ...I have had brake work done, and had my outer bearings inspected, with no negative reports. Also, it seems to get louder with speed...
• front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:00:16 -0700
  ...I decided to pull one front outer wheel bearing and look to see how much grease they still had on them WELL the rollers...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:06:00 -0500
  ...Take the new bearings and bearing housing with some photocopies of the appropriate Bentley pages to your local machine shop. Should take him an...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:14:05 -0700
  ...No way for the pilot bearing bits to get into the engine. Mark PSD wrote: > I'm pretty sure the pilot bearing goes into...
• splayed wheels, bearings
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:55:28 -0400
  Dear List, Is it possible that an improperly installed/ tightened wheel bearing could cause the left rear wheel of my Vanagon 83.5 to...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:15:57 -0500
  ...wheel bearings > Mark, I waited almost too long to have the bearings done on my '84. I had > my local Tires Plus store do...
• Re: FAG or SKF wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:10:23 -0700
  ...David --- Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > They are both top quality bearings. Even though SKF sources their > bearings from all kinds of different...
• Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:01:31 -0800
  ...Many people recommended replacing the pilot bearing also. Has anybody done this replacement? As I recall from the '67 bus the bearing is in...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 09:35:02 -0700
  ...I have never seen a housing so > worn > > that it could not be reused. > > > > The bearings consist of an inner bearing which is basically...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:59:45 -0700
  Looking for tricks to repacking the front wheel bearings on my '84 Westy. I have tried everything to make the bearings last longer than...