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• Re: To be or Not to be/bearings
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 13:02:10 -0700
  ...Is there anything unusual about doing a Vanagon front wheel bearing replacement or special tools ? Hubby said something about he'd do the inside...
• Re: torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:26:11 -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: Name these Parts - TwoFer. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:13:05 -0500
  I saw the same hubcap on a wooden two wheeled trailer at the SO's this weekend. Then again it's so old the...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:26:39 -0400
  ...wheel bolt's holes. I'm using longer 14mm studs in the rear, and the longest 14mm studs I could find in the front...
• Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:21:59 -0700
  ...black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise control control unit All 3 Westfalia outlet covers Grey theater style jumpseat Grey front Westfalia table and arm...
• ??? Syncro front half-shaft removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 9:16:02 PST
  ...Do I really have to remove the whole wheel bearing hub assembly in order to press the half-shaft out of the bearing? I...
• Re: Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 07:26:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...My > > So, do I have the above correct in thinking I can pull the joint > out of the hub without removing the wheel bearing...
• Re: To be or Not to be/bearings
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 15:49:34 -0500
  ...what you have to do is rotate the tires from the > front wheels to the back wheels, and in about 300 miles or so...
• Re: Wheel Offsets;
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:01:01 +1200
  ...11, 10 (with some wheels 25 will be possible) 8.5" - 20, 15, 13, 12, 10 Rear: as for front, and in addition 9...
• Re: [WetWesties] Looking for hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:42:31 -0500
  Try these simple cheap hubcaps. You'll need to cut a hole in the front caps so your grease caps can come through but...
• Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:08:58 -0700
  ...Difficult finding wheels to accommodate the bearing housing > >> especially 2WD front. > >> For Syncros consider this wheel choice. Amazon.com: Ultra Wheel 402S > >> Alpine Silver...
• Re: Stuck rear brakes on '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 06:29:21 EST
  ...Of course, make sure the van is on a level spot or that the front wheels are blocked. If you ding up a lug...
• Re: torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 11:35:06 -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: wheel pattern, offset, sizes?(realism)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:10:02 EDT
  ...Clearance on the 6Jx15 ET45 wheels seems fine thus far. Cost $6.99 per wheel at Pep Boys. Front hub bolts: Got the Audi...
• Re: 15" steel rims?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 18:17:59 -0700
  ...However ......in the front .............the small hole in the middle of the wheel won't fit over the hub there ( 2WD we're talking...
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:07:25 EST
  ...need to machine centers of wheel 2.5" ID. centercaps dont fit. use 10mm spacer on fronts, no spacers needed on rears. use longer...
• Re: Rear brakes, 87 syncro - how long?
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:47:02 -0500
  ...I had the rear wheel hub off so it made access a little easier, but this isn't necessary. Can't really estimate the...
• Re: Center Bore size for Vanagon Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:22:12 -0400
  ...Audi wheels could be a good choice. 66mm is the center bore needed >and will also keep them hub centric for the front of...
• brake line needed
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Mon, 03 Jun 96 10:58:57 EST
  ...the top wheel cylinder to the bottom wheel cylinder on each front wheel. When I recently replaced the backing plates and wheel cylinders I...
• Can anyone identify this syncro part?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:13:01 -0400
  OK I don't know the name (I think it would be called a front hub) or part number but here is a photo...
• Re: Front hub dust caps -- stuck!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 07:45:55 -0400
  ...Rear wheel drive VWs use the left front wheel to drive the speedometer. The Corvair (not to bring it up again, but too late...
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:43:38 -0500
  ...need to machine centers of wheel 2.5" > ID. centercaps dont fit. use 10mm spacer on fronts, no spacers needed on > rears. use longer...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:31:59 -0700
  ...If anybody ever develops a kit to convert the syncro over to free wheel / locking front hubs please let me know I would pay...
• wheels binding update
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:40:45 -0400
  ...His right front wheel locked up on him at about 40mph. (Man, did I take a lot of crap at work from all the...
• Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:58:47 -0700
  ...Difficult finding wheels to accommodate the bearing housing >> especially 2WD front. >> For Syncros consider this wheel choice. Amazon.com: Ultra Wheel 402S >> Alpine Silver...
• Re: No Subject
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 02:01:07 EDT
  ...front wheel bearings, the anti-seize slathered Brembo rotors would not even budge. In the end, I removed the rotors with the hubs still...
• Re: rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:25:56 -0500
  Remove the drums only, not the hubs. The drum will have a little bolt on the front of it. Remove the bolt and the...
• Porsche clamp nut fits Vanagon front spindles
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:49:38 -0400
  ...If your front wheels fall off because you use this clamp nut it is not my fault! On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:56...
• Crew Cab STOLEN!
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 21:55:15 UT
  ...seat The decklid is 66 or 67 (green inside) Chrome wheels (only 1 hubcap) 12 volt single speed wiper motor Stolen from his house...
• Re: bolt pattern
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 19:17:54 -0700
  ...The center bore also needs to be at least 66mm to clear the hubs front and rear on a standard 2WD van. Some Audi...
• Re: stud kits
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:25:27 -0800
  ...Where can I get a kit to convert my front hubs on my 2wd van to studs instead of bolts? Thanks Dennis Atkins 91...
• Re: FS 1986 vanagon double-cab pickup syncro, Everett, WA
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 19:54:42 -0700
  ...plain steel wheels with chrome hub caps (real hub caps, not wheel covers). good lucking truck. wish it was close enough for me to...
• 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: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:08:58 -0700
  ...found the nice 15X7 > > alloy wheel bolts right on (front at least), though it > > looks like the front bolts could stand to be about...
• Audi alloys on a vanagon was:Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:54:25 EDT
  ...I understand I need 1/2" spacer and longer lug > bolts for the front. I may need longer wheel studs even if I don...
• Re: splayed wheels, bearings
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:41:43 -0500
  ...BTW, the rear wheel hub on a 85 Vanagon are torgued to 450 ft/lbs, just FYI..... (try finding one to rent, I just...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:24:59 -0500
  ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > Because the front bearing hubs are integral with the disc rotors it > makes sense that the front uses...
• Re: Center Bore size for Vanagon Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:40:39 -0700
  ...hub and > > dust cap for the wheel as well. > > > > I did pickup a set of 5x112, 15" x 7" Wide ET 45 Wheels > > > > I...
• Re: Anyone Ever Bore Out Rims At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:24:43 -0500
  ...Oh speaking of that, the Audi and Mercedes wheels are known as hub-centric. The wheel is a tight fit around the hubs and...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:51:30 -0500
  ...torch on the nut of > the rears and the wheel/hub of the fronts. > > Any and all thoughts would be helpful. > > btw, I have...
• Re: Kingpin inclination spec for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 23:34:50 -0700
  ...to which the front/rear wheels/tires >are not parallel with the vertical plane passing >through the front/rear hub. The more toe-in...
• Re: 2008 Pasat wheel will it fit. 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:33:41 -0700
  ...They are also hubcentric. The centerbore is 57mm. You need closer to 66-67mm to clear your hubs or dustcaps in the front of...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:10 -0700
  It's because the early outer front wheel bearings are prone to wear out a bit. The inners are the same .. the outer wheel...
• Re: Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:25:14 EDT
  ...One problem with using H & R's spacers is they are hub centric. So if you are looking to get front dust cap clearance...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:55:38 -0800
  ...He blithely told me that on this car, it's > nothing to do with the hub. > > Which wheel does it fix to? What could...
• 1986 VW Bus - Volkswagen Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:29:28 -0400
  ...REAR HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS, CV JOINTS, GEAR REDUCTION STARTER, REAR BRAKE SHOES, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, FRONT CALIPERS, FRONT BRAKE PADS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS...
• Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:14:45 -0800
  ...my Mercedes wheels fit the hubs quite nicely. > > > > On 3/27/06, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > > The wheels SHOULD fit the...
• Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:48:51 EDT
  ...one center hub cap too if anyone knows anything. Iv'e gotten the lug nuts and bolts at the dealer .....the front 2WD bolts...
• Re: Brake pedal vibration
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:28:47 -0700
  Lift back wheels and release parking brake.Turn wheel and feel for uneven rotation and dragging.Most drums get "rust wleded" to hubs and...
• Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:20:41 -0500
  ...Is there any problem with using these studs to convert the front hubs to accept lug nuts all around? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m...
• Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:53:13 -0800
  ...Gluing the > magnet to > the front L wheel rotor/hub and attaching/gluing the pick-up wire > within 1/8 > in. of that and...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:07:46 -0400
  ...the hub on the left front wheel that was the >problem. There is a little square pin that fits into the hub, and on...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:24:34 EST
  Rather than overpriced 911 studs, I had late model Chevy truck studs pressed into the front and rear hubs for my '74 kombi. They...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:19:46 -0700
  ...When i do an "Oh Shit" stomp on the brake pedal, all the weight of my heavy westy is transfered to the front wheels...
• Re: Front disc replacement - '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:57:08 -0700
  ...Before doing the rotor job lift up one front wheel at a time and rock holding at bottom and top. You will probably find...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 07:21:16 -0800
  ...I bolted on a stock steel 14" wheel (less tire) 5.5" wide with 38mm of offset to the front right hub and measured...
• Free Syncro brake parts, misc.
  Historical mailing list - Ron
  Sat, 10 May 2014 13:43:06 -0700
  ...Last, and definitely least, a set of four Eurovan "hubcaps" to fit their 16" steel wheels. I have one 14" vanagon wheel, and three...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Nightmare!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 07:15:13 -0700
  ...the rear wheel bearing on the passenger >side (it seems like these go bad first for some reason). Removing this rear >hub is not...
• Re: Fwd: Big Brake kit description
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:19:58 -0700
  ...get the above plus new hubs with studs. New wheel > bearings and grease seals. You also get new front brake line flex hoses. This...
• Re: Wheel swaps and center bores
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:28:45 -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...