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• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:26:56 -0400
  ...to axle bolts. C-ya Jonce >Alright, I've gotten every CV joint allen head out except for one on >the stub end. The...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:42:49 -0500
  ...on the wheel studs and pushes on >the centre of the stub axle? > >Do I need any other special tools? What size breaker bar...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:21:48 -0700
  ...When the rear axle nut is torqued to spec and all parts from the hub and stub-axle through the wheel-bearing-housing and...
• Re: Is it the bearing or something else???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 09:25:57 -0700
  Check your rear stub axle bearings by jacking each wheel off the ground (block the front wheels on both sides!) and slowly spinning the...
• Re: New 15in wheels (here we go again)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:56:51 EST
  ...The wheel is held to the stub axle by the area surrounding the lug nuts/bolts. not the center. as long as you leave...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:35:41 -0700
  ...they will not clear > > the stub axle without the spacers, and there's not enough meat in the middle > > to spin them to the...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 17:48:47 -0700
  ...That's good to know Scott; as it is, I didn't think to lossen the axle stub nut while the wheels were still...
• Transmission out, then move the vanagon? plus a few more ?s
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:25:27 -0800
  ...Can I remove the inner CVs and simply wire-up the stub axles in place long enough to push the van out of my...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:55:32 -0500
  NEVER tighten your axle nut with an impact driver! 1.) You can never be sure of the exact torque. 2.) You can strip the...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:48:24 -0400
  ...the 10-slot castle nut aligns with the hole in the stub-axle for the Cotter Pin. >> > This means that the nut is often...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:29 -0500
  ...On the face of the brake drum there is a 14 mm bolt that holds the drum to the stub axle flange to prevent...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:59:53 -0600
  ...Another possibility is a bent stub axle, but probably not the > hub. > > After getting my new drums turned (by poor machinists apparently) > multiple times...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:45:46 -0700
  ...is a 14 mm bolt that holds the drum > > to the stub axle flange to prevent the drum from coming loose when > > changing a...
• Re: End of the list? Was Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 06:52:02 -0700
  ...Rear axle torque specs? > > > > > > > > Playing with the spare set of hubs, housings, and stub axles in the > > > > mess I call my workshop, I notice...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:48:54 -0800
  ...VW's solution is to use more TPI on the stub axle, a peened nut, and a procedure for determining the amount of side...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:45:31 -0800
  ...loose rear axle nut John, Listen to these guys!!!! I recently had to replace my rear wheel bearings - when I put everything back together...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 00:05:29 -0400
  In a message dated 95-07-04 18:40:45 EDT, Ted Morrison wrote: >I just took off the right stub axle on my...
• 91 Aito Transmission Part 3
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 22:03:12 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Had to use my homemade press separate the stub axle from the bearing housing. Nothing more satisfying than the "pop" of a part being...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:32:27 -0400
  ...Repair will include a new flange hub and possibly > the stub axle. Once this occurs re-tightening doesn’t work for long. > > Dennis > > > -----Original...
• 15" alloys FS Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:03:51 EST
  ...You will need to have a >machinist bore out the hub centres to about 2" to clear the axle stubs, >$10/rim, but these...
• Re: wheels binding update
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:50:32 -0000
  ...You score the spindle (actually, this is a syncro isn't it? > Guess it'd be the stub axle, then) and have to replace...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:57:59 -0500
  ...axle-nuts >are high-grade steel. > The drum splines and nut threads take the first wear (easiest parts to >replace), while the axle stub...
• '86 Syncro wheel bearings(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:30:23 -0500
  ...Remove nut and spacer from stub axle. Press axle shaft out of the wheel hub. 7. Remove bolts from lower control arm and radius...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
  what I have is a baja bug with my-own trailing arms and vanagon bearing assemblies,axles and stubaxles, I had on there T3...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 19:25:43 -1000
  ...because there might be a little too >> much end play at axle stub in question. >> >> On Monday, May 9, 2016, Neil N <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 20:44:26 -0400
  ...pos > > torder=asc&highlight=axle++noise+fit&start=0&sid=cb5f768858f53fec27c75 > > 037b66837cf > > >> > > >> Seems to indicate an overlong CV-stub axle... that bunches up (I...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 14:11:31 -0400
  ...0&postorder=asc&highlight=axle++noise+fit&start=0&sid=cb5f768858f53fec27c75037b66837cf >> >> Seems to indicate an overlong CV-stub axle... that bunches up (I guess...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:17:41 -0800
  ...loose rear axle nut NEVER tighten your axle nut with an impact driver! 1.) You can never be sure of the exact torque. 2...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 25 May 2016 19:38:35 -0500
  ...pos > torder=asc&highlight=axle++noise+fit&start=0&sid=cb5f768858f53fec27c75 > 037b66837cf > >> > >> Seems to indicate an overlong CV-stub axle... that bunches up (I...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:25 -0400
  ...After you remove the crossbar, you have removed the axle that >keeps the spring from separating the upper and lower halves by whatever the...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - PHIL MURPHY
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:59:24 -0700
  ...I was > worried about the big job of rear brakes turning into a HUGE > job, because of the unneccessary removal of the axle nut...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:08:48 -0400
  ...few hundred miles. >> >> I'd be putting in a good used stub axle myself if two of the screw holes >> were stripped out. >> >> Scott...
• Fw: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:28:45 -0800
  ...You will need to have >a >>machinist bore out the hub centres to about 2" to clear the axle stubs, >>$10/rim, but these...
• Re: CV-Joints (was: Web Page Update / Crew Cab update)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:42:04 EST
  ...A "regular" U-joint is simply a disk with four stub shafts at the 90 degree points. The input and output shafts each have...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:34:16 -0500
  ...I'm too busy/(lazy) this summer to also disassemble rear stub axles. (There is no sound or sign of the bearings being bad...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:27:04 -0700
  ...The drum splines and nut threads take the first wear (easiest parts to replace), while the axle stub splines or threads would be last...
• Re: what's the deal with wheel spacers?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:13:50 -0700
  ...14mmSAE holes, and a 2.63" diameter hole to clear the axle stub/bolt). give me about 6.5mm offset, which with my ET38...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:25:05 -0500
  ...The bearings I had just put in looked good still but I replaced tyhem anyway - along with the hub and stub. When you go...
• Re: Engine Conversion Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:25:12 +1300
  ...Of course then you have top deal with CVs and axles... Weddle and others make adaptor stubaxles that 930 CVs bolt to (108mm PCD...
• Re: "Sticking"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sun, 22 May 2005 12:05:58 -0400
  ...or perhaps a brake? I have noticed on the > right rear axle stub that there is an accumulation that looks like long > packed dirt...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 15:43:28 -1000
  ...That's good to know Scott; as it is, I didn't think to lossen the > axle stub nut while the wheels were still...
• Parts FS (kind of long )
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:18:24 -0700
  ...coolant exp tank used (86-91) $10 � rear axle stub w/ bearings, mount $20 � used axle w both CV�s, good core (86-91...
• Re: 3.3L MOTOR FOR VANAGON.....I JUST GOT THE SVX
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 16:43:12 +1200
  ...These allow greater range of axle movement, so positioning of the trans drive relative to the stubaxles is not so critical as it is...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
  ...confused. > >When the rear axle nut is torqued to spec and all parts from the hub and stub-axle through the wheel-bearing-housing...
• Re: Rear end rattle
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:28:32 -0500
  ...and you know how annoying and embarrassing that can be. > > 87 2WD hardtop that has just had axles pulled, all 4 new CVs (GKN...
• FS 81 Westfalia Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:12:16 -0600
  ...Two rear swing arm axle assemblies with stubs, brake drums etc. One new Sachs clutch kit. If you find something there that you can...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 May 2016 13:14:08 -0500
  ...0&postorder=asc&highlight=axle++noise+fit&start=0&sid=cb5f768858f53fec27c75037b66837cf >>> >>> Seems to indicate an overlong CV-stub axle... that bunches up (I guess...
• Re: [syncro.org] Syncro propshaft vibration mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 23 May 2007 18:04:26 -0700
  ...swap out one axle at a time with Know good ones - run with the axles removed and only the stub assy in the front...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:31:11 -0700
  ...Both nut and stub axle were >>> ruined. That only happened once in dozens of years though. >>> >>> it's good to take things like the...
• Tires Too Big - Thx + Short Rant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 19 May 2002 10:11:02 -0400
  ...short distance anyway and size difference won't damage anything in 20-30km even on the rear axle. But learned a lot about many...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:24:46 -0500
  ...tranny bone's connected to the axle bone, the axle bone's connected to the stub-axle bone" -----Original Message----- From: John C... &lt...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 09:22:18 -0600
  ...Is Bell showing that you don't have to pull the stub axle out until it's on > the bench. As usual, I could...
• FS (or?): '66 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 15:20:08
  ...case needs work), 6-V generator, pair steering knuckle/king-pin/stub axles, misc. old cylinders, oil coolers ,etc. The bus used to run...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:13:40 -0500
  ...few hundred miles. > >> > >> I'd be putting in a good used stub axle myself if two of the screw holes > >> were stripped out. > >> > >> Scott...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings going? How long have I got?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:22:16 -0400
  ...Waiting for failure will add the expense of having to replace the stub axle, wheel flange, and spacer sleeve. Having it fail away from...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:03:21 -0700
  ...I'm too > busy/(lazy) this summer to also disassemble rear stub > axles. (There is no > sound or sign of the bearings being bad...
• Fw: 15" alloys FS Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:31:30 -0800
  ...You will need to have > a > >machinist bore out the hub centres to about 2" to clear the axle stubs, > >$10/rim, but these...
• Re: Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:53:06 -0500
  ...The stub axles that are inside the tranny are of different length. The shorter axle will transfer the torque to that wheel at a...
• Hansen brake kits #2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:29 +1200
  ...I believe the axle (spindle, stubaxle) is the same as the later >German one. So... I either need to: >1) machine rotors off my...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 26 May 2016 09:55:59 -0400
  ...pos >>> > > torder=asc&highlight=axle++noise+fit&start=0&sid=cb5f768858f53fec27c75 >>> > > 037b66837cf >>> > > >> >>> > > >> Seems to indicate an overlong CV-stub axle... that bunches up (I...