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Rebuilt MV Engine and Parts Priced to go
Historical mailing list - Sven and Rachel
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:40:32 -0400
...2 tires on steel hubs with original hubcaps, front-end bra, set of VW front floor mats (1 yr old), original Bentley AND British...
Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:32:19 -0700
...not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ? > > > On 2012-08-27, at 8:18 PM, Automatic digest processor...
Re: Electric motors in each wheel, was Re: Hybrid technologies
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:29:11 -0400
...Well back to the no vanagon content electric hubs at the wheels.... They had a ford explorer that had been outfitted with this technolgy...
Re: Dennis Haynes has shared a folder with you
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 15:02:46 -0400
...The bore is 66.5mm so they fit hub centric on Syncro front. The lug seats are 60 degree cone like the factory alloys...
Re: Fitting Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:54:13 -0800
...E320 15” wheels. I put studs on the front for convenience. (You’ll want to do this. Trust me.) You’ll need small ball...
Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:15:50 -0800
...rear wheels? Do you need to spacer the rears to have the caps work? That would mean longer studs as well, eh? Fronts are...
Re: VW shop made tools
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:22:11 -0800
...of use to vanagon owners. > A nice hub puller is in one of the docs (front wheels, 2wd vanagons) > > alistair > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL...
Re: Recent Car Talk Shows - re air bags
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:30:02 -0400
...re-do > both front air bags completely, fix the stuck on horn ( might have to > do with the steering wheel hub air bag going...
Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:32:51 EST
...ribs of the wheels, because > the stub axle in the rear, or the dust capand speedo drive in the front > protrude too far. > > actually...
Re: Lugs & Center Caps for factory alloys?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:00:42 -0400
...for a set (both front and rear). That is $2.50 each. I also can get new alloy wheel hub caps for $16.92...
Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:49:35 -0700
...David --- TC <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote: > usual dumb question > will these go on the std hub front rear > I just need to bore out...
Mercedes C220 Wheels
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:54:30 -0700
...5/16 spacer in front (I bought cheap spacers and used 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive to stick 'em to the wheels. Else you can...
Re: Front Wheel Bearing Seal Issue (Pic)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:55:00 -0700
...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FrontWheelBearingSealGreased.jpg the inside of hub and outside edge face of seal, were too damn greasy! They were too slippery...
van stuff FS
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:30:41 EST
...vanagon front doors -tons of vanagon steel wheels some w/ decent tires (no alloys, sorry) -slider doorpanels, other panels -vanagon hubcaps -westy front curtain...
Re: want ads from LiMBO ... WANTED TO BUY
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jul 1995 10:05:07 -0700
...The Vanagon wheels were been found at the VW Classic in Irvine, CA. I lost a plastic basket weave hub cap on my "83...
Re: how much of a performance hit with 215/75/15 tires?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:07:12 -0700
...The brakes act on the hubs and apply a torque to the hub depending upon how hard you push on the pedal. The drive...
Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:59:21 -0600
...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: how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:38:34 -0600
...how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs. > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Received: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 11:05 AM > > Hi...
Re: wheel bearings questions
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:24:30 -0500
...Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:38:58 -0700 > > Is there a secret to innstalling front wheel bearings. From doing wheel bearings on various cars...
Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:24:39 -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...
Re: Wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Wed, 6 May 2020 21:44:46 -0500
...alloy wheels. >> >> One of my attempts involved putting spacers on the front and I had to take the dust caps off the hubs (very...
Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:12:20 -0700
...Turn the wheels (i.e. hard to R to access bolts on d-side), wheels on ground brake on etc., crack the calliper bolts...
Re: Parts for 89 Vanagon Camper Needed
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:04:59 -0700
...plastic airscoup > > fuse box cover > > radio antenna > > speedometer assembly > > right front wheel hub > > screen for cargo door window > > and thats all folks!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > jon williams...
Re: nut mm rear wheel
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 5 May 2004 17:09:44 +0000
...rabbits and the like are 30mm for the front hub. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA >From...
Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:06:33 -0800
...front bearings too much. Grease on outer bearing rollers was brown (originally pink), evidence of **light** scoring on the spindle and bearing (hub?) where...
Re: Replacing Rear Shocks on 84 Westy.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:41:40 -0700
...repack the front wheel bearings you have to remove the bearings and races from the old nubs ( the rotors and hubs are one piece...
Re: Big Brake Kit $575
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:08:42 +0200
...For the front brakes you only need a new hub to use the rotors (like my oettinger brakes) and an adapter to fit the...
Re: Front wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:34:58 -0500
...Front wheel bearings The driver side front wheel bearing has gone bad after maybe 1500 miles. The swap was done by a local, un...
Re: Removing Rear Brake Drum/Hub
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:29:18 -0600
...If you need to get them off the hub while on the vehicle a few blows edge of the front face will often pop...
Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 22 Aug 2015 06:45:37 -0400
...They are lighter than 14'' steel wheels . 10mm spacers up front and you can run 225/60R16 tires. > >
Re: rear discs
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:02:55 +1300
...I am >not an engineer but quite handy with conversions and laws of physics. > the van rear hubs needed to be turned, the audi...
Re: Speedometer Cable
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 10 May 2002 09:56:06 -0500
First check your speedo cable connection in the left front hub cover. Chris. '85 Westy hot tub power pop-top purple skylight Hugh Hefner...
Front disc replacement - '85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:55:09 -0400
...the front brake discs on my '85 (with a new set), and am somewhat stumped by the replacement of the inner wheel bearings/spacers...
Re: Audi 200T wheels...on vanagon...pics..and correction.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:16:48 EST
...to mount them you need to machine out the center hub hole to 2.5 ID and use the audi lug bolts up front...
Re: Front bearings...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:15:35 -0600
...Then I thought, it > was > definitely the front... Jacked the front back up and grabbed the > wheel on > the top and pulled... "wiggle, wiggle...
Re: Front wheel rattle
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 14:29:36 -0400
...metal rattle sound coming from my passenger side front wheel. today I pulled off the hub cap and found the small cover that lives...
Re: Wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 6 May 2020 12:48:51 -0700
...alloy wheels. > >> > >> One of my attempts involved putting spacers on the front and I had to > take the dust caps off the hubs (very...
Re: Passat 15 in wheels w spacers, correction to ??
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:26:50 -0700
...have just started modifying the stock Passat hubcaps for use on it as well. The fronts fit, but the rears hit the axle nut...
Re: Speedometer repairs '84
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:05:19 -0500
...speedometer drive directly from one of the front hubs, is much lower than for front wheel drive VW cars, which take it off the...
Re: FS: Rare 15" Fuchs forged 5 spoke alloy wheels, fit vanagon and eurovan
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:25:44 EST
In a message dated 3/17/03 9:26:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, JordanVw writes: << they are audi wheels.. machining the center hub...
Re: HELP! Audi 5000 Turbo alloy rims won't fit on Vanagon... BenT
Historical mailing list - BenT
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:51:19 -0700
...That also means you need longer studs in the rear and longer bolts up front. The center bores will not clear the front dust...
anther speedo problem
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:28:53 -0500
I recently replaced the front wheel bearings in my 84 GL which required pulling the speedo cable out of the left front hub. I...
Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:08:36 -0400
...Seal spun with the hub. Syncro front wheel bearings are destroyed after each removal. Had to buy a new bearing. Again. $$$$$ Replace the seal...
Re: 16" wheel kit
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:25:35 -0800
...I don't think you can fix negative offset unless you have the inner wheel hub surface machined. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at...
syncro: removing front shocks
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:12:06 -0400
...i have the wheel hub assembly off my 87 syncro in order to replace the bearings and ball joints, repacking front cv's&nbsp...
Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700
Neil, I didn't mention turning wheel to access 22 mm bolt, but did do it. Still awkward access and a bit of a...
Re: Center cap Audi rims
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:52:35 EST
...For the fronts, I drilled the hub and countersunk the hole through the spacer for metal screws to hold the spacer in place. This...
Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
Historical mailing list - Christopher
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:17:44 -0800
...16" wheel and I machined the Merc ball seats to tapers so I could have access to more lug bolts and nuts. Front got...
Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 May 2016 22:17:42 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy All, Since I am still relatively new to the T25/vanagon world...
Re: Will the wheel fall off?
Historical mailing list - feller
Tue, 2 May 2006 00:12:46 -0400
...Will the wheel fall off? On a bus with OEM alloys; are the rear studs longer than a bus that had factory steel wheels...
Re: Fluttering Speedometer
Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 06:46:43 +1000
Gary, I have seen the square drive at the hub of the front left wheel start to round off. This means that at a...
Re: Wheels for Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:55:40 -0500
...Also, the Audi wheel is designed to hub centric. Nut just centered with the lugs. Also check them real carefully before buying for straightness...
Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:06:17 -0400
...The two wheel drive need the spacers for the front wheels. I used them all the way around just to keep the wheels lined...
Re: 15" or 16" wheels on the Syncro?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Nov 1996 18:35:42 -0800
...The center hole in the wheels fits only the syncro's -- the regular Vanagon's front hub is too large. Mine were trimmed, easy...
Hansen brake kits #3
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:08:46 +1200
...two bolt holes for the >calipers. >The hub itself is nothing more than a steel wheel with the 5 studs in it. >easy to...
Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:02:52 -0700
...it for years on my Jetta alloy >> wheels also, as the wheel can seize to the hub otherwise. I use it on nearly >> all...
Re: Audi 5000 alloy wheels any comments?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:47:49 -0700
...Also 2wd Vanagons have a large grease cap on the front hubs and the center holes of the Audi rims must be bored out...
Audi 200T wheels
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:19:30 +0200
...The center hole does not fit the front hub cap of the Vanagon. Additionally the allowed load per rim is only 590kg, Vanagon requires...
Re: Parts Needed
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 21:29:10 -0700
...Grey Captains Chairs Fuse box cover in black 4 alloy wheel hubcaps Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts Cruise control control unit Engine Compartment Gasket Tail...
Re: 2008 Pasat wheel will it fit. 89 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:36:28 -0600
...somewhat knowledgeable > with wheels said the pattern is good 5x112. They are inset and may need > spacers especially on front. > > Thanks for input I...