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Re: Not Downshifting + bearing replacement info
Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:59:30 GMT
...newly installed bearings. - When sliding the hub assembly back onto the stub axle, be certain to also push on the outer bearings inner race...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:53:05 -0700
...Here's how to > break > torque on a stubborn, rusted or rounded-out VW cv bolt regardless of the > fact that it's a...
Rear bearings and grease question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:04:35 -0700
...I have a pair of bearing housings and stub axles that I have cleaned up, painted and awaiting delivery of bearings. I though having...
Re: Rear wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:54:10 -0800
...Is Bell showing that you don't have to pull the stub axle out until it's > on > > the bench. As usual, I could...
Re: CV joint raceway opinion
Historical mailing list
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:01:59 -0800
...I am assuming you mean a gasket that is sandwiched between the joint face and the stub axle flange or transmission flange. There were...
Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Thu, 26 May 2016 11:49:31 -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 - Edward Maglott
Wed, 25 May 2016 22:04:38 -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: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:40:02 -0400
...Here's how to break torque on a stubborn, rusted or rounded-out VW cv bolt regardless of the fact that it's a...
Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Wed, 25 May 2016 23:10:11 -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: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:51:52 -0400
...Slide the outer cv(s)/ axle stubs inwards; out of the bearings. 5. Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips...
Breaking free rear axel nuts.
Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
Mon, 01 Jul 1996 13:34:18 -0400
...I am a scarred and tested vetran of the axle-nut-wars. Hint #1: DONT use a 'flex handle' or 'breaker bar' for these...
the nose knows
Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:59:09 EDT
...Anyway, I cleaned things up, adjusted the brakes and torqued the axle stub nut to---253 ft lbs--like and older bus because I...
Porsche 930 CVs
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:56:29 +1200
...without knowing the length of 930 CVs I cannot measure the axle length needed. Weddle also couldn't tell me the length of a...
Re: The Thompson Coupling
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:05:17 -0700
...There are 930 flanges for almost all transaxles and stub axles readily available, too. but for a fairly inexpensive alternative to cv joints, this...
Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 5 Feb 2004 06:26:59 EST
In a message dated 05/02/2004 12:02:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, claudiocella@shaw.ca writes: Hello Frank, installing grease fittings on...
Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:22:45 -0300
...A sliding collar with splines, a splined stub shaft and a shift fork on a shaft. Plus the srevo etc outside! The sliding collar...
Re: Was cv joint question
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:43:52 -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: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:58:43 -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: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 May 2016 22:10:56 -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...
Reminders for Newbies (and a few Oldies as well)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:41:35 -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: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:09:34 -0400
...Is the stub axle supposed to have a slight recess to the "smooth" section where it runs through the bearing housing (make note to...
Re: rear wheel wobble
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:52:40 +1300
...This could be a bent wheel or stubaxle or badly warped drum. A bent wheel may cause a shudder at some speed range when...
Re: Easy way to tell which W.B...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:31:19 -0800
...face on the stub shaft. The > only part taking the thrust load is the inner bearing race. Usually the > axle nut coming loose is...
Re: Tips for removing drums??
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:03:10 -0500
...E-brake off. > > Try to slip some penetrating oil between flange and drum. > > Clean are between axle stub and drum opening. > > Heat. > > Banging. Perimeter...
Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:16 -0800
...undo four big 22 mm bolts, remove the wheel bearing housing with axle still attached as one unit. ( inner CV joint as to be...
Re: Front Wheel Bearing Seal Issue (Pic)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:55:00 -0700
...That spring holds the seal against the > stub axle. Put another way, in cross-section, the seal is shaped like a "C" > and the...
Re: Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:03:57 -0800
...As you say, there will be no speedometer unless you drill all the way through a front hub / stub-axle piece... which sounds pretty...
Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 25 May 2016 15:11:42 -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: 3.3L MOTOR FOR VANAGON.....I JUST GOT THE SVX
Historical mailing list - mike ingle
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 22:14:14 -0700
...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: CV joint Ball Bearing (and Re: Front Glass)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 May 1996 11:13:47 -0800
...the vehicle (so the drive flange and the flange on the stub axle are as close to being in the same plane as possible...
Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:18:13 -0500
...Stubborn drums should be removed by loosening the brake adjusters to make sure they clear the rust ridge and then, if needed, remove the...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:21:29 EDT
...The bearings must be pressed out the side where the CV is bolted to the stub axle, so you had better replace them both...
GVW
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Oct 1994 12:31:19 -0600
...What changed after '63? Is that when they went to the larger-diameter stub-axle sticking out of the xfer case? As I see...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:33:56 -0400
...Here's how to > break > torque on a stubborn, rusted or rounded-out VW cv bolt regardless of the > fact that it's a...
Re: gas leak-baywindow
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 May 1996 21:47:33 -0500
...is leaking from the passenger side, right on to the cv-stub axle. >I just pulled the firewall to get a good look at...
Re: Not another ETKA part request
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:51:43 -0600
...Are the metal dust caps or bearing covers that sit > on the front wheel stub axles absolutely necessary. The reason I ask is > that...
Re: Rear wheel bearing spacer, replacement always necessary?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:19:56 -0800
...At this very moment, we have a TriStar in our back shop undergoing a complete half-shaft, stub axle and brake job r&r...
Re: Syncro-rear wheels
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:25:12 -0700
...i also used an old lugnut to pull the studs through the hub plate; without taking the hub off the stub axle, it's...
Re: Rear axle torque specs? Rear Wheel bearings.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:10:06 -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: Axle Bearing Kits
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 12 May 2008 12:43:26 EDT
...damaged part is the left outer bearing - no damage to the stub shaft or spacer (thankfully). Also, is there any reason the spacer currently...
Re: More fun with mechanics
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:16:01 -0700
...vanagon has two per rear 'stub axle' ....one outer, one inner.. I am amazed at how well they last....150 to 200K miles sometimes...
Re: Scraping Sound--Wheel Bearing?
Historical mailing list - monte merrick
Thu, 4 May 2006 16:35:14 -0700
i just had a very expensive (700 dollars) repair done which was the result of loose axle nuts on the rear. wrecked axle stubs...
Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:59:52 -0500
...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: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:18:59 -0400
...Don't take the axles off again, completely. Just take out two neighboring bolts at a time and reinstall those plates. FUN! Mike B...
Re: A mystery
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 22:14:03 -0500
...The axle flanges and stubs are one piece, that slide into the > center bore of the differential and engage in the splines of the...
Re: Porsche 930 CVs
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 06:24:31 -0700
...The shafts that came with my G50 trans have splined outer CVs which do NOT bolt to the stubaxles. The inners bolt to the...
Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:25:17 -0700
...I'd be worried about finally getting back to the house only to find that I toasted my axle stub. I live in the...
Re: Transmission out, then move the vanagon? plus a few more ?s
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:32:42 -0500
...Can I remove the inner CVs and simply wire-up the stub axles in place long enough to push the van out of my...
How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Jul 1994 10:38:07 -0400
...So now the front axle is sitting on my workmate. I have removed the tie rod arms and 3 out of 4 ball joints...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:58:36 -0700
...The front axle center stub/grease cap does stick out further than it's previous incarnation as the venerable Bus, hence the hubcap redesign...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:56:54 -0600
...The bearings must be pressed out the side where the CV is bolted > to > the stub axle, so you had better replace them both...
Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:50 -0700
...pressed out the side where� the CV is >> bolted to >> the stub axle, so you had better replace them both and make� sure the...
Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:26:17 -0600
...About the only thing on any VW that requires 250 foot pounds is the axle stub nuts and the gland nut on type one...
Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:44:42 -0500
...I'd be worried about finally getting back to the house only to find that I toasted my axle stub. I live in the...
Hansen brake kits #5
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:03 +1200
...I believe the axle (spindle, stubaxle) is the same as the later >>> German one. >> >>As far as I know, they are the same. But...
Re: "Sticking"
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Fri, 20 May 2005 08:29:51 -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: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:59:53 -0600
...The bearings must be pressed out the side where the CV is >> bolted to >> the stub axle, so you had better replace them both...
Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
...Slide the outer cv(s)/ axle stubs inwards; out of the bearings. 5. Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips...
Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:06:25 -0600
...Slide the outer cv(s)/ axle stubs inwards; out of the bearings. > 5. Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips...
Re: Axle Bearing Kits
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Mon, 12 May 2008 16:10:34 -0300
...2008 1:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Axle Bearing Kits In a message dated 12/05/2008 10:15:02...