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• Re: Rear wheel bearings going? How long have I got?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Simpson
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:23:24 -0700
  ...Since I already replaced one of the front bearings with no change, maybe it's just road noise? I wonder why it seems so...
• 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job - greese ? and greese type ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:12:21 -0500
  ...Rear wheel bearing > > Hammered out or pressed out! > > > >Can anyone help me out with this topic....lots of data on front wheel bearings but...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:41:47 +0000
  <Being old-fashioned, I have drilled my nuts and use cotter pins to keep them exactly where I want them.> Ouch! That sounds painful...
• Re: RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:21:32 -0500
  ...The snap ring behind the outside bearing looked as if it hadn't > been > disturbed during the last bearing install. > > Any thoughts? > > Note .... front...
• Re: On the road.................a couple of issues!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:42:47 -0800
  ...going to jack up each front wheel & listen you also need to >> check >> for free play. A bad bearing can be loose & sound fine...
• Re: Wheel bearing squell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 00:13:37 -0500
  ...Wheel bearing squell Hello everyone, About 2 weeks ago I replaced the front wheel bearing in my '87 2-wheel drive vanagon and every...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:08:36 -0400
  ...Syncro front wheel bearings are destroyed after each removal. Had to buy a new bearing. Again. $$$$$ Replace the seal with the highest quality one...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 11:02:43 -0400
  ...Front wheel bearing were recently repacked with no effect on this noise. CV joints are well greased and have no unusual stiffness or slop...
• how do i know if my front diff is bad?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:58:04 -0800
  ...front diff is good/bad? check if a front CV is good/bad (beyond what i did above) check if the front bearing is...
• Re: Front Bearing Saga; Part 3 or 4...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:07:29 -0600
  ...Thanks for all the help so far and if I have > learned > anything from this... > > Do your front bearings while they will still "fall...
• Did something stupid
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 2 Sep 1998 12:31:25 -0400
  ...As far as I can see from the Bentley, rear wheel bearings are not adjustable like the front, is this correct? Thanks, mark '85...
• Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 14:44:47 -0500
  ...Okay, so here's the gig� I had lots of left-front bearing noise of late, worsening over this last 1,000 miles or...
• Re: bad bearing? what's it cost?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:28:39 -0600
  ...the left front wheel, and it gets louder when I'm turning > towards the right. > Does that seem like a bearing problem? Any guess...
• Brake Job $$$
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 15:19:17 -0500
  What is a fair shop price to pay for a front brake job- rotors -pads etc. parts & labor. My guy says $500. Needs bearings...
• Re: splayed wheels, bearings
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:41:43 -0500
  ...Bearing setup for the rear wheels is different the the front. Might check the 2 bushings that hold the rear axle arm onto the...
• Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:10:29 -0600
  ...listening) after a recent replacement, I jacked up the front and checked the bearings. They don't move and any noise I hear I...
• [T1] Removing front wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 03:05:48 +0000
  ...Wheel bearings: Do I have to remove the inner bearings or can I just stuff a bunch of grease in there? The bearings don...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:01:21 -0500
  ...the later-version bearings on our > > early-1984 bus, meaning there was a huge amount of slop in the front > > bearings that enabled rotor...
• Re: Front Heater Blower opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:18:12 -0400
  ...Preferably drive out the motor from the blower wheel and do the same on the front bearing. Glue a cap of some sort over...
• Re: Play in front wheels
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:24:12 -0700
  ...My mechanic and I found bad outer bearings on both sides, in addition to the wheel hub being eroded beneath the race, with the...
• Re: Anyone rebuilt an alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:25:11 -0500
  Great, there are two different bearings. I think one is front and the other is rear, but it might be the year of VW...
• Re: ??? Syncro front half-shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Dann-o
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:21:26 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 28 Nov 1994, Jim Macklow wrote: > > Has anyone removed the half-shaft(s) from the front of a Syncro? My > CV boot...
• Re: Squeaky Breaks
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:36:08 -0500
  ...Last weekend I replaced the front rotors, pads, and bearings. Oh what a difference it made. I paid a few more dollars for the...
• Re: Rotor swappin help needed !
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:26:10 -0700
  ...me if I can > > put my 85 front rotors on my 91? > > I was thinking the bearings are different? > > It`s a tire swap...
• Re: intermittent blower squeak
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 03:47:45 -0400
  At 01:26 9/21/99 , Jeff and Deb wrote: >The fans on both my rear heat exchanger and front heater intermittently >squeak. This...
• Re: '88 Vanagon disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:12:48 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '88 Vanagon disc brakes > > Just did a complete front brake job. New rotors, new races, bearing, and > seals. Well...
• Re: Front Bearing Saga; Part 3 or 4...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:56:30 EST
  ...Then, I spent $50 to have a Syncro front wheel bearing removed at an established transmission rebuilder. When I got the pieces home, there...
• Re: Front disc replacement - '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:57:08 -0700
  ...one front wheel at a time and rock holding at bottom and top. You will probably find more or less play in bearings and...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:41:53 -0500
  If you have not done the front job before, there's still not a whole lot you need to know. If you are replacing...
• Re: Heater fan problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 06:25:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...fan motor head end bearing is right in the path of the fresh air coming in from the front of the van along with...
• Re: Wheel squeal more info not solved
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:21:27 +0000
  ...Definitely....get it checked out.  Things have a way of quickly cascading (downward) with regard to front wheel bearings.  Since then, I have been...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:24:30 -0600
  ...I suspect a wheel bearing, as I have hear bearing growls before, but I could at least tell they were up front. This noise...
• Re: Anyone rebuilt an alternator?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:54:32 -0500
  On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 11:21 AM, roger sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Bus Depot shows a rear and front bearing sold...
• Re: Need help with a part number - Got it
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:33:39 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > I'm looking for the part number for front wheel bearing "seal rings". These > are the rings which provide the surface for...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 May 2010 15:49:20 -0700
  ...Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I am just starting to replace the front discs, pads and bearings. I am > > > wondering what is...
• Fwd: RE: Brake Repair '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:16:34 -0700
  ...your front hubs and rotor are seperate so you might not need to get these yet*) *Ft bearings inner= 20ea 40 -ft bearings *outter...
• Re: Heater Blower Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 19:11:19 -0700
  ...In the discussions of front heater blowers, there have been suggestions about gluing something over the bearing to protect it from the incoming air...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:35:32 -0800
  ...listening) after a recent replacement, I jacked up the front and checked > the bearings. They don't move and any noise I hear I...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:14:09 -0400
  ...I put in my > front wheel bearings last night > >> and wanted confirmation on the adjustment > for these (the description in the > >> manual is a...
• Re: Axle Bearing Kits
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 May 2008 19:03:48 EDT
  ...There is no adjustment possible of the rear wheel bearing like there is of the front wheel bearings. The spacer, the condition of the...
• Re: Brake Job $$$
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:33:15 -0800
  ...price to pay for a front brake job- rotors -pads > etc. parts & labor. My guy says $500. Needs bearings etc.?? Seems high. > > 91 Wolfie...
• Re: Help Clutch Pilot Bearing question!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:15:51 -0700
  ...3" up off the frame at the front to get access)! I inadvertently installed the pilot bearing BACKWARDS, not realizing one end had a...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Inua
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:41:47 -0600
  I think there is a bearing greasing schedule in the Bentley for the front wheel bearings. Inspect your bearings NOW, do whatever maintenance is...
• What Determines Steering Knuckle Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:43:57 -0700
  ...PO set driver side front bearings too tight; couldn't move washer even if levering blade at rotor collar. Here's what I see...
• Re: On the road.................a couple of issues!
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:44:05 -0800
  ...Wheel bearings.* ** *He the front up and spun the wheels and we could hear a noise.* *From this he concluded it was the wheel...
• Re: Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:47:52 -0700
  ...of course, the bearing eploded and the > disk ate > the spindle... > > So those 2 girls are in need of a left spindle, the mechanic...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 22:46:09 -0400
  The front wheel bearings are pretty simple. You can reuse the peened axle nut if you want or buy new ones as recomended by...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 06:52:32 -0800
  ...It is a simple re-build, the only difference is on the bearings, you have to be careful putting the front bearing on (#1...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Options
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:43:32 -0700
  ...Rear Wheel Bearing Options > > Yeah, now that I think about it, I've done the front with no > press. How can you do it...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:04:58 -0500
  ...Brad Jeffrey Stangeland wrote: >hey all, > > > >>#1) Pull the flywheel, install a flywheel O ring, >>Flywheel felt seal, >>Pilot bearing and Front main seal...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Wed, 6 May 2020 11:37:55 -0700
  ...front wheel bearings are in my future? >> >> I did spin that wheel and it was more or less exactly like the other front wheel...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 May 2020 12:48:51 -0700
  ...front wheel bearings > are in my future? > >> > >> I did spin that wheel and it was more or less exactly like the other > front wheel...
• Front end ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 May 2007 21:45:43 -0700
  ...I have been under the front and done a quickie exam of the steering components. Pulled on wheels, checked tie rods, wheel bearings, etc...
• Re: How to check if the Alternator is damaged or broken
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:15:33 -0500
  ...and the rotor shaft contacts the bearing cover, so it becomes magnetic too.I suppose the front pully is magnetic also, but I cannot...
• How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:40:18 -0400
  ...I can get to the rear bearing, but the front one is beneath the plastic cover that makes up the blades of the fan...
• Re: front heater problems/flex tube?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:39:17 -0400
  ...front to get to > the bearing more directly? Mike Some guy did this & posted it to the list. When R&Ring the front Dash...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 6 May 2020 21:44:46 -0500
  ...front wheel bearings are in my future? >> >> I did spin that wheel and it was more or less exactly like the other front wheel...
• Re: Need parts suggestions and related advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:04:31 -0400
  The Vanagon 2WD front wheel bearings are a bit of a weak point, especially the outers. Usually they give a lot of warning before...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:52:10 -0700
  >> " I believe that Ron Salmon piped in with an inexpensive shock that > he offered" > Were they Alco? http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=AL2828...
• Re: grease points
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 08:34:16 -0800
  ...Only parts >requiring lube are the C/V joints and wheel bearings and this takes some >effort. > Hi: The syncro front wheel bearings are...