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Re: New weels rubbing control arm
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 5 Dec 2015 09:24:55 -0800
...The tire place just called and said the front wheels are hitting the upper control arms. >>> >>> The wheels are the 16x7.5 ET 23...
Re: front Brake upgrade for the 2WD vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:23:15 -0800
...All the 2wd Vanagons here use a one piece front rotor/hub with the wheel bearings. The big brakes use a separate rotor that...
Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Jon VO
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 17:11:15 -0600
...They are lighter than 14'' steel wheels . 10mm spacers up front and you can run 225/60R16 tires. >> >>
Re: Horn shorted to ground?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 8 May 2002 16:15:10 -0700
Under the steering wheel. The hub contact wears a groove in the circular wheel contact and little shavings start to short. The dealers call...
Re: Disc seizures - chromate compound
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 17:22:54 +0100
...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: bike rack bolted to hatch
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:30:40 -0600
...bike 20mm front hub skewer .... very stout and the lock is great insurance. I've never forgotten to lock that QR but have gotten...
Re: tri-star fender flares------looking for pictures of these on Vana gons.....anybody seen these?
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 21:16:48 -0400
...under the wheel arches........And I just had >to take the front wheels to my vertical mill to open the center hub area and...
Re: Noise: Tranny or CV or What?
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Wed, 13 May 1998 20:59:36 -0700
...I already removed > the > drive shaft leading up to the front wheels so that is not the problem. ....
Re: early Vanagon ball joint replacement
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 06:24:05 -1000
...Unfortunately, the entire hub must be removed to get to the lower ball joint (pressed in). Removing the front steering hub on a Vanagon...
Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:00:53 -0800
...I doubt that rear wheel bearings and syncro front wheel bearings are the same. Anyone with ETKA or a good parts person could tell...
Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:46:54 -0800
...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: Audi Rims...
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:46:45 -0700
...If you get the wheels, be sure to get the lug bolts with them, to use on the front of your van.(unless yours...
Re: "Front Bearing Saga" has ended... Thank you Jonathan!
Historical mailing list - Data Services
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:01:22 -0500
...He said he has a > wheel and hub puller at his house that we could use. My problem became > "our" problem the second he...
Hansen brake kits #5
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:03 +1200
...I've never had a front wheel off my T3! In >fact I only had the thing 3 months before the trans died on...
Re: Odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:43:15 -0500
...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: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:31:09 -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...
Quick tire/wheel/trip update
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:05:06 -0600
...Centre caps won't fit as both front & rear hubs stick out at least 15mm too much, so a custom design will be needed...
Re: Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:51:17 -0500
...Would appreciate my list friends' advice on.... > >-Front bolts and rear studs (changeout, replacement, etc) >-Offset (spacers needed?) >-Machining (hub clearance) >-Typical junkyard pricing...
Re: rear discs
Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
...the van rear hubs needed to be turned, the audi 5000T rotors fit over the studs (same 5X112mm) need longer studs pressed in. I...
Re: Wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:07:31 -0800
...and use the impact driver to tighten the hub nut. Replace the brake drum and wheel and you are done. It'll cost less...
front wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:17:02 CST6CDT
...if i replace rotors, they come as a unit with the hub. THIS means bearing replacement. i'd done this on my '85 and...
My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:35:02 +1200
...discs all round (Porsche?) -Front hubs (RSA, separate from disc rotors) -Front spindles (RSA, if needed for RSA hubs) ELECTRICS *A larm (Electric-Life...
Re: Moderator Comment Re: Disc Brake Setup Photos
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:21:59 -0700
...budget (ha ha) kit that just > includes machined 2WD hubs, and caliper brackets (front/rear), so that > advanced DIY types can source their own...
Re: Vanagon/Porsche Project Pictures
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:03:41 +1200
...Porsche hubs and wheels four corners. Hansen Motorsport in Germany makes kits to fit big brakes to T3s; this includes a 4-wheel kit...
Pulsating brake pedal
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 07:58:24 -0400
...The steering vibration was caused by my new front wheel: http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/body105.jpg Those should self align, but they are...
Re: Axle assembly vs Local Shop Rebuild
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 11:53:55 -0400
...I am just finishing a Syncro FRONT axle hubcap to hubcap overhaul of brakes, wheel bearings and all CV joints. If anyone needs advice...
Re: Alloy rim question
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 2 Jun 2002 15:18:39 EDT
...up front unless they have upgraded to the SA big brake kit which replace the front rotor assembly with a separate hub with studs...
Safety issues before trip
Historical mailing list - Ed
Tue, 17 May 2005 13:40:09 -0400
...My question about the front is what kind of signs do front wheel bearings give as they're wearing? How bad can you let...
Audi Turbo wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
01 Feb 97 03:42:01 EST
...to clear the front axle grease cap (hub). Nothing is done to the Lug holes. There is NO rubbing in the wheel wells (of...
Rotor (disc) seizure on hub
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 21:06:05 +0100
...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: hello all
Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:04:29 -0400
...the front wheels but that is too difficult ( I think). The tranny is set up to have batteries drive the front hubs and transfer...
Fitting Passat 2000 Alloys onto to Syncros and 2WD
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 13 Sep 2001 20:00:08 EDT
...front. Syncros only need the thin spacer. Rear installation will require a spacer or clearancing if you want to use the VW hub cap...
Re: Clunking sound
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:44:32 -0500
...After much looking it turned out to be the stock plastic "wire wheel" hub caps on the bus.? They've been slightly cracked and...
Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:19:10 -0800
...a hub cap. > Perhaps you have a bearing cap without a square hole in it, installed on > your driver's side front wheel, instead...
Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 22 Aug 2015 12:38:37 +0000
...They are lighter than > 14'' steel wheels . 10mm spacers up front and you can run 225/60R16 tires. > > > > >
Re: Passat Wheels
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 19:54:55 EDT
...Fronts will have to be machined to clear the ridge on the center of the front hub. Rears should bolt right on. However, be...
Re: To be or Not to be/bearings
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 12:30:15 -0400
...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: Horn shorted to ground?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 8 May 2002 22:52:58 -0500
...Will both problems be fixed with a new turn signal switch (which includes the lever IIRC?) Thanks Jeff > Under the steering wheel. The hub...
Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 07:47:34 -0500
...The measurements are from the lip of the wheel arches to the center of the hubs: Driver front: 16.5 inches Passenger front: 17...
Re: Speedometer Keeps Breaking
Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 06:52:29 MDT
...left front tire where the square speedometer cable goes through a square hole in the wheel bearing dust cover (just under the hubcap) There...
Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:26:39 -0400
...Distance from center of front wheel hub to external wheel arch lip was 18 1/8". I obtained a set of "lowering" springs from...
FS: Eurovan and Vanagon Parts
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:01:20 -0500
...seat mechanism Vanagon front middle and rear seats Syncro complete front end (differential, axles, spindle, rotor and all) Vanagon Alloy wheels $500 for a...
Re: speedometer no move
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:26:19 -0700
Pretty common for the end of the cable to wear where it meets the grease cup at the front left wheel hub. Karl Wolz...
Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:20:42 -0800
...for spacers in the front, assuming you want the wheel caps to fit. The clearance between the cap and hub cover is very tight...
Re: Proper Peen nut adjustment-front rotors?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:41:08 -0400
...Then I peened the nut. > > I just drove about an hour and the right front wheel is hot again. Hotter > than the left front...
Two birds with one stone
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:14:17 -0700
...manual transmission drain and fill, new front brake pads, machined the rotors, repacked and greased the wheel hubs. Now for the truly embarassing part...
Re: It is possible to make a 2WD into a Syncro?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:15:02 -0500
...Somehow I thought the front hubs carriers were different to accommodate the driveshafts. Also, I thought that the a-arms were cast instead of...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:05:30 -0700
...To understand why, just think of a transverse line running through the two front wheel hubs. To adjust caster without affecting the camber, the...
Re: Alloy wheel caps and a ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:54:21 -0800
...Alloy wheel caps and a ? > (1) Does anyone have an extra hub cap or two for the optional alloy > Vanagon > wheels circa late 1980s...
Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
...fuel pumps -vanagon engine wiring harness for aircooled van -vanagon hubcaps, wheels, and wheelcovers plus more. ask, i may have it chris SE, PA...
Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
...fuel pumps -vanagon engine wiring harness for aircooled van -vanagon hubcaps, wheels, and wheelcovers plus more. ask, i may have it chris SE, PA...
15" Audi rims
Historical mailing list - paul banks
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 19:48:40 -0400
...even close to fitting over the hub on the front. Thus, I have some great alloy wheels for sale. They are of the 16...
"Front Bearing Saga" has ended... Thank you Jonathan!
Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 22:00:58 -0500
...He said he has a wheel and hub puller at his house that we could use. My problem became "our" problem the second he...
Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:25:26 -0700
...Centering > rings are used for those applications that call for a hub centric fit. > Syncro fronts with the original alloy wheels are hub centric...
Re: Vanagon wheels in Alaska?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 24 May 2010 12:03:26 -0600
...i just rebuilt > (and painted to match the bilsteins) my brakes and all my wheel bearings > (new hub/discs)before driving to alaska so...
Re: Vanagon vs. Toyota Van
Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:25:49 -0500
...The main problems were radiators (x2), brakes went out fairly quickly, and the wheel bearings up front went bad. The 4wd wasn't too...
Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
...They are used to push/pull the bearing and wheel hub. You supply the power. An impact wrench was used to speed it up...
how to put Audi 15" or 16" wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:53:16 EST
...i machined all hub centers of audi wheels to 2.5" ID. (i had machine shop do it at 10 bux a piece, they...
Putting on tires: three hands
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:17:39 -0800
...of having studs on the wheels," he said.<< You could always install some studs on those front hubs; in fact, I think some of...
Re: 15" or 16" wheels on the Syncro?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Nov 1996 20:53:32 -0500
...16" >wheels available on German Syncros - such as specs, construction (steel or >alloy), whether they have matching hubcaps - etc? Will these wheels fit >within...