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• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0700
  ...All wheels on all vehicles ride on bearings of some sort. > > vanagon has two per rear 'stub axle' ....one outer, one inner.. > I am...
• Re: The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:18:17 -0800
  ...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: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:44:14 -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...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:05:37 -0500
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Audi Turbo wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  01 Feb 97 03:42:01 EST
  ...on the rears, you need to remove those two useless little bolts that hold the drum to the stub axle (once you have your...
• Re: 5 speed SA transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:35:05 -0500
  ...108mm 930 joints and axle setup if you like, and you will have to change only your stub axle to bolt these in. Todd...
• Re: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:38:14 -0700
  ...3/8 thick spacers and press out old studs on rear stub axles/ press in longer studs (i think they are M14X1,5 52mm...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings going? How long have I got?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:04:30 -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...
• Cleaning CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:30:32 +0000
  ...I pull the boots back to the center of the axle and don't remove the joints. I stuck the ends down in the...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:09:47 -0400
  ...The problem isnt with the nut, it is with the splined hub and stub axle. The high torque specs are for a reason. I...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:49:39 -0600
  Back in the "Bad ol' Days" when I lived in Western Alaska - Yupik Eskimo Country - I went in the early winter out to Chevak...
• How to mount audi 5000 turbo wheels on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:03:05 EST
  ...remove the stupid little bolts that hold the drum to the stub axle (these serve no purpose anyway) -for extra safety - get some Porsche...
• Re: Wheel Weight
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 11:03:17 -0700
  ...Do they make a "stubby" dust cap for the front axles? I have some Audi rims that I want to mount and the centerbore...
• FW: FS: 84 GL $650.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:04:00 -0400
  ...I replaced the lower control arm and the stub axle and the right axle with both CV joints. Starting a couple weeks before the...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 20:54:17 -0500
  not having done this myself, i essentially agree. nevertheless, i think it might be reasonable, taking great care, and using a magnetized drill bit...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 May 2016 10:46:10 -0600
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to > having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:35:43 -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...
• FS: 70 Panel Double-sliding door - $300.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:41:51 CDT
  ...no wheels, left rear drum/axle-stub is missing. - windshield cracked. - one front outer door lock missing, inside door latches kinda funky. - roof is...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 20:04:57 -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: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:30:58 -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: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:09:56 -0700
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to >> having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:39:21 -0700
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to >> having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:39:16 -0500
  ...No reduction boxes like the old bus to reverse the stub axle rotation. Other than that, it's a bolt-in! Mike B. ----- Original...
• Re: Move the Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:41:02 -0700
  ...it from a regular tow-truck without disconnecting drive shafts and stub axles can wreck your viscous coupling) > > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:10 -0600
  ...on the wheel studs and pushes on > the centre of the stub axle? > > Do I need any other special tools? What size breaker bar...
• Wheel Weight
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 13:44:57 -0400
  ...Do they make a "stubby" dust cap for the front axles? I have some Audi rims that I want to mount and the centerbore...
• Stuck Bolt, Help, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  04 Nov 96 06:17:14 PST
  ...Outer hex head CV bolt is REAL stubborn. Heres what I have done so far: Stripped 6mm hex. Have been using hex allen wrench...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:45:13 -0700
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to >>> having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: 82 Westy tire question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:41:14 -0700
  ...at lower pressures, it can only support lower weights). >rating on the tire relate to the front and rear axle weights (2425 and 2866...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both? castastropic failure!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 11:00:02 -0500
  ...I've seen them jam in such ways to even break the end off the drive shaft and the axle stub on the differential...
• Re: G 50 - What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 22:10:29 +1200
  ...adaptor axles and decide what to do with your CVs... either use Porsche 930 CVs and fit Weddle or other adaptor stubaxles, or use...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:44:08 -0500
  ...With my stubs there was no way. Gotta give a shoutout to Matt Yester, Subiegon driver. He also helped wrap up all the top...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings and trailing arm mounts.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 00:24:30 -0500
  ...Is Bell showing that you don't have to pull the stub axle out until > it's on the bench. As usual, I could...
• Input shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:11:46 -0400
  ...bones and all but, ive not replaced a seal for the stub axle to the trans. How does it come out to replace a...
• Re: A mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:01:51 -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: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:44:35 -0500
  ...I do dab a little extra over the end of the axle stub and nut just to keep the corrosion away. I have also...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 8 May 2016 14:03:12 -0700
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it comes to >>>> having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 May 2011 11:38:08 -0700
  ...then grab the end of the stub axle ( where the bit nut was ) and try to wiggle up and down. That up-down play...
• how to put Audi 15" or 16" wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:53:16 EST
  ...rear (or chevvy truck studs work too) tap studs out of stub axle, not hard once drum is removed) thats it on syncro i...
• Re: FS 81 Westfalia Air Cooled - more stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:45:04 -0600
  ...core that locks in 4th > gear. > Two rear swing arm axle assemblies with stubs, brake drums etc. > One new Sachs clutch kit. > If you...
• Re: stub axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:08:54 -0800
  ...Anyway, to find the write up for the "stub axle seal" search the archives for "drive flange seal". I have pasted the write up...
• '64 Camper Project
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  4 Apr 1995 11:55:05 -0800
  ...tranny, as it is the original one with the small diameter stub axles, and the bad one is a later model unit. Any sources...
• Re: Brakes not letting go all the way in the rear? Clunk after stopping...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 7 May 2008 12:09:27 -0700
  ...If drums won't come off, put penetrating oil on area where axle stub and opening on drum meet. Clean this area too. And...
• Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:17:53 -0700
  ...if the rear stub axles spin smoothly, even with say 160K miles on them, I leave them. I am not convinced that 'new bearings...
• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 23:05:26 -0400
  ...brake drum and wheel flange.. > then grab the end of the stub axle ( where the bit nut was ) and try to > wiggle up and...
• Re: Rear bearings and grease question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:38:41 -0700
  ...beat with me. > > I have a pair of bearing housings and stub axles that I have cleaned up, painted and awaiting delivery of bearings...
• Re: My balls are knocking!!
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 23:21:11 -0700
  ...First time with 3 broken screws requiring removing stubaxle and surgery to remove screws. Ride in U-haul truck with westy in tow. Was...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing play
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:04:27 -0700
  ...It's also nice to have a whole spare hub and stub axle .. then you replace seals and bearings in that one carefully, taking...
• Bubba insults and Monster snaprings (at length)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 23:23:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...Then, drive out the stub axle, finally remove the snap rings > on both sides of the bearing carrier. Now, the bearings will come out...
• Re: 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:24:08 EDT
  ...these 2 little bolts serve NO purpose other than to keep the drum from falling off the stub axle when the wheel is off...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 17:18:20 -0700
  ...As I flex each plate, the gap between plate and axle stub face opens, closes a hair. ( a little) On Friday, May 6, 2016...
• My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:35:02 +1200
  ...ones, not blue H4s) MECHANICAL -Rear stubaxles (Weddle, Precision Alloy or Dura Blue, 108mm PCD) -Rear axles (Saco or Sway-A-Way) *Porsche G50...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:51:07 +0200
  ...involved to convey the rotation of the (more or less) horizontal axle stub of the front wheel to the (again more or less) vertical...
• Re: Yes, wheels... again! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 00:15:25 -0400
  ...bolts on the rear drums that hold the drum to the stub axle.. (why are those on there anyway?? ) -then theres the fronts...there...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:46:32 -0800
  ...I probably have about $30k total into my Vanagon (that number reflects engine/transmission, CV joints, axles, stub axles, oil cooler, customer oil cooler...
• Re: Rear Wheel (bearing?) noise.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:33:43 -0600
  ...under way can be catastrophic and will often result in > the stub axle or wheel flanged being trashed. Bearing noise with > acceleration changes point...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:44 -0800
  ...No reduction boxes like the old bus to reverse the stub axle rotation. Other than that, it's a bolt-in! Mike B. ----- Original...
• Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:56:33 -0400
  ...He had some beautiful rebuilt CV-stub axles (painted black - new boots, new bearings and all greased up. Those were $550 Canadian, plus install...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 14:18:44 -0400
  ...Sometimes I think we need one of those when it > comes to having to deal with the nut and stub axle on our Vanagons...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:26:22 -0700
  ...handles the rear axle nut was not happening up in the cave where the crank pulley lives. Dennis noted a stubby impact wrench fits...