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• Re: wheel bearing for an 84
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:56:29 EST
  Correct Front Vanagon Bearing Applications Front Inner Bearing Part # 113 517 185 C Fits 83-92 ( 2 Wheel Drive Vanagon Front Outer Bearing Part...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 17:14:04 +0000
  Front wheel bearings are a fraction of the size or rear wheel bearings. They are also probably subject to more stress. On most cars...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:41:27 -0700
  ...front wheel bearing maintenance intervals > Hello Bob, > > When I worked in the front end shop if the bearing could get replaced they > were at...
• wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:54:31 -0700
  hi all, is it correct to assume or is there a reason to think that the Front wheel bearings and Rear wheel bearings wear...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:02:45 -0700
  ...I did replace my front wheel bearings about 4 years ago. My understanding is that the rear last longer and I have told by...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 May 2017 13:38:59 +0000
  The front and rear wheel bearings are of drastically different designs, even for the Syncro. The front wheel bearings on the Syncro is a...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:26:34 -0700
  ...front wheel bearing maintenance intervals > Bob, > I've had wheel bearing last the life of the vehicle. IF the grease > seal has not failed...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:46:05 -0700
  ...front wheel bearing maintenance intervals > Bob, > I've had wheel bearing last the life of the vehicle. IF the grease > seal has not failed...
• 82 Front wheel bearings steering knuckle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:35:13 -0700
  ...I dropped a front wheel bearing a week or ten days ago & destroyed the steering knuckle/spindle. No prior warning. Just went. Bearing welded...
• front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:00:16 -0700
  ...I decided to pull one front outer wheel bearing and look to see how much grease they still had on them WELL the rollers...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:25:56 -0400
  ...This lead me to >wonder what the big green book calls for on front wheel bearing maintenance. To my surprise I found nothing listed...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Fri, 14 May 2021 21:18:01 -0400
  Glad to find this thread...will now be content to leave the rear bearings alone. Doing the front brakes, I am finding that there...
• Re: Front wheel bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:32:13 -0400
  ...Front wheel bearings... > > > Anyone out there know the proper way to seat the front > wheel bearings? My > 88 vanagon front end gets shimmy loose...
• Front end noises
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:54:25 -0700
  ...One of my mechanics had a listen, said "front wheel bearing- start on the left wheel" Last weekend I checked bearing play and listened...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:01:52 -0400
  front wheel bearings have to have a bit of play - enough to just wiggle the thrust washer pushing with a small screw driver, for...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 May 2021 20:31:32 -0500
  ...The front wheel bearings on the Syncro is a common one >> piece cartridge design common to front drive vehicles. However it is still >> a...
• lost front wheel bearing cap!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:29 -0400
  I the process of breaking my sway bar connector rod, and loosing a hub cap, I also lost a front wheel bearing grease cap...
• Front wheel bearings...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:13:26 EDT
  Anyone out there know the proper way to seat the front wheel bearings? My 88 vanagon front end gets shimmy loose... Thanks. James W88kender
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 13 May 2017 19:42:47 -0600
  ...that the Front > wheel bearings and Rear wheel bearings wear at the same rate? meaning that > do we have to replace front and rear...
• front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:58:11 -0400
  I can notice a very slight play/clunk when I wiggle either front wheel what is most likely a wheel bearing. Its not tire...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:17:02 -0700
  ...vanagonauts BTDT website: > http://www.vanagonauts.com/-Wheel-Bearings154.htm > > This PN: "Front Outer Bearing Part # 211 405 645 D Fits 83-84 Thru...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 1 May 2006 15:26:44 -0600
  Quoting John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU>: > I have a follow up question on this topic: > > When replacing the front bearings, can they be removed...
• Re[2]: Syncro wheel bearing play?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:56:12 -0400
  All vanagon (except for syncro fronts) wheel bearings have two sets of bearings, either ball and roller (rear), or a set of tapered roller...
• Front Wheel Bearing Source
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:31:49 -0800
  ...You can pull into a NAPA and they will have the outer front bearing for a '90 Vanagon but not the inner. No surprise...
• Front Wheel Bearing Problems
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:17:20 -0500
  I tried to replace the front wheel bearings on my '84 Westy today and ran into a problem. The inner bearings won't fit...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:06:56 -0800
  ...Front wheel bearings on 2WD vanagons last just incredibily amazingly well. I know of dozens, even hundreds of 2WD vanagons where the front wheel...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Feller
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:03:53 -0400
  ...front wheel bearing questions... front wheel bearings have to have a bit of play - enough to just wiggle the thrust washer pushing with a...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:50:06 -0800
  Yes, there was a transition for the size of the front outer bearing. Please tell us your VIN#. Not the whole long thing but...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Fri, 14 May 2021 21:48:02 -0400
  ...The front wheel bearings on the Syncro is a common > one > >> piece cartridge design common to front drive vehicles. However it is > still > >> a...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:18:17 -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...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:48:37 -0500
  The driver side front wheel bearing has gone bad after maybe 1500 miles. The swap was done by a local, un-tried mechanic. We...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:10 -0700
  It's because the early outer front wheel bearings are prone to wear out a bit. The inners are the same .. the outer wheel...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:42:53 -0400
  ...Otherwise you may learn the hard way (like I did) that all Vanagon front wheel bearings are not the same....and even if you...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:49 -0800
  ...The rear bearings were new and the front serviced a little over 40,000 miles ago. I've scheduled my van into the shop...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:27:57 -0500
  ...Tell me about rear bearings If the front wheel bearings are bad……thunk, thunk, thunk just at low speeds, is there a chance of...
• Now, Front Bearing "saga"...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 10:58:24 -0500
  ...Blew out my front bearings. > > Here comes the request for assistance... Bentley tells me I need a > > "copper > > drift" to do the front bearings...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Source
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:23:53 -0800
  ...Bearings from AutoZone I forgot to mention something about the wheel bearings I got from AutoZone. American made (the markings) Timkin bearings no less...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:20:35 -0700
  ...Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink??? Quick questions. I don't recall if when replacing the front wheel bearing seal, if that seal should be...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:07:11 -0900
  ...Blew out my front bearings. > Here comes the request for assistance... Bentley tells me I need a "copper > drift" to do the front bearings...
• Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:15:16 -0400
  ...The clutch pedal spring should bring back the clutch bearing in front (Front is front/ transmission side), moving him away from the clutch basket...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 07:34:55 -0800
  ...Blew out my front bearings. > Here comes the request for assistance... Bentley tells me I need a "copper > drift" to do the front bearings...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:10:14 -0700
  The front outer spindle/bearing change was made very early in 1984 model year vans. Since the new model year production begins in August...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:57:29 -0800
  ...They, of course, recommend also replacing the driver's front corner spindle assembly, all four wheel bearings, plus all four shocks, at the same...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 01:20:28 -0500
  Hi Richard, I have an article on my website about replacing Vanagon front bearings. In that, I write about using a socket to drive...
• Re: Brake Job Front and Back 85 2wd vanagon. Wheel bearing question.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 May 2011 11:13:45 -0700
  ...Brake Job Front and Back 85 2wd vanagon. Wheel bearing question. >I may have not been cleared enough on my last email so I...
• Re: bearing/other noise when turning a tiny bit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:55:54 -0700
  ...the 82 does have an underbuilt outer bearings though.. fixed a year or two later.. I'll sure say 2WD vanagon have good front...
• Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:06:33 -0800
  ...I likely torqued the nuts on front bearings too much. Grease on outer bearing rollers was brown (originally pink), evidence of **light** scoring on...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 02:01:35 -0400
  ...Front Inner Wheel Bearing 113-517-185C Dealer List $17.15ea Bus Boys $16.95ea Front Outer Wheel Bearing 251-405-645B Dealer List...
• {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 27 May 2016 15:25:12 -0300
  ...Is anything different about the front wheel bearings on a T25 (vs the old buses and vans) which would lead to them loosening over...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Problems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:27:51 -0500
  > I tried to replace the front wheel bearings on my '84 Westy > today. The inner bearings won't fit. I figured I had the...
• Re: front wheel bearings...chassis # location?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 26 May 2009 04:52:28 -0400
  ...Wheel Bearings (Front) all bearing numbers are standard regardless of manufacturer 80-84 Vanagon small bearing, outer bearing VW 211 405 645D this number...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:44:35 -0500
  ...There are > inner and outer front wheel brgs of course. > > Put some extra grease in the bearing cap too . There should be some there...
• Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:53:02 -0500
  ...Blew out my front bearings. Here comes the request for assistance... Bentley tells me I need a "copper drift" to do the front bearings...
• 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...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 14:24:21 -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...
• The Front Bearing "saga" continues...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 07:05:31 -0500
  ...Stay tuned for the next installment of the "Front Bearing saga". Thank you for your support. Richard and Annemarie 85 GL "Buba" (left front...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 15 May 2021 10:51:29 -0500
  ...The front wheel bearings on the Syncro is a > common > > one > > >> piece cartridge design common to front drive vehicles. However it is > > still > > >> a...
• Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:55:09 -0400
  ...I don't recall if when replacing the front wheel bearing seal, if that seal should be countersunk or flush with the rotor? Thanks...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:49:19 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/-Wheel-Bearings154.htm This PN: "Front Outer Bearing Part # 211 405 645 D Fits 83-84 Thru Chassis # 24E015000" I...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Source
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:03:23 -0800
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/vanagon-front-wheel-bearing-seals/wheel-bearing-front-inner-113517185-c Trivia note: It is also used...