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Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:22:31 -0700
...How's that for confusion for >> the person who would not know? > > So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans? Does...
Re: Golf hubcaps on Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:15:59 EDT
...They wouldn't even get close to catching the wheel because the hubs stuck out too far. As I recall both on the front...
Re: Audi wheels!![long]
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:24:02 -0400
...FWD vw's and all front drive cars should have hub concentric alloys (or inserts therein) or wheels in general for proper balance and...
Re: 2wd front hub machining
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:09:49 -0700
...the front hubs in an > effort to mount different wheels. I am not going to mill the center bore > of > the wheels for the...
Re: Audi wheels!![long]
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:48:00 -0700
The answer is yes as far as I can tell, the front wheel on my Syncro does fit tightly around the hub just like...
2wd front hub machining
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:36:36 -0400
...the front hubs in an effort to mount different wheels. I am not going to mill the center bore of the wheels for the...
Golf hubcaps on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Mon, 2 Oct 2000 03:23:34 EDT
...They wouldn't even get close to catching the wheel because the hubs stuck out too far. As I recall both on the front...
Front Wheel bearings - just how much is a 'trace' of play?
Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:36:27 -0500
...Would anyone care to share their experiences/expertise in front wheel bearings and hub play? Thanks in advance for all comments/advice. Todd Westerville...
Dumb Hubcap Question
Historical mailing list - Mike Ross
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:22:37 -0600
...Anyway, the problem I am having is that the dust caps for the front wheel bearings are preventing the hubcaps from seating properly on...
Re: 2wd front hub machining
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:10:27 -0500
...the front hubs in an >effort to mount different wheels. I am not going to mill the center bore of >the wheels for the...
Re: Dumb Hubcap Question
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:39:42 -0500
...Anyway, the problem I am having is that the dust caps for the > front wheel bearings are preventing the hubcaps from seating properly on...
Re: Haunted Hub Caps
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:48:28 EDT
...I'm in search of VW hubcaps that will fit over the hub on the front wheels of my Vanagon with stock steel wheels...
Re: '87 Front Disk Brakes-
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:55:54 -0400
Reality is a one piece cast with front hub, on the 2 wheel drive. Syncros have a bolt on, (or in my case rust...
Front Hub bearing removal
Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:10:29 -0800
...I think I'm going to have to redo my front hub wheel bearings and having never done them before was wondering if anybody...
What good are wheel locks?
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:04:43 -0800
Someone can just pop off the grease cap on the front hub and take off the nut and then the wheel, hub, and disc...
Re: Front Wheel bearings - just how much is a 'trace' of play?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:13:59 -0500
...hub nut correctly tightened; > others claimed that a modicum of movement was acceptable. > > Would anyone care to share their experiences/expertise in front wheel...
FS, vanagon carpet, curtain set, wheels, hubcaps, seats, etc
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Jan 2001 17:19:30 EST
for sale: -front carpets in blue or tan. specify yr and trans type. -vanagon wheelcovers -stainless steel trim rings for vanagon for use w...
Re: Gof/Jetta Hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:41:22 EDT
...hub with the speedo cable at the front driver's side. Maybe it makes a difference if you have the 6" wide wheels. My...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:22:02 -0500
> So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans? > Does that mean that tire rotation required removing the > tires from the wheels...
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: Lower speedo cable??
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:37:38 -0800
...The "wheel" end of the cable is simply squared-off and goes through the square hole in the hub cap (not "hubcap" in the...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:04:24 -0600
---- Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > How the woman who sold Joe the earlier style of hubcap got on them the > front, I...
Re: Left wheel on Syncro making a clicking sound.
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:34:33 -0500
...from one of the front wheels. When we got where we were going, we popped off the front hubcaps... one of them had a...
Re: Melting Hubcap?!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:19:58 -0400
...Melting Hubcap?! > Vanagoniacs, > > Been noticing a melting plastic smell when I exit the bus lately and > yesterday I noticed that the plastic wheel cover...
Re: Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:46:01 -0700
...onto the hub to secure a loose stud. I used Porsche studs to put Mercedes wheels on my syncro. The fronts were a very...
Re: Syncro Hub
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:14:24 -0400
Kevin, My syncro once had dramatic front wheel vibration at highway speed. It turned out to be worn out outer cv joints. Had about...
Re: Hubcaps
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:52:22 -0400
...hub caps will fit the wheels, BUT will not fit over the center axle......it sticks out too far (I think in the front...
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...
Re: hubcaps
Historical mailing list - John Koloski
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 17:34:05 -0500
Early Vangons used the same hubcaps as (ball joint front end) air-cooled beetles. My Mom's boyfriend trashed one of the stock plastic...
Bug Hubcaps work for us...: Hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:41:43 -0400
...hub caps will fit the wheels, BUT will not fit over the center axle......it sticks out too far (I think in the front...
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: Front Hub bearing removal
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 11:55:19 -0400
...I think I'm going to have to redo my front hub wheel bearings and > having never done them before was wondering if anybody...
Re: Dumb Hubcap Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
Mon, 3 Feb 2003 23:24:59 -0500
...Anyway, the problem I am having is that the dust caps for the >> front wheel bearings are preventing the hubcaps from seating properly on...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:38:54 -0800
...The front axle center stub/grease cap does stick out further than it's previous incarnation as the venerable Bus, hence the hubcap redesign...
Front Wheel Bearing Seal Issue (Pic)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:39:53 -0700
...installing the front wheel bearing grease seal. The archives say the seal should be flush with the hub face when installed. Issue: if I...
Re: hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 1 May 2019 16:21:19 -0400
If it helps, I use Bay window hub caps on my Vanagon. Same wheels as the Bay I believe. And, I got them new...
bus/vanagon brake disc interchangeability?
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:46:20 -0500
...Vanagon front rotor/hub replace a breadloaf's rotor and hub? (I'm asking because the vanagon rotor can be redrilled for wheels with...
Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:41:58 +0000
I wondered about that too, I have OEM Mercedes 15" wheels and they fit right over the front hubs on a 2wd. >Are you...
Re: Hubcaps
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:48:55 EDT
...hub caps will fit the wheels, BUT will not fit over the center axle......it sticks out too far (I think in the front...
Audi Turbo wheels
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:32:19 -0400
...wheels is what is the preferred method of attaching the "center hubcap" (the part with the Audi symbol) to the two front wheels that...
Re: 15" audi alloys
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:50:18 EDT
...Basically, I would have gorgeous wheels with an ugly, rusty hub sticking through. Is this a snag in using the Audi wheels or am...
Passat ET37 wheels on Syncro
Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:29:51 -0400
...rear with the center cap? I had those wheels machined from the back to clear the syncro ring on the front hub. Best regards.
Re: 15" audi alloys
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:35:21 EDT
...have gorgeous > wheels with an ugly, rusty hub sticking through. Mark, Clean them up and paint them black. >> or paint your front grease caps...
Friendly word of advice :-)
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:36:44 +0200
Hi If you are adjusting your frontwheel bearing, with the wheel off, and you spin the hub by hand - LOOK OUT FOR THE CALIBER...
Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 23 May 1997 15:25:56 PST
...They are cheap and look >good, but on the left front, where the speedo cable sticks out of the hub, >the protruding cable end...
Re: Audi alloys on a vanagon was:Re: Tires!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 May 2007 14:00:39 -0400
Hub-Centric, the wheel hub is centered around something on the hub or rotor and the lugs merely hold the wheel assemby in place...
Re: hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 2 May 2019 09:38:46 -0400
...08:24: >>> >>> anyone know of decent quality after market hubcaps or alternatively shorter caps that fit over the front drivers side bearing so I...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:45:19 -0600
...mcneely ---- The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > > So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans? > > Does that mean that tire...
Re: hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 6 Feb 2000 17:30:51 +0100
...PerL 87 Syncro 112i John Koloski wrote: > Early Vangons used the same hubcaps as (ball joint front end) air-cooled > beetles. My Mom's...
Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:03:20 -0600
...The studs for the back wheel press in from the back side of the rear hub, for the front I think you need a...
Re: FS: Rare 15" Fuchs forged 5 spoke alloy wheels, fit vanagon and eurovan
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:26:59 EST
...These appear to be Audi alloy wheels. Audi wheels have a > different offset and are hubcentric. You can certainly make them fit a > Vanagon...
Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:49:27 -0500
...When trying to install the caps on my front wheel as a test, there was no way they would fit. The center grease cap...
Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:16:58 -0700
...For the centre bore, wheels are 57mm, and I need at least 60mm to clear front hub. I've ground the lip off one...
Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:29:15 +0200
...I understand your worries if the wheel was mounted to the drum only, and the drum was only mounted to the hub, but it...
Fwd:EMPI center caps (was 15 AUDI)
Historical mailing list - paul banks
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:47:40 -0400
...Basically, I would have gorgeous >> wheels with an ugly, rusty hub sticking through. Is this a snag in using >> the Audi wheels or am...
Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:05:03 EST
...of the wheel, and be marginally effective > at > best. > > I had all four hubcaps stolen off my VW Fox in front of my house...
Re: wheel offset for vanagons
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:34:21 EST
...BEWARE that Syncros must have the same wheels front and back. More on that if you want. 56 mm hubs on Audi alloys are...
anti theft for hubcaps?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:08:44 EST
...of the wheel, and be marginally effective at best. I had all four hubcaps stolen off my VW Fox in front of my house...
Re: Eccentric hub?
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 7 May 2014 14:45:38 -0600
...Could some heavy equipment they used > have damaged my hub? > > Wheels are not warped, all original that came with the van. Even > noticed they...
Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 22:00:34 -0700
...lol. ) Front wheel bearings are another place I see on vanagons without enough grease in them .. say a few years after a front bearing...