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• Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:04:56 EST
  In a message dated 2/11/03 2:02:24 PM, kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes: << Wear on the outside and no wear on the...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:17:18 -0700
  both front tires wearing 'roundy' ...........worn on the edges, both inner and outer, assuming things are not all worn out, and alignment is close...
• Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:59:46 -0700
  > Okay, perhaps I'm being dense, but shouldn't *all* of your tires wear at > the same rate? You're rotating them, right? That...
• Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:49:00 +0200
  ...I rotate all 5 tyres on my syncro every 5,000 kms, and yes my tyres do wear unevenly even with the "correct" align...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:38:04 EDT
  ...This wear is not immediate but over time new adjusting screws are needed as they wear out. With the slider style you need to...
• Re: Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:19:09 -0500
  On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 12:15 PM, Bill Marshall wrote: > My front tires are cupping pretty heavily, most of the wear is...
• Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:48:54 -0400
  BenT Syncro wrote: > he is being told that the new rear brakes need > replacement because of uneven wear Because of the way Vanagon rear...
• 74 Westie-Valve clearances
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 13:25:00 DST
  ...I agree a regular check is desirable and believe that the hazardous side of wear would be when the seat/valve wears and the...
• front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:43:20 -0400
  ...DRIVEN WHEELS WEAR FASTER. The only difference with SyncroBeast is that she's AWD. So the fronts get both Driven wear and turning wear...
• Cam failures
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:45:32 -0800
  ...If the hardening develops a pit or wear mark due to loss of lubrication it quickly wears the cam follower which in turn causes...
• Re: Which tire position wears fastest?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:46:24 -0800
  ...usually the fronts wear 'roundy' and the rears wear less and straight across. Of course if you are corning hard a lot.........the fronts...
• Strange Tire Wear
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:25:20 -0400
  About two weeks and 300 miles ago I changed the brakes on the front of my van and noticed the 'normal' uneven tire wear...
• Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:04:25 -0800
  on 11/2/03 10:54 am, Kim Brennan wrote: > Wear on the outside and no wear on the inside is a typical sign...
• Tire wear question...
  Historical mailing list - Z
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:24:47 -0500 (EST)
  Okay I get odd tire wear on the rear tires of the EV. I understand wearing on the inside or the outside. On both...
• Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:48:27 -0400
  ...Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear Okay, perhaps I'm being dense, but shouldn't *all* of your tires wear at the same...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:04:43 -0500
  I can't say about the wear on the outside edge, but when my inside edges wore evenly on both front tires, the wisdom...
• Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:09:23 -0400
  For a long time now, I noticed that the edges of the tires in the front (1984 GL) wear much more than in the...
• Re: [Syncro] do front Syncro tires wear faster than rear?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:47:33 -0700
  > I think the Fronts wear faster but I don't recall for sure. Any > observations? Pretty sure that front tires on all vehicles wear...
• Vanagon list members wear bow ties?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:11:53 EDT
  Do all Vanagon list members wear bow ties, or should they? I passed a Westy yesterday and the driver was wearing a bow tie...
• Swap your seats for even Butt wear!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 02:04:10 EST
  ...what does this mean??? it means it's time to rotate your vanagon seats for even butt wear!! dont let your drivers seat wear...
• Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:54:24 -0500
  Wear on the outside and no wear on the inside is a typical sign of an UNDER inflated tire. OVER inflated tires wear too...
• clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:55:43 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:27:43 -0600
  Ben T wrote: > > You guys wear clothes? Yeh, Ben. I don't know about the other guys, but I'm afraid that when I...
• Tire Wear
  Historical mailing list - George Bosch
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:14:11 -0800
  My tires on my 85 Vanagon are wearing faster on the inside than the outside. I bought them at Sears and had an alignment...
• What causes tire wear?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 21:19:19 -0500
  Just a couple of questions about tire wear and alignment. Several things, other than squeaking and clunking, happen when the upper control arm bushings...
• Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:09:09 -0500
  ...On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 02:04 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > but...isn't wear on the outside also an indication of too...
• Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:00:38 -0800
  ...I seem to recall that engine wear is proportional to piston feet per mile. How far a piston travels in moving the car one...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:16:03 PDT
  ...This wear is not immediate but over time new adjusting screws >are >needed as they wear out. > >With the slider style you need to...
• Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 02:05:54 -1000
  ...Fronts wear a little faster.< So, if that's true... what's the suggested time interval and method for tire rotation? Mick Kalber 89...
• Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:50:39 -0700
  Okay, perhaps I'm being dense, but shouldn't *all* of your tires wear at the same rate? You're rotating them, right? Coyote...
• Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:49:39 -0500
  Do drivers of automatic vanagons wear "Clutchless" panties? Ric
• Re: do front Syncro tires wear faster than rear?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:11:44 -0700
  Front tires always wear faster because they do the steering, and front end alignment, usually infrequently checked, is also critical to wear. Front wheel...
• Re: Abnormal tire wear 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 10:45:48 -0400
  I would check for wear in the front suspension components, i.e. bushings, ball joints and tie rods. Excess play in these components could...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:22:29 -0700
  ...A loose axle nut will cause all sorts of wear issues in the assembly. A vague and not very meaningful assertion. :-( A bent stub...
• tire wear ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:36:24 -0400
  hey all, i am experiencing some wear on my passenger side front tire on my 87 syncro westy. the wear is on the outside...
• Re: Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:15:35 EST
  ...I seem to recall that engine wear is proportional to piston feet per mile. How far a piston travels in moving the car one...
• Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:05:28 -0700
  ...But the wear happened before the engine warms up. I heard that each cold start wear equals the wear of 200 miles of driving...
• Re: Answer???? [f]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 10:55:34 PST
  >> >> >>Joel wearing his VW cap, peeking over the top of his monitor. >> >> Joel wearing glasses?
• Re: Nokian tire sidewall cracks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:51:58 -0800
  ...And perfectly even wear (with X roatation every 3-5k miles) It is very simple to check tread wear for even wear across the...
• Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:50:25 PDT
  Well then, based on what you just said, could the australian chip add to bearing wear??? Since you say below: "In the WBX engine...
• Pop Top Push Bar Wear
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:22:57 -0700
  ...Shows some extreme wear. Pics included! Just a heads up to wear points one might not think of. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum...
• Which tire position wears fastest?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:04:13 -0500
  ...On a westy (1.9l) vanagon, which tire positions tend to wear fastest/slowest? (ignoring other things like different wear patterns, and assuming everything...
• Re: Uneven tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:41:04 -0700
  RE: Tire Wear Good info here: http://www.procarcare.com/includes/content/resourcecenter/encyclopedia/ch25/25readtirewear.html
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:43:23 EST
  ...The constant hitting with one edge first is what wears the bearing. The rod wear is dependent of the center bearing wear, as it...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:39:20 -0400
  ...Front tire wear For a long time now, I noticed that the edges of the tires in the front (1984 GL) wear much more...
• Re: Front Tire Noise and cupping wear pattern
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 07:53:01 -0800
  That type of wear pattern is usually associated with balance and/or bearing problems.
• tire wear in the rear
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:11:53 -0800
  ...I seem to be getting outside edge wear on the rear tires on my 84GL. There are no rear allignment adjustments for this vehicle...
• Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted )LVC
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:08:03 -0700
  Hilarious! And I apologize to all for the puzzlement! The German man was wearing an old-fashioned hat, a fedora or homburg-style hat...
• Re: [Re: [Syncro] front wear vs. rear wear]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:59:54 MDT
  ...my front wheels seems to be wearing just a bit diffrent then the rear. then again california roads SUCK on smoothness. LOL happy friday...
• Re: tire wear ques
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:06:12 -0400
  ...Jason Willenbrock wrote: > hey all, > i am experiencing some wear on my passenger side front tire on my 87 > syncro > westy. the wear is...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:04:42 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and > that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:30:02 -0700
  ...But the wear happened before the engine warms up. I heard that each cold start wear equals the wear of 200 miles of driving...
• Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:22:39 -0400
  Ben, this is just normal wear. The shoes don't wear evenly across the surface. The wear as shown in your pictures. I guess...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:51:31 -0500
  ...screw had variable wear among them. Some looked great, and others had wear on one side (it seemed). I ended up replacing the adjustment...
• Tire Wear
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 12:00:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...Normally I see tires wear more on the inside, but mine are wearing on the outside, which would suggest a positive camber. Anything a...
• Re: What causes tire wear?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 21:37:30 -0500
  Exhaustive scientific research has shown that driving causes the most tire wear with cheese graters a distant second, especially on Fridays.
• Re: Cheaper Dura brake pad wear image
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2016 23:38:12 -0400
  ...The front shoes will wear more. The shoes also look like the drum may have a taper to the surface. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:44:01 -0700
  ...Why not wear in more slowly? I'm not convinced. It seems to me synthetic would provide a better wear in performance. William > Stuff...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:25:17 -0800
  ...This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and >> that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in...
• Re: Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:03:46 -0800
  ...Engine Wear > Al, > > True as far as it goes. More details in a long soliloquy I put in the > archives about a year ago...