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• '86 Syncro wheel bearings(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:30:23 -0500
  ...Press the wheel bearing out of the bearing housing. 13. Remove the inner race of the wheel bearing from the wheel hub. This is...
• Re: Melting Hubcap?!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:19:58 -0400
  Excess heat without noise is most likely a brake, not bearing problem. The hub cap should not be touching the bearing cap anyway. Maybe...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 May 1999 10:59:05 -0700
  Bjorn, You have a spun bearing, not a good thing. It also sounds like the bearing seat in the hub wore down as well...
• Re: Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:37:14 -0500
  On Nov 23, 2007 3:57 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and bearing housings the...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:21:29 EDT
  ...The rear wheel bearings can only be changed by removing the hub bearing carrier. The bearings must be pressed out the side where the...
• hubcentric question
  Historical mailing list - feller
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:27:06 -0500
  Obviously the steel wheels are not hubcentric but are the after market alums supplied by many bearing load on the axle/hub at any...
• Re: hubcentric question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:12:41 -0800
  ...the steel wheels are not hubcentric but are the after market > alums supplied by many bearing load on the axle/hub at any point...
• 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...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:38:50 -0700
  ...the wheel to hub mating surface is not intended to load bearing at the wheel center area. the load bearing part of the wheel...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Mon, 3 May 1999 21:20:46 -0700
  ...wheel bearings Bjorn, You have a spun bearing, not a good thing. It also sounds like the bearing seat in the hub wore down...
• 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing hub, installing zerk fittings or similar?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:10:28 -0400
  Has anyone ever "drilled and installed" zerk greese fitting into the rear wheel bearing hub on a vanagon? I need to know if this...
• 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...
• Wheel Bearings and measurements
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:05:15 -0500
  ...How would I know what size bearings to use in the hubs? How does one measure that? It's a tapered area. Is there...
• Re: Vanagon Doctor, Wheel squeal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:37:02 -0800
  ...turned out to be a wheel bearing. If this is what you have make sure to check the hub carefully, on mine the shop...
• 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: Wheel Bearings and measurements
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:43:48 -0500
  ...Wheel Bearings and measurements OK, so I've got some skills, some tools, and I can measure my front spindle to the 1/1000th...
• 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...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:56:54 -0600
  ...Especially since the rear wheel bearings and > seals are > inexpensive items. The only "special" tool needed to change the bearings > in > that hub is...
• 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...
• Wheel Bearing realities.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:43:09 -0400
  Syncro front wheel bearings are similar in design to many front wheel drive vehicles. These types of bearings are pretty much a commodity now...
• 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
  ...Would anyone care to share their experiences/expertise in front wheel > bearings and hub play? Thanks in advance for all comments/advice. > > Todd > > Westerville...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:59:53 -0600
  ...Especially since the rear wheel bearings and >> seals are >> inexpensive items. The only "special" tool needed to change the bearings >> in >> that hub is...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:25:49 -0400
  ...Especially since the rear wheel bearings and seals are inexpensive items. The only "special" tool needed to change the bearings in that hub is...
• 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...
• Rear Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 13:28:50 EDT
  ...I eventually removed the wheel, the axle nut, the hub and found the bearings were pretty dry. So off to get my Bentley and...
• Re: Left wheel on Syncro making a clicking sound.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:34:33 -0500
  ...the hub - if you're really into it, make the same check on the hub/disc and maybe adjust the wheel bearing. Clean up...
• 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...
• 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...
• Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:57:52 -0800
  ...Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and bearing housings the same for an 81 and 85 Vanagon? Thanks! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: Clunking in rear even after replaced wheel bearings???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:37:32 -0500
  ...Some side play in these bearings is normal. If the wheel is rocking, check the hub. Make sure the clunking is not suspension related...
• Re: Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:09:29 -0800
  ...N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and bearing housings the same > > for an 81 and 85 Vanagon? > > > > Neil...
• how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:05:33 -0600
  ...how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
• Re: Rear Axle Wiggle
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:10:14 -0800
  Larry, the rear hub and bearing carrier are the same on all Vanagons. Get one from a junked Vanagon, put new bearings in and...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - adjust or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:10:37 EST
  ...Especially since the rear wheel bearings and seals are inexpensive items. The only "special" tool needed to change the bearings in that hub is...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 22:00:34 -0700
  The bearing hub caps pry off nicely with the right shaped pry bar. to make a perfect bearing race driver tool, take an old...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:50 -0700
  ...htm)� under "Wheel� Bearings" >> heading. >> The rear wheel bearings can only be changed by removing� the hub bearing >> carrier.� The bearings must be pressed...
• Re: Wheel Out of Round
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:40:14 -0500
  Have your wheel guy come and check the roundness of the hub and/or rotor. Maybe there is a problem with a bearing or...
• Big Brakes for your Vanagon Are Here!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:16:25 -0700
  ...Kit includes; Early Kit $830.00 Rotors Hubs Calipers Pads Wheel Bearings Knuckles Dust Shields Late Kit $630.00 Rotors Hubs Calipers Pads Wheel...
• 15" audi alloys
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:13:42 -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: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:13:18 EDT
  ...The wheel bearings go bad and allow the hub to move back and forth on the spline when turning corners. After a while you...
• Re: wheel bearings for '82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:07:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...In these models, they are a tight fit to the inside of the disk brake rotor (the disk brake rotor and the wheel hub...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:50:46 -0700
  ...Front wheel bearings > >Makes sense to me. > >So, is removing the races a simple as it seems to be? any tips and tricks? I...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:21:48 -0400
  ...seated on the hub securely - it sprang off when I took the wheel off. 2. It's amazing that bearings that look so good...
• Re: Woes of season's first trip - long
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Mon, 3 May 2004 23:14:26 -0000
  The wheel was wobbling as it spun!!! He took the hub off and the right rear outer wheel bearing had DISINTEGRATED!!!! In pieces!! Outer...
• Re: vanagon rear wheel brg. ????
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 23:42:44 ADT
  >I have the axels off I check the rear wheel bearings by trying to move the >rear wheel and find a bit of looseness...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
  ...spec and all parts from the hub and stub-axle through the wheel-bearing-housing >and internal bearing parts are put under this considerable...
• Re: Vanagon Doctor, Wheel squeal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:42:43 -0400
  ...turned out to be a wheel bearing. If this is what you have make sure to check the hub carefully, on mine the shop...
• Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 28 May 2016 10:01:31 -0300
  ...Some of the tools shops use to press them in do not quite fit the Vanagon bearings or hub. On the outer bearing the...
• Fwd: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:10:23 -0500
  ...After 350 miles of 60mph + speeds and a lot of noise fromt he bearing, I could get the wheel and hub to wiggle at...
• rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Katz, Ron
  Tue, 16 May 2000 12:58:34 -0500
  ...wheel bearings on an 89 Westy GL?.. I can take out the outer race by holding the axle portion that extends through the hub...
• Re: how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:16:05 -0400
  ...o) > > Thanks so much in advance !!! > > best, > John C... > SLC, UT... > > how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs. > -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Time to change rear drive axle??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 May 2008 16:47:52 -0400
  ...It might be a better idea to just swap a bearing hub with a rather low mileage hub. Someone got one for this owner...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:20:05 -0700
  ...A bad rear bearing can cause the > hub to wobble and make it feel like a warped drum. With the rear wheels off > the...
• 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...
• Rear Wheel Bearing Nightmare!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 18:00:53 EDT
  ...the rear wheel bearing on the passenger side (it seems like these go bad first for some reason). Removing this rear hub is not...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:15:39 -0800
  ...And for the truly paranoid here is another thing you can do about wheels/tires. And bearings. I have a small (palm size) IR...
• 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...
• clicking right front wheel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:34 -0500
  Ok, noticing a slight clicking at front right wheel, 82 diesel westy. Thought it was a loose creaky hubcap, so took that off to...
• 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...
• NVC- Eriba Puck Hub/Spindle source?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:28:53 -0400
  Hi all- just had the curbside wheel bearings disintegrate on my 1968 Eriba Puck while down on the NC Outer Banks. I heard a...