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Subject:Re: To be or Not to be/bearings
From:Katy
Date:Sat, 3 Jun 2000 15:49:34 -0500

Hi Volks Collective,

Oops, sorry, I forgot that part......
Joel wrote:
> if he did NOT jack up the bus and spin the tires by hand, there's no
> way in hell he can be certain that it's ANY wheel bearing.
He did jack up the front end to get the wheel off the ground and spun it
and we could hear the noise.  He jiggled it too.

> well ... there is one thing: the little.......

I'm gonna print that out and give it to hubby and get on the horn to
order a Bentley along with the parts.  Thanks for the little tip.  It
always helps, especially when a little spring or some
doodad jumps out and you can't find it or figure out what it was.  But
oh....that's right I never had that happen (yeah right)

>......... tread wear more on the backside than the front. no, i don't understand
> it, but it works. what you have to do is rotate the tires from the
> front wheels to the back wheels, and in about 300 miles or so,

Ah......another good insight.  Boy you guys (and girls) are great.  Will
file this one in my head for future.  But...like I said he did jack it up

Thanks  everybody so much for all the great tips!!!

Cheers,

Katy
89 Westy "Jezebel"