All,
  I believe I am the person who started the "Front Bearing Saga", which, by
the way, is still going on... (I hate the fact that I have to work because
it gets in the way of repair time on our beloved Vanagon.)  I will be taking
the newly bought BernzOmatic torch and the second (and bigger) cold chisel
to it today after work.  Will report more after...  O-yea, my milage is 156K
on the assumed original front bearings.

Richard and Annemarie
85 GL "Buba"

>From: Wes V <wverkaart@HARVESTTECH.COM>
>Reply-To: Wes V <wverkaart@HARVESTTECH.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Service Life of FWB's?
>Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:21:19 -0500
>
>Vanaguys & Vanagirls,
>
>Everyone knows that Cyl. Head Change inteval is roughly 80,000 miles for a
>Wasserboxer and CV joints are good for 80-100,000 unless contaminated with
>dirt or salt (torn boot or lost clamps).
>With all the front wheel bearing (FWB) discusssion going on I was wondering
>if everyone who had replaced original front wheel bearings could report the
>mileage the FWB's needed replacement. This would help others to plan ahead.
>
>WesV
>'85 Wolfsburg Westy Weekender @130,000 on original FWB's

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