yah it goes against my logic to insert bearing as you
suggest, and goes against my feeble memory of how it
came out.

Actually, when looking at the bearing, the part of the
bearing cage that I gently destroyed while removing,
is actually the lettered side as you wrote.  Since I
used a homemade puller, I assumed the damaged bit was
at rear as I was trying to keep puller bit (washer) at
inside end of bearing during removal. Likely was at
front as puller bit probably moved forward and grabbed
what it could. (yah. Like it has a mind of its' own.
Sheesh!)

Actually maybe it's meant to be installed with flat
side toward front of van so that any grease in there
will tend to be kept in.

I dunno... ;)

Thanks for info!

Neil.

--- vw.bus@mac.com wrote:

> Hi Neil,
>
> The pilot bearing should be installed with the small
> inscriptions on the flat end facing you, i.e.,
> toward the front of the bus.  This is
> counterintuitive.  It looks like the flat side
> should go toward the case and the rounded or beveled
> end toward the front of the bus, but it does not.  I
> hope that one of the list gurus will chime in here
> if I'm wrong.
>
> And I remember someone on the list at one time
> warning NOT to use Moly grease on that bearing.  I
> was told to use simple axle grease instead.  It was
> explained to me that the Moly grease would
> contribute to shortening the life of that
> all-important little pilot bearing.
>
> And Eric Zeno (-------VW4X4) was right, be sure you
> install the little felt washer!
>
> If I'm wrong, I'm wrong with flame suit on.  Bring
> it on ye lubberly swabs!
>
> Warren L.
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>
> "Well, Captain Smollett, what have you to say? All
> well, I hope; all shipshape and seaworthy?' `Well,
> sir,' said the captain, `better speak plain, I
> believe, even at the risk of offence. I don't like
> this cruise; I don't like the men; and I don't like
> my officer. That's short and sweet.' `Perhaps, sir,
> you don't like the ship?' inquired the squire, very
> angry, as I could see. `I can't speak as to that,
> sir, not having seen her tried,' said the captain.
> `She seems a clever craft; more I can't say.'
> `Possibly, sir, you may not like your employer,
> either?' says the squire. But here Dr Livesey cut
> in.
> `Stay a bit,' said he, `stay a bit. No use of such
> questions as that but to produce ill-feeling. The
> captain has said too much or he has said too little,
> and I'm bound to say that I require an explanation
> of his words."
>
>
>
>
>

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