I have already put my two cents in here on this project, but I might add one
final comment.  In light of the operation practices of this so called
"un-tried mechanic"  I believe that I would think twice before taking
anything else to him.  For me (I admit to being an old timer, but that just
means that I have been doing this for myself almost 50 years now) changing
both part of a bearing is sort of first grade stuff.  Even then, I would
also question as to how well he may have packed the bearing with grease.

And to Ben, our French Canadian friend & hero, (who we would all like to mug
and steal his Vanagon) before you drive me crasy, it is crazy in English!

Route 66 Rider!
Ramon Hill
Live Long and Be Free
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Benny boy
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 11:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Front wheel bearings

?????

Lasy mechanic, period.

First of all, you change one side you change the other side!

You put new rotor, you change bearing, they cost nothing and you save labor
time.

Oufff... i will stay out of this one or i will go crasy.

Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm

On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:48:37 -0500, mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>The driver side front wheel bearing has gone bad after maybe 1500
>miles. The swap was done by a local, un-tried mechanic. We did not
>replace races. Is it considered necessary to replace the races with the
>bearings or is it just a good practice?
>
>
>
>--
>mordo
>1990 Carat