Mine lasted about 168,000 miles before they started making noise. I replaced mine when I replaced my transmission and rear CV joints.

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David Clarkson

90 Westy (270K)

-----Original Message-----

From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@VERIZON.NET>

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 8:53 pm

Subject: Fwd: Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings

>Hi?

>Pull the wheel, Drum and Hub, see if the grease has a burned smell?

>to it. Grease in a syringe shoot it in the bearings behind the seal.?

>This should buy time till you can have it fixed / Swapped. If you?

>can take a syringe and poke it through the Boot to the CV Joints and?

>fill it up with grease as well. This should shut up the Dry CVs.?

>This is NOT a Fix. Just a bandage to get you where you want to be.?

>C-ya Jonce?

>?

>?

>>Should I just go for it? As much as I love roadtrips, and the?

>>reason I have a Vanagon, that sick feeling in the stomach quickly?

>>erases the last several days of adventure and good times when?

>>mechanical problems erupt. I would rather error on the side of?

>>overdoing it: all new CV joints, all new rear brakes (at 90,000?

>>the mechanic said that would be the last time for resurfacing the?

>>drums, worn out), and new rear bearings. All of this has got to?

>>cost $1000 or more, got to.?

>>?

>>Any advice? I'm taking it in tomorrow. My suspicion is CV?

>>joints...with no service on them whatsover, they've lasted 85,000?

>>miles. Since servicing them costs almost as much as replacing them?

>>(paying a mechanic) and they "always" give gentle click-click?

>>warnings before failure, that's the route I went.?

>>?

>>Rich?

>>85 Manual, not a Westy, 180,000 miles of gentle roadtrips?

>>San Diego?