It is really unlikely the bearings are causing a squeak. The shoes are
rubbing or the drums are not round. Check for bent backing plates and
incorrect assembly or adjustments. Check the archives for my previous write
ups on rear brakes. Also check for lubricating the rear bearings.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
craig cowan
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 3:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak

Hola gang!
I now have my '87 Sunroof Syncro Registered and Inspected in PA! I've got
250 miles on my zetec install and life is grand.
Aside from potentially having to pull it back out due to a leaking rear main
seal (YUCK!), having yet to reboot and repack the front CV's.... she's ready
for the road.

During the restoration process I replaced the rear brake components as well
as disassembled, inspected, repacked, rebooted, and reinstalled the Rear
CV's. I have not done the rear wheel bearings however.
This van sat for 15 years, so all systems are suspect.

I currently have a squeeking with every revolution coming from the rear
wheels (mainly the drivers side), but it strangely subsides/goes away during
braking....?
Or at least changes pitch.

To me that seems like it must be brake related then. The only other
component back there left to fail is the rear wheel bearings. I've never
tackled this job before but believe it's relatively straight forward right?

Any thoughts?????

Thanks guys!
I take this bus out to New England with me for my third consecutive summer
of working big boats on the Gold Coast in two weeks. I'm trying to get as
many things in line before making the trip, but I can do minor/semi major
work while out there. (I'd rather not pull an engine, but wheel bearings
seem acceptable).
I'll be seeing some of you guys again this summer at CT and NY campouts!

-Craig Cowan
'85 Residence
'87 SUNROOF SYNCRO WESTY BOSTIG
'90 GL Winter Car ($340)