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Subject:Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
From:Don Hanson
Date:Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:41:59 -0800

There used to be a good bakery in El Requesion, Coyote bay....Fresh
bollios....yum!

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

>         Michael, make sure there's good grease in the bearings, tighten
> the nut until the play is nil and repeen the nut, not a problem.  There is
> a good VW shop in La Paz that maybe able to help you.  Keep the faith and
> keep on trucking'
>
>
> On 2012-12-28, at 9:09 AM, Automatic digest processor <
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>
> > We're 1000 miles down the Baja peninsula in Santa Rosalia with our '87
> Westy=
> > .
> > The passenger side wheel bearing has developed play and is starting to
> squea=
> > l on corners. Advice sought on this;
> > - tighten the bearing? (& can the pean nut be re-used?, contrary to the
> advi=
> > ce in Bentley)
> > - any commonality in the bearing parts with otherVW's ? (not much chance
> of f=
> > inding a Vanagon knowledgable shop here).
> > Despite lots of spares in my underseat cabinet, wheel bearings did not
> make i=
> > t in....
> > Thanks for your suggestions
> > Michael
> > '87 Westfalia "T3WESTY"=
>
>
>
>        Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from
> December 14 until March 30, 2013.  Parts orders will be processed although
> not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by E-mail.
>  If you phone your call will be addressed by Stewart Ferguson here and he
> will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.
> Details of this adventure are on our Travel Blog:
> http://frankcondelli.com/travels/
>
> Cheers,
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel
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> Ottawa Valley
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>