

| 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 > Trains (Collection for sale) > Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the > Ottawa Valley > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 06 ~ 09, 2013 >
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