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Subject:Re: Syncro Hub
From:Richard Koller
Date:Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:14:24 -0400

Kevin,
My syncro once had dramatic front wheel vibration at highway speed. It
turned out to be worn out outer cv joints. Had about 130K miles on them. I
couldn't tell which side so replaced both outers and the problem didn't
reoccur. Not heard of how a hub wears out let us know if you do.
thanks.
Rick Koller

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Kk Al <kkalnsf@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We have an 86 Syncro which  seems to have developed a  slight wobble in
> front. My shop checked the runout on both front hubs and found the drivers
> hub runout to be out of spec, so we'd like to replace it.
>
> What are our options? Are new hubs are no longer available ?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Kevin
>

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