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Subject:Re: wheel bearings
Date:Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:13 -0500

In a message dated 96-03-12 01:35:57 EST, sherwin@gnn.com (.) writes:

>
>It doesn't stop.  Three weeks ago, new heads and then the new 
>muffler and now a roar that I'm told is a wheel bearing. Now the 
>question: 86 synchro, how is the best way to find out which wheel 
>has the bad bearing? Can't seem to locate where the noise is coming 
>from.  Sherwin
> Sherwin Kaufman Spring Valley, New York 86 Westfalia Syncro
>sherwin@gnn.com
>
>

Put van on lift,  Let all four wheels run under power and use stethoscope
against housing to locate noisy bearing.  This should find it with out taking
things a part.