Hi Volks:

Just thought I should post this in case anyone needs to replace
rear wheel bearings.

One of my real wheel bearings have been noisy for at least 4 years.
It's getting louder so I decided to get it fixed.

I was able to take it apart without a press. The inner bearing was
very easy to push out. But the outer one took some pounding. It was
destroyed after it finally came out. But it was the one responsible
for the noise. The inner one appeared in good shape.

So I installed a new outer bearing and installed 2 new seals
and put everything back. The noise was gone. Everything worked
perfect.

Also the CV joints (both sides) have been noisy for at least 2 years.
I took the chance to lubricate them really well. And the noise was
completely gone too.

It turned out that the job was relatively easy. Total cost was below
$40. The 84 vanagon is worth the care. Just thought someone might
need such info.

David Kao
83 westy (80k)
84 vanagon (140k)