My '87 Syncro has splayed rear wheels too. The Bentley manual on page 44.4
tells how to adjust the camber to correct your problem. There is a bolt that
goes through the bushing that has a lock nut on the other end. This nut came
off easily but the whole unit remained tight. I broke a socket trying to
turn the bolt. Does anyone have any suggestions.  Thanks , Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: splayed wheels, bearings

>Probably not as a guess.  BTW, the rear wheel hub on a 85 Vanagon
>are torgued to 450 ft/lbs, just FYI.....  (try finding one to rent, I just
>bought one......).
>
>Bearing setup for the rear wheels is different the the front.
>
>Might check the 2 bushings that hold the rear axle arm onto the
>Vanagon body for wear.
>
>Howard
>
>
>On 13 Aug 99, at 21:55, Woody Halsey wrote:
>
>> Is it possible that an improperly installed/ tightened wheel bearing
could
>> cause the left rear wheel of my Vanagon 83.5  to look splayed out from
the
>> bottom. When you look from behind it doesn't look precisely plumb like
the
>> right rear wheel. I just noticed this after glancing (only) at all the
>> messages concerning peening etc. One indicated that replacing the
bearings
>> was a fairly delicate job requiring more finesse than brawn. I remember
>> watching my mechanic replace the wheel bearing. He had a terrible time
>> getting the old one off and seemed to torque the new one down
ferociously.
>
>
>
>hfleming@moosebird.com    Alexandria, VA
>99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy
>84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)
>