Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:53:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Front bearings...
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Good evening All,
  My Van was acting strange on the way home tonight.  My left front was
making noises and by the time I got near my home, it would actually drag the
left front.  I saw grease from the grease cover too.  I had trouble with the
front caliper (same side) so I looked at that first.  Jacked the Van up,
pulled the wheel, Caliper looked fine.  Put the Van down, looked at both
back wheels and pulled drums to check brakes.  Then I thought, it was
definitely the front...  Jacked the front back up and grabbed the wheel on
the top and pulled...  "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle"...  I said "Oh no".  Pulled
the grease cap and metal shavings all over.  Blew out my front bearings.
Here comes the request for assistance...  Bentley tells me I need a "copper
drift" to do the front bearings.  I don't have one.  Do I really need it and
could someone point me to a web page that has the front bearing procedure on
it?  Thank you and Merry Christmas.

Richard and Annemarie
85 GL "Buba"

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