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Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:07:11 -0900
Reply-To:     Mike Moery <mike.moery@ACSALASKA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Moery <mike.moery@ACSALASKA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Front bearings...
In-Reply-To:  <00e301c18a35$0b305060$314eded8@default>
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A brass drift works well for this too.


    -Mike Moery
     Anchorage, AK
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 'Ol Bessie  '82TD Westy


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Myron Lind
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 6:35 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Front bearings...


A copper drift is simply a punch that is softer than the bearing
race. That way you won't damage the race. Just stop buy your local
hardware store and pick one up. It will come in handy any time you
need a punch but don't want to mar the work.


Myron Lind
81 Westy
82 Diesel Westy getting a new TDI mechanical motor


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 3:53 PM
Subject: Front bearings...




> 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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