Hi Richard, I have an article on my website about replacing Vanagon front bearings. In that, I write about using a socket to drive the new races is. The pictures are a little dark, but you can get the general idea. The link is: http://volksweb.relitech.com/frntbrg.htm Have fun!! TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi) 65 Notchback > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Bias [SMTP:rbias@HOTMAIL.COM] > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 6:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > 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" > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com |
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