Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:01:22 -0500
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From: Data Services <dataservices@MEDIAONE.NET>
Subject: Re: "Front Bearing Saga" has ended... Thank you Jonathan!
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There's a man who knows what the Christmas spirit is all about. Bravo
Jonathan!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bias" <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 10:00 PM
Subject: "Front Bearing Saga" has ended... Thank you Jonathan!
> Jonathan and All,
> Today I had the extreme pleasure of meeting a true gentleman and fellow
> Vanagon enthusiast. Jonathan Lewis lives about an hour away from me and
> last night he offered to come over and help me with my stuck bearing race.
> He came over on his big motorcycle with heated suit and all, Dremel and
cold
> chisels in tow. Got off his bike, shook hands and jumped right into the
> bearing job. He immediately assessed the situation and said we probably
> won't be able to get the hub off because the race was already "annealed".
> The metal was too soft and it was just mashing apart. He said he has a
> wheel and hub puller at his house that we could use. My problem became
> "our" problem the second he got off his bike. I just met this man,
emailed
> him a time or two with list issues and he is taking his time and energy to
> help me out. He said he would go home and get the wheel puller and like
he
> didn't do enough already, he MADE me a bushing to go over the speedo cable
> and leverage off the spindle. A really great piece of craftsmanship. He
> worked it into his family Saturday schedule to get by my house a second
time
> to drop the tool off.
> Jonathan, the set up worked exactly as you designed. The hub came off
> like I was pulling a stick out of the mud. Only took a hit or two with
the
> sledge and then I just turned it off by hand. Thank you, all though words
> really can't capture the respect and gratitude I have for you and what you
> did for me. Thank your wife and family also. This was a wonderful
gesture
> and I only hope I can return the favor some time. I will email you off
list
> to find out how I can get the tool back to you. Thank you again.
>
> Richard and Annemarie
> 85 GL "Buba"
>
> P.S. Thank you to all who had many suggestions and words of
encouragement.
> You people are really wonderful.
>
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