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Date:         Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:01:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Data Services <dataservices@MEDIAONE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com


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