The last 2 summer trips I have had one wheel bearing go out each trip. The front wheel bearing sounded like a dull roaring over about 60 KPH (40 MPH), that goes away with a sharp right or left turn at speed. The rear wheel bearing just disintegrated. Luckily I was just outside Ottawa and I was fortunate to find a really good guy at a Midas-type shop who let me watch/kibitz/help. Each time, having the Bently manual helped the non-vanagon mechanics. For people who have limited vacation time, IMHO, any economy in preparing the van for the trip, is false economy. Time is the scarcer resource, not money.
--- Ed <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'd like to take a 1500 mile trip from CT to Buses by the Beach in MI. But a few things have me > worried that the '85 Westy might not be ready for the trip.
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