Thanks. I initially determined this small amount of play would be necessary, and as I said there are no funny noises. I note the "play" with the wheel on the ground. I just reviewed the bearing removal process in Bentley...what a complicated process. I can tell I'd have issues with this process doing it myself with needs to pull ball joints and such. If I'm going this deep I might as well due 1/2 the front end! Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Katz Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 2:02 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: front wheel bearing questions... front wheel bearings have to have a bit of play - enough to just wiggle the thrust washer pushing with a small screw driver, for instance. if both wheels rotate freely with no bearing noise, and with a slight bit of play, then the bearings and their adjustment should be fine. |
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