Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:10:34 -0300
Reply-To: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
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From: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
Subject: Re: Axle Bearing Kits
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I just recently took my '84 Westy in for it's annual motor vehicle
inspection to Canadian Tire. They rejected it because they said all my
wheel bearings were loose. I tried re-torquing the rear ones but it did
not remove the very slight wiggle when pushing/pulling the wheels at 12
and 6. They do not wiggle at all when grabbing at 3 and 9. I adjusted
the front ones that have maybe 20K on them and they have about the same
amount of wiggle as the rear wheels when rocking them at 12 and 6.
Is this normal? Should I take it back and tell them this is normal for
Vanagons and see what they say? Or are my bearings/spacers in need of
replacement? Thanks
Pascal
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Frank Condelli
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Axle Bearing Kits
In a message dated 12/05/2008 10:15:02 A.M. Central Standard Time,
herrschildkrote@gmail.com writes:
Thanks Frank. I checked with my VW parts store back home and he says
it
is the same part numbers for Bays as Vanagons. One more question -
should the spacer be replaced every time or can it be reused? In my
situation, the only damaged part is the left outer bearing - no damage
to the stub shaft or spacer (thankfully).
Also, is there any reason the spacer currently on it would not be the
correct size? I know the history and previous owners of my van and
know
for a fact that the rear wheel bearings have never been replaced. So
it
stands to reason that the spacer currently on it is from the factory.
Andrew, under some circumstance the spacer wears at
the
ends and becomes shorter. Like I said, the length is critical, so if
it is
not the length of a new one, which I have with the listing for that
part on my
_Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm)
webpage.
That's why I posted the listing of the spacer with my message to the
List
this morning, so all could know what the length of a new one is. This
critical
dimension is not in the Bentley Bible !!
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli & Associates_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
- Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
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