Date:         Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:01:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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re
the grease cup on the drivers side is larger than the one on the passengers
side?

it's identical in size..
the only difference is the speedo drive cable sticking out about 1/8 inch.

Scott
turbovans

oh btw ..I have a set of four aftermarket 16 inch alloy mercedes wheels that
I'd sell.
they'll fit with some 'adjustments.'


----- Original Message -----
From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 3:01 PM
Subject: Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels


> OK, after all this, and finding a machine shop 30 miles away that would do
> the rims, I called the machine shop again that is only 3 miles from my
> house/ This is the one that would do them, but wants me to leave the van.
> I asked them again if they would do it if I just brought them the rims and
> the grease cup. They said yes. So, I get home and throw the rims in my
> work truck to drop off tomorrow and pry the grease cup off the passenger
> side wheel to take with me. For the fun of it, I test fit it in the rim I
> had been grinding down myself- it fit perfectly. It did not fit on the
> drivers side, which of course has the speedo cable connection. Soooooo, at
> this point I can assume the grease cup on the drivers side is larger than
> the one on the passengers side? I've had over 80 cars in my 52 years, and
> probably put different or aftermarket rims on 30 of them and never had
> this much to deal with. Now I know why I left stock wheels on my other
> vanagons! Jeff
>
>
>
> Jeff Stewart