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Date:         Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:27:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tell me about rear bearings
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <1390157857.25630.YahooMailNeo@web122005.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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I have yet to see the wheel actually come off from a bearing. The brake caliper helps to keep things together as you fight your way to the side of the road. However, once that outer bearing fails to roll as it should the spindle is the first thing to get destroyed followed by the thrust washer and then the rotor. If you have thinking and grinding coming from a front bearing time for immediate attention.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Egeln Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 1:58 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Tell me about rear bearings

If the front wheel bearings are bad……thunk, thunk, thunk just at low speeds, is there a chance of catastrophic failure; i.e. the wheel coming off? Or is it a matter of increasing the damage to the front end parts as they wear further?

I have the same thing as John on the front right of my van.

Thanks, Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

________________________________ From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 12:55 PM Subject: Re: Tell me about rear bearings

Rear wheel bearing life can be all over the place. Typically 150K+ if they get a little care. Fronts (2dw), on the other hand, the outers especially are higher maintenance. They are much smaller for the load, get a lot of heat from the breaks, and tend to get contaminated.

Dennis


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