Date:         Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:43:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wheel Bearings and measurements
Comments: To: TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM>
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The outer bearing is common used on many vehicles, VW part number
113-517-185-C is 22X45.236mm. The inner bearing is a bit unique,
215-405-645-B, is 41X68X17.6mm. The Seal is 251-407-641-A, 55X68X8. If VW
had another vehicle with hubs of this type they probably would have went
with the slip on rotors as used on most front drive cars. The caliper set
back and the resulting offset of the disc itself is also a strange feature.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
TJ Hemrick
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 9:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Wheel Bearings and measurements

OK, so I've got some skills, some tools, and I can measure my front spindle
to the 1/1000th of an inch if I wanted to.  Butttttttt, let's say,
hypothetically, of course, that I wanted to play around with different
hubs/discs from other VAG products.  How would I know what size bearings to
use in the hubs?  How does one measure that?  It's a tapered area.  Is there
a place that I can cross reference which hubs had which size bearings so
that I could, in effect, always find a bearing that matches the Vanagon
spindle but then I could reference the OD of the bearing to match whatever
hub I choose?

No rush...

Thanks,

TJ