Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:10:22 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Wheel bearing dust cap fell off... trouble ahead?
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That's a good one! I think he was pulling your leg.
If he put it in at angle he "cocked" it and wedged it in a bit. This could
result in making the cap slightly oval, and hence tighter.
I just lightly squeeze the cap in a vise to accomplish the same thing.
Stuart
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Eric Caron
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 6:12 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Wheel bearing dustcap fell off... trouble ahead?
Hi richard,
i'll watch your responses with interest. I had mine fall off twice
last year. I ride in the passenger side so noticed the sound quickly and
replaced the cap.
I posted here and no one seemed worried about contamination.
My bigger issue was how to keep it from coming off?
I put it on over and over, and it remained loose. One day a
retired auto body and vintage car mechanic stopped in. I showed him the cap
and he popped it on. It has not come off again. I asked him how he did it.
he said he put it on at a angle to make sure no air was trapped behind it.
I can't imagine that made a difference. All I know is over 50 years of auto
experience can make a difference!
Eric Caron
85 gL auto
> On Jun 13, 2015, at 1:47 AM, Richard Smith <richard_smith@GNWC.CA> wrote:
>
> I happened to notice, through the vanes in the passenger side front wheel
cover, a bit of greasy axel this morning. Huh, I though, that's weird. I
don't recall seeing that there. And the wheel cover seemed dirtier than
normal.
>
> This evening, driving into the driveway, there was a terrible clanking
sound. Fearing the worst, I parked and pulled off the wheel cover. Sure
enough, the bearing dust cap was loose in the there, and bouncing around
inside between the wheel and the wheel cover. Well, at least I know for sure
where the sound came from. And it *might* just be a matter of replacing the
cap.
>
> No problem, I tapped it back on with a small block of wood, but there
seems to be a fair bit of grease inside the wheel cover. Is this a 'no big
deal, you're fine now that the cap back on' kind of situation? Or is this a
'don't drive that vehicle, you have wheel bearings dying in there' kind of
situation?
>
> Any advice, tips, recommendations? My first thought was to jack up the van
and see if I have 'play' in the wheel and also listen to how it turns, see
if it is rough or rumbly.
>
> .r
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