Date:         Fri, 27 May 2016 15:25:12 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
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All,

Since I am still relatively new to the T25/vanagon world (3 years vs 30 with air-cooled).  Is anything different about the front wheel bearings on a T25 (vs the old buses and vans) which would lead to them loosening over a distance of, say, 7000 kms (4350 miles}?

I had the hyena in for its annual inspection and got dinged for 1-hrs labour (min charge) to tighten the front wheel bearings.  I had the bearings replaced by a reputable shop in Calgary before my son and I had our cross country adventure in 2014.

The BRM replica wheels the previous owner had put on the van do not have the correct offset - they’re about half of spec causing the wheels to run outboard more than I like.  Would this cause the bearings to loosen?

In all the years with my ’66 Westy and ’74 Thing, the wheel bearings never loosened off between re-packing.