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Date:         Mon, 5 May 97 14:18:00 -0500
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From:         Don Gibbons <dgibbons@presray.com>
Subject:      Eurovan wheel bearings

I just finished replacing the front wheel bearings on my 93 Eurovan. It has about 80,000 miles on it.

Symptoms: Chuging noise/vibration from front at 20 to 50 mph. Not bad but getting worse with time. Slight tendency to make the noise during slight turns (either way)

I am the second owner and some work had been done before I bought it (Left outer CV boot, both rack boots, waterpump & timing belt).

As you may know EV parts are very hard to get from other then dealers. I called my local parts store (Axel's in Danbury, CT 203-797-0490) and he found a supply. Instead on the $110 from the dealer I paid about 80. I may have gotten them cheaper but Axel is local and I can hammer on him in person if the parts are bad.

First, to do anything to the EV front end a holding tool must be made/bought/stolen to stop the upper control arm from swinging down too far.

With this tool in place the procedure is very much like on a Syncro. Disconnect upper/lower ball joint, tie rod, brake caliper. Then its just like a Golf/jetta/syncro for removing the bearing from the housing. You can do this with a special tool on the car but I have access to a press and did it off the car. Took about 2 hrs per side.

With the new bearings the noise is gone.

Donald Gibbons

93 EV MV 87 Syncro (gone) 82 Vanagon Diesel (converted to gas and sold) 73 Super


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