Date:         Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:41:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
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From:         Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
Organization: Moosebird Internet Services
Subject:      Re: splayed wheels, bearings
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Probably not as a guess.  BTW, the rear wheel hub on a 85 Vanagon
are torgued to 450 ft/lbs, just FYI.....  (try finding one to rent, I just
bought one......).

Bearing setup for the rear wheels is different the the front.

Might check the 2 bushings that hold the rear axle arm onto the
Vanagon body for wear.

Howard


On 13 Aug 99, at 21:55, Woody Halsey wrote:

> Is it possible that an improperly installed/ tightened wheel bearing could
> cause the left rear wheel of my Vanagon 83.5  to look splayed out from the
> bottom. When you look from behind it doesn't look precisely plumb like the
> right rear wheel. I just noticed this after glancing (only) at all the
> messages concerning peening etc. One indicated that replacing the bearings
> was a fairly delicate job requiring more finesse than brawn. I remember
> watching my mechanic replace the wheel bearing. He had a terrible time
> getting the old one off and seemed to torque the new one down ferociously.



hfleming@moosebird.com    Alexandria, VA
99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy
84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)