replace bearing in front hub assy?
10-15-2003, 10:48 PM
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
Yes, we know. The tread had evolve away form the old Real bug, in
the post before mine.
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Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
the post before mine.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
10-15-2003, 10:48 PM
#162
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
Yes, we know. The tread had evolve away form the old Real bug, in
the post before mine.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
the post before mine.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
10-15-2003, 10:48 PM
#163
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
Yes, we know. The tread had evolve away form the old Real bug, in
the post before mine.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
the post before mine.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave wrote:
>
> OOPS
> I was still talking about the ORIGINAL Air Cooled Beetle that they stopped
> importing into the USA and then stopped making this year.
> I guess I should have made that a little clearer. :-)
> All of my Jeeps had more luxury than any of my air cooled Beetles did. lol
> The Jeeps had HEAT even with bad floors, more power to tow and a very large
> cargo area.
> --
> later,
> dave
> 82 Wag Ltd. 360 auto (to be retired!) anyone interested, whole or parts?
> 88 FSJ-GW 360 auto (GRAND 88)
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto
> Chicago
10-16-2003, 02:08 AM
#164
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:43:43 UTC "Earle Horton"
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-16-2003, 02:08 AM
#165
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:43:43 UTC "Earle Horton"
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-16-2003, 02:08 AM
#166
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Re: Does hub assembly have both bearings?
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:43:43 UTC "Earle Horton"
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
> A "real Bug" would make your TJ seem like the luxury car that it is. I
> loved my Bug but I could never get my wife to ride in it, and the heat
> didn't work going downhill. That's because the heat worked off of the
> exhaust manifold, and with the throttle slammed shut the exhaust manifold
> isn't hot at all. Imagine a day of skiing, followed by a fifty mile (wet,
> cold) drive downhill to Seattle. Brr!! Don't get me started on the
> defroster or the vapor lock refusal to start in the middle of nowhere. The
> "fix" for the second condition was to fasten aluminium foil to the metal
> fuel lines inside the engine compartment.
>
> A guy used to bring his Karmann Ghia to our garage in the middle of winter
> complaining of excessive fuel consumption. One look under the front fenders
> revealed so much ice buildup that the front tires were rubbing. A night in
> the heated garage would restore normal fuel consumption, until the next
> time.
For the vapor lock, an old timer once told me that all you had to do
was pour a cup of water over the fuel pump. If you couldn't find any
water, just **** on it. Both solutions worked on my 64.
Best $200 car I ever owned - my big mistake was letting the kids drive
it when they got old enough to get a license.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
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