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Thank you so much for this - I now know what to do. 🙂

To get the inner bearing out easier I cleaned around the hole where the bearing comes out, with a small wire brush in the drill, as ours had some rust holding it in, made it easier to get the C clip out also.

@FixItScotty

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Since my grease seals were intact, I did not have any issues with rust inside the bearing area, but that could definitely be an issue for others who are attempting this fix.

You want more grease, basically you should fill entirely behind where the inner spacer goes. Also it's best to install bearings with the numbers facing out. They're usually made to go in that way, otherwise they are typically asymmetrical, but if the numbers face out when you go to replace it later you can read the part number without taking the bearing out which is handy in a pre Internet time

@FixItScotty

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Good information.

Glad I found this. I am getting ready to convert early bay to late bay stub axles, housings, breaks, etc for fender clearance. This group of videos is exactly what I need! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, you can use the 46mm socket to drive both the inner and outer bearings in. Just finished mine today.

@FixItScotty

Жыл бұрын

I was afraid using the 46mm socket would damage the ball bearings on the inner. But, glad you got yours finished. Well done!

Thank you!

@FixItScotty

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Excellent video, thank you. My next job is to the replace the front and rear bearings, which I am not looking forward to! Great video and considering the "Bentley" VW Manual only has half a page on replacing the bearings, this video is a huge help.

@paulatkins5544

Жыл бұрын

All fixed and replaced on my bus. The Circlip with a real ***.* to remove and then I had a fight to get the bearing lined up to go in straight. Once finished, the stub axle needed a few huge whacks to get it through the bearing. I wouldn't have been brave enough to do any of this without this video, so a huge thank you.

Awesome job you helped me a ton Thank you James Larson on the master cylinder

@FixItScotty

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to help.

Well Scotty,Nice perfomance and well executed,well done.☮️☘️🇳🇴👏

I love that video of how you did change the rear bearing of your bus. Before one month I did a video DIY on my bus too.. but now looking at this video.. i am only 05% comparing to you ... but at least I am learning :) I just subscribed to your channel to learn more about how to make my amateur dumb videos look better

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment. I watched your video too. You did a great job and I loved the music. Keep it up!

Thank You!! I have a 1970 bus but I think it's similar enough. Dreading removing the axles, I'm not a fan of that job by it's self.

This is a great! One comment: when punching out the outer bearing, you need to be careful on hitting on the outer part of the bearing case. One small devation towards the center will explode the entire bearing case (I did it). Also make sure you are hitting on the outer bearing case (outer part of bearing case and not the axel case (I did this too). All is good as discribed in the presenation...but just some highlights. Do a good job on cleaning out the old grease and have good lighting to make sure you are hitting the right spot on the bearing.

@FixItScotty

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the affirmation and for the notes from your experience. Much appreciated.

Hey there great video. Im preparing to start this project on my '69 baywindow. Would you know if there's any difference in the process and parts between the late and early bays?

@FixItScotty

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I am actually converting this '78 to electric drive and am using a '72 transmission. So the axles are basically the same throughout the years. The only thing that may be a little different is the bearings. I think the part numbers are different from 68-70 vs 71 and up. But they look very similar, so I image the process to install them is the same. But I am not a VW guru, so please ask for other opinions or look up information in thesamba.com. Good luck on your new project. Very exciting!

what did you do to paint / rust treat the swing arms / bearing housing etc / thanks great vid!!!

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

If you go all the way back to the Part 1, 2, I explain it a little. I had the undercarriage sandblasted the year before. Then I did further sanding and wire wheeling in areas. Then I cleaned and etched the metal by degreasing and wiping with acetone. Then finally POR-15 brushed coating.

Buy the most expensive bearings you can find! You don't want to do this twice. The good ones will last forever.

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I don't know what is good. But I just bought the bearings that proposed to be the "quality German replacements".

@paulatkins5544

Жыл бұрын

I agree there. This has to have been the worst and most frustrating job of my van restoration. The grease gets absolutely everywhere and I hope the bearing I have just installed never get seen again! I even made up 4 letters names to shout and call it at it when trying to bang the axle back in and the front bearing falling out into a pile of dirt that had fallen off of the wheel arch. I had ran out of all of the usual expletive names to call it.

What did you spray on the frame to make it black?

@FixItScotty

Жыл бұрын

That is POR-15 and it's actually brushed on.

@_Gundy_

Жыл бұрын

@@FixItScotty Thank you good sir! Looks great!

Type of grease to use?. I've seen that many times the grease used looks like CV joint black type.

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

The description of the grease is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHaTo7aPobW7iJc.html

the Bentley's 6/62 assembly step 4 " Fill the housing with multipurpose grease until the spacer sleeve can just be inserted. Then temporarily remove the spacer from the bearing housing" wonder if this is really necessary, don't do that on the front wheel bearings

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure.

$30! cip1 wants $68 for the outer bearing, guess I'll have to look around for those

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

I purchased it from Bus Depot. www.busdepot.com/211501283d

@patrickmclaughlin6013

2 жыл бұрын

@@FixItScotty Thanks for the tip!

Ever heard of it that the bearing housing would be defect? My mechanic guy says its defect.I never heard of it

@FixItScotty

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know a lot about bearings and why they fail, so I can't comment on that. I will say that I bought the best German bearings I could find. The cheap, 'made in china' bearings have inferior steel and will fail. The German bearings, if kept greased and sealed, should last a lifetime.