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• Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:24:35 -0700
  ...steve Dave Bayer wrote: > Hi- > So I ordered and recieved a set of 4 CV Boot Kits to replace > the boots on the rear...
• Re: Accurate maintenance records
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:26:49 -0700
  NOT so if you didn't crawl under your rear end and physically and visually inspect the boots. Squeeze them to see if cracked...
• Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - aerie
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:21:24 -0400
  I have serviced my CV joints on our 87's before (replaced boots, etc.) but somehow always had little containers of grease supplied. I...
• Re: air intake boot repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:23:28 EDT
  ...i used it to repair a hole in the intake boot on a ford van last year, and its held up well. just make...
• Re: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems (4)
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 17:59:23 -0500
  ...You can download whats called a live cd that you boot your PC from so you can test it before you make the change...
• help: 1600 DP intake boot replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:42:30 -0400
  ...A friend's intake manifold boots have disintegrated *again* and *again* he has asked for my help in replacing them. Does anyone have a...
• Re: Vanagon 89 - Clutch Slave Cyl &....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 22:22:08 EDT
  ...Also I sell the CV boot kits for $13 which includes grease, boot, new hardware. I would not put off replacing the boots as...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:08:32 -0600
  Wes, A tear in a boot is a guarantee you have sand and grit in the bearing. Not much to do but take it...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:28:08 -0700
  ...Perhaps this accounts for a higher CV boot failure as well? All seems plausible. Certainly better quality boots will last longer, but asking a...
• 1982 Shift Boot Plastic Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 11:02:10 -0600 (CST)
  The piece of plastic that attaches the shift lever boot on my '82 Westy has cracked. Is there any chance anyone out there has...
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:30:21 -0700
  ...officially a rubber boot would be part on an entire wiring harness..so not something you normally get easily. though there are companies that...
• Re: latest info needed on cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:31:44 -0400
  Buy Lobro/GKN boots/joints. You won't go wrong... Jason On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse...
• CV boot unbalanced
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 07:11:55 -0800
  ...noticed the Hoover Sermons mention this as a no-no in "Boot Camp" Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (338k) '85 Jetta TD (367k) VWnut...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:42:46 -0700
  > Walla boot on, no fuss no muss! They will stretch, don't worry, > put your clamp on, install the joint, apply your CV lube...
• Re: Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:47:29 -0500
  ...Power Steering Boots > > >So...what's the correct way for us non-lift homie mechanic to replace these >PSR boots. I myself have taken...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:18:00 -0500
  ...Jim On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Jim Johnston <inmytree1@gmail.com> wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:26:29 -0400
  At 06:10 PM 3/23/2009, Jim Johnston wrote... >In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage >are torn...
• shift boot?
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:53:58 -0700
  ...i need to replace the rubber boot at the transmission where the linkage connects... is it a Shift Lever Bellows Part Number*: 251711167E http...
• Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:16:27 EDT
  ...You can put the boot back the same way you took them out, HOWEVER, after having had to remove mine so many times now...
• Re: CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 23:45:18 -0500
  ...I bought a boot seal and have been procrasyinating because of the effort of removing all those clogged up allen headed screws. if do...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:32:19 -0400
  Anthony, You can replace the boots yourself at home with a bench vise and a pair of snap ring pliers. There are many web...
• Re: Shifter ball boot needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:37:30 -0500
  ...Mike Jonce Fancher wrote: > Hi all > I removed the gear shifter ball from the trans linkage and the boot was bearly there. Any one...
• Re: Syncro cv boots
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:15:15 -0400
  ...Be advised that VW has migrated to a brand new CV joint boot which is blue in color and made out of some kind...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:59:06 -0800
  ...Looking at my pics again, it appears the clamp was holding but the boot itself tore apart allowing the wire to get pulled out...
• Re: Looking for ball joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:52:57 EST
  I have never had good luck replacing just the boots on any of my VWs. Ball or tierod, they have lasted as little as...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 14:55:32 -0800
  Steve, Appears that the lack of a rubber boot was an oversight on David's part. I had read a post in the archives...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  Just curious if this is the prevailing wisdom - I've got torn boots on both sides of the rear shifter linkage, plus a torn...
• Re: CV boots life
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:51:51 -0400
  ...The parts my mechanic are I've had Llobro boots be in decent shape after 80,000 miles and ??aftermarket?? boots look terrible at10...
• Re: manual steering parts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:31:52 -0600
  ...Are you saying they failed it just because the boot was ripped or was the tie rod end so worn and loose that it...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:26:46 -0500
  If there's nothing wrong with the CV joint, don't replace it just because the boot is bad. Just get the boot. And...
• FS steering linkage boots for sale
  Historical mailing list - whaslup
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:49:42 -0500
  I've got steering linkage boots I bought new from Bus Depot for an '80 Vanagon. I sold the Vanagon earlier this year and...
• Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:08:08 -0500
  So...what's the correct way for us non-lift homie mechanic to replace these PSR boots. I myself have taken the tie rod...
• Re: Power steering hose that leads to rack is leaking -- easy fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:15:12 -0400
  > > The fluid leak is coming from the boot on the > passenger's side of the rack. Does this mean new/rebuilt rack or are...
• Steering rack missing part
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 22:06:53 +0000
  ...The first thing I noticed was his driver side steering rack boot was loose and appears to be missing the grommet/bushing that the...
• Power window/mirror door rubber boots needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:38:57 +1200
  ...Anybody out there got a spare set of the rubber boots that fit in here? Andrew
• WTB: 1.9L WBX Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:53:25 -0800
  I need to replace the cracked intake boot on my van. Does anybody have one for sale? -John '85 Silver Sunroof '91 GTi 2...
• Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 23:36:23 +0100
  ...What's the best CV boot available, and >where can I get them? Is there a split boot available (for a temporary >measure)? > >Also...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:48:28 +0000
  ...Pull the c-clip out of the CV joint at the offending boot. Most easily done with the axle in a vise, then loosen...
• Re: Inner CV boot replacement on an '81
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:14:29 -0600
  ...I'd replace both boots and use good molybdenum grease on each one. New bolts are also recommended and are supplied in the boot...
• Re: /f in Defense of Spam
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 23:50:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...new meaning to the concept of boot camp: "Alright you guys, I want all four of those boots off, the bearings cleaned and repacked...
• Re: CV GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:26:12 -0500
  ...poking a hole in the boot is to remove the clamp, and insert a needle under the boot. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• Re: WTB: Syncro intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:01 -0400
  ...Syncro intake boot > > Posted this before... lost the reply I got, so here it goes again: > > I need a Syncro intake boot that goes...
• Power Steering boots filling up with fluid??/
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:31:09 -0700
  I just recently changed the boots on the ends of the powersteering and now they are filling up with ALOT�of powersteering fluid.� They...
• Re: vanagon rear wheel brg. ????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Aug 1994 06:11:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The price of the c-v joints did not include the boots. I reused my old boots as they seemed fine to me. No...
• Re: costs
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:21:17 -0400
  > What does the rack rebuild kit fix? Will it fix my leaking boot > problem? It's listed on the website as a reseal kit...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:33:06 -0500
  I know there is a major difference in CV boots, but, not having done it for a few years, can't remember the brand...
• Vgn Air Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - Brian
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:39:41 -0500
  Hey all, I am looking for an air intake boot for my 83.5 westy. Brand new price is $70, and i was wondering...
• PS leak
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 15:36:45 -0500
  I've had my '91 GL in the garage for a few days, and noticed a few drops of fluid under the boot on...
• Re: Grease on axel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 2 Oct 2023 13:21:11 -0400
  ...I replaced the boots on my CV joints a few years ago. A year or so later, I was checking under the van in...
• Re: Needed - right front - turn signal light socket and boot.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:19:29 -0700
  Don't have the boot, but Airhead/VWG has plenty of new bulbholders: http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/new-this-month/front...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:08:53 -0800
  Really? I spoke with the Hella rep and he told me only the celephane boxed lights come with boots. Replacement lights are shipped as...
• Re: Power Steering help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:37:07 +0000
  The plastic tube on the rack is an air vent between the boots on both sides. As the rack moves and one boot compresses...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:38:44 -0400
  Robert, Is it not possible to slip the needle in along the shaft, under the end of the boot (and under the clamp) up...
• Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:23:39 -0400
  ...Does anyone know of another source or of a similar rubber boot that will work in this application? Mine is disintegrated. Photos of the...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:00:10 -0700
  ...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nolan Hester" <waywest@EARTHLINK.NET> > >> SLR camera & lenses (in cases), shoes & boots (only when traveling > because long-term heat can...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:06:53 -0400
  > the CV boot protectors are about $70 each... seems > like good insurance to me... Not to say these aren't a good idea considering...
• Re: Rear axle question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:12:16 EDT
  ...Of course, as the boot got twisted up tight it threw grease all over the bottom of my van. Luckily, I was only 3...
• Re: Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:02:08 -0800
  ...Power Steering Boots > > >So...what's the correct way for us non-lift homie mechanic to replace these >PSR boots. I myself have taken...
• Re: CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 01:06:18 -0600
  ...It's not expensive--$6.00 at Sears for >the tool, $2.50 for a huge tube of grease, $15.00 for the boot...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 13:16:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...type clamps at each junction. - steering gear boots - cv boots - steering linkage boots - accelerator cable boot (probably won't replace this one) - auxillary air...