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front end thunking noise
Historical mailing list
Sat, 02 Apr 94 19:45:00 EST
...early diagnositc attempts the noise turned out to be a bad ball joints. This happened to me 3 times, two on the '72 bus...
Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:23:28 -0500
I have installed the upper ball joint spacers from GW, they seem to be nicely machined. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On...
Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:04:05 -0700
Does your throttle shaft have an arm with a ball on it now? It might not, since it is an older model but if...
Rear wheel bearings '71
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:44:17 -0500 (CDT)
...However, one is a rollor bearing and one is a ball bearing. That is, the inner is a ball and outer is a roller...
Re: Getting parts numbers (& rumor of dealer parts departments)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 11:36:34 -0500
...Then I am > going to need driver side upper ball joint, lower ball joint, You can find most or all of them on my...
Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 6 Oct 2002 04:50:09 EDT
...formed into the knuckle to recieve the tapered portion of the ball joint stud. The hammer is swung from side-to-side, its path...
FREE trailer hitch: Syncro
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:19:59 -0400
...Has hole for standard hitch ball, 1.25 hitch ball [included], and pintle hook bolt-on spot. I will not ship, pick up only...
Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:29:56 -0500
At 10:48 AM 1/27/2007, wognacious wrote... >I'm gearing up to do the ball joint thing and am wondering what else...
Re: 60 years ago this week
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:19:18 -0700
Started what ball rolling ? Vw's in the US or something like that ? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:02:31 -0800
Rather than dealing with "pop the ball joints", remove the (2) allen head cap screws from the upper ball joint. And yes, this is...
Re: AC question, 2nd time
Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
Fri, 07 Mar 1997 12:13:17 -0500
...I have tried to test the ballast resister. When testing for continuity with a ohm meter I got no current flow across it. The...
Re: VW van count
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:27:00 -0700
If you live or drive in North Seattle, primarily Ballard, U. District, Roosevelt area, or out in West Seattle, you'll get Tennis Elbow...
Re: Defective Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:52:59 -0400
> I went to install upper ball joints i bought from a list vendor and find that > they are defective. The part that inserts in...
Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:51:43 -0500
At 01:15 PM 1/19/2013, george jannini wrote: > Tiny little springs, little tiny balls, big giant hands. Oh what fun! Steadiness matters...
Bike rack - ball hitch mount recommendations.
Historical mailing list - Spinoso, Tom
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:58:20 -0500
...It does non have a hitch/receiver that I can remove only a ball that seems to be connected with a nut from below...
Shifter ball boot needed!
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:54:30 -0500
Hi all I removed the gear shifter ball from the trans linkage and the boot was bearly there. Any one know a source for...
82 Front wheel bearings steering knuckle
Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:35:13 -0700
...Quite a long way from home, jackstands, pullers, ball joint separators etc. Mechanic replaced the 82 spindle/balljoints with spindle/ball joints out of...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:31:51 -0700
...But, tie rod ball joint was really stuck. I suspect these may be the original parts. So for any other newb with a stuck...
Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
Historical mailing list - Neil
Fri, 3 Sep 2021 20:16:39 -0700
...The > GoWesty ball joint spacer fixed the ball joint spacing perfectly. > > Also, this is a new JP upper control arm installed with the Nolathane...
Re: How to repair Sun visor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:31:45 -0400
Richard Thanks for the reply but the part that is broken is actually the ball that goes into the socket. The Gowesty replacement looks...
Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:01:13 -0700
I got the same wheels and drilled out the lug holes to 14 mm and redid the seat from the ball style to a...
Re: Fuel filler tube issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:56:45 +0000
Hi Nick, no , the anti-spill check ball can't be installed on pre-1988 filler tubes.Robert1982 Westfalia From: Nick Feickert <thesuperflydisco@GMAIL...
I had a ball joint replaced on my syncro. It made a klunking sound.
Historical mailing list
95-05-09 23:22:30 EDT
I had a ball joint replaced on my syncro. It made a klunking sound. It cost about $2,000 to replace plus another $2...
Simple change for a Power Steering Rack - 1985 Westfalia?
Historical mailing list - Westy Clarke
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:09:59 -0800
...i have had a hell of a time with other repairs (Upper ball joints, lower ball joints)so I am looking for advice and...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - lower ball joint
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:47:12 -0700
...AAG - Larry Word <word_aag@comcast.net> wrote: > How is this ball joint replaced > -pressed in ONLY by hydraulic press/shop > -manually.... > > I've...
Re: How to improve shifting?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:41:41 -0500
I did that as well, but also found that the interior dimension of the aluminum "egg cup" that the ball fits into was enlarged...
Re: Blaupunkt in Canada?
Historical mailing list - James Ballen
Thu, 6 May 2004 13:27:33 -0700
...James Ballen <ballenjames@HOTMAIL.COM> CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Blaupunkt in Canada? Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 14:26:25 -0400...
Was Shifter - Lower Ball Destroyed - Now Resolved
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:14:43 +0000
...The parts I needed were the Ball socket for gear shift lever and the hemisphere. Since I had to have the parts today, I...
Subject: Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:59:50 -0700
I'm doing the whole enchilada myself right now---all the bushings and lower ball joints. Unless you have a big honkin press, don...
Transmission gross vehicle weight capacity
Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:16:26 -0700
Recently my wife has gotten involved in hot air ballooning. Purchasing our own balloon is a distinct possibility in the near future. The balloon...
Re: 4 Bike carriers
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:34:22 -0400
...You might find a rack for two or even three bikes that bolt into the hole for the ball but it would be unusual...
Re: draining
Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:07:27 GMT
...Malcolm -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm White Templeogue, Dublin 6W, Eire Tel: (353) 1 490 7246 malcolm@white.ie / rides@balloons.ie http://www.ftech.net/~balloons -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lug bolts?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 21:05:44 EST
In a message dated 1/8/02 4:07:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, ThingGuy@AOL.COM writes: << The EuroVan wheels use a ball...
Re: T5 California edition
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 28 May 2004 15:38:38 -0700
...tim in san jose ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Ballen" <ballenjames@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 1:27...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:08:44 -0500
...I always make sure that the balls go back into the same CV ... but not into their original slots. That practice has never given...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:21 -0700
...That's what I meant, though with more words. ;^) > > Bentley refers to part between lower ball joint and lower control arm as > "Ball joint...
Re: rotating cvs and axles and lions and tigers and bears, Oh my!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 15 May 2002 12:28:24 -0700
...rotating cvs and axles and lions and tigers and bears, Oh my! > It is not good to swap the axle! Why! > The little ball...
Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:37:29 -0600
...The clutch was filled with sttel balls, like ball bearings. At idle, the propeller was motionless, but when the power was applied to the...
Re: 2wd transmission linkage question
Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:52:59 -0600
...When I put the ball into the socket on the shifter and attach the bracket to the tranny it looks right. I then shift...
Lower ball joint boot
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:36:05 -0400
...My lower ball joint boots are failing. This list made a few recommendations mostly agreeing I should change out the entire joint. I didn...
Re: Parts search
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:06:52 -0600
My diesel seems to have a ball socket end that attaches to the ball on the end of throttle arm on injection pump. Did...
Re: Zerk grease-able balljoints?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 May 2012 18:18:14 -0400
...Zerk grease-able balljoints? That's why Im looking for greaseable balljoints so I only have to change them once!! Velma 82diesel 1.6...
Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:23:23 -0700
...m looking for known good shift rod rear bushing and shift ball (and boot)... Does anyone have anything? > > Thanks in advance!!! > > Dave > 85 GL...
Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:58:40 +0000
...Lucky that the cone makes it self centering. > >Ball seats are trickier. The machinist has to use a purpose-built ball >bit. I have...
Re: Lower ball joint video's
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:52:26 -0500
...Lower ball joint video's I worked at a front end shop in northern Minnesota for 5 years, had one Vanagon in during that...
Re: Lower ball joint video's
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:23:00 -0600
...Lower ball joint video's > > Anybody got a link to vanagon lower ball joint replacement? > > John >
replacing ball joints on 87 non-synchro
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:25:58 -0500 (EST)
A solid clunking over bumps is telling me it's time to replace the ball joints in my (non-synchro) 87. And after 145...
Re: Exhaust Air Jack Lifts Your Car with a Balloon
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:35:58 -0700
...com/382099/exhaust-air-jack-lifts-your-car-with-a-toxic-balloon > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia...
Re: Funny Noise...
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:50:35 +0200
...Second, the clunking noise can come from worn out balljoints. I have both loose nuts and a worn out ball joint, it makes a...
Re: 4 Bike carriers
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:01:07 -0400
...I ended up swapping my ball hitch for a receiver, as I felt it provided me more options, and reduces the chances of bumping...
Re: CV's
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:17:42 -0800
...While I had the LF apart, I miked the balls in the rebuilt shaft. Comparing them to the original parts, I couldn't discern...
Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:44:57 -0400
...But the ball end has an embedded c clip type thing that holds the fastener on the ball. Really great when you have to...
A Tie-rods question(s)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:09:00 -0700
...Correct? 3) Is it possible to replace the bellows by only separating the tie-rod balljoint from the steering knuckle, removing the tie-rod...
does your 80-87 van spew gas all over when you top it off at the pump?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:08:19 EDT
...you need the updated filler neck! in late 88 the filler neck was redesigned to use a float ball at the bottom to prevent...
Re: Save your ball joints!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:51:22 -0500
...Is there a better way to do this? >> The only way to test the ball joints is as follows: Lift front wheels a few...
Re: Shop Press-The Costly Route
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:20:57 EDT
...writes: << I ended up bringing the two knuckles and two new ball joints to a local VW shop in Decatur to have them pressed...
Looking for a part: the little balls that hold up the dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:20:50 -0700
...down when cooking, because I didn�t get the two little balls that are mounted on the inside of the lip of the stove...
Re: Ball joints?
Historical mailing list - John Franklin
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 12:12:14 +0000
Ernst, my VW mechanic says: "Zey all do zat"
Re: Shifter ball boot needed!
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:16:00 -0500
I bought mine from the Bus Depot
Re: Speed bleeders? Not me
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:03:19 -0700
...The problems I've seen and heard of come when they do get dirt into the ball valve seat or a spring fails. The...