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  • Re: Was cv joint question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:24:53 -0700
    ...I don't know what it is about the right side outer CV but that is the one that seems to sometimes develop loose...
  • Re: when good CV's go bad?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:58:40 -0500
    ...The 'outer' passenger side one looks sorta scrunched up tighter than the others, is that a sign of it starting to fail? The 'outer...
  • Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 15 May 2010 10:55:04 -0400
    ...Just incidentally, on a 2.1l running 100 watts in the outer and 55 watts in the inner lights, you're putting approaching half...
  • 65 pop-out window disassembly
    Historical mailing list - Steve Junor (02) 950 3192
    Wed, 06 Mar 1996 09:37:00 +1100
    ...I'm wanting to replace the rubbers and noticed that there's outer and inner and in-between rubbers in the catalog - but how...
  • Bus for sale in UK
    Historical mailing list
    8 May 96 13:22
    ...Camper interior (homebrew, but good, 2-berth, fridge, cooker etc.) New inner and outer sills (rockers), and door steps. Blue and white, very good...
  • anyone parting out a syncro?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
    Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:01:34 -0400
    ...I need: - stabilizer link bar and bottom bushings - small steering universal joint - CV joints (front outers, need not be in good shape) I also...
  • Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
    Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
    Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:35:48 EDT
    ...But it won't reverse the >pressure relationships between the inner and outer races. That was where I >got caught, too... :) Thanks! :) So do...
  • Re: Need Battery help
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:51:26 -0600
    ...Adam, I recall that the Optima posts consist of an inner core and an outer shell, and these need to be soldered together when...
  • help! with '85VGN sldg door:oops! try again
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
    Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:33:40 -0400
    ...I can see the inner race on the "post" and the outer race has dropped down below the track. TIA, JinNJ
  • Re: SA headlights from Tiico
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:00:01 -0700
    ...I think that you need the outer buckets though. cheers Matthew ps, grills pop-up on the list and ebay too. If you go...
  • adjusting new rear brakes?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:17:37 EDT
    ...Bentley says to adjust shoe outer diameter to 9.87 inches. Lets say I don't have that capability. Any ideas? How about installing...
  • FS Rear view Mirror/ DIstributor / tailights
    Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
    Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:16:23 -0800
    ...15 Distributor from 2.1L , good condition $25 Tailights (inner and outer) Right side excellent $20 Left side, fair $10 Pair for $25 Thanks...
  • Re: Movement in front seats
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:02:47 EST
    ...writes: > Just take some water pump (Channelock) pliers and squeeze the outer rail > just slightly. You can probably accomplish the same thing with a...
  • Need help in Lime Rock CT
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:29:48 -0400
    ...On our way down the outer part of the alternator pulley shattered. However there seems to be enough of the pulley to charge but...
  • Re: sirrus radio
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:46:14 -0400
    ...Westy) sitting on the metal lip between the poptop latch and outer wall. The folds of canvas and the poptop appear transparent to reception...
  • Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:37:01 -0400
    At 01:00 PM 3/24/2008, Mike Collum wrote... >The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the >outer...
  • Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:51:52 -0400
    I have written about the best method for removal of the outer cv bolts in previous posts, but here's the short version again...
  • Re: Stranded in Texas
    Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
    Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:31:15 -0500
    ...The green O2 coax wire has an outer sheath (its coax) and this outer sheath goes back to the ECU and comes out as...
  • Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:37:14 EDT
    ...The outer tie rod end had to be worked through the smaller end of the boot, but it was not a big deal. One...
  • Re: drips of antifreeze off head
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 1 Jan 2013 12:25:53 -0800
    ...I recommend glass-beading of the corroded areas of the > outer rubber gasket area until you've got all of the corrosion out down...
  • Re: steel wheel modification
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:50:20 EDT
    ...I threw away the VW outers, threw away the Pontiac > centers, and installed the VW centers in the Pontiac outers, thus > creating a 15x7...
  • Re: Blind Spot Mirrors.....Where do you put yours?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:09:57 -0800
    ...on my vehicles and I usually place them on the > lower-outer corner of them. > > What says the list? Is there a different placement...
  • will '86 door handles work on my '84?
    Historical mailing list - kevin armstrong
    Mon, 2 May 2011 07:59:06 -0700
    ...Anyone know if this is going to work with my still existing lock mechanisms?� Same question for the sliding door outer handle. thanks, K.
  • Re: Physics phun
    Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
    Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:30:21 -0800
    ...Without the air the sheet metal outer boxes burn up > and the exchanger core can crack. > > Dennis
  • Slider door handle working itself loose
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:49:11 -0800
    The what appears to be a big plastic washer/spacer that went between the slider door outer handle and the door panel has disintegrated...
  • Re: Headlight Dilemma
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 13 May 2009 22:11:05 +1200
    ...The outer lights in the RSA grill are in the identical position to round lights in the earlier German vans. So just get some...
  • Re: Sliding Door Rail Cover Removal?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:50:58 EDT
    ...but I'm having trouple tapping it up. >> this is the outer track cover? you just have to use a block of wood covered...
  • rear wheel wobble
    Historical mailing list - Jeff K
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:52:17 -0700
    ...got maybe 1/16" or 1/8" of play at the outer edge - like the wheel bearings are loose. They don't make any...
  • How to Replace front outer cv's (syncro)
    Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
    Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:58:22 -0400
    Hi All, I checked the archives ( both vanagon and syncro lists ) but did not find any detailed descriptions of this job. I have looked...
  • Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:44:19 -0600
    ...It requires as drill hole and a stud on the stock outer plate. Pretty slick. I've lurked around his van at night, thinking...
  • Syncro CV joint prices, unexpected surprise
    Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
    Tue, 12 May 1998 22:08:30 -0500
    ...My researching the best price for a front outer CV joint for a Syncro. After phoning around some I got varying prices for the...
  • HD Syncro Front Axles now available
    Historical mailing list - John Wessels
    Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:58:55 EDT
    Hello Volks, I now have the heavy duty 930(108mm) inner and 16" (98mm) outer CV joint axles available. Custom axles are used that...
  • '85-91 sliding doorhandles.. theyre 2 different kinds...yep!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:16:18 EST
    ...on the base of the handle (the outer black painted potmetal part) the area around where the keyhole is at the base where it...
  • South African Grilles(again!) -Reply
    Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
    Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:50:00 +0200
    ...It is the round headlight grill that you are looking for...Oo-------oO Double round headlight grill R1590 Inner and Outer Headlight R324 per...
  • Re: CV joint repair american way.
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
    Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:38:39 EST
    ...I rounded out > two of the allen head bolts on the outer CV >> Could the problem be not your accent, but the simple fact...
  • Syncro front CVs?
    Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
    Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:02:34 -0700
    ...Does anyone know what other CV's are the same as a front Syncro outer? Maybe a Rabbit one? TIA -Otmar- 82/86 Stretch...
  • Uneven front brake pad wear?
    Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
    Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:57:18 -0400
    ...The outer pad looked like it had hardly worn and the inner had almost no life left in it. I've never seen this...
  • Re: Which awning is best
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:28:09 -0700
    ...A couple of light nylon lines attached to the van's bumpers keep the outer corners, thus the outer edge, from flying up with...
  • Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
    Historical mailing list - M. Jade
    Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:26:52 -0700
    ...It turns out that at least the outer wheel bearing is worn. With the brake drum and the wheel hub off the axle I...
  • Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:38:15 -0500
    ...on removing the outer 46mm nut on the axle, yada, >>yada, yada. He says this is the "short version" of how to do this...
  • Re: Syncro CV Madness..
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Apr 1995 15:48:45 -0400
    ...I just had my front outer CV joint boot replaced under extended warranty (Masterguard). (I couldn't believe they covered this under warranty). Now...
  • Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:55:48 -0800
    ...The outers are not much harder to do that way than the inners. I always use the later type bolts ( not the 6 mm...
  • Re: Rocker Panel
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:44:08 EDT
    ...This panel goes from the front fender skirt seam to the rear quarter panel seam and includes the outer portion of the rocker panel...
  • Re: 87 Westy With A/C
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:43:29 -0500
    Remove the rear grill, reach forward and un-screw the outer rings. You can also carefully turn the speakers to get them out. Just...
  • Re: Front wheel bearings
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
    Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:22:53 +0200 (MET DST)
    ...Is there anything else that should be done at the same time? Oh, the $140 > covers the inner and outer bearings on the bad...
  • More: Re: Rear CV joints
    Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
    Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:00:52 -0500
    ...viceversa c) Changing from left to right and also inner to outer sides. I�m planning a New Year�s trip and will prefer...
  • http://catalog.exist.ru/
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 13 Feb 2002 22:53:19 +1200
    ...Door handle outer, left 252 843 703 E Door handle, exterior, left (safety lock) 251 843 703 F I assume this means a naked...
  • Door handles needed
    Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
    Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:17:38 -0500
    Hey van parter outers. I need a pair of good shape front door handles with keys, please, nothing that is wrecked, rusty, worn out...
  • Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:34:50 -0400
    ...It literally sparked from the center electrode to the carbon-coated insulator, instead of to the outer electrode. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel...
  • Re: Rectangular headlights... low & high-beam units same shape?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:54:35 -0800
    ...If this is so, what ARE the inner lights for? Are the outers > hi/lo? The inner beams are for highbeams only and are...
  • Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:28:06 -0400
    ...If you look at the mechanism, there's an outer fixed metallic shell, then a ring which moves with the needle, then a center...
  • Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
    ...Slide the outer cv(s)/ axle stubs inwards; out of the bearings. 5. Remove the now easily-accessible outer cv bolts, using vice-grips...
  • Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
    Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:34:40 -0700
    ...on high beams, both the inner >and outers are on. but on low beams, only the outer/bigger ones are >on. Yeah, it's...
  • Re: Play in rear wheel bearings
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:55:03 -0700
    ...The spacer does indeed simply transfer the force generated by the big axle nut from the outer bearing inner race to the inner bearing...
  • Re: Rear axle torque specs?
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:57:16 -0400
    ...does the > water > > vaporize? Spray that axle nut and see if the water vaporizes more > violently or less than the outer rim of the...
  • Re: Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:03:54 PDT
    ...From looking at it, it appears > to be two pieces -- an inner and outer piece -- glued > together to make one assembly. The outer piece...
  • Re: head-aches
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 31 May 2007 09:13:16 -0700
    ...Yes it is possible to get a bad outer gasket, (I have had a few) but > there is either a problem wit the mating...
  • axles r off...
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Jul 1995 14:01:25 EST
    ...side went alittle easier becuz (1) did the other side first and (2) outer bearing was shot. Ball bearings rolling on the floor as...
  • Re: Speedo Gremlins
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 11 Jun 1997 11:07 -0600 (MDT)
    ...seated and fastened (I believe this is in the left front outer bearing dustcover, right?) It should have an "E"-clip on the end...
  • Re: Bearing Race
    Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
    Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:59:21 -0700
    ...Had to modify the grip surface to fit behind the outer race, too. Pricey, and a pain in the patootie. Randy Bergum 1988 R100GS...