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• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:04:40 -0700
  ...even physically possible > to install them incorrectly because of the hand > brake levers. I took my van to my VW mechanic this > morning and...
• Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:49 -0700
  ...it's done by turning that star wheel on the parking brake lever of course. Eyeball the threads carefully so you know which way...
• Re: Transaxle trouble.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:06:47 -0500
  ...If the slave cylinder is moving the lever fully, you will need to drop the transmission. If not, the problem is with the hydraulics2...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:42:22 -1000
  ...of the pawl and the lever to > release it. OK, so I do that. > > Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:32 -0500
  Dennis all good points My only comment to this is that if the lever on the side of the trany is not in the...
• Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:26:09 -0800
  ...The turn signal lever switch determines whether the left or right side wiring is connected to that flasher circuit. The 4 way flasher switch...
• Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
  ...one each) > Fan switch "knob" (lever) 1 > Metal ferrules that hold slider bezels posts into dash (3) > VW brake bleeders (4) > OEM VW green...
• Re: Some kind of cleaner/restorative for brown auto shift handle?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:42:19 -0700
  ...The door handles and parking brake plastic, very good, a solid 9/10. It doesn't score perfect as there is a slight feel...
• Re: Diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:46:29 -0800
  ...I pushed it > > in and checked the location of the lever where it attaches and then > > pulled it back out. The lever seems to...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:04:15 -0700
  ...Unless you have a large breaker bar and can exert sufficient leverage, you may need to get the special tool that is designed to...
• '57 Deluxe Update!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 09:45:39 MST
  ...If the brakes are applied hard, you automatically turn RIGHT abruptly. Besides this, and the fact that you just don't slow down that...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:05:31 -0700
  ...I was on a busy arterial and the van started accelerating (nothing to dramatic in a '68!) so I braked and put the clutch...
• Re: Weird going-ons!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:30:38 -0400
  ...on the handbrake lever. You mission is to > determine if this is a true warning or electrical. > > If the brake pedal feels normal, it...
• 91 Westy for sale in NY $8000 (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:13:01 -0400
  ...The brakes, however, are also soft and go nearly to the floor before grabbing much. Count on brake work. The clutch (yes, it's...
• road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
  ...Depressing one or both of the blue-knobbed levers on the dash turns it on left to right, and individual levers on the four...
• Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:05:58 -0800
  ...If you got actual black, thin looking old brake fluid .. I'd say it was a few years overdue even. re we'll see...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:33:51 -0700
  ...trip out west Actually, on most automotive heaters, a lever on the dash does use a cable to control the heater valve. Some use...
• Re: Dash blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 10 Dec 2017 13:25:03 -0500
  ...and where can it be purchased? > > I'm doing my rear brakes today; these things always give us a project for > Sundays, right? > > Rick...
• Re: Break drums and fast flashers
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 11:17:51 -0600
  ...It had the reserve gas tank lever and no fuel gage along with other luxury features. Now as novice owner of the Yellow Sub...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:25:46 -0500
  ...Difficult to explain but >>> there is some interaction with the brake warning light and the starter >>> circuit and the cruise has circuitry to make...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem (How to replace your slave cylinder)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:54 -0800
  ...In order to minimize the loss of brake fluid you should now remove as much brake fluid from the reservoir in the instrument cluster...
• Rear Camber Adjust Q's '80
  Historical mailing list
  20 Jun 97 05:08:42 PDT
  While adjusting the self-adjusting brake shoes on my '80 I saw the opportunity to attempt to adjust the rear camber. According to Haynes...
• Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:21:46 -0800
  ...The defrost cable had kinked due to a ham-fisted install on my stereo and it finally broke completely right near the lever at...
• Re: Bookcase
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:55:53 -0400
  ...Beyond that I keep a dictionary by the parking brake lever and use it frequently. I stumbled on this placement accidentally when I started...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:18:45 -0800
  ...if it has the later style parking brake handle ( most 85's do ) you want that for sure. there are two kinds of 85...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:03:49 -0700
  ...They do help stop our vans sometimes.. > > But the adjustments, the self adjusting, the E-brake equalizer cables, the > actuating lever inside, the shoes...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:48:42 +0000
  ...Jiggling the shift lever or putting it in neutral doesn't help. The connections at the starter and the battery are very clean. It...
• VW-E-brake cable + turn signal unit
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 11:44:37 PST
  ...high beam switch well enough and pulling on the turn signal lever is useless. I ignored this problem on the 70 when I lived...
• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:56:17 -0700
  ...instead of just a throttle lever ,if > > > while > > > under cruise you find a need to change gears or brake hard it > > > automatically > > > shuts down...
• Re: Tranny Whinning in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:15:44 -0400
  ...If the gearshift lever moves when load is applied-removed in 3rd-4th gears this is also a main shaft bearing or gear carrier...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:56:37 -0700
  ...brake, give it a little gas ....and away you go. > when it's time to hit second, you just grab the shifter lever, pull...
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  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:34 +0200
  ...It is wired to the main panel, offering various tap-ins for B+, ignition, speed, OBD (K-line), door ajar, brake, switch/cluster illumination...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:34:55 -0700
  Chris, That clutch lever arm is a bear to get off, well the couple of times I’ve tried. I’m going over the...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:21:48 -0700
  ...You pry one piston back in ( bleed valve closed ) with a lever, relax that tension, have the other person step on the brake pedal...
• Two iffy vanagon improvements that worked out very well
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:22:30 -0500
  ...I was afraid that given the heat and the leverage it might give up and split, but both are working well after a couple...
• Hiya...still running in Raleigh, NC!
  Historical mailing list - NBM$0609 at RALVM8
  28 September 1995, 08:39:24 EDT
  ...6) brake vacuum hose replacement. brakes work fine but would be better when i fix this. this would make the engine run better i...
• Re: SMOKE! After I turn off my BA6 Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 May 2002 18:01:05 -0400
  ...levers left. >> >>Now this could be completely unrelated, but my van is REALLY >>Hesitating at low revs all of a sudden, and the brake...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:47:11 -0700
  ...Front disc brakes- self adjusting brakes, power brakes. Vanagons are know for their very strong braking system. Wheel bearings are stronger, last longer. I...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:22:50 -0700
  ...On most automotive heaters, the lever on the dash directly > controls the heater coolant valve, no cables involved. I'll take another > look, boy...
• Re: BMEP question
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 00:16:43 -0000
  ...What does this mean (sic)? It is a measure of the TORQUE, as pressure on the piston acting against the leverage of the crank...
• Re: Weird going-ons!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:45:08 -0400
  ...on the handbrake lever. You mission is to >> determine if this is a true warning or electrical. >> >> If the brake pedal feels normal, it...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:24:18 -0700
  ...Unless you have a large breaker bar and can exert sufficient leverage, you may need to get the special tool that is designed to...
• Little Martha running, but not driving yet (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 18:02:48 -0800
  ...I bought a left and right lever kit for my superbly restored heater flaps... how in the world do I connect them??? The lever...
• Re: I-4 conversion Questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:32:13 +0000
  ...thought about using a barrel adjuster (as used on some bike brake levers), but the quick and dirty slotted washer system works well. Alternately...
• Re: 84' Vanagon starter falling apart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:52:29 -0800
  ...just like a bicycle...small sprocket in front, large in rear, gives you power and leverage to turn the rear wheel. if the gear...
• Re: Shift Linkage Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:48 +0100
  ...It started as just something to do but before I had finished I had a new clutch line and new brake lines from the...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
  ...to your 82 DV.. > > if it has the later style parking brake handle ( most 85's do ) you want > that for sure. > > there are...
• Re: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:27:31 -0600
  ...and still have a long-throw and wobbly long shif lever 2) Make a raised console and fit a nice (eg 1987 Toyota Corolla...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:33:01 -0400
  ...clutch lever came off easily. Cross shaft already has bronze bushings. No issues with release bearing or bearing guide sleeve. > > Solution: I am replacing...
• Re: Shoulder Arthroplasty Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:11:39 -0700
  ...two months I was reaching across and snagging the left brake/shift lever and pulling it inwards with my right hand...while steering with...
• beautiful `67 bus for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:42:12 PDT
  ...oil filter Tach, pressure, temp gauges (VDO) Front Disc Brakes, rebuilt kingpins, rebuilt swing lever, rebuilt steering box Independent Rear Suspension Rebuilt Superbeetle transmission...
• Re: Momo shift knob - guilty pleasure
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:36:52 -0700
  Hummm, I bet the trimming was probably necessary since I have an "other than stock" gear shift lever. I've got a 5spd transmission...
• Re: speaking of flat tires. . .
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 08:37:28 -0700
  ...no > moving of any nut, rather I am moving the whole van (even with emergeny > brakes on). I slip the 1.2 meter steel...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:45:23 -0500
  ...The cruise being affected by the solenoid is due to being part of the brake warning light circuit also. On the later vans that...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:55:10 +0000
  Hey Jeff, Well just this past weekend we had to straighten the 2nd gear brake piston. It bent because we did not remove the...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:56:19 -0700
  ...clutch lever came off easily. Cross shaft already has bronze bushings. No issues with release bearing or bearing guide sleeve. >> >> Solution: I am replacing...
• Re: (Part II) Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:50:30 -0800
  ...The Slave > moved...a very little bit and seemed like it was trying to push the lever, > but then, CLICK, the lever pushed back...
• Re: vanagon trans slipping
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:54:57 -0700
  Right on the shifter lever. Take off the cover - the bolts are under the edge of the carpet. If you want it out of...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:36:14 -0500
  It's been a while, but as I remember the vacumn switches down under the steering column which are activated by the brake pedal...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:14:26 -0600
  ...some had three heater/vent control levers. > Those with > >>rear over head vents/heat had four levers. > >>I don't know about the seating...