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• Re: Axle shaft repairs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:42:51 -0500
  ...Moral - your local NAPA dealer may be able to get your drive shaft overhauled for a great price! (Yes I know it may not...
• C.V.Joint problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 23:09:26 EST
  My '86 Westy (160K mi, autotrans) has a clicking in the rear axle/final drive/transmission area when rolling slowly (less than walking speed...
• Re: CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:40:02 -0400
  ...Place a BF screwdriver (or prybar) close to the axle above one adjacent bolt and below another adjacent bolt so that the forces of...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:29:04 -0600
  ...Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Feb 10, 2014 4:48 PM, "TonyCollin" <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > If only one axle is...
• Clarification on Handling of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 13:56:03 -0400
  ...And incedently, I agree that any other van that I have driven falls way short in the total package of enjoyment to drive and...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 21:54:05 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- "Chris S." <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > Because axle loadings are not always what the placard lists. > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > Dnia Dec...
• Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Sun, 23 Apr 2017 13:01:00 -0400
  ...right rear CV axle is binding and making noise. > Left rear axle is starting to make noise also. Rec replacing both rear CV axles...
• Re: Syncro propshaft vibration mystery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 23 May 2007 21:10:09 -0500
  ...Is there a big chunk of mud or goo stuck to the propshaft or one of the drive axles somewhere? OK, OK, you've...
• Re: FWD Vanagon ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:55:09 -0600
  ...Rich, I recall reading that one or more Syncros were driven across the country with no rear axles, front drive only, no problems. Can...
• Re: Preliminary Tools List
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 12:55:47 -0500
  ...Get 3/4" drive for the big nut/high torque jobs. Wolf
• Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts.
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 14:02:04 -0700
  ...Better yet; get an *AXLE NUT DRIVER WRENCH*! Your 1/2 breaker bar goes in it, you put torque on the handle, frap the...
• Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts.
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Monday, July 01, 1996 1:21PM
  ...Better yet; get an *AXLE NUT DRIVER WRENCH*! Your 1/2 breaker bar goes in it, you put torque on the handle, frap the...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:50:58 -0800
  ...can always drive out the hub thing that the CV joint bolts onto. I suppose this would require removing the drum, axle nut, wheel...
• Re: Vanagaon axle stand height?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 26 May 2004 09:12:44 -0500
  First, I hate the term, "axle stand." These are jack stands we are talking about. Whenever you put your van on jack stands, the...
• Re: Vanagaon axle stand height?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 26 May 2004 10:27:34 +0200
  ...But for normal maintenance under the bus I try to drive it up on metal ramps that are about 1 foot high. I regard...
• CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:14:25 -0700
  ...Right now, I hear no unusual or alarming noises while driving..everything seems OK under there..From the Driver's seat. But I am...
• Re: Nutz...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:03:20 -0800
  ...Nutz... >> This time I sheared the axle cleanly on the left rear (inside). > 'Tis a dangerous thing to have lots of power in a...
• Re: Broken CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:30:36 -0400
  ...Yes CV do sometimes just break and I have also seen the axle ends snapped off. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 16:29:37 -0700
  Given your descriptions I would put a knocking CV joint/axle at the top of the list. Just about every other moving part turns...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:16:56 -0800
  ...to get the rear wheels off the ground OR pull the drive axles. A job I've decided I don't want to do...
• Re: '72 bus CVs, rear bearings, and torsion bars?
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:36:15 +0000
  ...There is a > knocking back there that I hear when I drive over little bumps in the > road that I'm thinking might be...
• Re: Rear axle question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 30 May 2003 15:17:10 +0000
  ...It can break the outer drive and lock up an axle. > You're right though ............... it's going to get very noisy before > it...
• Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:05:41 -0700
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc/cv-bolt-and-washer-kit-(rear).html. You need four sets...
• Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 14:01:27 -0400
  Since last summer I've been experiencing a puzzling, intermittent clunk from the driver's side rear. I had the rear brakes serviced by...
• Re: Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:58:35 +1200
  >> Haynes page REF-5 says to place a block of wood on the floor jack and >> lifting under 'the rear axle final drive casing...
• Trans info for repowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 21:02:45 +1300
  ...MDM810@aol.com www.msdsinc.com/vanagon_ecs.htm Use SAW axles with Porsche 930 CVs; VW axles can break. MSDS' kit includes axles...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:57:46 -0500
  ...Maybe the old salty dog will have a way to lube or save the axle joint before it is too gone. T. On Feb...
• Re: Bentley 258 ft/lbs Front Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:20:59 -0600
  That would be correct for the ultra-rare front wheel drive Vanagon : ) Maybe that is from the Syncro section? Only thing I can think...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:48:50 -0400
  ...You need to pay the whole thing up front and then we give you the core money back when we get the core axle...
• Re: Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:00:26 -0400
  ...And I applied the same fix - at least on > the tranny stub axle flange end of the axle. But i found that the newer...
• Re: My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Gee
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 9:21:38 MDT
  ...The axle nut was pretty loose--not the 350 ft/lbs recomended torque. The last people to take off the axle nut was Midas...
• Syncro Vibration problem
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:48:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...any sign of a driveshaft problem. Has anyone had a vibration Like this? My nexted guess is the front axle. If someone on the...
• Re: Urgent!! Anyone know what size the axel nit is?!?!?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 06:59:22 EDT
  ...It is however advisable to remove that axle nut and the hub once a year and inspect, repack with grease and readjust the torque...
• Re: CV greasing - not smooth when put back together :(
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 15 May 2017 15:12:03 -0400
  A new axle has caused me all kinds of trouble trying to diagnose a knocking sound. Replaced it with another new axle (because a...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:07 -0400
  ...Loosen the outer 46mm axle nut(s). (you do not have to put the van on jackstands; drive-up ramps would be better if...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:49:58 -0600
  ...manual trans, it's on the driver's side of the transmission just > forward of the axle > shaft. You'll see two wires connected...
• Re: Thumping Noise - Wheel CV Joint Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:27:32 -0700
  ...Genuine OEM Rear Axles. and those things are so cheap they scare me. you know, one entire axle with boots and everything cost less...
• Re: Rear Axle Bearing Installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:49:39 -0600
  ...rear axle stubs I'd suggest that you put it off as long as you can > >............. boy an I tired. > >I'll drive by...
• Re: Clunk, clunk, found it... now what?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:53:21 -0500
  Unfortuanately the whole axle must come out. Got BenT's web site for compete graphic and written instructions to carry out this entire procedure...
• CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:44:53 -0700
  ...I installed the axle, and was dismayed to drive the van and hear a clunk, clunk that increased with the wheel speed. The noise...
• Re: towing my van
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:14:52 -0400
  ...towing my van > > Hey > > I'm planning on flat towing my Syncro about 3000 miles, with the > driveshaft > and both rear axles removed. > > Opinions...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:43:35 -0800
  ...Gary On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > That front axle weight should make you ponder...
• U Joint Advice
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:24:32 EDT
  ...Then a thought ran through my mind, If VW is rebuilding them Why cant I?? So I did some research with the Drive axle...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:15:20 -0600
  ...off the axle, which I thought to be odd, but I forged >ahead. > >I installed the axle, and was dismayed to drive the van...
• Re: Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:32:42 -0600
  ...to come from the driver's side rear axle. it was > noisy > the better part of the 3 mile drive to work. When it...
• FS: VANAGON Auto Trans COMPLETE, in W. Michigan, Rebuild kit other items
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:18:25 -0800
  ...Complete with cooler, axles, torque converter, final drive, some spares. Also a complete rebuild kit for Vanagon AT PLUS final drive kit- $100 Bought...
• Re: How do I lower my late model?/f
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 00:10:54, -0500
  (Quoting Dan Geer:) "...around here, rust lowers it pretty good, and real reliably the driver seat in my '64 bug lowered itself a good...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts - Correction of CORRECTION
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:34:44 EST
  ...Snap-On hasn't christened one tool with two different names, they've made compatible drivers for two DIFFERENT capscrew head designs. Given a...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:51:48 -0700
  I, for one, will agree with Van Caf� that most of the complete axle sets are not very dependable. I buy separate GERMAN joints...
• Re: Front Bearing Saga; Part 3 or 4...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:56:30 EST
  ...When I got the pieces home, there was an errant telltale gash in the axle. It seems this shop, with every known drivetrain tool...
• Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints. - Figured Out
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:46:19 -0600
  ...John. >>> TJ Hannink <tjhannink@yahoo.com> 12/22/04 6:13:16 PM >>> I wonder if you have 411/412 or Porsche 914 axle...
• Re: Tire Load Index
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:30:11 -0800
  ...tires fitted to an axle shall (a) be not less than the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) of the axle system as specified in...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:46:05 -0700
  EMZ wrote: > > Have you been driving this without the drive axle? The front > wheel bearings are suppose to fall apart like that?. What happened...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 May 2015 16:04:08 -0400
  ...each end >>> of each axle to keep the CV hub (and rest of CV parts) from moving off >>> the driveshaft. >>> >>> Here is an excellent...
• '64 Drums (was Re: '64 Tranny Problems)
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  21 Apr 1995 07:22:00 -0800
  ...t see paying $150/EA when I have the post '64 axles, just will have to pay to have them rebuilt and installed (about...
• Re: GVW
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 18:31:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...63? Is that when they went to the larger-diameter > stub-axle sticking out of the xfer case? As I see it, the rest...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:24:57 -0500
  Yes, you can flip the CVJ's over, even though they have an axle side and a hub side. There's a groove scribed...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:46:53 -0700
  ...I've found a better solution, this German made driveshaft set > up.It > allows extreme axle angles using stock CV joints > > http://www.eathen64...
• Gas prices, AWD tows,
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:57:21 -0700
  ...I can't see how having the engine drive the system is really different from having the wheels drive it- makes a difference in...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:37:03 -0500
  ...What could be going on? check cv axle?