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• Re: New Use for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:28:26 -0500
  ...I've always said that the VW bus is the original SUV (ok well maybe tied with the jeep). -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover...
• Re: What Grease to use on the Steering Box? ('81)
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 10:44:08 -0800 (PST)
  ...It looks like the tie rod end should work just fine. The tie rod end was made by I think Remco, and cost $22...
• Tie rod adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Dec 1994 09:01:50 EST
  I was poking around under my '71 Baywindow the other day and noticed (not for the first time) that my right side tie rod...
• Re: slipping out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:58:09 -0700
  I drove my old squareback many mile with a bungee cord tied to the sifter holding it in fourth. After about twenty thousand miles...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:31:10 -0800
  ...LISTEN ! I have seen a car come straight from getting a front alignment when there was major play in a tie rod ! - which makes...
• Re: Installing a fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:34:09 -0500
  ...destroyed mine getting it off and now the pump is zip tied to the rframe - I guess I should replace that beacket someday. On...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:03:30 -0700
  ...colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > I am tackling control arm bushings and tie rod ends this coming week. I am > assuming since the control arm...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:07:51 -0500
  ...PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement > > Anyone have any links to sites showing how to replace these? Between two > vans, I have all...
• Steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:54:38 EDT
  ...A rack with the tie rods and connector is substantially more. So much more that I believe I would pay out of pocket to...
• Re: Tip needed for GW replacement radiator baffle set
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:23:35 -0700
  ...The bottom of my radiator has 2 small holes to screw that piece in - or you can use zip tie - your choice.
• fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:37:12 -0400
  ...any recommendation for clamps available from a common local flaps, saw a video that used wire ties, anybody have luck with this? mike
• Digest?!?!?
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:31:12 -0500
  ...60 mails a day... which is a bit much considering a lot of them are lacking vanagon content... re : recent 'bus depot' thread... Tie
• ISV question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:44:44 +0000
  ...He said he just ties the wires into eachother. Thanks Joe
• Re: Internal cargo hooks
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:23:17 -0800
  RE: Tiedown Points I placed eye bolts at strategic places both in the rear near the back hatch and forward. I then use a...
• Re: Ways to attach broken hubcaps? or, 5 wirespoke hubcaps for sale cheap...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:46:08 +1300
  Electric cable ties work really well... seen 'em on lots of cars, my wife's included! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:08:22 -0700
  good zip ties work fine. I have not seen that grease comes out, or water/crud gets in, even with no zip tie or...
• Re: more on T-shirts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 22:39:30 -0400
  ...Probably the best bet on tie dyes is to get a white shirt and > do the tie dyeing yourself. Then again, I have a...
• Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:53:08 -0500
  I have never been unable to properly secure anything I put in the luggage rack using just the factory tie downs and a 3...
• Re: Rear CV-Joints/PS Rack boots..
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:28:56 -0800
  ...They hope to undo > the tie-rod from the rack, and preserve the wheel alighnment. They > figure 1.5 hours work. If they have...
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:59:08 UT
  ...Replacing is pretty easy - if you have a puller for the tie-rod ends, and a soft-jawed vice to hold it in while...
• Matchbox y2k - #72 - 1967 VW Delivery Van
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:02:29 -0500
  ...Pics are available at http://www.webtrek.org/matchbox-y2k-#72.zip TieDye VW Vanagon GL (1.9) Owner - Mooshi - Http://www.vwtrek.com...
• Re: Load in Van?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:40:10 -0400
  ...anyways, good luck, and use plenty of tie-downs. in fact, you could do what i had done and install a quarter-inch stainless...
• Re: Has anyone ever...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:17:06 -0500
  Best to tie it down over the roof with lots of good flat straps and just make sure you tie it fron to back...
• Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:52:00 MST
  ...how long is the kayak? Most whitewater kayaks >can >be carried very securely with no bow or stern tie-downs. Outdoor stores >carry tie...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:15:30 -0700
  ...To be clear, I didn't tie the shackle, the rigger friend did while I watched. I do have Ashley's book, it's...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:16:15 -0500
  Johnson Foreign Auto, my local Vanagon gurus, does not use an inside clamp or tie. They claim, and I agree, that the grease should...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:54:52 -0800
  ...Given your description, it is unlikely that a bent right tie rod is the > issue. If the tie rod was bent, the right wheel...
• Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:39:44 -0500
  ...what you do is put the pins 22" apart (and level). Tie one > end of the string to one of the pins. Run the...
• Tips or Hints for Replacing Power Steering Racks?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:09:14 -0400
  ...I assume that putting in the new one is the reverse proceedure (other than taking the outer tie rods off the old unit and...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 01:45:51 -0400
  ...Toe is controlled by the tie rods. The strut bars, also called radius rods, control caster, i.e. how far the axle trails its...
• Mutant Westy luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:55:21 -0800
  ...No tiedowns either. Do I have some kind of a mutant? Mark
• FS 90 Vanagon GL in WV
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN PHILLIPS
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:06:53 -0700
  ...equipped with Braun swing-away wheelchair lift and passenger tie downs. automatic. burgandy. email sphil@citynet.net for more info. $7000
• Re: Rubber Failures
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:57:51 -0800
  ...rubber thing ruptures suddenly under stress but probably not on the tie rod end. Just on the rod end. pensioner (just getting the jump...
• Cheap Tie rod ends for a vanagon on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:53:22 EDT
  <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6763&item=2428307906">http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...
• Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 22:53:09 -0500
  ...mechanics have time for such foolishness? One where I want my tie rod ends to stay on...call me old and lilylivered. I was...
• Re: Hidden Key & Code
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 21:52:57 -0600
  ...air hose, undone a factory heater hose tie-down, slipped its key ring through the tie-down, tightened it up again, and waited there...
• Re: Brainstorming: Kayak on Top? (was: Gas Mileage Improvements?)
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:46:16 -0700
  ...I already have anchor points to > tie it to. Con: Reduced mileage, and the poptop won't pop without > removing the thing. I can...
• Re: New circuit board options
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:29:49 -0500
  ...At first I used big cable ties to hold the board in place as per instructions but quit because it is a hassle and...
• Re: Front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:28:56 -0600
  The tie rod is still on my list of "to be replaced" items before it goes back on an alignment rack. I over looked...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:25:16 -0400
  ...weird becasue of the heat down here in the middle of the day...Im thinking it may be tied to the Temp II sensor?
• Another Bus Depot side tent question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Aug 2020 09:06:01 -0400
  ...The new tent comes with a lot of “velcro” strips and the instructions say “tie the poles with the strips. But with several folks...
• Re: Sudden rough idle, Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 23:03:29 -0400
  ...John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 DL ----- Original Message ----- From: "TieDye" <boomin@EPIX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 11...
• OK one more thing on bike racks....
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 26 Oct 1997 16:11:55 EST
  ...Also, I will need something to tie up the front wheel so that it doesn't turn side-to-side and bash the rear...
• Re: PS leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:40:48 -0800
  ...BD has a rack with outter tie rod ends for a very good price. Remember, replacing the rack requires a front end alignment. Consider...
• Re: Pwr Steering Rack Maint.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 10 May 2008 15:53:19 -0700
  ...Scott, Thanks for the detailed instructions! So, I can undo the tie rod end in the manner you describe on both sides ? And two...
• Re: NLA VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:07:55 -0400
  ...levels of parts. Tier 1 parts would > > be > > the most urgent. Tier 2, would be the next most urgent. Tier 3 would > > cover > > the...
• Re: DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:24:20 -0500
  A word of warning...If you tie your dog to the inside of your vanagon by a leash, make sure he won't hang...
• Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:58:20 -0700
  ...For the older kid booster type seat pictured on the gowesty site the third upper tie down prevents the seat from tipping forward. My...
• Re: leaking power steering rack pinion shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 May 2010 05:45:02 EDT
  ...Getting the tie rod ends out of the steering knuckles is the hardest. I use a really big hammer and whack the end of...
• PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:34:32 -0500
  Anyone have any links to sites showing how to replace these? Between two vans, I have all three to do. Any advice would be...
• Re: Pop Top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:24:51 -0500
  ...What sort of knacks would those be? I have a couple of knacks myself, but I've never needed to tie them to a...
• Re: oil pressure sender thread size.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 23:08:48 EST
  ...mount mine away from the engine and the used nylon zip ties to hold it tight to the pushrod tubes. Tom '71 Westy, '85...
• Question RE wiring in trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:51:03 -0500
  ...Looks strightforward enough, but I was wondering what's the best place(s) to tie into? At the fixtures? Skin the wires where I...
• Re: appropriateness (was Re: finding bad syncro wheel bearing)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:08:41 -0600
  ...The >guys involved didn't actually wear ties. Drop the stereotypes. I hereby apologize to each and every tie wearing person that I unwittingly...
• Re: Tips or Hints for Replacing Power Steering Racks?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:10:59 -0400
  ...My rack came with new tie rods and tie rod ends ... which is good in that I would've been replacing them had they...
• Re: Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:26:47 -0400
  ...2 Tie wraps to the boot flanges, get two bolts started and then cut-remove the tie wraps. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: What is the best trailer hitch? Anyone have any experiencewithFast Forw...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:27:42 -0700
  I always run a line from the bikes up to the front luggage rack tie down points. I leave a bit of slack in...
• Re: Bolo tie
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:26:40 -0800
  ...Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: >>>> I'm thinking about wearing a bolo tie and a Stetson whenever I >>>> drive >>>> my Westfalia, just to see...
• Re: [WetWesties] sad story: tie down luggage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:42:10 -0700
  ...columbia/story/2010/06/20/bc-agassiz-boy-hit-killed.html > > Tie down the bags on your roof! > > Bj�rn > . > > __,_._,___ > -- roger w From Proverbs...
• Re: Accurate maintenance records
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:26:49 -0700
  ...When a reputable shop replaced mine they did NOT put ties around the boot at the axle. I was surprised to see that, I...