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• Problems with switching back to non pwr steering?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 02:37:53 -0600
  ...back to standard steering ie early/late brakes issues, steering column alignment, sway bar changes, etc. This list has had many performance enhancing ideas...
• RoadHaus - Alternator Bracket Needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:18:00 -0500
  ...Not the two upper alignment arms. Thanks to very creative fabrication skills, Ben Huot, who was with me at the time, was able to...
• Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:50:43 -0700
  ...This makes me rule out the possibility of worn bushings or alignment of the shifter rods. What can it be? And how can I...
• Re: Control Arm Bushing Squeak?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:58:05 -0500
  ...They are presssed out, then in.A tack weld on each prevents movement.You need a front end alignment also.About $400 I would...
• Re: Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:02:08 -0800
  ...That way you won't have any issues with the alignment. >> >> >>Bad idea if not impossible. With the rack mounted to the car the...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:37:36 -0700
  ...Until I messed up the shift alignment, and lost first > and second, having magically turned in third and fourth. Now, after reading > my Bentley...
• Tires, The Never Ending Story: Hankook 819
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:08:26 -0500
  ...After a test drive, he checked for steering problems, tweaked the wheel alignment, test drove again but commented that the wheel alignment improved the...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:09:22 -0400
  ...I made a similar set of alignment pins from a pair of used (and thus useless) of 12mm torque-to-yield bolts. I cut...
• Re: Syncro Alignment Spreadsheet
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 22 May 1998 16:17:31 -0400
  ...And you will notice that my alignment specs that I have been giving out generally assume that the vehicle is at the maximum of...
• Re: Unidentified part
  Historical mailing list - M Catlin
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:34:04 -0700
  ...Mark M Catlin wrote: > Can anyone identify the part shown in the link below? I am referring to the > flat circlip/alignment-shim-looking...
• (Fwd) Re: steering problems
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 07:15:20 +0000
  ...on the tires I moved to the back due to an alignment shop's bad advice....the front tires seem good, however, and I...
• Re: Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 15:38:36 EST
  Roger ; Perform the idle stop and idle sensor alignment in the Bentley. If that does not do it let me know, there is a...
• Re: front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:57:42 -0700
  ...rotor warp and (2) tire balance. > Anything else I should be looking at? Hi Joel, Front end out of alignment from the trip? Tom
• Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 08:10:10 -0700 (PDT)
  ...might want to get that checked first, then (with the alignment correct) > move the wheel to where you want it. > > joel > Two suggestions, 1...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:14:49 -0700
  ...the rods before I removed them to replace the bushings. > > The alignment shop got all the settings dialed in. �Try to find one that...
• Radial Arm Bushings.....why R &R them?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:18:30 -0500
  ...old Vanagon, my bushings too look deteriorated but WHEN does that affect steering, alignment, noises, etc . Pls. educate me! Larry Ga. PS. I just...
• more steering with a kit
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:14:57 -0500
  ...new lines? Am I right, do I have to get a alignment if I do any of these things: 1. Replace struts 2. Replace...
• Re: Push rod alignment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:48:31 -0400
  At 02:24 AM 6/19/2001, Karl Wolz wrote: >I feel like a one-armed paper hanger. How the (#*$%#@ to I hold the...
• Tie Rod Ends
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:04:07 -0800
  ...People who are better mechanics than I do their own alignment, and its possible and I admire them greatly. (I know, what a wimp...
• Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 6 Apr 2019 17:11:07 -0400
  Just about to wrap things up, get an alignment and have fun with my 84 this summer! Quick question, do you think I’m...
• Re: Size of upper camber hex head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:32:24 -0500
  ...My local alignment shop does not have a tool for it, and all I have is up to 12mm and also a 17mm. What...
• Window Seals, scrapers, etc, etc
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:18:15 -0600
  ...The front end alignment, where I discovered I needed an upper ball joint so it is getting upper and lower units. Now I have...
• Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:16:35 -0700
  ...If you get the adjustment back exactly where it was you won't need to get an alignment since nothing will have changed. In...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:27:56 EST
  ...This technicality must be identified in the state annual check. >> In some states the lights must be checked for alignment via mechanical aiming equipment...
• Re: bad shock?tire ovals
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:38:29 -0600
  ...Still vibrating and pulling slightly? Alignment, which may have caused feathering on the tires? DMc ---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Sounds like...
• Re: Ball joints replacement
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 08:50:59 -0500
  ...You will need to have wheel alignment done after the joints are replaced. If you are near southern Illinois drop by and I will...
• Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 14 May 2024 09:28:40 -0400
  Last summer my Upper Control Arm Camber nut came loose again, following a "profession" VW mechanic alignment. It was totally disengaged, and the whole...
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  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:43:35 -0700
  ...For the longest time i was struggling thinking it’s just a matter of the right alignment etc… But no. Don’t tell me...
• Re: rear wheel alignment
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:53:15 -0700
  It could just be the "WESTY lean" due to much more weight on the left side. Measure the height from the fender well to...
• Happy Camper: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:44:48 -0700
  ...This improvement was due to wheel alignment. For all the other things that I investigated, see http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/poormileage -- Mike "Rocket...
• wbx reliabilty & distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:41:09 -0500
  ...Not to mention plenty of front end work and, Exhaust system repairs, Axles, wheel alignments, tires wheel balancing, And one cylinder head gasket replacment...
• Re: Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 22:55:02 -0400
  ...There was a slight difference between alignment markings (I weight around 250#), remember your seated on top of the wheel. Jose Rafael Moscoso, RT...
• Re: Tach-side PC connection?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 08:13:25 -0500
  ...one out of alignment. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004...
• Re: Ball joints replacement
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 23:18:42 -1000
  ...Now if you get the new alignment and it doesn't drive straight, look at the sheet the shop gives you and make sure...
• Re: eternal VW misconceptions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 17:48:17 -0500
  ...at the local import Parts store where to get a good >alignment at a reasonable price. I'm over in St. Louis (not TOO...
• Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:30:38 -0800
  ...I'm assuming that I would have to mark and pay attention to how far in the pieces are screwed on for alignment purposes...
• Re: Vanagon Alchemy - Square headlight alignment screws & springs neede
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:52:30 EDT
  In a message dated 16/08/2008 12:26:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Hair dryer or hear...
• Re: 4 wheel alignment?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 21:30:42 -0400
  ...configurations, most notably the 76-86 Porsche 930).Make sure the alignment shop tests the camber w/ a proper load of gas,oil and...
• Re: Zerk grease-able balljoints?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 19:00:26 -0600
  ...rods,100%complete full front set of power flex bushings and alignment will cost me a 7 day paycheck right at about $700.00...
• Re: Syncro alignment confusion
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Thu, 21 May 1998 07:34:59 -0700
  My brother aligns his Syncro in his garage (home) with four foot levels...hasn't had any problems. I have never aligned my Syncro...
• Re: Wiring Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 03:08:10 PDT
  Hey, anyone out there know of a good alignment shop in Orange County or Southern California??? >From: Andrew Lewis <lewis-family@VIPNET.CO.UK...
• Re: Mysterious tire noise.. problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:07:14 EST
  ...I think the wheel alignment is fine, because the van does not move to one side even I release the steering wheel, and very...
• Re: Hankook tire query...update
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:31:22 -0700
  ...Like all tires, the proper inflation, good front end alignment, and in some cases shocks, need to be right. Based on all the comments...
• Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 Aug 94 20:22:33 CDT
  ...it's possible that someone screwed up the alignment underneath the car. if they take all the ajustment out of one side, it'll...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 12 May 2007 00:01:39 -0300
  ...tool needed > Ken, > > I've used the dowel and also one of the clutch alignment tools. The > alignment tool I've used is one...
• Re: alignment & tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 04:04:48 +0000
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• Re: nattybus weekend
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 16:42:41 -0400
  ...Mark fixes me up with a new pair of 8 ply radials, we have a fresh wheel alignment and we'll be on our...
• tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 May 2011 11:26:14 -0500
  ...I had the thing aligned last time I bought tires (20K miles ago), and the tech did not mention any difficulty with the alignment...
• Re: checking castor
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:48:32 -0700
  ...Best left to the guy with the alignment rack. http://www.stockcarracing.com/techarticles/scrp_0704_measuring_caster_camber/index.html Jim -------------------------------------------------- From: "Larry...
• Re: Bentley's Page Numbering!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:14:34 -0800
  ...I go to page 44.2 and it talks about Wheels-Tires, Wheel Alignment -� but the actual Fuel tank removing is on page 20...
• Re: re-keying door locks
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 02:14:40 -0500
  ...most or all of the pins don't match your key you may be able to re-arrange some of them to get alignment.
• Re: Which clutch to buy...
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:01:35 -0700
  ...It had the pressure plate, clutch disc, t/o bearing, pilot bearing, alignment tool, and a little dab of grease for the splines. All...
• tuneups and gas mileage. - 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:42:32 -0800
  ...The brakes are not dragging, air pressure in tires is good, alignment is spot on. Timing is right on the money. Engine is excellent...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:25 -0400
  ...Alignment (but, was unaware that one needs (according to some of you guys) to load the vehicle before doing the alignment, do the alignment...
• Re: Suspension System
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:06:22 -0500
  ...Tire type, tread pattern, road surface, tire inflation pressure, tie rod ends, ball joints, wheel alignment, thrust angle, rack & pinion wear, spring resilience, loads...
• FS: SA 15" 'Sunburst' alloys and tires
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:26:46 -0400
  ...Wheels are in good condition with minor scratches and blemishes, tires less than half worn (2 a little uneven from front wheel alignment issues...
• Re: Favourite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:34:44 -0500
  ...Free alignment, the van steers nice and straight now. >> I'm in the same library Georgie. Just used a little different product. Devcon 5...
• Re: headlight alignment parts, headlight replacement - RON SALMON, please read!
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:45:43 -0600
  ...had to do with headlights. > > > > First, the low beams need proper alignment, and I need parts. I'm > trying to > sort out which parts...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:03:16 -0700
  ...Until I messed up the shift alignment, and lost first > and second, having magically turned in third and fourth. Now, after reading > my Bentley...
• 85 westy steering problems
  Historical mailing list - George T. Allen
  Mon, 15 May 2000 14:31:07 -0400
  ...This did not solve the problem - 1st, what are these lines, 2nd, any thoughts why the van would suddenly be out of alignment?? Thanks...