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Re: Removing the top ball joint
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 07:29:50 EDT
...to make room for the tool and then remove the upper ball joint. *Measure the width of the spindle arm at the top to...
Re: stebro muffler
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:47:42 -0700
...ahh looks like on the drivers side I install that rrrrrrrrr ball ring in with the groove on the outside seems everything went well...
AT Intercooler Question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:35:31 -0500
...Is this normally controlled by a check ball assembly until pressure is built up? Is it a spring and check ball set up? The...
VW Van Pac Man FryDie
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Thu, 21 May 2009 22:46:52 -0400
Now this is a game I could play all day!! C-ya Jonce http://www.ballandbagboutique.com/games/vanman/
top ball joint
Historical mailing list - Sidney White
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:17:22 EST
found the source of my clunk, now what is the easiest way to change it and best source of parts? Sidney
Re: Front end overhaul
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:50:27 +0000
John, I will loan you the Harbor Freight ball joint tool set that I used. I put the big c-clamp part of it...
Re: Rebuilding suspension - suggestions
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:06:20 -0600
...I found my lower balljoints were loose too,I bit the bullet and rebuilt the entire front suspension, moog brand upper and lower balljoints...
Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:38:29 -0400
...I had similar troubles on my '81 with a Hot Spark, until I added a ballast resistor. No problem now.
upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 12 May 2009 17:12:23 -0800
...Also, I know how to check ball joints for wear, but how does one check for tie rod end wear? Since I'm going...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Fri, 31 May 2002 06:29:50 -0500
...The part can be described as a bolt or post with a ball on the end. It is used to attach the throttle control...
Re: pep boy's said after oil change I need ball joints....
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:22:33 -0700
...pep boy's said after oil change I need ball joints.... > This is one of those things that unethical shops will tell you so...
Re: Front Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:08:14 -0600
...Front Ball Joints > Hi All > > Any advice on replacing the bottom ball joints ? > Haynes indicates that they are pressed out & pressed back in > but...
Re: What needs to be replaced in a front suspension rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 27 May 2002 20:39:36 -0500
2 each upper ball joint #22( 251 407 361) 2 each lower ball joint #20 ( 251 407 187) 2 each strut rod bushings damping...
new bearings and ball joints installation DIY
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:05:08 -0400
I just replaced the upper and lower ball joints and front wheel bearings and seals in my 84 GL . To remove the lower ball...
Re: Front end bushings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:12:51 -0400
...The lower ball joints will need a big press. At least 20 ton. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:56:27 -0700
...I noticed that both coils have a notice stating "Do not use without a > ballast resistor". Since there is no ballast resistor that I...
Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 23:42:37 EDT
...First make sure the fork you are using is sized to the ball joint. Also make sure the faces of the working end are...
"Well, there's your problem."
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:36:27 -0700
...I inspected the 18'' drain hose and found no problem, and the garden hose type ball valve I had screwed into the drain fitting...
intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Ryan
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:24:32 -0400
...The fan failed the low speed fan jumper test, so when I got to the ballast I found a suspect harness connector from the...
Shifter grease
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:40:21 -0600
...I think Bentley is saying same thing there?) 3) in the ball-and-cup at the back (where the end of the shift rod...
front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:14 -0700
...I've dropped the strut bar ( the big bar that bolts under the lower ball joint and runs forward and is bolted through bushings...
Re: Coolant filter - Correction
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:41:49 -0800
...But I do use 3/8 ball valves, because they're compact, and it's ok to have some reduction in coolant line at...
Re: 81 Vanagon Shift Linkage Problem...
Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
Thu, 4 May 2000 08:49:03 +0300
Joe, The ball joint at the end of the linkage (beside the tranny) is known to be wearing part. It has plastic ball inside...
Re: Tire recommendation requested
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:18:02 EST
...For ballast I would use what the local masonry supply yard called "anti-skid" which was sharp-edged, broken stone the size of peas...
Front suspension and steering parts suggestions - 87 Vanagon.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:20:50 -0500
...Upper ball joints Lower ball joints Upper control arm bushing tie rod assembly Steering rack boots Steering rack bushings Can anyone else give insight...
Re: Ugliest Vanagon Dash?
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:38:55 -0500
Thanks for that- I needed a good laugh. Tacky 70's live on. Prolly a disco ball in back somewhere. G.
Re: Jesus rugs
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 04:30:21 -0600
Crazy, man! A Jesus rug in the back window with lit up eye's ball's!!! Sign me up! :>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:14:00 -0800
No .357. Try a Detonics .451 Magnum. So rare it will drive the ballistics lab crazy trying to identify......
Re: Fryday biker
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 10 May 2003 11:46:59 -0400
I'll say one thing for that guy: He's got balls. Jeff ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:07:39 -0700
...For example, you put a ballseat lugnut in a conical seat hole, you are applying the torque only in the portion that is touching...
does your van spew gas all over the side from the filler neck when u fill up?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 9 Sep 2006 04:13:22 EDT
...when you top off, the float ball rises with the level of gas and seals off the filler neck so no gas can backwash...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
...Easy to do. >> >> I use the hammer method on upper ball joints. �It's a larger tapered part , >> than the tie rod is, so...
Re: new bearings and ball joints installation DIY
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:51:27 -0400
...new bearings and ball joints installation DIY <DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:05:08 -0400 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV...
Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:47:44 -0400
...But the ball end has an embedded c clip type thing that holds the fastener on the ball. Really great when you have to...
Re: What is the best trailer hitch?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 23:28:21 -0400
...These bumpers use the European style mount for the tow ball, which is different from the tow balls used here. A 2" ball is...
Re: Removing the top ball joint
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:38:13 -0400
...remove tie-rod end from spindle arm (do not loosen nut) remove upper allen bolts on ball joint remove the lower ball joint from...
Re: Will these wheels fit?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:35:55 EST
...Ben, do you find that all of the Mercedes magnesium wheels have ball seats in the bolt holes? I am doing the machine work...
Happy Friday (NVC): THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND TWO CUPS OF COFFEE
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 1 Apr 2005 00:17:23 -0800
...When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with GOLF BALLS. He...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:51:53 -0800
...And it probably does say in the Bentley book to put the balls back in the same grooves, Which would be better or course...
Re: Get yourself a hydraulic press!
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:28:16 -0800
...have you used your press to push the lower ball joint out > of the 'ball joint adapter' on the '80-83 or so vanagons...
Re: Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:31:06 -0700
...I > think the shop charged about $40 labor to remove/install the lower > ball joints. A word of warning about ball joints, the first...
Re: Ball joints, upper / lower
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:37:28 +0000
...The original ball joints are often good for 100to200k miles. The replacements will not last near as long. While checking to front end, check...
Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 11:57:06 -0700
...But the ball end has an embedded c clip type thing that holds the > fastener on the ball. Really great when you have to...
repacking left axel, perhaps do it when you do your slave
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:30:41 -0700
...Clean the axels ends, removing the six balls and outer cage from each end of each axel. When repacking, looking at the outside of...
Re: Was Shifter - Lower Ball Destroyed - Now Resolved
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:06:00 -0800
...Getting the pieces > home, I dremeled and drilled until I got the ball socket piece to fit. The > hemisphere part was identical. So now...
floppy mirrors
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 20:56:28 -0400
just open them up and put a hose washer on the ball and reassemble. got some going on 5 years and still fine. mike
Re: new design VW van
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 9 May 2003 14:41:07 -0500
> very easy to park, and a ball to drive > http://www.girl4.com/vw/ so ... how do you change a tire?? :)
upper ball joint removal tips
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:16:13 -0500
This weekend I plan to replace my uppers on an 87 Syncro. Any time saving tips would be appreciated. TIA, dylan
Re: Front end overhaul
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:23:23 -0500
First check to see if the lower ball joints even need to be replaced. They are easily checked. If the boots are still good...
Re: Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:14:38 -0600
...1)Floor Jack 2)Pickle Fork 3)3# pound Hammer 4) Ball Joint separator 5) Front end alignment machine 6) Press 7) Experience Stan...
more poor shifting; follow up
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:36:33 -0700
...I figured it was the ball and not the socket, so i pulled the ball off, went to the dealer and measured my ball...
Reminder / HeadsUp
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:40:17 -0600
Just 6 Weeks ’til Buses&Balloons here in ABQ,,, https://busesandballoons.wordpress.com/ In addition to getting together with a bunch of Great VW...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:24:33 -0600
There is a plastic ball that fits into an aluminum cup on the side of the transmission. When the ball crumbles you get the...
Cruise Control Question (fubared first post)
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Fri, 31 May 2002 06:46:39 -0500
...The part can be described as a bolt or post with a ball on the end. It is used to attach the throttle control...
Re: stick lube
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 25 Jan 2003 02:32:24 EST
...If you want to be especially thorough, remove the shift lever, take it apart and lubricate the ball joint. If you do not want...
Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:10:42 -0400
...I noticed that both coils have a notice stating "Do not use without >a > > ballast resistor". Since there is no ballast resistor that I...
Re: Squeeks
Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:06:21 -0700
...upper control armNew ball joints, shocks and upper control arm bushings failed to fix my squeek last spring. Needless to say, I'm interested...
Mirror movement FIX
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:25:20 -0500
...I removed the mirrors, took off the tension bolt, then took assembly apart - you have a ball and socket joint that gets compressed to...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 4 Apr 2020 16:52:31 -0700
...Previously, I would run back > to rear of Van and open ball valve; hot coolant goes inside copper tubing > heating up water; BBQ thermometer...
Re: Play in front wheels
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:34:38 -0700
...there are various tricks for checking ball joint play - which is often masked by the angle of the hanging suspension. Better to check that...