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Re: New owner questions
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:18:32 -0500
...The other front half-shaft does > not need boots, but it also moves about the same amount when I push and > pull > it. Is...
Re: Bolo tie
Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:42:32 -0800
LL Bean makes a lot of boots, but if you say "Bean boots," it's generally understood that you're referring to the ones...
Re: Power Mirror no worky....then worky...????
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:38:04 EDT
Have you checked the wires inside the rubber boot from the door to the body? This is where I've seen 99% of mirror...
Re: front carpet, auto vs. stick
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:19:54 -0700
The floor location of the plastic auto-shifter "box" is larger, extends further back than the rubber boot of the manual, and is wider...
Air intake boot
Historical mailing list - neil neil
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:06:06 -0400
...Hopefully this isn't a hackneyed question. (and it's not about tires!) My air intake boot is old and ready to crack again...
Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 02:41:59 -0500
In a message dated 96-03-21 10:34:49 EST, schroszy@nslsilus.org writes: >My van has one torn CV boot. I was...
Clutch Judder Fixed
Historical mailing list - Don Bolt
Wed, 25 Dec 2002 21:52:34 -0500
...If you're like me I hate it when a swing axle boot splits or CVJ boot splits. Might as well replace all four...
Re: air intake boot repair
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sun, 3 Sep 2006 08:35:24 -0400
...At VWG/Airhead we've > been prototyping this very same Air Intake Boot for the 80-83.5 as a repro > replacement and as...
Copy of: Ultimate Vanagon Bra
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
14 Nov 96 23:39:39 EST
...Sue Booth, INTERNET:lonesomedog@mindspring.com DATE: 11/15/96 12:13 AM RE: Copy of: Ultimate Vanagon Bra Sue Booth wrote: > I am...
steering gear grease
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 12:35:51 -0700
Yo! Since I can't put the *#@!!#@!@! boots back on the steering gear with it on the van, I'm going to pull the...
Re: Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:35:52 -0600
<<<snip>>>...I will be renting a professional spray booth for my painting next summer.<<<snip>>> I've heard this phrase before. But I gotta...
Re: A Newbie question on Changing Air Filters
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 May 2000 15:45:28 -0400
At 15:24 5/14/2000, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >However, the lid is still attached to the intake boot and associated >plastic. Said intake...
front end vibration
Historical mailing list - todd goodno
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 18:14:16 MDT
...like some sort of grease on the inside boot of the right tie rod, the boot looks to be in good shape, any suggestions...
Re: Hot brakes and torn boots
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:47:26 +0000
...Some boots are such poor quality that will >> tear in short order. >> http://t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc...
FW: Das Boot still in drydock--bad coil??
Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 01:55:32 -0600
...Das Boot still in drydock--bad coil?? ---------- From: Scott Hall[SMTP:ictalurus@westal.net] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 12:06 AM To: 'Joel...
Re: CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:11:53 -0500
Actually the idea of the 8" long by 1/8" or smaller diameter tube and sliding it along the axle, while holding the boot...
Re: Best grease to use for CVs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:32:49 -0500
...I > suppose > that these greases were somehow selected to be compatible with the > material that boots are made of as well as their lubricating...
Re: cv joint tips
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:49:06 EDT
...Make sure the boot has a chance to "seat" itself. I left the small ends unclamped. Not saying you should do this, but it...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:17:29 -0400
...I was still suspicious > of the boot so I pulled it back, sort of inside out on the > piston. Then the piston stayed out...
Re: Ripped CV Boots
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:41:58 EST
...3 Dec 1997 22:08:38 -0400 Scott Chen <mac.chen@IX.NETCOM.COM> writes: >Anyone have any problems with new CV boots ripping?
Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Nov 2003 to 4 Nov 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1061)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:50:26 -0500
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Skip Emmert-Keaton wrote: > 2) the boots at the ends of the steering arm are torn. How much trouble...
Re: Etka favor!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:12:05 EST
In a message dated 3/12/06 8:53:43 PM, TCarrington@RELITECH.COM writes: > Anyways, there is a rubber boot that encloses the...
85 Intake Boot Time
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:41:29 -0700
In tracking down a vacuum leak I'm suspecting my intake boot is not long for this world. It's got visible cracks, doesn...
Re: Silly Question, maybe?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:14:49 -0700
...And after I had posted that I realized that what had happened was that the boots were cracked, not leaking. But then the leaking...
Re: Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 10:29:13 -0800
...You will find cards and ads posted by freelance painters and, with luck, someone who will sell you time in his booth. That is...
Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
Historical mailing list - George Lyle
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:10:06 -0800
...New boots, rebuilt CVs on shafts > ready to install with grease. Their warrantee is generous. I've > replaced three sets of brake pads on...
Re: Looking for How To change Front CV Boot (Syncro )
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:43:46 -0800
If you need to replace a boot because it is torn I would think of the joints are questionable and do a full CVC...
Syncro CV joints
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 13:53:12 -0600 (CST)
...Syncro CV joints A question for the Syncro mechanic? I need to replace a front inner CV joint boot on my 1986 Syncro. The...
Re: Volkscafe.com is now Van-Caf�.com
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:52:59 -0700
...Another (and current) example is the international flap over the name "Ugg" for sheepskin boots from Australia. VC: I carry a pair in my...
Re: Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:19:11 -0400
...No, but I just replaced the boots on one side of the TT. It was torn, but not for very long, I check at...
Re: WTB: 2.1L intake boot
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:09 -0500
...gmail.com> wrote: > I need a non-syncro 2.1L intake boot that goes between the throttle body > and > the air filter. Reasonably priced...
Re: Shifter ball boot needed!
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:16:00 -0500
I bought mine from the Bus Depot
Re: later model parking brake lever
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 2 Jul 2018 19:44:51 -0500
...Mine is a metal lever with the rubber > boot. > > The boot is nice. the lever not so easy to grab and very wide spacing...
Fwd: Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 21:59:42 -0700
I've returned two for cracked boots. No problem other than taking the damn things off. >Delivered-To: steph@mail-slkc.uswest.net >Date...
Re: CV boot or axle?
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:08:45 -0400
...CV boot or axle? > Am I the only one that enjoys CV service? I love the way it feels when > everything is apart and...
Re: nicknames for the generations
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Tue, 04 Oct 94 14:06:47 CDT
...but if you call it 'das Boot', that means a boat, and usually a submarine. so maybe the Shoe? Shoo-Shoo Baby? i can...
Re: aircooled air boot needed
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:38:55 -0400
--- Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Anyone in the Dallas area with an air boot (that > hose that goes from the air flow vane...
Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:51:28 +0000
...CV boot problem repair problem continued 32-33 ft. Lbs. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Eric Caron<mailto:ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> Sent: ‎8/‎15...
Dished Washer With New CV Joints?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:55:25 +0000
...TIA, Jeff FWIW, using my old boots, which look good-been burned before by the 6 month boots that come in these kits.
Re: steering rack boot- lubricant.
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:51:31 -0500
...gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > I replaced a torn steering rack boot over the weekend. Mechanism under it > looked reasonable, but I'm wondering...
Re: Wanted:Off Road Vehicle CV Boot etc. Protection
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:45:09 -0800
...Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA > >Does anybody know where I can order the CVJoint Boot Guards and the Water >Pump...
Grease Needle....an important find!
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:13:47 -0500
Vanagoneers I was speculating earlier in the month about getting grease into my old but sound CV boots. Well Sunday I was wasting some...
Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
Historical mailing list - William
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:49:19 -0400
...CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer? > If you mean the dished washer this should go on the axle before...
Re: Hot brakes and torn boots
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:57:21 +0000
RE torn boots: my originals lasted twenty years or so on two vans. Then, I started going through them like cheap whisky, getting about...
Re: axle connected to hub bone?
Historical mailing list - David Klein
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:00:58 -0600
...I undid the boot claps and pulled back the CV boot and able to put the shaft back in the hub so I could...
Lower ball joint question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:04:47 -0400
Hi folks, So, both my lower ball joint boots, on my 84, were ripped. Last year a friend replaced the driver side boot and...
Syncro Shift Linkage Update
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:29:09 -0700
...Here's what I found: * Boot over the ball joint where the linkage attaches to the shift rod at the transmission has disintegrated. * Boot...
interesting idle issue
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:01:18 -0800
...I have replaced all the vacuum lines and intake boot within the last couple of months. This actually didn't start until after I...
Re: CV joints/Axle options
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:36:10 -0400
I have been selling GKN CV boots for many years. They are the best you can buy and will last. That has been my...
Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:54:01 -0700
...is it a hole in a boot ? I would think cheap boot in that case possibly, unless there was external damage. does the flange...
Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:40:30 -0500
In a message dated 96-02-02 03:30:11 EST, cheeses@arn.net (Cheese) writes: > The German-made >boots seem to last several...
Re: Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:20:36 -0800
Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > My congratulations to anyone who has had to feed wires through their door > boot and my sincere condolences to anyone who...
Re: How does it leak in?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:44:51 -0800
The rear leak I got for ya - It is the sorry excuse for a wiring harness dust boot / weather seal that VW used on...
boot: shifter linkage
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 May 1996 18:08:06 -0500
Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On the '90...
Re: Youngest Vanagons are now 10 years old
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:59:36 EDT
...Right CV Boot Guard: 251 407 406 DM 140.25 (currently $63.75) Left CV Boot Guard: 251 407 405 DM 140.25 Water...
clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:57:51 -0800
...I'll be checking on those Race Ready boots to see if the size comes close! Gary Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:54...
Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:33:35 -0700
I'm with you on the boot thing :) I don't know where you can find new ones. But what I do is grab...
Re: Looking for How To change Front CV Boot (Syncro )
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:41:29 -0800
If you need to replace a boot because it is torn I would think of the joints are questionable and do a full CVC...
Re: No Power Under Load - '85 1.9
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 21 May 2014 10:47:48 -0500
Make sure the black boot is on securely and is not torn. Swap in a test ECU if you have one. Jim On Wed...
steering rack - r&r
Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:33:24 -0500
Hi, I went to put on new shocks on the front and noticed that both steering rack boots had come loose. I haven't...