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• Re: squeaking body
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 25 May 1999 20:57:12 -0500
  ...Are there >some points to lubricate which will eliminate these noises? Probably your upper control arm bushings. You'll need to replace them to...
• Re: Cruise Control - Stock vs. Aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:32:57 -0700
  ...Cruise Control I have no experience with the VW cruise control on a Vanagon but understand from the list that they can be problematic...
• Re: Audiovox Cruise Control comment
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:36:21 -0700
  ...Rostra one >http://www.rostra.com/cruise-control.htm > >As to, instalation, speed sensor pickup, arm location... > >I have ordered the VW pickup magnetic...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:22:54 -0400
  At 12:04 AM 4/14/2011, neil n wrote: >Just confused as nuts/washer on both sides were the same. > >The nuts don...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:25:22 -0600
  I was planning on using the picked lower control arms so I don't have to mess those bolts. I've got a complete...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:32:45 -1000
  ...I've never seen a control arm get hurt or dented or anything with this method.. I've never had a jack slip out...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:08:20 -0500
  ...Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought > >Does anyone have any experience with the GoWesty Delrin AF UCA bushings? >Any harshness noted...
• Re: eccentric washers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:50:40 -0500
  ...I have > about 2mm of space between the control arm and the washer I have to deal > with....but only on side of the...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings--HOW SERIOUS CAN THIS BE?
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:29:08 -0700
  ...Squeaky upper control arm bushings--HOW SERIOUS CAN THIS BE? > Ive got a REALLY squeaky upper wishbone, it started a > month ago. I have...
• Re: Needed one steel wheel and some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:53:07 -0400
  While it often seems to make sense to do an all-out replacement of suspension parts the upper control arm bushings seem to have...
• Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
  I have been planning for a couple years to install the Audiovox cruise control into Mellow Yellow (1.9, AT), lacking only one bit...
• Re: Anyone replace their a arm bushings (front) themselves?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:53:29 -0700
  ...a > arms off, but wondering if > > a normal press or vice will do the job to > swap............ > > > > Are you talking lower control arm bushings...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:29:31 -0700
  ...Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter? > At 01:39 PM 4/13/2011, neil n wrote: >>Does the nut grade matter much in this...
• Re: Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:10:59 -0800
  ...It's a lot less expensive to remove the lower control arm yourself and take it to a machine shop to have new lower...
• Re: shocks/ alignment
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:30:52 GMT
  ...The camber is > adjustable by a big cam bolt which holds the upper control arm on. You > loosen the big nut on one end...
• Re: FEBI Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:32:33 -0500
  Thanks! On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 3:01 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, they are fine. > > Jim > > Sent from...
• PowerFlex Urethane Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 3 May 2011 21:42:11 -0400
  Has anyone installed these bushings? I just got a set from Chris (loogy) at T3Technique.com. They look really good with stainless sleeves and...
• Re: Rotor swappin help needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:21:14 -0700
  ...The bearings may or may not be the same, depending on if you have the later solid lower control arms on the 85. Of...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:16:15 -0400
  ...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:36:29 -0800
  Whoops, meant to Reply All� > Thanks, Dennis, really appreciate your insights! > > > That's what I'd thought, i.e., bad control arm bushings. Why...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:31:10 -0800
  ...take the from upper arms off yourself IF you do suspension and under-car work, get the 4 new bushings yourself, but pay someone...
• Re: To Buy or not to Buy? 86 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:35:16 -0700
  ...See if it has plastic cooling tubes that go to the radiater.Also >see if it has cast iorn lower control arms(very desirable)........ > ..
• Re: Accelerator cable extras?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:34:46 -0700
  Does your van have cruise control? At 11:47 AM 3/18/00 -0600, Tim Wise wrote: >I had so much good advice on...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:02:28 -0500
  ...Next, remove the two Allen bolts holding the upper ball joint and lift the wishbone arm up to free the steering arm/ball joint...
• Re: FS: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:12:20 -0500
  ...as moving your wiper control from intermittent to off until your windshield needs a wipe then moving the arm back to intermittent position. The...
• Re: Front end seems wrong (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:26:30 -0600
  ...I usually take off the suspect wheel and lift the control arm with the floor jack near the ball joint but not touching it...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:32:53 -0500
  ...Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment? Thanks for saying this Jake. It bothered me too that someone would just dismiss the need for the tack...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 May 2018 23:44:12 +0000
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• Re: **SPAM** Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:10:00 +0200
  ...It is now relaxed. >Retighten the trailing arm bolts,any you are done.The same pretensioning >goes for the front lower control arms weather...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:53:54 -0400
  ...Hi All;What gives? I need a new drivers side wiper arm, the one with the > wing. I have checked out a few vendors...
• Re: Front Suspension Noises
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:13:58 -0500
  Dave, Put a floor jack under the lower control arm, right below the ball joint--- Grab the tire, and yank on the the top...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:22:50 -0700
  ...Cruise control con't > >� Remove the lower steering column cover.� Look down at the brake pedal. > It is where the metal arm of the...
• Re: I'm back!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:37 -0800
  ...the older style weak parking brake handle, > and the stamped lower control arms with associaed parts in the fronts > suspension. > > at some point in...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:45:56 +1000
  ...Hi Helmut, I have had some success using a spray grease on the upper control arm bushings of my T3 that are notorious for...
• Re: Please Check your Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 08:15:45 -0800
  ...The upper control arm bushings have been replaced and are in good shape. No obvious brake fluid leaks (& remember, this was all four tires...
• Re: Lower ball joint video's
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:23:00 -0600
  ...You unbolt the top ball > joint from the control arm. Then loosen the nut on t lower joint and using > a proper tool or...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:06:14 -0800
  ...Nolathane upper control arm bushings? > > Thanks Dennis. Helpful info. IIRC, the GoWesty upper control arm bushings > may require similar adjustments. The bushings supplied by...
• Re: battery guard on sale this week..., was cake and eat it too
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:33:07 -0700
  From the catalogue description: "Prevent vehicle theft by pressing the "arm/"lock" button on the remote control when you leave the vehicle. This will...
• Re: New weels rubbing control arm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 22:48:07 -0500
  ...New weels rubbing control arm I finally got a chance to look at all 4. The set is indeed mixed. I got 3 et23...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:51:34 -0800
  ...some had cast iron lower control arms >>, all had deceleration valve, three pole starter solenoid, some had arm >>rest front seats and open headrests...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 8 Feb 2016 22:20:12 -0500
  ...and 215s and doing that >> revealed that I need new lower control arm bushings. I'm not sure I'm up >> for doing this...
• Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:01:58 -0700
  ...Sway bar drop link end bushings ( endlink to control arm end), sway bar to body bushings, and steering rack bushings. Used whiteline from Chris...
• Has anyone got any input on replacing late model vanagon front lower control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 11 May 2014 15:15:13 -0400
  In particular mine is a 1990. I was thinking of driving up on ramps and putting a jack under each as I replace the...
• Beautiful 87 limited Edition "Wolfsburg" FS.
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:41:36 EST
  ...stamped, One owner, Perfect Van, Absolutely no rust, perfect paint, the control arms still have cad2 gold color. Runs and drives perfect. 130k+miles...
• Re: Lower ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:30:40 -0500
  Carry the lower control arm or the adapter end to an auto machine shop with the new part. They can do it for you...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:14:18 -0800
  ...Suspension for Off Roading See Burley Motorsports' custom upper control arms that eliminate the finicky bushings. Also, for a good off road ride you...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:15:47 -0800
  ...Suspension for Off Roading > > > > Thanks, Dennis, really appreciate your insights! > > > > > > That's what I'd thought, i.e., bad control arm bushings. Why those...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:11:50 -1000
  ...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:48:05 -0800
  ...At first I thought the mechanics weren't torquing the right upper control arm enough, as it keeps coming loose and knocking toe way...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:47:21 +0000
  ...Nolathane upper control arm bushings? On 20 Jan , 2020, at 8:08 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > undoubtedly the most reliable not being dependent on...
• Press for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:26:59 -0400
  ...Does anyone have a source of the various metal drifts and press tools one uses for this thing? I'm removing Upper Control arm...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:03:16 -0500
  ...I knew the upper control arm bushings were worn because of the tell tale squeeking - however when I took the bus to a trusted...
• Re: Why so many '84 & '85 Westies??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:15:16 -0100
  ...repairs over time (head gaskets, water pumps, rear heater cores, upper control arm bushings, etc. etc. etc.). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www...
• Need '84 Front Anti-Sway Bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:11:53 -0400
  ...It broke down by the lower control arm. From what I can see, I now need to replace the entire front sta-bar assembly...
• Re: Mystery Squeek...Help?
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:42:35 -0700
  Check out "Squeaky upper control arm bushings" thread ~Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin obrien" <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday...
• Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:39:19 -0800
  ...ETKA shows the lower ball joint adaptor (on old style lower control arm) as NLA though I can't see why one would *normally...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:02:31 -0800
  ...Oh yeah, you'll want to disconnect the sway bar to allow the lower control arm a bit more droop. A hydraulic bottle jack...
• FS: 82 Vanagon Diesel (New Price)
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:29:16 -0400
  I posted this awhile ago, but have lowered the price as I broke a rear control arm. 82 Vanagon Diesel Light Blue w/black...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:38:38 -0600
  ...I then supported the lower control arm with my floor jack using a 2 by 3 scrap piece of wood to fit between he...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:56:30 -0700
  For sure, the later vanagons with the cast iron lower control arms in front seem quieter, and their handling is 'less lively, less tossable...