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• Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:07:30 -0400
  ...screw driver as you press the rocker shaft in your other hand and then install the nuts for the rocker shaft Bob [text/html]
• Rebuilding a distributor.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:19:40 EST
  ...Driving the shaft out of the distributor body was even worse. Now, after replacing the hall sender, driving the shaft back in is impossible...
• Re: horn beeps when i turn the steering wheel???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 May 2005 23:54:16 EDT
  ...Could it be making ground when it shouldn't? > > Mike > > > does it run THRU the whole shaft, or is just the brown gound wire...
• 82 vanagon tranny output shaft
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:28:30 -0500
  ...the engine is out, and I noticed that I can pull the input shaft of the manual transmission part way out. the van drove...
• ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:17:19 -0700
  ...did the valves per Bentley - shaft carrier held in place with extra washer temporarily per Samba thread post. so, as the subject lines reads...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:23:20 -0600
  ...Apply > >more penetrating fluid and attempt to remove the washer (disk) from the > >shaft. It took me a while to do on my mirror...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:15:05 -0500
  ...Well, I have a new shaft in hand from Van Cafe. Now I realize > that the conical pressable piece that the stud and splines...
• Re: odometer question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 12 May 2007 22:32:05 -0700
  ...Most likely, the pot-metal gear on the end of the odometer shaft is loose and spinning. Later model odometers have a plastic gear...
• Re: Name of ring that slides on shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:19:55 -0500
  ...It looks kinda like > a star-type lock washer, but fits tightly on the shaft, not loose > like a washer. > > It slides on one...
• Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar? (13)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:40:57 -0400
  ...if the nut is too tight it can ruin the shaft threads talking it off by brute force. mike
• FS: Syncro Drive Shaft - Used - No vibrations.
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:47:52 -0400
  A Syncro I purchased recently came with two new drive shafts....one a plit yoke style, so I replaced my driveshaft with it and...
• Re: Vanagon dash leak
  Historical mailing list
  22 Jul 96 16:03:32 PDT
  ...film canister lid, took the wiper off the shaft & fit the lid over the shaft. No more leaks. Jeff '80 Westi (still have the...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:11:12 -0500
  ...The shaft on the transmission > (input shaft?) is no longer smootly round. The shaft apears to have > some > of the needle bearing "welded" to...
• Re: Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Aug 2016 22:30:37 -0400
  ...Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear? Dennis: Any indication of a materials defect in the shaft? Did it just...
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:23:07 -0600
  Is it a diesel? The diesel input shaft is shorter. If you use the regular input shaft it will bind the engine. It is...
• New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:44:13 -0800
  ...I found that one of the front half-shafts needs a outer CV boot. When I move the shaft, it will move left to...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...Just remove the six allen bolts at either end of the shaft, and drop the shaft out. Tobin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tobin T. Copley VW Busses to...
• Re: Throttle body shaft leaks and repairing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:35:10 -0700
  ...Mark //The only place I believe I may still have a vacuum leak is at the throttle body shaft. If I rev it quickly...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:02:03 -0800
  The selector shaft can be repl in the van. Have done it in the way past and think I had to drop the nose...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:13:54 -0500
  Neil, Check distributor rotor shaft play. You will have remove the dizzy and check vertical play. Too much play will hammer bits into destruction...
• Syncro Driveshaft and Vibrations ARRRGH!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:07:05 -0500
  ...I DID NOT index the shaft. Why would the shaft have to go back in exactly anyway? Are not all the components balanced independently...
• Fixed my wiper arm on my lunch break!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 May 2009 14:16:26 -0500
  ...Grabbed the file and flattened the shaft end again in a few seconds, and this time grabbed a 5X jeweler's loupe and got...
• Rear wheel shaft play
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:52:38 -0500
  ...1/8"-3/16" axial (in-out) play on the wheel shaft. Before I decide to pull things apart I would like to know...
• How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:34:24 -0800
  Hi all, 87 Syncro with about an inch of freeplay before the shaft makes contact with the master cylinder. In the Bentley, I see...
• Is my starter OK?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:32:02 -0500
  ...There seems to be a fair amount of radial play in the shaft. Is this normal? Is there a hole in the engine block...
• Re: Quick freeze, wipers on...
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:51:30 -0600
  ...Blake, Check the wiper arms where they meet the drive shafts the stick out of the front of the van. I have had mine...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:31:48 +1000
  ...slide armrest off shaft. tighten smaller allen bolts that hold shaft to the seatback. if a bolt head has sheared off, leaving the threaded...
• Re: Help Me, Volks!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 May 2008 00:16:21 -0700
  ...The > thing has a motor that by way of belts drives a sheave (big pully) on > the end of ahorizontal shaft about four feet...
• Manual Transmissions FS, Tampa FL
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:08:11 -0400
  ...1 DK is missing the cross-shaft, and the input shaft was clearanced for use with a KEP VW I4 swap. Located in Tampa...
• Re: transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:04:04 -0700
  Check input shaft seal and small-ish dome shaped seal inside each flange on tranny, (where inboard CV bolts to) inspect cross shaft for...
• Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints. - Figured Out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:46:53 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver VWNut Hawk wrote: >I bought half shafts from Napa about 2 years ago. >The other side's boots...
• Re: Need list help. Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 13:01:44 -0500
  ...You may be luck enough to only have the input shaft coupling move but the trans has to come out and at the minimum...
• Re: separating CV from shaft
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:47:22 -0500
  ...back onto the shaft)to straighten it out. At > this > point I can't imagine hitting it any harder! Have any of you had...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:20:23 -0800
  ...I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven off the intermediate > balance shaft... that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft help/input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:43:47 -0700
  what would you use to clean the shaft? I am wishing i had a lathe right about now and that i was herman ;) where...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft help/input needed
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:37:18 -0700
  ...where can i > get it? > > also anybody have an idea of how to RE&RE the bushing in the shaft? of > the shaft... and...
• Re: input shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 21 May 2019 19:24:06 -0400
  ...input shaft question Hi Vanagoneers, I have an '86 manual trans that has been sitting in a garage for many years. The end of...
• Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:26:12 -0700
  ...Has anyone replaced the pin holding the distributor shaft to drive gear with an SAE equal size roll pin (split sleeve type)? If so...
• Re: Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 7 Aug 2016 10:48:06 -0700
  ...Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear? Took this apart yesterday. Dennis https://1drv.ms/f/s!AqaEiIhKCAKbibg3mft5mw3krqR9Cw
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:59:43 -0700
  ...Rear Axle Shaft Brand New Shaft with CV's and Boots, ready to install (Manual trans only, req. 2 per vehicle) $129.95 251501203...
• Re: Rad Fan Bearing (bushing?) Question. With pics.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:32:30 -0800
  ...the little ring (collar? Sleeve?) around the motor shaft turn > with the shaft, or does shaft turn on it? > > My eye's just aren...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:46:04 -0700
  ...So now should I buy a reman set of shafts for 85 a piece or a new set of shafts for 120 a piece...
• Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:12:57 -0400
  ...I couldn't believe my eyes, the metal shaft actually sheared in half so you could see the twist. I had the first one...
• Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:56:24 -0600
  ...The nut at the top of the shock shaft will not come off. The whole shaft turns when you try to turn the nut...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:49:25 -0800
  ...Or is it less complicated than "repl the selector shaft assy" implies? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "aatransaxle" <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:19:43 -0400
  ...Yes, the tranny is in neutral when you can pull the shaft in and out of the tranny. Play with it and you will...
• Re: Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:14:14 EST
  ...Once the transaxle is out, the input shaft is not supported by the clutch system. This gives the impression that the shaft is rather...
• Re: distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:03:44 -0700
  ...distributor drive shaft installation > i think i installed my distributor drive shaft 180* out, because my dist. is > in backwards. should i leave it...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:11:47 -0700
  ...Input shaft & clutch splines >> >> Hi all. >> >> When installing the transmission, is it obvious if input shaft/clutch >> splines aren't lining up? Is it...
• Re: Whistle sound--Gland nut??
  Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
  1 Apr 95 12:05:08 EDT
  ...It is entirely possible that the Mustang T/O bearing spins w/ the output shaft, unlike VWs, thus creating the bearing noise you had...
• Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 23:57:19 -0500
  ...Thanks again, -Wes John Rodgers wrote: > Wes, > > Use a solvent to clean all grease and dirt from the shaft, then sand > lightly the portion...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:56:08 -0500
  ...Just remove the six allen bolts at either end of the shaft, and > > drop the shaft out. > >This is good to know but I...
• Re: VW jacks - all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:43:51 -0700
  ...They're quite different! The Vanagon jack is taller & the shaft part is longer. I believe VW did a recall for the Vanagon jack...
• SYNCRO DRIVE SHAFT SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Cooper John LCDR ALCOM/J322
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:52:19 -0000
  ...Is the input shaft seal and the output shaft seal the same? TIA, John Cooper, '87 Syncro Westfalia .
• Re: Alternator pully #%%$#@
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:41:55 -0600
  Sounds like somebody took a steel hammer to the face of the shaft and spread it. Pictures would help. How close to coming off...
• Re: Need a speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Sep 1995 14:14:25 -0700
  ...What happens is that this little gear cracks radially, and then doesn't grip the shaft tightly enough to turn with the shaft and...
• Steering part wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 23 May 2010 08:17:26 -0700
  Help! I've discovered that the small "universal joint" thing (not the rubber one) that links my power steering rack's splined shaft to...
• rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:11 -0700
  hi, crawling under my '86 syncro (part of the loosen the front transaxle mounting bolts in prop shaft vibe procedure), I had a look...
• Need Half - Shafts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 22:50:32 +0000
  ...I need help in locating reasonably priced "half shafts" for my 85 GL. If anyone can suggest a good mail order source, etc., I...
• Re: Driveline Balancing.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:42:45 -0700
  ...cc:Mail Text Hi Mark, I seriously doubt that the Graz factory balances the shaft in the vehicle. The shaft is located by a...