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• syncro-front axle inner cv joint boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:57:59 -0700
  I replaced front inner boot today, lefthand side, not right as I mistakenly wrote yesterday. some notes: -boot had been ripped for a while...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:43:22 -0500
  Front end parts that need greasing use a different type of boot. They need to let the excess grease out. If greasing sealed boots...
• Re: Tires/upper balljoint/steering rack work. Report
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:52:59 -0800
  ...I found it tricky to put the big ends of the steering rack > boots back on. Even with the steering wheel turned so the...
• Re: Shift Questions
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:59:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There is a spring that is inside the boot. The bottom of the shift lever is a ball that fits inside a cup (this...
• Re: Silly CV abuse
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 20:24:33 PST
  The third-hand '85/86 (French) Diesel Syncro Westy that I owned while I was living in Morocco came with cracked CV boots and...
• Re: Inner CV boot replacement on an '81
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:57:57 -0600
  ...Inner CV boot replacement on an '81 >Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:15:41 -0500 > >Hi Jon, > >I have an article online that...
• 2 EFI tips from Import Service magazine
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 24 May 1996 11:05:32 CST6CDT
  ...Several Porches have been seen with torn intake air boots, torn in the area between the air flow meter and the throttle body. This...
• Re: PS leak
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 16:56:33 -0500
  ...This is $325 plus the core charge and comes with the tie rods and boots installed. It has a lifetime warranty. The ZF racks...
• Re: grease beam
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:57:24 +0000
  ...Check the ball joint rubber boots while you are there...it is possible to grease those and the tie rod boots if the boots...
• Question: ...releasing clutch and *CLUNK-INK noise occurs
  Historical mailing list - Peter W. Stein
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 23:10:19 -0700
  ...I have a leaking (probably dry by now) CV boot on the rear right wheel, and no obvious play in the long drive shaft...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:09:56 -0800
  I put all the grease into the boot and leave the joint dry. After I bolt the cv up to the axle stub/transaxle...
• Re: Cv boot passenger side
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:44:10 -0700
  ...you can also just grab the axle near the offending boot and ..one, it should have nice smooth end play ..like a good half...
• Re: perfect clamps for CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:45:26 -0800
  At 10:21 AM 2/20/99 -0500, you wrote: >Replacement split-style CV boots come with the perfect clamps. They are a >simple...
• V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:09:21 -0800
  Listees, I'm about to replace the torn CV boot on my 83.5 Westy. It along, with the clutch master cylinder failed, coincidentally...
• Vendors Come Through
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:10:19 -0700
  ...Ken at Vanagain got my call yesterday (thurs) about 2 or 3 pm for cv boots and they arrived at my door today (fri...
• cv boot replies
  Historical mailing list - tina canny
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:39:03 -0700
  Thanks everyone. You gave me some guideness on what to expect. All the best everyone! Tina
• Re: Help! 1.9 idle/ stalling problem !!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:03:31 -0500
  ...You should be able to remove the two large screws on the head side and get enough room to install the new boots. I...
• Door Locks & CV Joint Boots
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:31:34 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if it is inevitable that the joint will fail because the boot is torn, or if I repair the boot and...
• Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:54:51 -0500
  ...can I pull up the carpet and remove the boot - the boot on the underside of the vehicle - once I unhook the cable from...
• Re: A Tie-rods question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:45:45 -0500
  ...Slip your new boot over. Also a good idea to count the rotations and make a note. Otherwise you'll be in need of...
• Re: later model parking brake lever
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 3 Jul 2018 15:09:21 -0400
  ...Mine is a metal lever with the > rubber > > boot. > > > > The boot is nice. the lever not so easy to grab and very wide spacing...
• How To Repair Rubber Flex Boots Disc Calipers 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:50:18 -0600
  ...He felt the caliper had to be rebuilt to be able to replace the flex boot. Is there a work-around for this, any...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:54:19 -0600
  ...I was under the van for a different reason but inspected the boots. Driver’s side lower boot is ripped almost completely through and...
• Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:35:08 -0500
  ...can I pull up the carpet > and remove the boot - the boot on the underside of the vehicle - once I > unhook the cable from...
• Re: CV joint rotation ?
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:06:53 -0600
  ...In fact, if you buy a good boot kit, it will contain a pack of the good grease and it won't even be...
• 88 CV Joint ?s
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 17:14:24 -0400
  ...I had a look and found the outter boots and joints are covered by a heavy metal "casing". In fact the bottom end of...
• Re: steering rack - r&r
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:19:05 -0400
  ...Conrad Klahn wrote: > Hi, > > I went to put on new shocks on the front and noticed that both steering > rack boots had come loose...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:21:02 -0700
  ...I undid the boot claps and pulled > back the CV boot and able to put the shaft back in the hub so I could...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:28:56 -0400
  ...Malcolm S Robert wrote: > Vanagoneers > > I was speculating earlier in the month about getting grease into my old but > sound CV boots. Well Sunday...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Question...
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 26 May 1998 22:01:15 EDT
  ...On each end of these is a rubber boot and under the boot is the C/V joint. If you see any tears, splits...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 22:42:46 -0500
  The clamp holding the boot is not the problem - that clamp is not meant to have anything to do with electrical continuity, only to...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:24:20 -0500
  ...How do people get the new boots on the axle shafts? It's harder than I thought. I'm sure I can get them...
• Re: CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:49:56 -0700
  ...This helped for > positioning the tool. > > Doing this with an old CV boot might crack it ?? > > Mine are about 8 years old with some...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:17:54 EDT
  ...If you remove the boot you will see that the pushrod is not connected physically to the piston. Rather the end of the pushrod...
• Re: Leaky Clutch Slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:35:49 +0000
  Are you sure its not leaking out of the boot? Give the boot a squeeze and see if any fluid leaks out. If so...
• FS: Rubber boot betwen AFM and Throttle body 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:35:28 EDT
  I am selling my rubber boot off my 1988 Wolfsburg GL, that goes between the AFM and throttle body. It is still soft and...
• Re: Disk brake guide pin boots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:35:13 +0000
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• Fed Ex using VW's for delivery:)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:17:05 -0800
  ...I spent alot of time booth to booth looking for things that would be good for me and the shop (Volks Cafe). Found little...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:50:30 -0500
  ...This after a horrible three-year spell of getting crappy boots > locally. My point is, the quality varies. If I had a good set...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:47:43 -0400
  ...At least one of the 8 boots was on with a >zip >tie. I didn't see any clamps specifically for this at my...
• Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:14:19 -0800
  ...We do this all the time here at the shop when we replace steering rack boots. Takes a little doing and of course it...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:30:05 -0500
  ...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: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:39:21 -0700
  ...Does anyone know of another source or of a similar rubber boot that > will work in this application? > Mine is disintegrated. Photos of the...
• VW Mechanic Experience Report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:36:20 -0700
  ...On Wednesday, just after I left his shop, he called me to let me know the right outside CV boot was ruptured, grease all...
• RE: 87: shift rod bushing modification
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 6 May 1996 09:21:17 -0700
  ...You can still rebuild your linkage with new bushings and boots--I'm sure that would improve the shifting on your van. -Mark ---------- >From...
• Re: Youngest Vanagons are now 10 years old
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:44:34 -0700
  Steve, Hows about getting us syncro owners some of the CV boot protectors and stone guards??? Apparently these are available in Europe, but not...
• What Grease to use on the Steering Box? ('81)
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:08:12 -0800 (PST)
  Hello Everyone, I am going to replace the torn boots on my rack and pinion steering box. This is not power steering. I read...
• Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:00:36 -0800
  Todd, Just my $0.02, but if the grease 'slung out' then either the the boot or flange wasn't sealed tight or theres...
• RE: Power Steering Fluid Loss
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 30 Jun 97 23:23:54 UT
  For loss of power steering fluid check the ends of the steering rack - inside the boots. The rack in my '87 began leaking, but...
• Re: Rectangular Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Fryer
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:18:50 -0700
  ...Also, does anyone have a good idea for repairing or replacing ball joint boots. The boots on my upper joints have split around the...
• a poor running in the rain story
  Historical mailing list - brian j
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:49:19 -0700
  ...I looked over everything and it all seemed good, except one thing - the twenty year old boots covering the fuel injector wire connections were...
• CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:03:24 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if it is inevitable that the joint will fail because the boot is torn, or if I can repair the boot...
• Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:48:41 -0400
  ...Soon the boot can not hold in the slurry and it ends up all over the side of the trans-axle. I theorize these...
• Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:09:38 -0700
  ...What do people think is the best way for me to clean > them up (at the ends where the boots will go)? I use...
• CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 15:55:38 -0800
  ...I'm planning to pull the axle with visibly torn boots and have boots and/or CVs replaced. I'm also going to bleed...
• Syncro CV Madness..
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 06:27:44 +0000
  ...CV-BOOTS front axle inner $167.88 each front axle outer $86.39 each rear axle $39.85 each all four boots same price...
• Re: How to remove the tie rods??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:02:54 -0800
  Peter, You don't need to remove the tie rod end from the steering knuckle to replace the rack boot! Just mark the threads...
• Re: OFFTOPIC: Need help with my 84 Rabbit Convertible
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:17:56 EST
  ...Problem was that one of the air intake boots had a hole in it in a place where you couldn't see it (on...
• Re: latest info needed on cv joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:28:32 -0500
  ...If there are no tears in the boots, pulling, cleaning, and re-greasing at 25,000 mile intervals should do it. Maybe new boots...
• Re: V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:26:41 -0500
  ...V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request > > Listees, > > I'm about to replace the torn CV boot on my 83.5 Westy. It along...