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• [Fwd: 90 Volkswagen vanagon , drive train?]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:04:01 -0700
  ...As previously stated.we removed main drive line > to front diff with no change.We removed drive axles and > inspted cvs..the two outers...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 5 May 2015 12:58:44 -0700
  ...each end >> of each axle to keep the CV hub (and rest of CV parts) from moving off >> the driveshaft. >> >> Here is an excellent...
• Re: 84 automatic trans reseal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 23:21:03 -0500
  ...and replaced the torque converter seal, axle seals, and the twin seals between the transmission and final drive sections. I began, about 3000 miles...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:11:35 -0800
  ...Hanlon wrote: > Haynes (page 8.3) advises "Supporting the joint across vice jaws and > with the drive shaft hanging down, using a large drift...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:19:45 -0500
  ...Rear axle engineering in this car has much to be desired. DB On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:47:44 +1200, Andrew Grebneff <andrew...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 24 May 2002 22:23:16 -1000
  ...Drive without a driveshaft? > new tires, alignment, problem with front axles, problem with front > diff? front end problems (bearings, bushings, ball joints)? > > bill > > > On...
• Re: Assessing CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 07:50:19 -0800
  ...to worry about the gearbox...so I replaced that axle > seal, finally. The adjacent (driver's side) CV boot was full of nice > blue...
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:16:52 EDT
  ...The rear of the van is lower than the front for sure but in a 1000 km test drive this past weekend all seemed...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon suspension rehabilitation
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:51:03 -0500
  ...I still have my '85 Vanagon > > GL and I just got a bit of a shock when I called the local frame and > > axle...
• Re: CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 96 11:26:37 +0100
  ...The idea is to cut away the old boot, put the new one over the axle, apply glue, put it in place and ty...
• Re: 360ft-lbs torque? and Warning. . .
  Historical mailing list - Gary E Thaxter
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:29:51 -0500
  > I should defer to the Physics Guy too, but over the years, slipping a thick > walled pipe over my 3/4" drive breasker barr...
• poor running 84 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matt Brickell
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:54:49 EDT
  ...It does not seem to be a driveline issue ( clutch axle trans etc.). Matt Brickell Olathe, KS 00 VW New Beetle TDI GLS 5spd...
• Re: Coolant hose needed urgently!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:13:12 -0600
  ...from the rear heater core to the drivers side pipe. > It goes over the rear axle. > This is for an '87 automatic with alloy...
• Re: Hard shifting...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 06:55:36 -0700
  ...and forward of the axle...you'll need a 17 mm. Allen wrench...this is on a two wheel drive. -Dana- mike and shari...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:17:35 EST
  ...I remember assembling an axle and splined stub on the work bench and trying to install it as a unit on my 86. Due...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:50 -0700
  Thanks again to everyone's suggestions to the axle noise issue of my Vanagon. I understand that it is a complete axle overhaul job...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:05:43 -0800
  ...make them drive the other way ...... > - Which you could only do on a manual trans van with identical length rear > axles. Auto trans has...
• Oil filter on a '74 transporter?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 09:27:24 EDT
  ...hopefully i'll get my axle in the mail from partsplace tommorrow and will be able to really drive the van for the first...
• Rear Wheel Bearings.. What Grease
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:41:26 -0500
  ...In removing the rear axle nut and the drive shaft (the one that has the big nut 360 ft pounds torque) I've noticed...
• Swing Axle Boot Q's.
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 09:40:52 MST
  Well, I was under the old '57 last night changing the swing axle boots that attach to the transmission. What a bitty to do...
• Syncro Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daniel E. Dedrick
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:35:54 -0700
  ...drive output seal on my 4WD tranny started leaking so I replaced it a few months ago. Having never worked on this tran-axle...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:29:49 -0500
  It looks like they're also called XZN drives. -Wes Wesley Pegden wrote: > Looking around, it looks like they're called "Triple Square" (I...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:32:58 -0700
  At 7/29/2008 08:14 PM,craig cowan wrote: >I was told that if you put the rears on the tow dolly, the...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:42:57 -0700
  ...I've found a better solution, this German made driveshaft set up.It > allows extreme axle angles using stock CV joints > > http://www.eathen64...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:04:11 -0400
  ...I had sick feelings that it was in the final drive for a while. The CV boot was in really good condition, I probably...
• New Absurdity -$75,000 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:32:07 -0500
  ...suspension/drive train bits...like custom geared tranny and R&P, decoupler, slip yoke drive shaft, locking front diff, and sway way axles and...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:33:22 -0400
  ...Right now, I hear no unusual or alarming noises while driving..everything seems OK under there..From the Driver's seat. But I am...
• Re: Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 10:50:33 -0500
  ...Need 83-84 era driver's spindle At 08:31 PM 1/7/2016, Dennis Haynes wrote: >For the spindles some 84s had the...
• Re: SA Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:54:43 PDT
  ...Most of the extra weight on a syncro is in the front diff and driveshaft. The drivetrain, with the exception of the axles, is...
• Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:07:25 -0400
  ...even used the driver side sliding windows on the >front of the trailer. not sure what they did about the axles, but it was...
• Suspension issue
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 03:47:59 +0000
  ...This happens on rough roads and even on some deep driveways at gas stations, etc. Pictures and video: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0LJtdOXmSAE5Q...
• Re: drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:58:30 EST
  ...I replaced the wheel bearings on the drivers side and just repacked the bearings on the passengers side. After reassembly the drums are rubbing...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 19:17:53 -0300
  Ok..Ok! Before you start throwing axle nuts at one another... I thought that I had already posted this on Monday....however, there is...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:29 -0500
  ...On the face of the brake drum there is a 14 mm bolt that holds the drum to the stub axle flange to prevent...
• Dream Drivetrain
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:56:58 -0500
  ...Corvair drivetrain, so it will hold up.) There were kits to put Corvair drivetrains in the early air-cooled buses, so the axle adapters...
• Re: '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:21:36 -0800
  You should look at each axle while he lets the clutch out in gear. If you see any rotation of anything then the problem...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 2 May 2003 21:10:58 -0700
  ...To check for this problem, you can take the axle side plug out and check if the gear oil is contaminated with transmission fluid...
• RE: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 9:51:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...But any way, we use a 24 inch long t-bar/breaker bar that is 3/4 inch drive with a 4 foot pipe...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:49:07 -0600
  ...automatic or 4-speed? on the 4-speed, there's a smaller round (sort of) thingie forward (toward driver) and above the axle/cv...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:32:03 +0200
  ...No, the rotational speed of the front axle will be greater than that of the rear axle, and no, in this situation (different rotational...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:07 -0600
  ...so it is not stuck to the > axle. Will not come off. > Any way to drive it off with a drift through the backing...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 16:40:18 -0700
  Hey there Scott, Both mechs manhandles the axles. Gary said he unbolted the axles from the flanges and wobbled, wiggled, and generally harassed them...
• Re: axle nut won't budge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:04:53 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Woody Halsey wrote: > Dear List, > > The excellent mechanic who is replacing my brakes for me tells me he has...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts / Tool Lexicon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:44:21 -0800
  ...How about changing Phillips head to X-drive? The list goes on. I wasn't saying people didn't use the term. I was...
• Porsche trans adaptor info found
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 12 May 2000 10:31:14 +1200
  ...Porsche trans up to ~1974 had drive flanges with 4 bolts and 2 dowels; these will not fit VW CVs. Trans after 1974, such...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 02:40:18 EDT
  ...Usually with this type of sensor, several magnets are attached to an axle hub or driveshaft. A sensor is placed adjacent to the magnets...
• Re: The most butch vanagon I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:41:21 -0800
  ...On 2/3/2014 4:00 PM, Ben wrote: >> Only the center wheels are driven. It's 2wd with an extra trailing axle. >> >> >> BenT >
• Re: Sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 13:08:02 -0700
  ...I used axle grease from Jack and something else. The damned thing still wouldn't close, it would just bounce back as if somebody...
• Re: Synchro Westie ('90) vibrations, loud hum, worsening.
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:38:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...ago! Start by removing the drive shaft and driving. If the vibration is still there put the rear axle up on jack stands, and...
• Re: First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 12:56:42 -0700 (PDT)
  I'm lucky that we have a 3/4" drive ratchet, it whieghts like 15-20 pounds and scares those nuts off any old...
• Re: CV Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 10:45:17 -0300
  ...You (and motor/trans) are not in physical danger if the joint breaks, but you won't be able to drive on, you can...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:42:30 -0500
  ...growl stage, or, if the axle nut is not sufficiently tight. Good luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver robert shawn feller wrote: > I can...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - mattf
  Tue, 22 May 2001 19:40:39 -0400
  ...Rocky mountain motorworks has the sockets 46mm 3/4" drive for about $13. I would recommend instead the axle tool ( about $9), also from...
• Fw: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:56:53 -0800
  ...Reverse Gear in Syncro >I bought an 86 Syncro last week and today when I was backing out of the >driveway something strange happened...
• happenings with home engine repair: burnt oil smell at front seal
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:54:55 -0800
  ...I thought it was motor oil, but on the first day when the engine was pulled and the axle separated out, I noticed the...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:03:44 -0600
  #1) Need a good used Automatic tranny and flex plate w/ 5 special four tri-square mounting bolts. #2) Need two drive axles, your...
• Re: plz help! post 090 rebuild, weird metal stress noise shifting into park
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 11 Jun 2016 13:38:25 -0500
  You say there's no axles installed yet, so after putting in the gears, then going to park it grates. It's like still...
• Re: Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:15:56 -0600
  ...You can also just reach under there and grab the axle and check for play in the workings. Take a look and let us...
• Re: yes, another proposed new van from VW
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:06:15 -0500
  ...http://tinyurl.com/lvq36 John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Alistair Bell wrote: > Unlike that retro styling exercise that went nowhere, this van shown > off...
• Great Stuff FS!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 12:03:04 -0700
  ...Drivers Side POWER Mirror (white) $150.00 Syncro Rear Shocks $50.00 a pair Syncro Front Axles, $250.00 each NEW!! Syncro Drivelines, $650...