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• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:45:05 -0500
  ...The problem was in fact the broken bell on the end of the selector shaft. I purchased a shaft from Daryl and it came...
• Re: Odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:26:51 -0400
  ...I have never had 100% long-lasting success in any repair with the original gear, as it gets wallowed out quickly when the shaft...
• Complete axle shafts!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:16:29 -0500
  I have obtained an excellent deal on a small quantity of complete Lobro original-equipment axle shafts, with CV joints and boots attached. This...
• Oil sealing rings on valve shaft???
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:39:44 +0000
  ...Haynes says there should be a oil sealing ring(looks like a washer in the picture) that goes onto the shaft of the valve...
• Noisy Axle shaft...85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:02:45 -0400
  ...Upon further pushing and shoving, it seems that there is play on the driver's side axle shaft that allows it to move inward...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:39:32 -0400
  ...The end of the shaft with the CV to be removed should rest on the center of the wood. > Place the steel or brass...
• Re: [Syncro] loose input shaft on syncro front diff
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:48:19 PDT
  ...With the driveshaft off shouldn't I be able to turn the diff input shaft more? I thought it was about a 1/4...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 4 May 2002 01:10:27 EDT
  ...I used the diesel trans and diesel input shaft, and broke out the 3/4 hub I had replaced 20K miles earlier. The depth...
• oil seal questions
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:00:17 -0500
  ...I was told that while I have everything apart, I should go ahead and put in new- intermediate shaft oil seal crank shaft oil...
• Re: [Syncro] SyncroBeast going back together, HELP Please
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:43:39 +0100
  ...I believe the rubber damper on the drive shaft goes at the rear. > > Is this correct? Correct for FIs, incorrect for Diesels. > 2. There...
• Re: CV's
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:17:42 -0800
  ...However, that said, my LF shaft is a rebuilt one (PO) and I recently serviced all the CVs on the van. While I had...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 21:47:36 -0500
  ...Removing the bolts from that end of the shaft first allows easy removal of the U-Joint at the rack. Once the steering shaft...
• Re: Outside mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 05:05:28 -0400
  ...So I removed the shaft and lightly filed it and the washer so that there wasn't anymore interferance and put it all back...
• Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:10:06 -0800
  ...In > checking prices on obtaining various parts for my new 83 Vanagon > project I came upon the following: > > Late Bus thru Vanagon half shafts...
• 3.6L Porsche hack job!
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:47:57 -0800
  ...Electrical connection, drive shafts, schaltgestaenge, cross panel and soil increase note: All for these work needed parts are present (wiring harness, drive shafts, sheet...
• Re: Shift selector shaft
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 3 Feb 2018 09:21:10 -0500
  ...sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I am in need of the shift selector shaft for my 91 Vanagon. Anyone have a > lead on a new one...
• Re: steering rack u-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:02:47 -0700
  ...and this connector shaft used a U-joint instead of the rubber discs thing on the rack end of that shaft. I decided that...
• In the clutch of tragedy Help! (questions)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 19:45:42 -0500
  ...I took the engine and tranny out and the release shaft fork is broken off. I need to replace the release shaft, and it...
• Re: ? Is Hall Sender Available ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:35:50 EST
  ...I also have parts that have been used sucessfully by customers to rebuild Syncro Vanagon Drive Shafts. I have the rubber flexdiscs for the...
• Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:59:33 -0700
  ...I havn't had to be this detailed about wiper shafts and cleaning out the splines........ but it sure makes sense ! thanx. ----- Original Message...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:57:31 -0500
  ...Align #1 cylinder on TDC, and re-install drive shaft following Bentley or Haynes manual to get the shaft lined up correctly. I recall...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:40:23 -0400
  ...That four inch long little shaft with a gear on it's end that goes down to meet the crank to be driven and...
• Re: Syncro Vibration
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 23:27:33 -0500
  ...You will either need a very good drive shaft shop or plan on buying new shaft from dealer. Dennis.
• Re: Heater Blower Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 20:58:16 -0700
  ...Holds shaft in location. Shaft runs in aN oilite type bushing , inboard of those washers. The idea of a cap is to keep dust...
• Re: Harmonic clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:58:50 -0700
  ...The other alternative could be something related to the input shaft. I would imagine that if that were the case, the sound would be...
• Re: The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 4 May 1999 06:44:51 EDT
  Careful on those exchange shafts, my FLAPS says that they use remanufactured CV's and get alot of returns - I don't think he...
• Was: cut input shaft Now: PICS and measurements of tranny dry mounted to KEP plate.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:59:27 -0800
  ...Due to, of course, the input shaft bottoming out. Gap isn't as much as I thought. About 4mm. But...... Measuring from step where...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:34:05 -0400
  ...There is a circlip that can pop off the selector shaft and leave you "shiftless". That would most likely affect all gears. On the...
• Re: Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:54:35 -0700
  ...Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal? Subject says it all. I've looked around and haven't found...
• Re: Syncro Westy --- locking rear diff.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:08 -0400
  ...It seems that the shaft is frozen or siezed. Does anyone have any >suggestions. This is a fairly common problem. To service, the trans...
• [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: Todd Hill: Syncro under load vibration-reply]]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 22:02:07 -0800
  ...They are specialist in BMW drive shafts, which I know are different, but far more complicated than syncro vans. I also don't have...
• Re: Help Clutch Pilot Bearing question!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 17:19:49 EDT
  ...of the pilot on the input shaft. 2/ The I.D. of the pilot bearing. 3/ The distance the bottom of the blind bearing...
• "windage tray"
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:16:58 -0500
  ...the bottom rotations of the crank shaft, purpose being to "shear" off excess oil from the shaft, slightly increasing HP. I'm trying to...
• Re: Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:02:37 -0500
  ...What happened is the threaded stud that holds the input shaft snapped. Did the snap ring come out with the shaft? If not, it...
• Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:45:43 -0400
  ...shaft (the bit that > inserts into the splined sleeve, which also fits onto the drive pinion.) > > The drive pinion looks fine. > > The output shaft...
• Re: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:07:03 -0600
  ...That's basically what is done when a Syncro has a decoupler, except that the prop shaft continues to spin and be connected to...
• Re: syncro drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 02:53:17 -0600
  ...For around $100 plus UPS shipping they will replace both (always do both) of the u-joints and spin balance the shaft. You can...
• Vanagon clutch housing rebuil
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:59:26 -0700
  Vanagon clutch housing rebuil First step is removing the clutch operating arm,slave cylinder mount, drivers side bearing,clutch operating shaft and passengers side...
• Re: No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:40:25 -0600
  ...Yesterday before it got dark I had gotten the timing belt and pulley off so I had access to the injection pump drive shaft...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 07:02:42 -0700
  ...replacing transmission selector shaft seal > > > > My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft > > enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight...
• Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:28:27 -8
  ...shift lever adjustment > The "rear selector shaft" would be the rear section of shaft which runs > from just abaft the fuel tank to the...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:11:51 -0600
  ...Wiper Shaft Replacement? > > > Hi, > > I have a broken driver's side wiper shaft on my 89 westy. I can get at > it by taking...
• Re: Premature Clutch Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:09:51 -0700
  Jim, here's a long shot, maybe the shaft wasn't lubricated enough during the last clutch replacement, maybe the clutch is fine just...
• EVER HEARD OF SPECIAL STEERING COLUMN GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 23:51:02 -0500
  ...I don't have a clue...has anyone ever greased the steering shaft bearing and what about this Special Grease??? Don't want to...
• Re: shift lever adjustment (why?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:01:40 -0700
  ...I turned the shaft as described by about the width of one hair. All were fixed by this. Judging by the undercoating on the...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Access-84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 10:48:13 -0800
  the pin/piston shaft stays in place. Just drain the fluid resevoir (to save a mess) and undo the pipe union then the two...
• Final Drive Oil Seal Bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:39:39 -0700
  ...He said to check the pinion shaft for end play and I'll understand the necessity. Well, I drove out for my weekly Vanagon...
• Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:18:41 -0700
  ...The Shift selector seal really increased its leak rate recently :-) One output shaft weeping too. And I kinda wonder if the diff lock shaft...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:00:55 -0500
  ...Pull the wheel and turn the wheels with vice grips on the shaft. If it still blows it isn't in the steering area...
• Re: Floppy side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Wed, 24 May 2000 08:49:14 +0200
  I found that after adjusting the nut, the mirror was still floppy, The problem was that the hex shaft that the nut was on...
• tie rod removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 12:57:48 -0500
  ...The edge of the connecting nut needs to be driven out of the groove in the shaft of the rack and this is cleverly...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:19:56 -0500
  ...Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon) Most think it unsafe to rely on the steering lock or a lashing to keep the...
• Replacing 1.9TD injection pump seal in van?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:15:07 -0700
  Poppie, my '82 1.9TD Westy has a small air leak at the injection pump shaft. I can see minor bubbles in the Diesel...
• Re: WTB: woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:55:17 EDT
  ...A nut alone fixing a hub relative to a straight shaft cannot be depended on to maintain the relationship of the two components. The...
• Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 00:38:47 -0500
  Hi Team, Do any of you have any leads on quality replacement 548mm/21.56" CV shafts or axles, as used in early (1980...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 1 Dec 2018 18:27:02 -0500
  ...Does the PS fluid behind the 2 bolt plate get there because the seal around the bottom of the pinion shaft fails and leaks...
• creak clutch pedal - fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:44:46 -0700
  ...I immediately jumped to the conclusion that it was the shaft and bushing assembly wearing out/ needing lube. Of course I cursed myself for...
• Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 3 Dec 2019 06:56:24 -0500
  Hi Team, Do any of you have any leads on quality replacement 548mm/21.56" CV shafts or axles, as used in early (1980...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:49:11 -0400
  ...I had also made a stop so that it or the >>> whole shaft couldn't slide out in that direction. >>> >>> So I slid that...
• Re: Looking for steering intermediate shaft for Power Steering 2wd
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 2 Feb 2019 11:59:27 -0500
  ...I am looking for a > good > > used intermediate shaft for a power steering 2wd Vanagon. This is the > > shaft that goes under the van...