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• Re: rear hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:44:19 -0600
  ...I would lube the lock with Tri-Flow. Do NOT use graphite. I'd bet a new key cut back to factory specs will...
• Re: Keys, locks and Steve Sandlin the Locksmith Guy
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 00:15:25 -1000
  ...I recommned Steve Sandlin, the Lock guy.< I heartily concur. Thanks Steve! Mick Kalber 89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo" Tropical Visions Video, Inc. 62 Halaulani...
• Re: on locking gas caps..
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:40:47 EDT
  ...The old cap locks are queefed out, the new ones come with unloaded tumblers, i.e., no wafers installed, i.e., unkeyed, i.e...
• Re: Dumb differential question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:47:18 -0800
  Don..Yes a locker setup can be installed..as well as a plain old Torque Biasing limited slip...Or both... in the 5 speed...
• Diff locks on 2WD Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - C&S Gibbs. Alaska. USA.
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:25:33 -0800
  Hi All, Been thinking about the possibility of fitting a diff lock to my *2WD 88 Westie*. Why, well for the odd occasion that...
• Re: Locking actuator, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:47:22 -0500
  ...On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > My slider will lock when it is shut if the...
• Re: Water filler lock and key for an '84
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:09:46 -0800
  ...Water filler lock and key for an '84 CAn anybody help me out there? I am looking for a water tank filler lock and...
• Vanagon locksmith
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:09:51 -0700
  ...Can anyone recommend a good locksmith? I have a feeling that it does not have the original ignition lock because my other van's...
• Re: CENTral locking funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:23:31 -0400
  ...Or you can search for power lock in the subject line in the last year. Also attached are two files about power lock repair...
• rear hatch lock problem-more info
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:00:49 -0400
  ...The rear hatch central locking mechanism locks/unlocks with signals from the front door units. And you tried the hatch with central locking manual...
• Vanagon electric door locks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:40:11 -0500
  The lock motor operates through a link connected to the upper locking mechanism. It is about 2-1/2 to 3 in. long, circular...
• Re: Friday locking gas cap for many vehicles FS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 11:31:56 -0400
  At 10:58 AM 5/21/2010, Annie wrote: >That part number if anybody wants it (for a non-locking one, that is because...
• Re: Water Tank Lock/key mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:46:28 -0600
  ...I would also like to thank Mark Drillock for supplying me with the plastic collar which accompanies the actual lock mechanism which forms the...
• Re: Locating some cabinet Locks (and... is it a good idea?)
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 20:27:23 -0400
  >What a criminal sees when he spots locks: >"Hmmm - must be something worth stealing inside." >For the same price as a bunch of locks...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 13:06:22 -0700
  > >- a difference of greater than ~5 RPM across the coupling will initiate lock > >up process. Such a difference occurs with 3mm tread wear diff...
• Re: Beside myself!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:30:32 -0800
  No problem Patti, just take the passenger's door handle to a real locksmith and get them to cut you 3 keys - one for...
• Re: Locks frozen
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:41:41 -0700
  ...No, my locks are all manual, but I've also got Mark's symptom of not being able to push down the buttons from...
• WANTED north American right-front door lock
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:57:58 +1200
  Following the driver's door lock modification thread, does anyone have a right cab door lock to fit an 85? I want to get...
• Re: [vanagon] power locks malfunction
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 21:06:49 -0500
  I have an 87 Westy GL with power door locks, windows, and mirrors. The locks and windows have both given me problems. The lock...
• Re: alarm+pwr door locks
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sat, 11 May 2002 22:28:54 -0700
  ...alarm+pwr door locks Anyone installed an alarm system that would also activate the factory power door locks? Any recommendations on brand/model? Ryan...
• Re: rec needed: metal fabrication shop in east bay area
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:08:06 -0600
  ...When it gets down to having to lock your vehicle w/ a pad lock on the inside, I think a change of location to...
• Re: Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:23:09 -0700
  ...Defiant power door locks > > >>---Fellow 'listers, >> >>I have a "new" '89 Westy GL with power locks. My problem d'jour is that the >>driver...
• Re: A bit more on keys...
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:53:57 -0400
  (where’s my thumbs up button…oh wait this is a listserv) The Center seat lockbox is pretty rare, as I think the center...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 May 2005 22:04:27 -0400
  In normal driving (and certainly highway driving), you will NOT want to lock the rear differential (or front if you have one). The differential...
• Re: Power Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:10:00 -0700
  ...Confirm that ground is on one post, and then have someone lock and unlock the front door with the key. You should see juice...
• Re: Locks frozen
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:20:26 -0600
  Does Your Van have Central Locking ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 22 Jun , 2017, at 3:28 PM, Rick Cooper wrote: > Took my '87 2.1...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:05:56 -0800
  --snip-- I have never believed that old 'never lube a lock thing' ! --snip-- Seems to me that if you're using a spray lube...
• Re: My Syncro Locking Diff is Possessed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 01 Aug 1996 09:32:49 -0400
  Erick has made some excellent points about the control switch end of the diff lock, and I suspect he is right. You may also...
• limited slip, lockers, etc
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 20:33:12 -0700
  For those of us 2WD vanagon owners looking for more traction especially in the snow, what do the list gurus recommend? Lockers like ARB...
• Re: Locking Gas CAp Needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 09:26:34 -0700
  "Any idea where you can buy a none locking gas cap anymore?" I've got one that came out of the "hole" in my...
• Rear Hatch lock assembly
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:02:37 EST
  Good afternoon listees, I am in need of the complete rear hatch lock assembly. It's for my 1987 vanagon. The rubber gasket around...
• Re: Wafers for locks
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 10:44:19 -0700
  ...I guess that the previous owner got a problem with one lock (usually dirt in the tumbler), had the lock changed but didn't...
• Re: Wanted: Water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 May 2000 15:53:09 -0700
  Your only solutions are to drill out the lock and throw it away (free), remove the whole assembly from the side of the bus...
• Re: Problem with cental locking system
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:25:24 -0700
  Mine did the continuous cycling lock-unlock thing for a while before they just died.� Please let us know what it is when you...
• Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:35:32 -0800
  ...Something else >related possibly (this is my first syncro) is the fact that the knob on the >console for locking the rear diff. seems...
• Sliding door lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:58:09 -0800
  This is on an '84 The lock was getting hard to unlock with the key, if I turned it the wrong way I'd...
• Re: Electric door lock
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 09:54:03 -0500
  Usually the door lock problems come from two sources: 1. Wiring for door lock 2. door lock acutator itself In my experience about 80...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:20:49 -0600
  ...My 85 has > > a locking gas cap and it is a PITA!! Does anyone > > make\sell a non-locking cap for these buses?? Anyone...
• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:54:23 -0500
  I always thought that the locking gas cap was more of a deterrent to vandals that wanted to somehow contaminate the fuel supply. Assuming...
• Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem - Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:24:07 +1000
  Thanks to those assisted in advice on my Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem. For the record.... Yes the spring loaded brass rod...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 06:44:14 -0500
  ...I used locking washers > > (stainless) when I was working on my exhaust system. > > VW seems to use nuts with a metal locking insert. Of...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:08:41 -0800
  ...dylan --- Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: > >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? > > > >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special...
• you want a thread? i got a thread!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 23:57:26 -0600
  volkswagen has the lousiest locks ever. ever ever ever. It's minus 2 celsius, just two degrees below freezing, and I've been climbing...
• Re: Locker Limited slips available...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:51:31 -0800
  Are these only for Syncro's or do they fit 2WD transmissions also? >Locking Limited slip differentials are now available for those of >you...
• Electric Door Locks, 87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Bebe
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 07:50:21 +0000
  ...Got another one, the electric door locks do not work, have to lock the door with the key each time. I've checked the...
• door lock actuators...
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 12:51:32 -0800
  Someone recently asked about door lock actuators or solenoids. They said that the dealer didn't carry the replacements they needed. Who ever you...
• Wheel locks?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 11:28:11 -0800
  I'm looking for wheel locks for the SA Carat Vanagon wheels. Any ideas where to look? Bus Depot didn't list any locks...
• Sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:38:26 -0800
  A minor problem we had on our trip to Arizona was that the sliding door lock doesn't hold "tight" all the time. After...
• Syncro Differential Lock
  Historical mailing list - Justin Gordon
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:55:45 -0800
  I am considering buying a syncro without a differential lock. Does that matter? What does it do? Justin Gordon
• WTB diesel flywheel lock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 May 2004 20:54:22 -0500
  I need a source for a flywheel lock for an 83 diesel. Can anybody recommend one? Thanks, Jim
• CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:03:24 -0700
  ...At which time they return to the same position as the driver's door lock (either locked or unlocked). The Driver's door lock...
• Re: Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 17:01:16 -0700
  ...Defiant power door locks >---Fellow 'listers, > >I have a "new" '89 Westy GL with power locks. My problem d'jour is that the >driver...
• Re: Syncro Diff lock question!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 07:16:05 -0400
  ...The Syncro system works so well that almost every lock axle I have seen have been broke, or rusted in place. IMHO I would...
• Re: Thieves have key,part 2: Anyone have scans of instructions for pulling lockcylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:45:50 -0700
  ...If you have an 85 or newer you can buy brand new ignition lock and handles with locks and keys from Bus Depot for...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:39:02 -0800
  ...I get calls all the time about adding lockers to 2wd or non locker rigs (front and rears both). The factory stuff inside the...
• Re: problems with lock on gas tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:50:22 -0700
  ...Many vanagon locking gas caps will open with a screw driver in the key slot. Try medium force at the most, not brutal gorilla...
• comprehensive rekeying
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 31 May 2010 21:40:28 -0500
  ...Lubrication with Lok-Shot or other suitable synthetic lock lubrticant should follow. We see so many locks that quit working because they were incorrectly...
• RE: 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Tue, 01 Apr 1997 13:28:27 -0800
  ...door locks and he >removed the driver side lock motor because something went wrong with it and >caused all of the other locks to...
• 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:16:17 -0700
  thanks for the replies regarding the locking diff in the 2wd. Lots of people interested, but it doesn't look like anyones done it...
• Re: Fwd: Vanagon key rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 17:50:56 -0600
  I have used kroil in the past on sticky locks, I got lucky this spring at the local u pull it a vanny with...