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Re: Remove front suspension etc. as unit?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:19:35 -0800
...front > > suspension/rack is still in. > > > > Can I remove the lower wishbone/calipers/steering rack/radius/knucles as a > unit? > > > > i.e. for one...
Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:00:37 +1100
...Unless I am mistaken there is a special bracket welded onto the rear wishbone in the ambulances. I don't think normal vans have...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:14:31 -0800
...think is the front bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Re: Fw: Re: gutless
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:07:26 -0800
...The suspension would be similar to the '88-'91 low-riders, with more bracing on the upper wishbones in the front. Interior would feature...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:05:08 -0800
...think is the front bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Front End Alignment Needed
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:41:01 -1000
...and have the tool forever >It's called "The Aligner" by Wishbone Racing Of Canada >http://home.istar.ca/~wish/aligner.html >or e...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:00:32 -0600
...think is the front bushing of > the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the > to of the shock). For the...
Re: 86 front squeaks and alternator whines
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Sat, 4 Jul 1998 23:11:03 +0200
...It turned out to be the rubber/metal bushings on the upper wishbone, for the time being I�m surpassing the replacement by spraying...
Re: New WISHBONE bushings and strange "lunk" noises
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:24:27 -0600
[2002-07-10 06:33 -0700] Phil S. (napszeerf@YAHOO.COM) wrote: [snip] > Hey Thanks for reading this far, also the lower > balljoint boot...
Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:20:56 -0700
...Haynes manual, to find THIS under the > section on the "upper wishbone: removal and refitting": "If renewal of > the bushes is necessary, this work...
Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:38:53 +1300
>What do you suppose the weight difference is? I don't know for sure, but would expect the fabricated arm (wishbone) to be considerably...
Re: Insane Syncro Prices!!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Oct 94 16:51:45 PDT
...Depends on your driving. :-) But the front suspension is a double wishbone setup, which I think can provide a better ride (if it's...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:01:45 -0400
...now. >There is also a weight difference between the 2WD double wishbone front >suspension and the Syncro's MacPherson strut system. > >I don't...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:17:35 -0500
...think is the > front bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece > that attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:34:50 -0800
...6.Remove 2 hex bolts(6mm) of upper ball joint-separated wishbone then used a balljoint separator or "pickle"(looks like a tuning fork...
Re: Wanted in LA area: knuckes etc from power-steered van
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:28:49 -0800
...should fit my 84 nonPS van, which has the fabricated lower wishbones. I have a "tame" container shipper in Crompton, LA for shipping the...
Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:21:33 -0700
...Haynes manual, to find THIS under the > section on the "upper wishbone: removal and refitting": "If renewal of > the bushes is necessary, this work...
Re: Anyone replace their a arm bushings (front) themselves?
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:53:29 -0700
I just did mine using only a large vise(bolted to the floor)It was a breeze....but fitting the A-arm wishbone back...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Upper suspension are/wishbone bushings at spindle
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:09:18 -0400
>> I spoke to the good folks at the BusDepot today and they said they >> could provide VW of NA brand suspension parts (ball joints...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:37:50 -0800
...think is the front bushing of > the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the > to of the shock). For the...
Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:38:15 -0500
...think is the front = > bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that = > attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:33:11 -0700
...Haynes manual, to find THIS under the > section on the "upper wishbone: removal and refitting": "If renewal of > the bushes is necessary, this work...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:29:04 +0000
...now. > >There is also a weight difference between the 2WD double wishbone front > >suspension and the Syncro's MacPherson strut system. > > > >I don't...
Re: Tires (a tired topic?)
Historical mailing list - John P
Wed, 24 May 2000 20:46:35 -0000
...Worn shocks 2.Front stabiliser bar problems( I have had the link arm from the suspension wishbone to the actual stabiliser bar break) 3...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:37:03 -0400
...now. > > >There is also a weight difference between the 2WD double wishbone front > > >suspension and the Syncro's MacPherson strut system. > > > > > >I don't...
Re: Piston ring compressor?
Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
Thu, 28 May 1998 12:59:29 -0500
...You never pull the ring apart like a wishbone. Grab each end of the ring at the gap and push one side forward so...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:19:02 -0800
...think is the front bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Re: Tow Loops [back to thread subject]
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:26 -0700
...or wishbone is better. Brits call an A-arm a wishbone ..and those two parts sort of from an 'A'.. the strut rod is...
(Robot) Your digest for Newsbot Query Vanagon_Mentioned
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sat, 4 Feb 1995 15:23:08 -0500
...No, P> >|> > not >P> |> > possible... >P> |> >P> |>Ask Accord owners to explain VTEC, or double wishbones and I bet that many >P> |>couldn't...
Re: Ball Joints and Tie-Rod Ends -- Squeaking suspension [was Re: Nice 84 California Westy for sale in Seattle/Vancouver]
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:07:05 -0400
...What do >these do? The steering knuckle is suspended between the upper control arm (wishbone) and lower control arm by means of two ball...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:51:21 -0700
...after driving around for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 pounds of...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:53:16 -0700
...There is also a weight difference between the 2WD double wishbone front suspension and the Syncro's MacPherson strut system. I don't think...
vanagons (all): recall info from NHTSA as of 05/06/94
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 15 May 94 01:29:03 CDT
...This could cause the ball joint to separate from the wishbone. Consequence of Defect: Separation of the ball joint from the wishbone could cause...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:48:50 -0800
...think is the front bushing of > the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the > to of the shock). For the...
Re: Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 23:39:51 -0500
...think is the > front = bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece > that = attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:58:42 -0800
...think is the front bushing of the upper control arm (that wishbone-shaped piece that attaches around the to of the shock). For the...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:16:16 -0400
...after driving around for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 pounds of...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:05:41 -0700
...after driving around >for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and >need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 >pounds of...
Update on Blue Rustagon
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:33:03 +0200
...basic rustwork on the blue one, and change of the upper wishbone bushings in one side would cost for the blue one. So now...
Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:44:36 -0600
...As a result, the MX-5 was designed with a traditional front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and four-wheel independent double wishbone suspension...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:31:00 -0700
...after driving around > for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and > need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 > pounds of...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:06:47 -0400
...after driving around for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 pounds of...
Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings.......Excentric Washers
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 05:48:03 -0700
...i did everything by the bentley but still had this extra play in the wishbone once all fitted. ive left it that way and...
Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings.......Excentric Washers
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:36:17 -0400
...i did everything by the > bentley but still had this extra play in the wishbone > once all fitted. ive left it that way and...
Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 4 Feb 2014 00:04:50 -0600
...The hard wax makes you glide so easy - but it's the pits when trying to wishbone up a hill - makes you want to...
Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:20:28 -0800
...The hard wax makes you > glide so easy - but it's the pits when trying to wishbone up a hill - > makes you want to...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:46:01 +0200
...double wishbones, Rear ................ drums anti-roll bar Hydraulics .......... dual circuit Rear .......... independent Boosting ............ vacuum Type .......... semi-trailing arms Handbrake position .. floor MEASUREMENTS CAPACITIES Length...
head torque on water-cooled engines: a recall
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Wed, 19 Oct 94 23:59:13 CDT
...This could cause the ball joint to separate from the wishbone. Consequence of Defect: Separation of the ball joint from the wishbone could cause...
Road Test 1989 VW SA Caravelle Syncro
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:30:27 CST
...dual circuit wishbones, coils, Boosting ............ vacuum anti-roll bar Handbrake position... floor Rear .......... independent Type .......... diagonal trailing arms, coils MEASUREMENTS CAPACITIES Length overall ...... 4605...
Road Test 1984 SA Oettinger Microbus
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:32:09 CST
...dual circuit wishbones, coils, Boosting ............ vacuum anti-roll bar Handbrake position... floor Rear .......... independent Type .......... diagonal trailing arms, coils MEASUREMENTS CAPACITIES Length overall ...... 4570...
Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
...The car finally handles acceptably in a cross-wind, thanks to the wishbone front suspension which replaced the trailing arm suspension of the earlier...
gak! another road test: 1993 VW Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:08:30 CST
...195 SUSPENSION FUEL ECONOMY Front..Independent double wishbones, City, mpg torsion bars, 23mm stabilizer bar Manual 5-speed ....... 17 Rear..Independent with semi-trailing...
Road Test: 1991 VW SA 2,5i Caravelle
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 14 Dec 95 14:51:46 CST
...coils, wishbones, Hydraulics .......... dual circuit anti-roll bar Boosting ............ vacuum Rear .......... independent Handbrake position .. between seats Type .......... semi-trailing arms MEASUREMENTS CAPACITIES Length overall...