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• suspension leaves
  Historical mailing list - DVW
  Mon, 12 Jun 95 10:30:45 METDST
  ...Still a few questions:why do you have to remove the balljoints to take down the leaves?Are the arms under load so you...
• New Control Arms W/ Bushings!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 19:48:31 -0800
  I got my hands on a few sets of Control Arms! These are OEM and if you have one of those Vanagons that SQUEEKS...
• Re: 16" van suspension lift
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 14:45:36 -0700
  ...I had been under the impression that it was the *rear* shafts that were longer, and the rear trailing arms were longer. Thus, the...
• Re: 1986 & 1987 Transporters are now Importable!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:44:04 -0700
  On 7/12/07, Tom Sinclair <neeemo@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Ben, > > I hear I can join if I have Syncro 16" trailing arms. > Is...
• FS: westy table arms and brackets and tabletops
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 05:02:04 EDT
  still have some westy table arms and brackets and tabletops. here is what i have: front westy table arm - '80-'84 style front drivers...
• Front spindle/suspension changes... in what years? Power steering...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:36:40 +1200
  ...Apparently the later Bentley states that the control arms from 1984 were changed to cast steel and simultaneously changed FROM a balljointed strut bar...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:46:52 -0500
  ...Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work? > > I recently acquired a pair of replacement wiper arms with the airfoil > on them to replace the...
• Maximum droop of rear trailing arms.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 6 May 2009 13:21:45 -0700
  ...bit for the trailing arms to go into? I am half tempted to build my own tubular trailing arms and this way I can...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 10:40:19 EST
  ...The upper and >lower ball joints hold the spindle arm to the upper and lower control >arms. You can use the newer spindle arm...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 15:42:28 -0400
  ...I bet your arms are different lengths … so why not your Westy ;-) > On 02-Feb-2020, at 15:01, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA...
• skylight flexarm geometry
  Historical mailing list - David M Luddy
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:44:34 -0400
  ...I'm guessing that the intended action is to have the arms fixed into the track, but maybe they are just pushed tight by...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:55:36 -0800
  The 85s with solid lower control arms still use the 80-84 ATE calipers and rotors. The 86+ models use the larger Girling calipers...
• Re: front end woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Oct 94 09:57:18 gmt
  ...After >hefting it, I have decided that if I can get away with replacing only the >trailing arms, I will be way ahead of...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:39:19 -0800
  ...Thanks for pointers on arms though. Those may get done too, but am hoping the excessive play is taken out w/new parts behind...
• Re: Wiper splines are trashed, how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:41:11 -0600
  ...The fist route is to just wire brush the old aluminum out of the splines and tighten down the arms in normal fashion. The...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:32:31 -0400
  ...Upper arms are identical, lowers can't be switched. Yrs, d
• New 16" trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:19:26 +0200
  Hi folks, here some facts for the new trailing arms: - both side use the part is symmetric part - material spheroidal cast iron 6mm - for...
• Re: shocks ,skylight flex arm, and exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 22:28:11 -1000
  >The two roundplastic washers that hold the end of the arms in the metal sleeve of the >skylight are broken. I can't open...
• Re: Rusty spring perch replaced
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:02:52 -0700
  ...CA> wrote: >> >> Haven’t we seen trailing arms been made before ? > > Here Ya Go >> > > https://burleymotorsports.net/product/16-trailing-arms-set-custom-version/
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:41:00 -0800
  ...I'd downsizing on spare parts so 2 or 3 out >> of 4 spare wiper arms will get recycled. >> >> Neil. >> >>> On 2/2/20...
• Re: Late lower control arms
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:54:51 -0700
  ...They also said > that older control arms are made from sheet metal. I've yet to find > sheet metal control arms on my '84...
• Consider this repair
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 22:12:30 -0600
  On my 83 Westfalia Air Cooled I'm about to repair (restore cause it isn't broke) my rear swing arms bushings, rear axle...
• How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 10:38:07 -0400
  ...How do I remove the torsion arms, bars, and bearings. Muir indicates that the torsion arms should just slide out after loosening the set...
• Re: Late lower control arms
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:41:30 -0700
  ...time, $$ and effort to > install the late model cast lower control arms on an early V;gon. > What's the advantage that makes it...
• Re: High ratio rocker arms - Any good?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:19:47 -0800
  ...Hi All, High ratio rocker arms, up to 1.4:1 I believe, are available for our vehicles. Do they improve performance? Do they...
• Re: The most butch vanagon I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 05:25:42 -0800
  ...suspension will like that with the rear most shocks leading the trailing arms vs trailing the trailing arms.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:57:30 -0400
  ...When I've removed my wiper arms I find that if the wiper arm is DOWN and against the windshield is a lot harder...
• Re: received no posts since March
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 1 Jul 2026 09:23:40 -0500
  ...John, are your wiper arms stripped or just beat up? On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM <lauterba@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I...
• FREE Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:29:42 -0700
  ...Trailing arms, (need new perches and weld repair) Lower control arms are not perfect but could be saved. Craigs List ad: http://vancouver.craigslist...
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:14:00 -0800
  ...a bottle immediately! On a side note, I took the wiper arms off again yesterday, hit 'em with a wired brush (and carved out...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...Removing seat arms > How does one remove the seat arms on a 91 Westy? I actually just need to > tighten one up. It's...
• FS: 2.1L ECU and Suspension parts...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:55:11 EDT
  ...mounts- front rotor backing plates front lower control arms upper wishbone arms rear trailing arms rear axle hubs rear hubs rear backing plates Make...
• Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:09:06 -0600
  ...Several times a year, either on snowy days or when there is sleet / frozen rain on my windshield the wiper arms strip their serrations...
• FW: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - AJordans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:50:23 -0400
  ...Wiper Arms Another alternative, although I have never had to do this on a Vanagon, is using a battery terminal puller or gear puller...
• Re: Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 4 May 2001 06:40:49 -0500
  Mark, You have two options; (A) replace the arms (B) replace the springs. I don't know where in the heck you would buy...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:39:52 EST
  ...Yes, you can move over just the spindle arms and brakes. The upper and lower ball joints hold the spindle arm to the upper...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:38:40 -0800
  ...My GTI went through arms like there was no tomorrow. As far as I'm concerned, this is designed failure, pure and simple. And...
• Re: [Syncro] 16" Trailing Arms / BIG 15" Tires
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:43:54 -0500
  ...How wide a tire can I accomidate on 15"x6.5" SA Rheins without going to 16" type trailing arms or substantial modification (beyond...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:46:40 +0200
  Pat Dooley wrote: > I was always under the impression that the vanagon has upper and lower > control arms, not struts. > Unless you are referring...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 14:15:21 -0400
  ...Wiper arms. Has anyone found a solution to the wiper arms that slip on their pivot? Is there anything a person can do short...
• VAG Internal Instructions Underbody Wax and Preservation
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:51:12 -0400
  ...The document also relates to the page that emphasizes the same thing for some of the front lower control arms. It was released in...
• Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:57:52 -0800
  ...Thought I might grab the rear trailing arms too. If they don't have any rust. Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and...
• Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:10:25 -0800
  Took off the wiper arms today to clean 'em out and re-attach, per last week's thread. Driver's side is ok, but...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:39:48 -0700
  ...injectors https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2209878 and then later the 1.25 rocker arms - it requires to remove the...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:10:52 -0800
  ...I just replaced the arms on my 87 after ditzing with them repeatedly for the last couple years. I first tried some very similar...
• Re: Quick freeze, wipers on...
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:51:30 -0600
  ...Blake, Check the wiper arms where they meet the drive shafts the stick out of the front of the van. I have had mine...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 17:06:07 -0500
  ...It's important to get full-depth splines formed into the arms -- perhaps you're not tightening enough initially? Or perhaps the socket is...
• Front suspension geometry problem -. 1983 Vanagon and 40/40 lowering kit
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:02:28 +0200
  ...But, my car is a 1983 - and I think that the lower arms for the front are different design than after 1985, and thus...
• Rocker Arm gaskets?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 15:41:43 EDT
  ...Reading over the procedure for installing the rocker arms, Muir says to use gaskets provided for in the gasket kit. I found four "O...
• Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:47:54 -0500
  ...I can't seem to budge the wiper arms on my '87 Westy. I would like to remove them to clean up and repaint...
• Re: Upper Control arm compatibility
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:01:58 -0400
  Just curious why you need new Upper Control Arms. Rust Demons? John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix Stock 2.1 250K miles Northern Michigan...
• Re: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts back to life!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:08:24 -0700
  How about boxed aluminum trailing arms, like they use on Baja-type rails and buggies? On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM...
• where do I get longer sliding door arm?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:31:59 EDT
  ...Duting the late 70's, a few domestic van customizers used to sell longer arms for the sliding door. These arms allowed the rear...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:39:09 -0700
  Chris, I have both cast and pressed steel lower control arms in various Vanagons. I feel there is no material difference in the handling...
• Re: Westphalia or Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:41:55 EST
  benT says: << speaking of stallions, why is the westerphaliar logo a horsey? >> chris says: << http://www.peter-marquardt.com/coats-of-arms/north-rhine...
• Re: windshield wiper trouble
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:52:37 -0600
  ...The little serated post eat the arms. Most times you can just get your arm in the right position (wipers and arms neutralized) and...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 May 2000 15:19:12 -0400
  At 13:59 5/3/2000, Adam Puzerewski wrote: >Has anyone found a solution to the wiper arms that slip on their pivot? Is...
• Re: Wiper Adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:39:03 -0700
  ...No bueno... >> >> Is there an easy adjustment to correct the problem? > ......................... > Never twist the wiper arms to their proper position after they've been...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:36:19 -0600
  ...Wiper Arms > > Something that can work is to remove the 10mm nut, then give the > threaded stud a rap with a hammer. > > -Simon
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:18:08 -0500
  ...windshield the wiper arms strip their serrations and >get askew. >Although I try to think ahead and break the arms loose, I invariably >overlook...