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• Re: [Syncro] Working on possibility of adding tilt steering. Info needed.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:05:09 -0800
  ...They let me borrow a Vanagon column so I can make some measurements. As I suspected, the Golf tilt column is about 6 inches...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 06:52:17 -0400
  Hi John, Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column new. I purchased one from Jim several years ago and...
• Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 10:53:27 -0700
  The upper two steering column bolts, which bolt the column to the underside of the dash, and shown on 48.2 (not called out...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:52:53 -0700
  ...dan On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 11:47 PM 406 Westy <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking for the plastic upper steering column housing...
• Horn & Backfire
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 Nov 95 17:16 CST
  ...This is on your '65 right? The wire that comes up through the column should fasten to the horn button with a small set...
• Re: Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:25:25 -0400
  At 01:13 PM 4/14/2011, John Rodgers wrote: > What prevents the shaft from slipping down in the column tube >resulting in the...
• adjusting rear view mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:45:09 -0800
  not specific to Vanagons (and indeed may not work completely in Westies/multivans) but the "Car Talk" guys have written good column on one...
• Second Request...Steering column rubber bushings...on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:26:13 -0400
  ...seem to have decided to wear out and shred out of their happy home in the steering column... -- Dave - KC9FYM http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com
• Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:13:55 -0500
  What prevents the shaft from slipping down in the column tube resulting in the two-pin coupling at the bottom of the end of...
• purpose of shear bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:59:55 -0500
  The purpose of the shear bolts in the steering column assembly is safety--they allow the column to break away in a frontal collision...
• Re: tilt steering column???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 05:09:29 EDT
  ...Toyota columns have coarse ratchets, so I guess a Skyline friction-adust unit will have to do. >> Andrew, You definitely tilt in a different...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:08:16 -0500
  ...The column tube (the cadmium-plated one with mounting ears on it) is adjustable about half an inch in and out on its mounting...
• Steering Column Cover
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:07:32 -0700
  Anybody have a steering column cover for an '85 vanagon that they want to sell, of suggestions of where to get one? Didn't...
• Missing tag on door column
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:17:10 -0700
  I noticed that the usual manufacturer tag is missing on the column as I open the driver's side door. It's been taken...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:17:18 -0700
  Jeff, Sheer bolts on the steering column are used as an anti-theft device. They're supposed to stop thieves from taking apart the...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 9 May 2007 14:22:23 -0500
  ...Since I had most of the column apart already, I undid two mounting bolts and a pinch bolt and the column was out of...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:24:01 -0700
  ...if you take out the two shear-headed bolts, the >bolt on the column bracket, and remove the steering wheel the whole column >tube...
• Re: Parts Place [OT]
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 06:36:55 +0100
  ...sales@partsplaceforallvws.com > >Also, If needed, use the following: > >The Shakespearean Insult Kit >+++++++++++++++++++++++ > >When necessary, combine one word from each of the three columns...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:36:39 -0600
  ...They will remove the screws from the column mount by grabbing and turning. There are no locknuts on the column, just breakaway bolts. The...
• Re: How do I know my new aftermarket steering wheel is safe?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:29:04 -0700
  ...The steering column can be pushed down so the wheel comes in contact, but I found this caused the column to rattle loosly in...
• Re: POST: Steering Column Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 11:48:56 -0700
  ...On 4/1/16, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote: > http://texasvanagons.com/steering-column-volt-meter/ -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http...
• Loose steering column shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jan 2023 11:50:32 -0600
  ...Anyone run into this before.? What would be worn so as to let this happen? The steering column is firmly attached to the dash...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:49:22 -0500
  ...Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column > new. I purchased one from Jim several years ago and now have...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:38:06 EDT
  ...its probably a > bad ground on the brown wire > that runs down your steering column. put the vw emblem back into your > steering wheel...
• Re: leak down @ lower part of steering column
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:54:44 -0500
  ...leak down @ lower part of steering column > > i just noticed some leaking where the steering column meets the floor > carpet. there's a rubber...
• Re: steering column cover (for heated seat)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:13:56 EDT
  ...Time, jacreech@VISUALLINK.COM writes: << I recently replaced the plastic steering column cover. Unlike the original, the upper half of the new piece has...
• Re: Steering column cover (Friday whining)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:40:19 -0700
  ...Maybe you are thin-skinned! you should try banging your knee on the steering column if the plastic cover is NOT there! "OWEEE" Karl...
• Re: Loose steering column shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jan 2023 18:34:32 -0600
  ...Loose steering column shaft > > > > It's the shaft that is loose. Will look in the Bentley tonight. Wondering > where to find a good parts...
• Horns and Steering Columns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:06:05 -0500
  ...The metal part of the horn contact ring dragged the screws of the column switches - shorting out the horn and causing it to blow...
• Re: (1) Knocking CV's (2) Ignition Switch Housing
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:13:38 -0600
  ...Within 6 weeks the steering column shaft is >> loose again from apparent wear and the aluminum//pot metal housing must be >> replaced again. Would...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:49:13 -0400
  ...if you take out the two shear-headed bolts, the >bolt on the column bracket, and remove the steering wheel the whole column >tube...
• Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:48:21 -0700
  I have a very slow drip of something oily from the plastic housing under the steering column of my '84 Wolfsburg Westy. That can...
• Re: Where to attach VDO voltage guage?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 14:19:03 -0400
  Hi Creg, mine is (was, damn!) attach to the main ignition red wire, the big one if you remove the steering column (plastic cover...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:22:57 -0700
  ...if you take out the two shear-headed bolts, the > bolt on the column bracket, and remove the steering wheel the whole column > tube...
• Looking for Steering Column Cover and...
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:56:39 -0600
  ...Does anyone have a nice, but used upper portion to a Steering Column cover? This is the smaller of the two plastic covers that...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:16:43 -0800
  ...Conical upper steering column bracket shear bolts have to be drilled out, or can they be backed out and replaced with fresh for reassembly? > >
• Horn and contacts
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:51:47 -0800
  ...It appears to be a connection in the stearing column. Have others had this problem before and what is the best fix? I believe...
• Re: Noisy steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 05:41:52 -0500
  ...The steering column is adjustable up and down. It may have for some reason drifted down or the plastic housing has come out of...
• Re: James May on westies
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 May 2010 06:48:39 -0700
  ...In his inimitable style, James May writes a nice column about wanting a westy. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/jamesmay/7652453/ Happiness...
• Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:31:51 -0500
  ...Now, in doing the heater blower repair, Bentley says to drill out the shear bolts on the steering wheel column. That I can handle...
• Re: Steering Column Cover
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:34:58 -0700
  Ben, There's a top and bottom? :-) Right now the steering column is just sittin' our there bare assed for the world to see...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:59:01 -0700
  Those upper column bolts are "shear bolts" only in the sense of "tighten until head of bolt shears off," as noted on 48.2...
• Re: Steering Column Cover
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:44 -0400
  ...Steering Column Cover > > > Anybody have a steering column cover for an '85 vanagon that they >> want to sell, of suggestions of where to get...
• How to Remove and Replace ignition switch.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:44:03 EST
  ...Unscrew the two retaining screws for the bottom steering column cover and remove it. 2. Pop the cover off of the center of the...
• Ignition Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 16:04:45 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...I checked the Bentley, but the informaqtion is somewhat vague: "to remove", it notes "first remove steering column lock, then unscrew clamping bolt." My...
• Re: No Vanagon Content, yet
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:03:26 -0700
  This would make about the 12th time that Peter Egan's April 1996 Side Glances column has been posted to this list. From <http...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 15:15:36 -0400
  ...I checked the >Bentley, but the informaqtion is somewhat vague: "to remove", it notes >"first remove steering column lock, then unscrew clamping bolt." My...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:39:56 -0600
  ...The upper two steering column bolts, which bolt the column to the underside of the dash, and shown on 48.2 (not called out...
• Re: Looking for dash removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:25:21 -0700
  ...Remove steering column surround Remove shear bolts holding steering column to dash Loosen (do not remove) lower bolts holding steering column to chassis Remove...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:43:45 -0700
  ...In the steering column, those two straps that run up from upper column bracket to front of dash (the straps that run either side...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:36:18 -0400
  ...if you take out the two shear-headed bolts, the > bolt on the column bracket, and remove the steering wheel the whole column > tube...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:44:30 -0800
  Yup, you are grounding out in the steering column. When you press the horn, you are supplying ground to the horn (juice is supplied...
• Re: Best VW Bus Article Ever Written?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:48:51 -0700
  ...On 6/6/08, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you enjoyed his column about the bus, and you're not totally > bus...
• Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:32:53 -0400
  ...lower steering wheel column cover [two screws]; 6. three screws in top of column that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:11:07 EST
  ...If it helps to visualize, the horn itself has constant +12V power, and the horn button grounds from the steering column to connect the...
• Re: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:19:59 -0400
  ...Remove the lower steering column cover and you will see an allen head bolt that is clamping the ignition switch housing to the steering...
• Re: crashtest.com results don't look good
  Historical mailing list - Markus Samuelson
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 07:08:57 +0200
  I noticed one thing and that is the Folksam column where the vanagon scores pretty good, this is actually the column I would tend...
• Re: WTB: Steering column cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Sep 2016 23:59:20 +0000
  ...com> wrote: > My newly bought 84 Tintop is missing the steering column cover. If anyone > has an extra set (the small top cover and...
• Re: James May on westies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 19 May 2010 08:00:56 -0400
  ...Tue, May 18, 2010 10:27 pm Subject: [VANAGON] James May on westies In his inimitable style, James May writes a nice column about...
• Re: Door Column Part
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:19:20 -0500
  ...Karl ----- Original Message ----- > Does anyone know what this part is and where I could get one: > > On the drivers side door column there's...