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• Re: creaking coming from under pass seat area (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Al Jordans
  Fri, 16 May 2003 15:45:41 +0000
  ...on rubber bushings? I have the usual >>control arm bushing creak, and I also have a squeaky shifter bushing >>that...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:15:11 -0700
  ...Would I gain much by simply replacing the torsion/sway bar > bushings? Are OEM bushings okay our should I go with urethane bushings? > > I...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:03:28 -0500
  ...I had thought suspension > bushings and shocks, but the local VW shop (Volk's > Cafe) said only shocks, the suspension bushings > wouldn't cause...
• Re: Installing front springs 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:24:53 -0800
  ...What worn stabilizer bar and radius rod bushings look like. ('88 with 140K) http://rubatoguy.home.mindspring.com/bushing.html Tip: Mark the threads...
• Re: Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 6 May 2002 17:26:11 -0500
  ...At 02:57 PM 5/6/02 -0400, you wrote: > > Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu> said: > > >Sway bar bushings? > >Pretty close guess :-) > >The stabilizer...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:23:46 -0700
  ...you can get plain bearings/bushing in that material in a range of sizes, nd of course can be machined for final fit. alistair...
• Re: It Runs! It Runs!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:35:59 -0400
  ...The main problem turned out to be an unnecessary bushing in a plastic connector on a sensor that bolts to the intake manifold. After...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:07:11 +0000
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• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:26:42 +0000
  Try switching to RedLine gear oil and make sure that you do not need any new shifter bushings.
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:12:26 -0500
  Dave, That's good to know - but it still begs the question - "Was the pilot shaft bearing bushing there?" Like Scott said - those bushings...
• Re: Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:40:35 -0400
  ...Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top) > > ​Hello List, >> >> I need to buy the hemisphere for the shifter base bushing, mine is toast. >> I...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 05:45:21 +0000
  ...He bench tested it anyway and said despite not having the bushing he can gauge the general health of the starter by the RPM...
• tire wear & heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:14:12 -0400
  ...Changed upper control arm bushings and after alignment by local tire dealer and a few thousand miles the outer tire edge continues to wear...
• Re: Shocks - the front rubber cap bushing...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:41:22 -0400
  ...Shocks - the front rubber cap bushing... if you are talking about the washerplate and doughnut bushing directly unter the lock washer and cap, the...
• Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:12:00 -0600
  ...Determine shape of bushings. The gear end bushing is in the bellhousing on starters for transverse engine models, and in the front housing on...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:36:28 -0700
  ...Dropped the two bushings that attach the stabiliser to the body and it was an easy to set the link in- tons of slop...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:18:00 -0500
  ...www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_249_784/shift_rod_bushing_boot2_required.html > > Yeah, I know it's only $40 bucks, I...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 01:43:11 -0500
  ...BTW, the other day I thought my upper control arm bushings were bad. I tightened up the nut at the front bushing(about 10...
• Re: Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:36:40 -0800
  On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 3:26 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > You can get the strut bars bushing parts here. > > http...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:34:55 -0800
  ...replacing the steering rack bushings and the steering coupler disks? I bet for sure that the radius rod bushings are toast, and most likely...
• Removing front springs from '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:05:53 -0700
  ...I need to remove the control arms on my '86 Syncro to install new bushings in the inner pivots. Does anyone know if this...
• Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:55:39 -0400
  ...com/main/**tools-hardware/fasteners/** > miscellaneous/bushings/9-16-x-**15-16-x-14-gauge-machine-** > bushings-20-pcs-box/p-1652611.**htm<http...
• Eccentric Washers/squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 13 May 2000 16:15:28 -0600
  ...My money says it is the upper control arm bushings which I had professionally installed last March to "fix" the problem. This morning I...
• Re: Shifter bushing assembly
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:59:16 -0500
  ...Shifter bushing assembly > > Oh, and one other question - Bentley specifies "MSO2" lubricant" for these > internal plastic parts. I have some assembly lube that says...
• Re: Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 19:52:53 -0800
  ...On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 7:48 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > If the "klunk" you head is a bushing, yes...
• Re: Front Suspension Squeek
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:36:02 -0500
  Suspension squeks up front usually caused by Upper control arm bushings. These are available aftermarket and the bentley manual gives good instructions on instalation...
• Tips for removing rear trailing-arm bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:13:58 -0400
  ...The bolts may be frozen to the steel sleeves inside the bushings, because the entire bushings turn when I apply lots of torque to...
• twanging/creaking noise in front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:27:38 -0500
  First significant drive today after replacing my steering rack, strut rod bushings, and upper ball joints. On the initial test runs around the neighborhood...
• Re: Gabriel Hijackers on an 84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:58:26 +0000
  ...Second post of the second thread says you must press your old shock bushings out and use them in the new shocks.  First thread...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:06:46 -0800
  ...Don't lube with petroleum, it will soften the bushings permanently. I clamped the bar in my vise which made it a lot easier...
• Re: Front end rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 10 May 2021 11:33:24 -0400
  Hi Alistair, The bushings I replaced looked just like the new ones except they were highly compressed in the center. They became almost paper...
• TiiCo vibe chasing
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 08:37:57 -0400
  ...I knew that the rear shift rod bushings (nearest the selector arm) were worn, so maybe tightening them would interrupt the sympathetic vibes of...
• Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 22 May 2011 08:56:09 -0600
  ...New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes... > > Fat is 9 calories per gram. Doesn't matter where it came from. > > Protein...
• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:55:25 -0800
  I think the shape of the inside of the stock bushing allows for grease to be retained inside. A delrin type sleeve replacement should...
• Broke my van, need parts
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:08:30 -0500
  ...Doing an upper control arm bushing replace on my 91 Vanagon, I twisted the nut off the long bolt (251 407 053a) that goes...
• Re: Screech, said the front wheel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 09:22:55 -0600
  ...There >> really isn't any bushing that I can think of in that area. >> >> Ken >> >>> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:07 AM...
• Re: will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:18:56 -0500
  ...The bushing ends up out of round and the doohickey that spins in it can end up 'stuck' ----- particularly when things are expanded due...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:40:37 -0500
  ...from one of the TheSamba sellers, that he is selling > shifter bushings that don't wear out and would not need the concertina kind...
• pesky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:07:38 -0700
  ...Eventually the bushings wear into an ovoid/egg shape, allowing leakage & sticking. (sometimes the shafts wear out - or both!!...fun!). So anyhow the solution...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 07:56:54 -0700
  ...Don't know if that matters in re the bushing thing -- my handle does have the original black bushing between the handle and the...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:59:52 -0500
  ...Squeaky upper control arm bushings >Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:59:31 -0700 > >I JUST replaced the bushings 5000 mi. ago. The originals...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  Sorry for the momentary hijacking of this, but I recently swapped the front shift lever bushing thinking it was the reason for my bad...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:53:35 -0600
  The picked ones are great shape and the bushing sleve is descent too!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 25, 2012 12...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:19:45 -0600
  ...It's even more overkill as they installed a beating instead of a bushing. I'll attach the pic for you to see but...
• Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:26:19 -0700
  ...I had plenty of steering feedback. ;) On 9/12/14, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > The stock bushings have flats on them, to...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
  ...While their consider the upper and lower control arm bushings and definitely the radius rod mountings. The lower bushings and ball joints will require...
• starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:48:19 -0600
  ...This sounds like a dry bushing but could instead be a hanging solenoid. Either way it sounds bad, but what are the most likely...
• Re: AFM, throttle body needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:08:21 EDT
  ...Are they re-bushed? They cannot be re-bushed as there are no bushings to begin with. If the shaft and or body is...
• Re: Advice on upper control arm bushing wear and R&R.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 14:22:50 EST
  That is what it said in my version of bently's. [text/html]
• Correction:81'Shift Linkage Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Price
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:21:27 -0600
  Correction to original message: The linkage only applies to 1980- 83 vanagons. They changed the linkage in 1984. Ken
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:34:29 +0000
  ...Maybe that's the difference btw a good, but squeaking, bushing and one that need replacing. >From: John Graham <theklube@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To...
• Front end misery... but done.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 09:53:32 -0700
  ...I managed to replace upper and lower ball joints, upper control arm bushings, brake rotors and bearings and new shocks on the westy. I...
• '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:03:24 +0000
  ...If you do view the photo I welcome any comments regarding the condition of the other bushings, etc. Thank you. Skip Elgin, IL '84...
• Upper Control Arm Bushings Revisited: What else to do
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:11:30 -0400
  ...I need to replace the upper control arm bushings (squeeky, squeeky, squeeky). So I was hoping to get your opinions on what else I...
• Front end help? 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 13:18:50 -0500
  ...It looks like the play and the noise is at the forward control arm bushing. In the Bentley, there's talk of spot welding...
• shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:48:31 -0500
  ...Regarding the bushings on the rear - I have not tackled that yet. My van is difficult to shift into second. I have replaced everything...
• Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment - Thanks
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:52:05 +0000
  ...I'm hoping the bushings will help with this. David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle TN
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...You should have equal amounts of wear showing > on the rod on both sides of the bushing. If not, move the bushing > mounting plates...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:40:04 -0500
  ...The bushing in the wiper arm is apparently made soft enough to "groove" into the spindle when the nut is tightened. That is, grooves...
• Re: need stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:26:11 -0500
  ...If the bushings are loose,get new bushings.But no, the common wisdon( was once mine) is to continue to torque the nut down...