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• My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:35:02 +1200
  ...w/brakelight BRAKES -Big discs all round (Porsche?) -Front hubs (RSA, separate from disc rotors) -Front spindles (RSA, if needed for RSA hubs) ELECTRICS...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:01:15 -0700
  ...Sigh. > > CV boots torn on both front axles. Steering rack boots torn. The CV joints > had sprayed their grease all over the front brakes...
• Re: VW Vanagon into a trailor
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:58:19 -0500
  ...parts "storage" bin into a trailor: -tongue on the front -remove front wheels? -remove axles from outer wheels -etc. Would that work? Great storage...
• Re: loading your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 23:01:30 -0500
  ...get the weight for each axle. This will let you know if you need to move stuff front to rear. You can also go...
• Vanagon Maint. Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
  ...leaks, damage - check coolant system for leaks (includes front and rear heaters) - check front axle dust seals on ball joints and tie rod ends...
• Re: Syncro as a daily driver?
  Historical mailing list - mario
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:58:14 -0800
  ...Syncro vanagons aren't expensive to maintain actually they are mostly the same car with a driveshaft, front diff and front CV axles- some...
• Re: Syncro question... vibration!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2005 15:32:05 -0400
  ...i know it's a front Drive Axle problem but i don't feel any major wear with them!!! Can someone point me to...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:39:48 -0700
  ...Trying the various orientations again it > was very clear that the pressures were different only when the axle moved to > the other side of...
• Re: Bilstein shock query
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:36:08 -0500
  ...Due to non shock related problems [read stupidity] I had to have new front CV's. and axles As the OMEs were 8 years...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:50:30 -0700
  Um, you do realize the rear drum is a separate piece from the hub, right? That HUGE nut in the center, at the axle...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 01 Jul 94 10:57:00 cdt
  ...Here's what's left of the bus >stuff: >1 rear axle, complete with CV's and boots, $65 >1 Bilstein bus jack, $20...
• Re: need Syncro Front Axels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:42:28 -0800
  I don't have the magic answer on the price - but buy new axles and not remanufactures ones. I have had crappy luck with...
• Re: inflate tires up to max pres?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 13:12:36 -0500
  ...On a Vanagon, the front >axle allows for less GVWR than the rear, so the tire >pressure required to support the front load will...
• 1982 Air-Cooled Ex-Westy, for what it's worth...
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:52:24 -0400
  ...4 speed tranny and axle shafts, same grundge. All suspension parts (wheels, control arms, uprights etc.) including manual steering rack and original larger steering...
• Re: new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:30:00 -0400
  Rick Koller wrote: > Hi all, > I need to replace the leaking front main seal in my Syncro. And since > this involves removing the tranny...
• Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:31:27 -0800
  ...I added shims on all four corners. > > 12mm(1/2") in the front > > 19mm(3/4")+12mm(1/2") in the back. > > With all...
• Warning: Loose Steering
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:56:59 -0500
  ...front of your van on your back, scoot under the drivers side until the tip of your head is near the cross beam (axle...
• Re: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:44:29 -0700
  ...looking >> at (other than the obvious superficial ones)? >> Radiator? Coolant line? Front axle? >> >> Oh well, I can be thankful at least that there were...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:05:36 -0800
  ...adjustment per se, like the front wheel bearings have. >>There is only the torque of the large rear axle nut, and there is a...
• Re: Wanted. 2.0 L aircooled engine - european version
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:32:21 +0200
  ...axlestands. I guess that I can get the work done in about 2-3 weeks of calendar-time, being well-prepared up front - so...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 26 May 2011 09:18:46 -0700
  ...Or a broken CV after they attached the rear chains to the axle shafts... Or a plethora of bent front suspension parts due to...
• how to put Audi 15" or 16" wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:53:16 EST
  ...of stub axle, not hard once drum is removed) thats it on syncro i dont think you need spacers up front tho im not...
• Re: Puzzler: Why Do Syncro Front/Outer Boots Differ by year?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:01:28 -0800
  ...I have a spare boot kit, but now am afraid that I cannot use it because this spare outer front boot kit might be...
• Re: Difficulty / time to replace clutch - 1991 Westfalia 2WD
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:35:53 -0700
  ...Be sure to replace with new CV axle bolts whenever you remove the rear axle. Mind your torque specs on everything too! > > Hope this...
• WG: Westie 4x4 [not quite VW] / big brother is watching
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Mon, 5 May 97 13:00:17 UT
  ...Front suspension is independent to raise comfort, the rear one is a standard MB Transporter axle. Ground cleaerance is > 26 cm (depending on the...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:07:44 -0500
  ...Sudhir On 11/30/06, John Graham <theklube@gmail.com> wrote: > My experience with front wheel bearings is that if you jack up one...
• Re: clunk clunk
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:36:24 CST
  ...the axles are a lot heavier than you might think, so be careful. since yours is a syncro, you also have four more FRONT...
• FS: 70 Panel Double-sliding door - $300.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:41:51 CDT
  ...no wheels, left rear drum/axle-stub is missing. - windshield cracked. - one front outer door lock missing, inside door latches kinda funky. - roof is...
• Re: Alternate axle shaft locking mechanism for front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:18:28 -0500
  Is there some problem with the original axle nut that we should know about that has caused trouble over the billions of miles of...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:47:03 -0400
  ...The big nut up front was removed and installed with a hydraulic-powered wrench similar to your Sweeney wrench. A pump and lines hooked...
• Re: rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 23:00:18 -0800
  ...Then put bricks both in front of and behind the other three wheels. Depending on which side of the van you are on, and...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:30:31 -0400
  ...AllData says 1.8 to R+R one front axle assembly. They also list a warranty rate of 1.3. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Add one Vanagon sycro to the AK stats
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 13:14:31 PDT
  ...Another 6 gallons of propane and an incredible skidplate which covers the entire belly of the van from axle to axle and protects all...
• Re: tire diamaters
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 21:01:26 CDT
  ...b) problem? as long as the two tires on the front axle are the same, i think you'd be ok. the mismatch on...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:34:36 -0700
  ...If you are using nearly all your traction to slow as you approach a hazard and you ask your front tires for more to...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:09:14 -0600
  ...and it wasn't just the axles ... the Mercedes SL280 had the same axle setup, as did the Beetle and Porsches of the day...
• Re: Bus Boys comes thru Pt 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 01:36:31 -0400
  ...workin' their butts off 6 days a week building beams, swing axle kits, irs kits, safari windows (80 sets 2/3ds the way finished...
• FS: Lot of Vanagon parts,2 engines in Southern Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:44:21 -0500
  ...Good pair of CV axles from '83 air-cooled with manual transmission. 2.0 air-cooled engine from '83 Westy, ran well, drove from...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:00:47 -0700
  ...I suppose its primary function > will be to sit in the driveway and slowly disintegrate in front of my eyes > while taking up valuable...
• Re: Passat 15 in wheels w spacers, correction to ??
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:26:50 -0700
  ...The fronts fit, but the rears hit the axle nut. Does anyone have some web space available for some pics? I have some pics...
• Re: lube rear heater assembly
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:02:03 -0400
  ...I am going to put >lubrication on the ends of the axles that you can see in the pictures. I >would like list input...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 05:56:50 -0700
  ...oddly, amazingly ..their is more weight on the front axle than on the > rear ( drive ) axle !! > > which why they are traction-challenged. >> On 6...
• Just Bought a Syncro... Now What?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:10:45 -0800
  ...The driveshaft and front axles were laying inside the van (probably vibrated). The seats are nice but the carpet and door panels are shot...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:15:07 -0700
  ...The front pump is driven by the small diameter rod that goes from the torque converter thru the center of the input/output shafts...
• Re: 1991 Westy For Sale-Not Mine
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:56:59 -0700
  ...Ever notice how a lot of PO's were VW mechanics? I've replaced engines, front blower motors, master cylinders, rotors, brakes, front axles...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:52:08 -0700
  ...ground strap, axles, linkage...). Then put a jack under the tranny (a rolling floor jack is easiest) and unbolt the front of the tranny...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:28:58 -0700
  grab each rear axle with your hand... slide it left-right back and forth. it should slide nicely. It 'has to' to function corretly...
• Re: More Stuff
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:50:01 -0500
  ...core, valve, motor)--$75.00 > > Radiator-- $75.00 > > Front heater core--- $35.00 > > Rear axles--- $40.00 > > Complete AC system, sold as a whole...
• RE: Tires for Vanagons/Reinforced sidewalls/Winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 14:31:13 -0700
  ...door jamb on your Vanagon should list the weights for front and rear axles. Use that to determine if a specific tire has a...
• 15" alloys FS Re: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:03:51 EST
  ...the axle stubs, >$10/rim, but these are $50-75/rim up here that's Cdn $$) You will need >longer bolts up front and...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:54:53 -0700
  terry, i am talking about removing all of the van in front of the rear bench and above the beauty strip...if you drop...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:37:03 -0400
  ...to point out Bill that you have the diff and axles up front but you've > > >got the gas and tank over the rear...
• Re: trip report, Portland, Oregon>Bishop, Ca. return.
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:14:56 -0700
  ...With = a pickup, you have to weigh axle by axle and add the sums. Unrelated: was the fact that by shimming up my van...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
  ...Loosen axle nut you will need a big cheater and chock the wheel. 3. Chock front wheels fore and aft, put bus on jack...
• Upper bushings???
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Wed, 4 May 1994 15:26:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...What has anyone found that works (without breaking) to take off the rear axle nuts??? Last time we had them off we got a...
• Breadloaf Rear Wiring Harness replacement procedure (long)
  Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:31:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...be released as you work your way back from the front, over the axle beam to where the harness enters a tube that carries...
• Taller Syncro Springs, Problems? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:22:48 EST
  ...I liked the look and ride but the tires rubbed on the rear of the front wheel well. Next came the Syncro Lift Kit...
• RE: Yes another stupid question:)
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 5 Feb 97 21:50:24
  ...of the case, about half way between the front of the transmission and the axle. Open it. Fill the transmission with hypoid gear oil...
• Re: Syncro/Tires/Viscous..HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Wed, 28 May 1997 13:52:48 -0400
  ...Divide the max weight by 4, then the max weight for front and rear axles by two. Pick the highest number of the three...
• Re: Best Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:44:05 -0800
  ...On a Vanagon, the front axle allows for less GVWR than the rear, so the tire pressure required to support the front load will...