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• Re: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:26:19 -0400
  ...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: '72 axl beem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 08:18:47 -0400
  ...As some of you know I have been looking for a front axle beem for >> some time. I have had NO luck in finding...
• What to look for when buying????
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:34:50 EDT
  ...syncro drivetrain can I just pull the ! drive shaft and the front axles/CV's and run it as a two wheel drive? Any...
• Re: Vanagon+Mule=gonalot
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:20:27 -0700
  That's called cutting the front off a van and welding some angle iron for the hitch mount. Do it to a Westy and...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 5 May 2015 12:58:44 -0700
  ...Incidentally, the replacement axles/cv joints were faulty and (luckily) it was caught immediately and new replacements were ordered/installed right away. My mechanic...
• Re: How much weight of a load can a 83.5 Westy haul?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:08:49 -0700
  ...wheel bearings - steering /front end bits- clutch- 1/2 axles- and the all important "oh Sh*t" plan how will you transfer the load...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
  ...Loosen axle nut you will need a big cheater and chock the wheel. > 3. Chock front wheels fore and aft, put bus on jack...
• Re: Westy makes thumping noise when going over bumps
  Historical mailing list - Hans-Peter Elmer
  Sat, 1 May 1999 20:00:48 -0700
  ...Actually it was loudest on the front axle, of course because it's right under you. My buddy who is a VW mechanic with...
• Tire Ratings
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:45:53 -0700
  ...Of course if you have one of two corners abnormally overloaded (be aware of front and rear max. axle load specs) you may manage...
• 85 Westfalia FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:32:23 -0800
  ...driver and passenger side windows, new rear heater, both drive axles, all front and rear suspension rods and bushings, exhaust pipes, and many more...
• Bus Depot Spring Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:03:04 -0400
  ...The springs are indeed labelled incorrectly for front and rear (as Ron warned) -- but they are different enough that you can't get them...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 16 May 2004 23:41:22 -0400
  ...one valve control 4wd mode and the other > control both front and rear axle locks? > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:51:07 +0200
  ...convey the rotation of the (more or less) horizontal axle stub of the front wheel to the (again more or less) vertical speedo cable...
• Re: Where to advertise VW on Web?
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee Uzzi
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 06:10:15 -0700
  ...factory rebuild and NEW axles. 3k on new >tires. Manual Tranny with poptop, icebox, sink. Hella lights on front >and rear. Asking $4500 obo...
• Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:15:29 -0800
  ...I also thought my front wheels were scrubbing on acceleration. I posted this and got a few suggestions. One said he thought I had...
• Re: Syncro propshaft vibration mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 23 May 2007 21:32:28 +0000
  ...Maybe someone else will know what in the front end could cause the vibration to come & go like that. Have you got the guts...
• Re: Syncro Tranny front seal leak
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Mon, 19 May 2003 10:39:38 -0700
  ...Syncro Tranny Hi all - The front drive output seal on my 4WD tranny started leaking so I replaced it a few months ago. Having...
• Re: Just Bought My First Westy and I'm completely STOKED (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:16:01 -0500
  ...Other work that I'm planning on doing to make her road > worthy again is replacing all rubber fuel lines, replacing the front brake...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 Apr 97 12:49:28 CDT
  ...ground to edge of rim, or centre of >axle, would indicate how close the front/rear radii are... the way i was always told...
• Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:16:24 -0800
  ...Do the front's need to be packed with CV grease also? Unless you have a syncro, there are no CV joints up front...
• Re: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:41:45 -0700
  ...race car will use up front tires at a much > > faster rate than rears. It is only live axle V8 sedans that run out...
• shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:46:59 -0500
  ...The Bentley also indicates that there should be two bleeder screws on each wheel in front, and upper and a lower. We could only...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:26:35 -0800
  ...BPV splits pressure in such way as the front brakes get almost 2 times the pressure vs rear brakes to prevent locking up. It...
• Re: tire pressures and alignments
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:28:44 -0700
  ...is 43 psi front, 53 psi rear. > Perhaps increase per load, but you would need the proper formula and axle > weights to do it...
• Re: use of airbags to level van, spare tire, auto trans
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:24:03 -0600
  ...hesitate > to > do since I don't want to lift the front off the ground.) Does anyone have > any advice on air bags that...
• Re: Clunking in the Rear
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:04:25 -0700
  ...Or the "front" transmission mount could be worn. Don Hanson On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Richard Duvernay < richard.duvernay@sbcglobal...
• Return of the crew cabs
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jul 95 13:54:00 -0700
  ...axle setups. Toe problems cause feathering of the tires, not really wear on the inside or outside of the tires. Note that front-to...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:42:13 -0800
  ...I'd say ..sure inspect front end as youcan while addressing the front axles and CV's .. and repair accordingly and put the rest...
• Re: Syncro experiences?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 94 11:19:11 PST
  ...It has a viscous coupling which acts as the center "differential" and keeps the front and rear axles spinning at roughly the same speed...
• Re: where did the starter bushing go?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:28:46 -0400
  On Diesel vans I've seen a couple of cases where the starter bushings (either front or rear on the starter motor) have been...
• Re: Suburu/Golf or a transverse engine anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 20:21:04 -0600
  ...Now most of us see transverse engines in front wheel drive vehicles, but what would prevent their use in the rear? Advantages I see...
• Re: Yes, wheels... again! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 00:15:25 -0400
  ...up front (NA if a syncro) -remove those 2 useless bolts on the rear drums that hold the drum to the stub axle.. (why...
• Pulsating brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 07:58:24 -0400
  ...The steering vibration was caused by my new front wheel: http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/body105.jpg Those should self align, but they are...
• Re: Tires.. Again..Insurance reasons...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:16:50 -1000
  ...VW Bugs still had swing axle rear suspension .. At one point Porsche even had weights in the front bumper to tone down twitchness ( and...
• Re: question about carat/wolfsburg "lowering" springs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 May 2006 16:10:48 -0700
  ...Why not mark and pull a single spring from the left front side of each van? Then compare them for number of coils and...
• lots of leftovers for sale
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:44:13 -0600
  ...main driveshaft, recent rebuilt, $300 Syncro front axles boot kits, org., $20 inside, $30 outside Syncro, front differential, VC seems too stiff, $250 Syncro...
• Fw: Audi rims on a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:28:45 -0800
  ...the axle stubs, >>$10/rim, but these are $50-75/rim up here that's Cdn $$) You will need >>longer bolts up front and...
• repost:should I Buy a '73 for parts?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:08:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the rear brakes wont but with > that '74 axle beam up front all the front brakes and suspension should > right? Probably along with the...
• Re: My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:54:47 -1000
  ...w/brakelight > > BRAKES > -Big discs all round (Porsche?) > -Front hubs (RSA, separate from disc rotors) > -Front spindles (RSA, if needed for RSA hubs) > > ELECTRICS...
• Bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - William P. Claspy
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:21:55 -0400
  ...72-79 front turnsignal lens $15/pr. 73-79 side reflector yellow, front $15/pr. 75-79 rear side marker light, red $15/pr...
• Fw: white clouds behind my van :-(
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:21:16 -0500
  ...axle/CV boots. The expansion tank and overflow tank are > still full of coolant. The hoses that run across the front (toward front of...
• Re: Driveline Problem Diagnosis, Please
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:54:18 -0400
  ...have a turn outer boot on one CV joint on the front axle (the > joint is > not yet noisy). I would appreciate list advise...
• Re: Battery relocation to engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 23:15:28 -0800
  ...and since 2WD vanagons weight more on the front axle than the rear.. ( and even more so in my experience when lots of weight...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:50:45 -0400
  ...I can name this sound in... > | > |I think I have a bad CV joint, but since I've only experienced > |this in front-wheel...
• Re: Bilstein b6 Syncro front shock perch spacers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:46:49 -0700
  ...About 20" axle center to fender lip is a practical limit. You also want to pay attention to suspension drop. You want enough room...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:39:22 +0000
  ...Maybe on the crossbeam across the front but that’s even > more difficult to do safely than jacking each side separately. At least > then...
• Re: Syncro rear shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:05:35 -0700
  Randy and list, Good luck on installing the front springs without a compresser! Actually, it is quite hard unless you have a really good...
• Re: front brake hints needed
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:08:58 -0700
  ...nice 15X7 > > alloy wheel bolts right on (front at least), though it > > looks like the front bolts could stand to be about > > 1/4...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:47:10 -0700
  ...I rather drive the Vanagon > > look up the weight distribution for a 2WD vanagon .. > oddly, amazingly ..their is more weight on the front axle...
• Re: Lowering transaxle vs removing transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 May 2011 17:48:49 -0700
  ...the front trans mount .. and the oil cooler is dealt with . to remove the whole trans from there .... there is still .. both axles to...
• Re: Tire pressure question (again)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:01:00 -0700
  ...a 10 psi differential (front lower, less load) between the two axles? For my '92 camper, that is 43 front, 53 rear. That has...
• Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:42:37 -0800
  ...Only a few later 84 and many 85 combined PS with the smaller type front caliper mounting. A larger diameter outer axle end was...
• RE: The '71 single cab that isn't
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 14:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...is building a midengine car with the engine in front of the rear axle and turned around. Doesn't the Corvair engine rotate the...
• possible 87 syncro GL for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:43:14 -0600
  ...rebuilt front axles. new water pump. VC works perfectly. no diff lock. AC needs charging. It runs and drives great. body is real nice...
• Re: passat feedback, same vintage as vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Zaranski
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 02:06:42 -0500
  ...And last year it was front wheel bearings and an axle/CV joint. The year before it was the rear shock absorbers. And don...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:46:11 -0400
  ...Place butt on ground in front of said axle, lift up wheel w/ hands & hold steady w/ sides of feet while aligning wheel w...
• Re: More Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:35:41 -0700
  ...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: Tire pressure question 2
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:51:04 -0600
  ...If you are running a camper the card is still good but would recommend 3psi increase front and rear. If your van is like...
• Re: Why new tires should go on the rear.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:21:15 -0400
  ...fronts out > in a number of states new or the better tires on the rear is law same as > winter tires on all axles...
• Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:43:04 -0800
  ...big "scrape" per revolution.� I pulled off the freeway to a frontage road, and crept along at 35 MPH; noise would come and go...