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Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:48:54 -0400
...Too small and the bushings won't be properly loaded, too large and they will be damaged. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:34:26 -0700
...The problem was fixed in fifteen minutes with the replacement of the two rubber bushings that fit into the half of the steering column...
vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:38:01 -0700
...There is a rubber bushing on the left engine carrier in a Tiico setup that is not there on the right side carrier, or...
Re: Gabriel Hijackers on an 84 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 01:40:10 +0000
...The mounting bushing being too long are due to them being for a GM > product and the length is the only reason they made...
Re: sway bar bushings
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:30:31 +1200
...how much handling could be improved if we just replaced the >> bushings on the existing front sway bar. All the swaybar dors is to...
Re: Front end suspension
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Wed, 11 May 2011 19:03:51 -0400
...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Upper-Control-Arm-Bushing-R&R223.htm I did this about 4 yrs ago using Meyle bushings. I just re...
Re: 1987 Westy Problems
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 18 Sep 1995 07:10:35 -0400 (EDT)
...The front control arm bushings. I just had to change mine. 170,000 km with new tires about two months ago and I just...
Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
...the "shift rod, front" and the bushing that connects to it are different shapes. the "gearshift lever bearing housing" and the "bushing"/collar are...
Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Tue, 25 May 2004 20:21:49 -0700
...The front PST sway bar i have doesnt fit well and eurethane PST bushings squeek all the time, ive gotten used to it. its...
Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:40:38 -0700
...easier to install, also, the Sway bar end bushings and the lower drop link bushings are eliminated which diffuses some of the cost. > My...
Re: Radiator/grill rattle at highway speed.
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:31:10 -0600
I believe that missing the rubber bushings could definitely give the radiator room to rattle/rock back and forth. Or maybe the radiator could...
Re: clutch shudder?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:41:22 -0400
...replacing the starter bushing is a very good idea, too. Mike Houlton, Maine Wil Haslup wrote: > So I find it's difficult to shift...
Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:15:44 -0500
...Sounds to me like the starter pilot bushing($2 at your favorite vendor).A worn bushing causes the armature of the starter to bind...
Repair bill reality check?
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:38:52 +0000
...Left worse than right, but right not far behind" $208/pr plus labor "Upper strut bushings & steering rack bushings, $110 plus labor" I did...
Re: vanagon Digest - 31 Jan 2017 to 1 Feb 2017 (#2017-47)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 2 Feb 2017 07:51:14 -0600
...The bushing is a bronze oil impregnated bushing and should be good for life if not attacked by dirt, the reason for the seal...
Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:48:23 -0400
"oh for goodness sakes, if you are worried about long term suitability of various lubricants on the a-arm bushings and not wondering whether...
Re: Heater Blower Bearing
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 20:58:16 -0700
...Shaft runs in aN oilite type bushing , inboard of those washers. The idea of a cap is to keep dust etc from the bushing...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:09:49 -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: Inner tie rods
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:17:43 +0000
...I have urethane bushings all around except the steering rack, haven’t changed those old decrepit bushings yet and when I hit about 65...
Re: Inner tie rods
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:53:10 -0500
...I don’t think mine have ever been changed, I’m at about 235k miles. > I have urethane bushings all around except the steering...
Re: Front end suspension
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 12 May 2011 09:42:17 -0700
...There is an alternative for the control arm bushings too - Chris at T3 Technique is importing PowerFlex Urethane bushings: http://t3technique.com/powerflex-bushings...
Re: Trans shifter linkage rubber boot
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0600
...I just rebuilt this rearmost shifter with many new parts, including the two new balls (bushings,) and all new boots. I even did a...
ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:18:07 +0000
...The anti-sway bar on the passenger side doesn't reach to the bushing. In fact it is broken off about three inches above...
Re: Front end suspension
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 12 May 2011 21:45:15 -0700
...I started my weld on arm, then out to bushing. I lightly clamped a weldors clamp to the bushing body. Likely did squat to...
Re: 84: Sliding door top roller rattle
Historical mailing list - lp
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:24:31 -0800
When I first got my van, it was missing a rectangular bushing that fits in the track over the top of the door guide...
Re: Made in the Shade!
Historical mailing list - Bruce Anderson
Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:15:34 -0700
...And several of you were interested in the spray silicone lubricant/penetrant for the upper control arm bushings- it's called LPS (was recommended...
automatic transmission adjusting
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:05:10 -0700
...I removed up the bolt and bushings and cleaned them up. Is this supposed to slide or does it work by clamping the bushings...
Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamedAddco...)
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Wed, 26 May 2004 09:47:16 -0700
I tried that on mine, and the rubber bushing wore out in months. Called PST, and they recommended the poly bush set, so I...
Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:05:29 -0600
...I was able to find 9/16 x 1 x 14 gauge machine bushings. I hope the extra 1/16 in OD doesn't...
Re: Best Source for Ball Joints 2wd 1990 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:53:13 -0400
> I replaced upper & lower balljoints and control arm > bushings on my 1990 Carat about a year ago with ones > purchased from Bus Depot. I...
Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:27:48 -0400
Yes, bushings and brushes are available. Yes, you could do it yourself. Yes, you need to be careful and follow very specific procedures for...
Re: Need ref# for KYB shocks for breadloaf
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 00:06:03 -0400
...Rear Shock 344045 Requires KYB #107 Bushing Kit to mount properly with stock 12mm Bolt - we make and supply the correct bushing along with...
Re: Squeaking Bushings - (another long thesis!)
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:25:06 -0700
...If the squeak goes away when you drive around with a very wet dripping underside, the squeak is from some rubber bushing... if it...
My 84 Westy Winter Project
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
...Lubed front shifter bushings, removed shifter box, cleaned and greased, reinstalled. Cleaned shift boot, installed properly under carpet. . Lower Control Arm Bushings - Front - PowerFlex...
Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
Tue, 7 May 2002 09:05:50 -0400
...Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this? John Brush wrote: > > > Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu> said: > > >Sway bar bushings? > > Pretty close guess :-) > > The stabilizer...
Swapping out bad spindle/s
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 5 May 2012 16:16:12 -0600
...to replace upper lower and inner outer balljoints and bushings including strut arm bushings for less to worry about/knowing its all good!! Any...
Front Bushing Squeaks
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 09:46:19 -0700
...nbsp;  I have replaced my front upper A-arm bushings at 230,000 miles, and shortly after that the new ones on...
Re: Squeaky front end
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 May 2016 21:23:54 -0400
Usually the squeaks are from the upper control arm mounts (bushings). Typically the rubber insert failed and is bunched up and jamming in there...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 23:02:52 -0800
...sometimes if you pull that cover out a little a ton of brush particles and bushing material that's just powder, fall out. I...
Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 9 Nov 2014 11:09:31 -0800
...It's just a little prep then a small "zaaap" pass at each bushing. I should know. I'm not a rocket surgeon. ;) Neil...
Re: some sort of clunking
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Mon, 9 May 2011 13:05:23 -0500
...On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:40 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > Re, shock bushing: > > When my bus was new to...
Improved Steering. (play reduced) Tip (Pics)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:35:34 -0700
...Noticed play at 2 rubber bushings between lower column and flange. Could hear subtle "clunk" moving wheel L/R a little. Replaced bushings, "twitchy...
Re: installing a rebuilt power steering rack, anything to keep in mind?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:39:43 -0500
Are you getting the rubber bushings that mount the rack too? If not better look into that. When steering racks leak fluid onto these...
Re: Torque Converter Seal is blown for the 2nd time...why do they go?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:59:48 -0400
Either the center bushing is shot or there is a grove on the outside where the seal rides, or both! The bushing is easily...
rear end rattle
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:37:12 -0700
...spacecommander/image/145823797 http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/145823801 http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/145823799 the rubber shock bushing was TOTALLY shot.
Throttle body repair..
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07:27 -0400
...http://www.supercooltools.com/html/catalog.html Any comments as to their usefulness on our machines? ie bushing size etc... Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
I was rebuilding the shifter linkage due to worn bushings. I'm not feeling any vibrations, just hearing a noise emanating from the shifter...
Speedo fix (I think..maybe.)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:58:12 -0800
...Pulled the speedo and put some lube in there, too...on that bronze bushing. Had the pod out about 5 times, trying various things...
Re: What a day...Billy kicked my as_
Historical mailing list - Tim
Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:21:44 -0500
...This morning I reinstalled the tranny, with the new starter and new STARTER BUSHING (DAMNed starter bushing!) Anyway, the bus would not start. I...
Re: twanging/creaking noise in front suspension
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:01:34 -0600
...My85 had this problem when I did upper contriol arm bushing and new shocks. My mechanic friend told me it was most likely the...
Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:00:59 -0400
...Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy > > Thanks for the replies. > > Yes, Dennis, it is a 4 speed, so there will be a bushing...
I drove home from the U.P. with this clunk.
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 5 Sep 2023 11:44:48 -0400
...PowerFlex bushing replaced at nearly all front end points, except used VW Control Arm Bushing - Lemforder 251407077 2. New Power steering rack with PowerFlex...
What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 10:57:06 -0500
...When I pulled the wheel, I can definitely feel play in what I think is the front bushing of the upper control arm (that...
Re: [Syncro] Medium length travelogue, and misc.
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Thu, 30 May 2002 12:43:59 EDT
...miles I would check and replace the strut rod bushings and all other bushings and ball joints. It is incredible how much wear there...
Werks for Wagons newer home
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:01:13 -0700
...My be able to install them without replacing the ball joints and upper control arm bushings. Press work for total joint/bushing replacement is...
Quick throttle body re-bush
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:43:20 -0700
More of the back log of summer shenanigans, this time polyethylene bushings in my wbx throttle body. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13...
Re: rebuilding front suspension
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:48:56 -0500
...Beware the that drop link bushings (four poly pieces where the links come down into the radius rods) need bushings and they don't...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:48:46 -0700
...Fits OK, but the rubber bushings for the main bar wore out in 5,000 miles. Replaced them with polyurethane you-betcha, which now...
Re: clutch release lever removal
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:15:13 -0700
...Then force the shaft to come out the left side a > little so it will push the nylon bushing out enough for you to...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:53:29 -0700
...the Cross Arm Shaft Bushing Kit from the Van Cafe. > > They called me to tell me the brass bushing in the kit is no...