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• Re: Using a generator
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Westfalia
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:56:02 -0500
  ...I've used a generator while releasing weather balloons from my camper for a scientific study and it worked well. Just plug it in...
• Re: Brake spindle upgrade, what to expect
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Risk
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 22:55:37 -0500
  ...Have a VW shop with the correct press tools replace your ball joints. I used Lemforder joints from T3 technique. Replace bearings when you...
• Re: Shift Linkage problems
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:23:59 -0500
  Greg - the "u" shaped piece with the ball does not simply press onto that shaft (or at least that is the case with my...
• MultiVan interior questions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:25:40 EST
  ...I probably can't afford one right now, but I want to know how much to save up for (ballpark). Sean B. '90 V...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:59:48 -0500
  ...one it a junkyard in a semi is a whole other ballgame. Hence, meine zwei pfennige woody " keep on pushin'" ps.sorry if I...
• Re: A very special VW Van!
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:23:27 -0700
  Too funny...I wonder what exactly is it's purpose........looks like a pokemon ball....... hehehe, Tracy David Richoux wrote:I don't think...
• Transmission linkage item question
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 04:21:22 -0700
  Does anybody know what is the proper name for the piece of shifter linkage that fits onto the splined shaft and has the 'ball...
• Re: Control arm bushings (front end madness)
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:45:51 -0400
  ...Control arm bushings (front end madness) > Well, It looks like the upper ball joints on the westy > are kind of in need, and also...
• Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report) Steering Feel!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:08:58 -0700
  ...Most of the replacement ball joints > include new Allen socket cap screws P.C. 12.9 and these should be loctited > in place. The...
• Re: Front end looseness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:50:29 -0400
  ...If the spindle moves and the arm does not it is the upper ball joint. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: T5 California edition
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 29 May 2004 09:48:21 +0200
  ...And > it gets me from here to there. > > > tim in san jose > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Ballen" <ballenjames@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:35:42 -0800
  ...front driver's wheel bearings, which wobbling > wheel trashed the worn ball joints and control arm bushings. They, of > course, recommend also replacing the...
• Re: Front End Work (Corrected)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 10:41:21 -0800
  ...The lower ball joint must be pressed in and out with a hydraulic press 2. Doing the upper control arm bushing would be easy...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:37:07 -0500
  The press would be nice to have, but when I did my ball joints I just took the removed steering knuckles to a local...
• Air lift suspension system
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:10:04 -0800
  ...I have only 30 psi in the air balloons now and will test them with a load on our next camping trip. You were...
• Re: Vibration
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 17 May 2005 01:17:16 EDT
  ...My main suspicion is ball joints maybe just getting to the wear points. Any comments? >> The ball joints are easily enough checked. I don...
• Re: Baltimore tips
  Historical mailing list - "Drew B. Farenwald" (SLAD/CBNED)
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 6:17:59 EDT
  ...Go see a ball game. The O's are hot. I could give you a schedule. Enjoy! --Drew 95 EV-C [no name yet]
• Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure-Does it matter?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 19 May 2001 10:36:23 EDT
  ...Yesterday I was at the ballfield talking to another baseball dad (a baseball dad is like a soccer mom with a set of balls...
• Re: 60 years ago this week
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:59:07 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 7/31/2007 2:19 PM Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Started what ball rolling ? > Vw's...
• What parts needed for gas filler tube install
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 21 May 2012 07:47:57 -0400
  OK, a list member is sending me a “floaty ball” filler tube. Will the top end parts on my 83.5 w/c van...
• Re: Zerk grease-able balljoints?
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Mon, 7 May 2012 18:05:26 -0500
  Can you say: "Made in China" by forced child labor. Howard <Unfortunately many of the joints now available seem to have> <addressed this by...
• Re: Front A/C
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:03:05 -0500
  ...On Nov 22, 2004, at 9:54 PM, James Ballen wrote: > In the other current A/C thread, are people talking about the in...
• PS: Re: Rad. fan test
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 09:41:22 EST
  ...Forget about the ballast resistor -- there ain't any. George
• Re: I'll be in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:25:49 -0700
  ...Course, I was flying a hot air balloon, so most anything over 1K AGL was pretty irrelevant. Karl Wolz |I suppose , to be picky...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:30:23 -0800
  Hate to pop a myth ballon during the holidays but: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp On 12/23/06, Geza Polony...
• Re: 2.1 ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:59:07 -0400
  ...Just spit balling here. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:30:52 -0800
  Hey Jim, Any luck with California certification? Also (and I'm just bustin' your balls here), who the hell welded those pipes in this...
• Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:23:45 -0700
  ...Shaft is stuck so I pulled off the cover, pulled off the "ball" fitting on the shaft and am now wondering what the next...
• Re: creaking from right side upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:18:19 -0400
  ...SaVannah > had this symptom a few months ago and the upper ball joint was the > problem. Those are new on my van, but otherwise...
• Re: two questions: brake pads, ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:33:49 -0500
  ...Boots are not the only reason to change ball joints. They need to be checked for wear. Any looseness is reason for concern on...
• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:55:20 -0500
  ...It is connected with a ball joinmt type connection. Cool > right? No not cool because the socket end that is ont he end of...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:57:09 +0000
  ...So watch it! 8-) - Disconnect the upper ball joint. As Terry said, now would be a good time to replace it! - Remove the nyloc...
• Re: circlip on lower ball-joint
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:02:52 -0700
  ...Maybe they are are right.[rant off] Have fun, Reinhard --- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I don;t care how tigh the ball...
• Re: Sophisticated electronic tools....amazing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Jul 2021 14:48:20 +0000
  ...It seems to me though that the fix, adding a ballast resistor to limit current on the primary side of the coil, is a...
• Re: Diaphragm Springs - Exhaust - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:51:56 -0400
  ...The iron donut works like a ball and the joint is now actually a ball joint. This flexibility allows very easy assembly of the...
• Re: HID kit on eBay
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 14:25:45 -0800
  ...on the low beam.� The "ball of light" made by a HID kit is larger than the ball of light made by a halogen...
• Fwd: Syncro Ball Joint
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 00:02:56 -0400
  ...sound/feel like >when worn out? I I had an upper ball joint start making noise on my synchro. First noticed a slight clunk...
• Big Boy Toys...taking my ball and going home...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 08:38:14 -0500
  ...I have accumulated all of the knowledge I need here, so I am going to take my ball and go home now. And pout...
• Re: Front Brakes & Ball joint Q's [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:18:48 -0800
  ...Front Brakes & Ball joint Q's [Syncro] I don't see why folks go to the trouble of rebuilding these calipers. I have them...
• Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:53:06 -0400
  ...do the upper ball joints while I'm at it (boots are torn, otherwise they seem okay) I wasn't going to do anything...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 May 2017 11:06:39 -0500
  ...You know how the fit of the ball into >> the cup can get sloppy, requiring replacements. I was thinking that might >> be >> my problem...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:19:56 -0800
  ...upper ball joints are pretty easy to deal with. the lowers are a major pain. sometimes a good used spindle will have a good...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:04:00 -0800
  ...In some cases also the ball-headed linkage (ball going inside the 'cup') might also be worn. But I think it is quite rare...
• Re: How does clutch slave cylinder attach to clutch lever arm?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 13 May 2002 08:51:16 -0600
  ...The connection between the slave and the cross shaft is not a snap fit--it is just a ball and socket. The slave is...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:05:30 -0600
  ...For the lower ball joints,, the check them get a large pair of > grove lock (Channel Lock) pliers. Again with the wheels suspended grab...
• Likely Pop Top Spring Cable Solution (Long, with pic)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:29:27 -0700
  ...The shank of swage ball end fits into this hole. I will counter sink bolt head where ball seats. And even though the cable...
• Re: Bulley Rags/Diesels in America?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:25:22 -0700
  ...Anyone who has followed the fuel cell company Ballard Power will >know this. They are part owned by Ford and DaimlerChrysler. They have >several...
• Re: what is part # 251 798 116 A
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:44:42 +0100
  ...171 711 107A ball housing - gearshift lever 281 711 109A spacer sleeve N 013 141 1 threaded pin M5x8 251 711 145 pressure spring...
• Re: vibration
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:32:40 -0600
  ...Replaced drivers side ball joint and then tested. Speed points stayed the same but severity dropped noticeably. Replaced the passenger side ball joint. Speed...
• Re: Parts for presents - Sweet!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:00:18 -0500
  ...Upper and Lower Ball joints and a > new fuel tank!!!! Awesome! > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Parts for presents - Sweet!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 15:54:51 -0400
  ...Upper and Lower Ball joints and a > new fuel tank!!!! Awesome! > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Do I need professional help?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 16:43:33 PST
  ...Pretty ballsy statement considering this is the vanagon mailing list ;) Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Busses, Balloons,TV
  Historical mailing list - John Kyte
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 08:55:24 -0600
  Since some of you might not make it, keep your eyes on the news. Supposedly the Discover card folks are going to do a...
• stebro muffler
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 08:22:07 -0700
  ...the thing looks bitchin, can't drive still working on my balls joints jor -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail...
• NVC Looking for trailer hitch
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 19:40:29 -0500
  Does anyone know of a source to find an adapter that connects a fifth wheel trailer (kingpin) to a gooseneck (ball) hitch? I have...
• Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:30:22 EDT
  ...a dial caliper on your desk? :) >> That won't do you much good; you need a tubing mike or one with ball jaws. George
• Upper and lower ball joints - how much time per front wheel?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:37:19 -0600
  Subject says it all. I really would like to get a handle on the time it takes if any one has done the job...
• Re: Replacing brake rotors [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:29:08 -0800
  ...I have no idea what I am getting into relative to the front brakes or the ball joints (I am assuming it is pretty...
• Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:31:54 -0600
  ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > The ball bearings (only 6 small ones) can fall out if you muck around with the holder. They...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 24 May 2002 17:04:26 -0600
  Tires have sufficient meat, new upper ball joints and tie rod ends, and it's coming from the rear somewhere, anyway. Seems to be...