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• New brake parts FS, 1.9 engine + other misc
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:00:01 -0500
  ...diesel, $129 Three pair HD rear lid struts, $30/pair One 1.9 camshaft (025 109 109C), $99 Also, used: complete '94 Jetta diesel...
• FS:1984 parts Vanagon update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 21:36:11 -0500 (EST)
  ...tail pipe, and 1 manifold pipe 11,000 miles new gas struts on rear hatch motor has no antifreeze leaks and runs well after...
• '85 GTI parts giveaway prices, in WV
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:17:04 +0000
  ...will be $5 or free depending on what I feel like. Struts are shot all the way round FWIW, car has 145k miles. You...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:54:51 -0800
  ...I wasn't going to comment even, but wanted to add about a nice little trick for shot rear hatch struts. You get a...
• Re: Please help me figure out what I need for front suspension rebuild bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:10:55 -0400
  ...Stabilizer link Stabilizer bar Strut bar I want to replace all the rubber, but I doubt that I will need any metal/fasteners as...
• Re: Fw: one year anniv.
  Historical mailing list - Doug Smith
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:51:33 EDT
  ...With repairs including head gaskets, rebuilt tranny, new upper control arms, new strut arm bushings, new water pump, new starter motor, new clutch master...
• Re: springs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:38:06 -0700
  ...Does anyone know where I can get > replacement springs for an '87 vanagon? Any info about different quality, > etc. > > I realize that shocks/struts...
• Re: Front shock installation
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:07:27 -0700
  ...While there, plan to replace or at least > carefully inspect the front strut bar bushings and sleeves, lower and > upper control arm bushings, and...
• Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 18 May 2007 05:49:11 -0700
  ...87 Audi 4kq up on jackstands and missing its control arms, > strut towers etc. and have a gentlemen interested in purchasing this > vehicle as...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:55:31 -0400
  ...Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First! > > Never used an impact wrench before. > > Pretty sure someone posted of an electric stand alone wrench. But then...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:35:43 CDT
  ...yes, i've done them several times on several buses. > I've never done McPherson Struts before. Messing with big >springs sort of scares...
• Re: Blasphemy, tires, and handling.
  Historical mailing list - leo mulvihill
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 17:30:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now we did do the > struts and shocks about 20,000 ago but springs and front > a friend of ours changed oil every 3000...
• FS:1984 Vanagon update NEW PRICE
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 20:34:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...tail pipe, and 1 manifold pipe 11,000 miles new gas struts on rear hatch motor has no antifreeze leaks and runs well after...
• FS:1984 parts Vanagon update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:37:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...tail pipe, and 1 manifold pipe 11,000 miles new gas struts on rear hatch motor has no antifreeze leaks and runs well after...
• Idle Stab.-- quick fix
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 12:39:49 -0600
  ...i got out, propped the hatch open with my head (new struts still lying under the seat), removed the stabilizer intake tube, squirt-squirt...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:09:33 -0800
  ...Also the strut bar connects differently on the new one. These differences are not documented in the Bentley, which only shows the older type...
• Re: Rear axle articulation - syncro
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:54:26 -0600
  ...havent rusted out or punched through. (you should have seen the strut sticking up through the back of my jetta rear shelf) On Friday...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:17:18 -0700
  ...Lifted and safely propped pop top open far enough to allow strut assembly to move L/R. I ended up taking apart the NON...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:11:56 -0700
  ...Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First! > > Hi all. > > Am enjoying my foray into the newer style front end. Well, mostly > enjoying. ;^) > > Last night, with...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:03:14 -0700
  but seriously, the sleeve is not *that" critical in ID, length is though. alistair On 2012-08-29, at 5:25 PM, neil n...
• FS:1984 Vanagon update NEW PRICE
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...tail pipe, and 1 manifold pipe 11,000 miles new gas struts on rear hatch motor has no antifreeze leaks and runs well after...
• Friday - More Canadian Tire Mythology --
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:00:16 -0500
  ...it around here - no offence to Ukes!) to look for hatch >| struts for my van. > Then Roy said: >Offence taken. >If you feel you...
• Re: Porsche Boxster(not much vanagon cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 13:18:06 EST
  ...MacPherson struts, aluminum transverse and longitudinal links, coil springs Rear: Transverse & Longitudinal links, toe link, coil spring Body: Unit steel Dimensions: Curb weight: 2...
• Re: Rear mattress, hatch shocks, & master cylinder91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:52:12 EDT
  ...Rear hatch struts I have for $18 each (VW), and brake master cylinder for $80 (ATE). Changing the brake MC is not that hard...
• Re: What do I look for?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 05:01:54 -0600
  Bradley--- Well hell then--I might as well just jump on this unit--the visor bracket's are good--and the hatch struts have...
• Re: strange front suspension noises...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:47:48 -0400
  Upper control arm bushings, ball joints, strut bar bushings. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:10:10 -0800
  ...With the top up and properly supported, I removed the strut assembly as a unit. Top up, the springs should be fully UN-expanded...
• Re: Cleaning around the damn grate on the stove top
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:08:34 -0400
  ...Karl ----- Original Message ----- > If anyone has been lamenting the passing of the rear hatch struts dialogue, > perhaps this will satisfy your need for onlineVanagon...
• Re: Cleaning around the damn grate on the stove top
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:39:37 -0500
  ...If anyone has been lamenting the passing of the rear hatch struts dialogue, perhaps this will satisfy your need for onlineVanagon obscurity. I was...
• Value of 83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sat, 29 Nov 1997 17:06:03 -0800
  ...Brown and beige. -New Michelin MX reinforced tires, new chrome hubcaps. -New hatch struts, CV boots, muffler, tuneup, coolant flush. -Does not consume or...
• E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:33:55 -0700
  ...I saw a pair of rear hatch struts and bid on them for $25 (volks cafe has them on special for $12.50 ea...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:14:53 -0700
  ...I had the adjustment nut to the >>>> >>> right >>> >>>> of the strut, but the little round spacer was to the left of the strut >>>> along...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:40:57 -0400
  No need to use Google translation ! Just click on the English flag in the upper right hand corner. The entire site has already been...
• Rocks 'n' stones
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 23:04:16 GMT
  ...They handed it back to me and started making noises that they would have to replace struts and shocks and stuff. "Come back next...
• Re: A Ford Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:54:34 -0800
  ...Color Matched Lightweight Composite Super Flat Pop-Top Roof,Gas Spring Strut Assisted, Fire & Mildew Resistant Canvas Fitted With Screened Windows =>Fold Up Upholstered...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 19:56:09 -0500
  ...My plan, BTW, is - hopefully with Kim's technical assistance - to put in struts. I actually tried lifting his poptop and even _with_ the...
• Vantastics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 1994 10:59:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Part # Dealer Vantastic Rear Hatch Struts 251-829-332 $50.00 $36.00 Alternator/VGN/86-88 AL33X $205.20 $152.60 Accessories include...
• Re: Power Window Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 05:36:26 EST
  ...Disconnect the window and its track from the winding mechanism, raise the window and block in place with a wood strut from underneath until...
• Re: squeak squeak
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:45:26 -0500
  I've found that the suspension grommets on the strut rods, stabilizer bar all contribute to the squeaking. I know that when I shoot...
• hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:17:25 EDT
  I used the one strong/1 less strong combination and have had no problems for about 3 yrs. now. Found an article online or...
• Vanagon Purchase
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:08:40 EST
  ...I will be refreshing all of the fluids, replacing the hatch struts and the fuel lines, as well as cleaning the carpet and replacing...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:21:03 -0400
  ...Ball joint/tie rod boots, strut mounts, window seals, you name it. Makes you wonder sometimes when the OE stuff will go 25 years...
• Re: Weekend Wrap-Up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:02:04 EDT
  ...Garage isn't cleaned up (yet.) I did get those > hatch struts replaced (yay!) In the process, one of > the retaining clips sailed off...
• Re: Problem with using gas shocks--or any other alternative--on Westy rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 May 2017 19:27:34 +0000
  ...The cubby lids > were an obvious place but need to make a little bracket to secure one end > of strut to cubby lip. The...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:39:35 -0400
  ...of the case on the 1.9, where the horizontal exhaust strut mounts: You can't get a drill in there b/c the...
• Re: Swapping out bad spindle/s
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:36:33 -0700
  ...to replace upper lower and inner outer balljoints and bushings including strut arm bushings for less to worry about/knowing its all good!! Any...
• Re: New beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 20:40:50 -0500
  ...think VW could have replaced the steering rack with a couple >struts > and dropped the power package into the rear end, for the sake...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:07:49 -0700
  ...They can wear >>> badly >>> > enough to start wearing out the strut rod shaft too. >>> > Fortunately I had a good used one of those too...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:53:21 -0700
  ...If I > am correct, how high can one go before the spring/strut assembley could pop > out sideways? In the rear there is about...
• Re: Stuck Strut Bar Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:25:25 -0400
  How about a Dremel with a cutting disc? It saved me a lot of time, nuts and bolts can mostly be replaced. Good luck...
• Vendor thanks
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:11:30 -0700
  ...Went online that evening and ordered (2) fuel pump relays (might as well change both in there) and a hatch strut from VanCafe and...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:40:16 -0600
  I think you're hearing the strut rod bushings. Mine squeak in summer others have them that squeeze in winter. Stan On Wed, 30...
• Re: Awning Size (sorry bout' last empty post)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:53:58 -0700
  ...Plus i'm ending up with > 10' long struts. Too long! I might do better with longer pieces in > jack points but.... > > Is an...
• Re: Pop top - a weighty problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:09:48 -0700
  One solution is to join a gym! You will have to find another strut to replace the broken one, the spring can't be...
• Re: Front suspension and steering parts suggestions - 87 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:48:54 +0000
  You definatley want to do the bushings and sleeves on the front of those strut rods. If you live in a rust area or...
• Re: VW Audi "Fix It" Projects? HUGE Pre-Labor Day Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 07:53:33 -0700
  ...Kits | > >> > >> | > >> | | > >> | > >> | BLAU® Shock / Strut Sets & Kits > >> Enter Coupon Code LABOR2015 Hurry, offer ends 9/3/2015! | > >> > >> > >> | • SHOP Shocks and Struts | > >> > >> | > >> | | > >> | > >> | Official O.E.™ BLAU...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:53:27 -0700
  ...the hatch and bikes up..too heavy, of course, for the struts. Don Hanson On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Greg...
• Re: Handling differences of Camper/Van
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 07:00:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Since I haven't found the rudder yet, I installed KYB gas shocks in the rear, and new struts in the front with load...
• Re: AWD
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:46:25 -0800
  ...Car > > > had a busted strut, the usual number of recently replaced parts and a > > > kick ass Apline stereo. Well, after replacing the strut with...
• Re: Swapping out bad spindle/s
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 20:01:48 -0400
  ...to replace upper lower and inner outer balljoints and bushings including strut arm bushings for less to worry about/knowing its all good!! Any...