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• Re: Westy Lean
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:22:45 -0700
  ...the rear, and will have them in the front when I get to it (front springs are still original). > > Thanks in advance. > > Dave B...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:21:48 -0700
  ...amazing how well those last ! I know of dozens and dozens of vanagons where the front wheel brgs havn't 'ever' been atteneded to...
• 90 Westy as stocking stuffer(FOR SALE-NY $9300)
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:45:55 EST
  ...Previous owner tapped the drivers side front above the headlight and on the front fiberglass bumper (have another, different color). Also lightly scraped the...
• road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
  ...More of the heat can be taken off for the vent in front of the center seat by a pull knob under the front...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:39:44 -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...
• Fwd: Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:53:40 -0500
  ...I pulled off the freeway to a frontage road, and crept >>along at 35 MPH; noise would come and go to varying degrees. When...
• Re: Westy Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:58:17 -0700
  ...I own a 1987 Syncro and know it's pedigree, new front and rear > suspension bushings, tie rids, axle bearings, CV joints, drive shaft...
• Re: Oily puddle under my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:16:38 -0800
  ...discovered a puddle about 1 1/2 feet in front of the rear >>axle. Anyone hazard to guess what this is? >> >>It doesn't...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:11:21 -0700
  ...need to run back up light wires up front to where the switch is , in the shift console. need to swap out pedal cluster...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:43:17 -0500
  ...must "push lever on brake pressure regulator in direction of > rear axle." (p. 47.8) > > Does anyone know where that lever is? > > My trusty...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:09:36 -0400
  ...True, the viscous coupling is now driven by the > front axles and the front diff, but its other (free) end just happily > rotates in...
• Re: Interesting Bus conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 15:45:14 -0800
  ...Just a front seat and engine compartment- I recall it was painted white with black spots, like one of a pair of dice. I...
• Re: Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:43:39 EDT
  ...I center the cup of the jack on the axle line and move the jack as close to the wheel as possible. I use...
• Re: FAG or SKF wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:54:29 -0700
  ...To press out the old and press in the new wheel bearing for a front wheel drive front wheel bearing it will also need...
• Re: Extra long, or Vanalong
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 30 Jul 96 23:23:58 CDT
  ...the LT series is a larger, front-engine, rear-wheel drive van built by VW and M.A.N. of Austra, a large truck...
• Re: cv joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 05:05:01 -0600
  ...The same applies to your front and rear wheel / axle bearings. You speedometer cable could become noisy as well. I'd first give the...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:22:56 -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: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 19:36:39 -0700
  ...Even with a full passenger load, the folks are either on > top of the front wheel, or between the front and rear wheels. > > So...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0700
  ...More fun with mechanics > > > Hey there Scott, >> >> Both mechs manhandles the axles. Gary said he unbolted the axles from >> the flanges and wobbled, wiggled...
• Re: Can engine and transmission be swapped?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 20 May 2008 00:24:25 -0400
  ...No > special axle fabrication is required. > > > Gerry Lepage wrote: >> There was talk on the list of converting to a buick 3.8. Kep makes...
• Re: Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:48:50 -0400
  ...Putting this type of tire on the rear with a rib tire on the front almost always makes for a Vanagon that becomes twitchy...
• vanagon for sale want a 71
  Historical mailing list - Street Bugs
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 04:01:47 GMT
  ...front end alignment and tire balance. >no rust on underbody or on exterior. only in MI 1 year thats why no rust >new axle...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:09:00 +0100
  'They also recommended if you can only afford one Locker, put it in the front diff! Also, when talking about an almost ideal 50...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:52:03 -0700
  ...Are the rear axle nuts tightern' snot ? the torque spec is way up their . I do lots of listening , like with a hose or...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:20:38 -0700
  ...This is a result of the differences in configuration and relation of engine/transaxle, and chassis between Vanagons and most other front-engine, front...
• FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Rochester NY.
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:41:59 -0400
  ...axles and CV joints * Repacked outer front CVs * Replaced front brake pads * Replaced brake master cylinder * Replaced the rear heater core * Serviced Front heater...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:05:47 -0700
  ...the poor vans are too front heavy as is. ( not an issue in Syncro vans particularily though ) If I'm going to add significant...
• Re: leaking valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 12:42:25 CST
  ...there is enough room in the floor behind those front kick-panels for some wires. i remember running something up through there, and i...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:55:36 -0600
  ...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: new noise. help.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:36:58 -0800
  ...Noise >> is there when in 3rd and 4th gear. >> >> I stopped the first chance i got and yanked at the >> front axles, diff, driveshaft...
• Re: CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:59:27 -0500
  ...In this process I've developed simple, cheap, tubing or other devices to allow lubrication of front wheel bearings, rear axle bearings, front shifter...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:55:36 -0500
  ...Daryl special), but what about something > with the rear axles? Any ideas? > > > > Todd > > 91 Orly Weekender - 2.1L 4Spd > > > > > > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014...
• Bug Hubcaps work for us...: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:41:43 -0400
  ...will not fit over the center axle......it sticks out too far (I think in the front). If you compare the Vanagon and bug...
• Re: Front seat belt replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:12:01 EDT
  ...Just swivel the bracket out of the way on it's "axle" each time you open the kitchen for business. On fitting the belts...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:23 -0600
  ...You DO NOT have to remove the Axles nut to remove the brake drums. Follow the Bentley to back off the adjustment on the...
• Re: luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen & Anna Tumarkin
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 06:00:14 -0400
  ...the axle!)>> I put my 16ft aluminum canoe on top of my 85 Westy with foam blocks. I tie down the front and rear...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:58:19 -0400
  ...I suppose its primary = function > will be to sit in the driveway and slowly disintegrate in front of my = eyes > while taking up valuable...
• another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
  ...the half-axles. known also as T1 Transporters. PANEL a model of bus that has no side windows behind the front doors. usually a...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:57:28 -0400
  ...On dry > pavement, when cornering, the outer wheel over-running the speed of > the axle unlocks the outside axle shaft. Power is applied to...
• Sweet 89 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 17:27:39 +0000
  ...all the way KYB Rebuilt right axle, new rear brake shoes, low mileage tranny (85000), new clutch, front end alignment Asking $11500/ Located in...
• Re: how much of a performance hit with 215/75/15 tires?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:07:12 -0700
  ...For a given torque on the axle hub assembly the distance from the centerline of that assembly to the road will dictate how much...
• Re: Small transmission leak--questions about dealing with it
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:14:20 -0500
  ...I replaced the axle seals last summer, and it > doesn't appear to be leaking from either of them. > > I had a leaking rear...
• Towing 90 Vanagon Auto w/Tow Dolly
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:03:46 -0600
  ...I had a personal experience a few years back with towing my '90 Vanagon on a dolly with rear wheels up and fronts down...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:03:43 -0500
  ...The splittie and the bay designs > had little if any frontal impact protection. The rear swing axle > designs of the beetle, bay and splittie...
• Re: new noise. help.
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:13:09 -0800
  ...Noise > is there when in 3rd and 4th gear. > > I stopped the first chance i got and yanked at the > front axles, diff, driveshaft...
• Fwd: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:10:23 -0500
  My recent experience with a front wheel bearing on my 90 was that it was making a lot noise but I could not induce...
• Hollister Hills Syncro Event - It was Great!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:00:17 -0700
  ...springs, custom bilstein shocks, custom axles with HD CV joints, custom and really nice skid plates, modified front and rear ends for more ground...
• For Sale-86' Syncro-$2900.00. I'm greedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:51:40 -0500
  ...So far, I have swapped the front seats and steering wheel with my 84' Westy and I plan on swapping the mirrors too. I...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:35:48 -0500
  ...I'd say ..sure inspect front end as youcan while addressing the front axles and CV's .. and repair accordingly and put the rest...
• Engine Oil Seal (and similar) vs Axle Bearing Grease Seal, Install
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 10 May 2016 15:55:08 -0700
  ...for axle bearing assemblies), that flexibility likely makes installation easier thus the seal OD doesn't require lubrication at time of install. And since...
• Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:06:14 -0700
  ...It consisted of two large drums, each about 6' wide and 4' high, roughly, mounted side-by-side on an axle. The circumferential surface...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:13:31 -0230
  ...turning radius, axle weights etc. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: L&A Johnson > > > Robert, the Canadian Vanagon Specifications brochure are quoting imperial > > gallons which are 5...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:21:13 -0500
  ...It has nearly equal front and rear over hangs. Hence, the mass acting on the front and rear axles must be equal as well...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:52:10 -0400
  ...is >>> about 55 % of the weight is on the front axle. >>> >>> and generally ...a front-mounted radiator is the most easily-successful >>> arrangement, high...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:35:48 -0700
  ...36 mm for the front axle and 46 mm for the rear. >> What else? What's the smallest that you've had to use...
• Re: 87 Syncro Blown CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 08:29:53 -0800
  ...Come to >find out it was a rebuilt unit for the rear not front. > >My question is - does anyone know of a place where...
• Re: long-distance towing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:59:20 -0400
  ...All cable/chain anchorages MUST be > un-sprung, (or darned close to it) which means A-arms, trailing arms, > tie rods, half-axles, etc...
• Re: splayed wheels, bearings
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:14:02 -0700
  ...rear wheels is different the the front. > >Might check the 2 bushings that hold the rear axle arm onto the >Vanagon body for wear...
• Re: Good 'ol I-40
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:02:01 -0500
  ...truck designed to carry this weight (11 axles, 10 wich have 4 tires each and the front 2 which have a pair of oversize...
• Re: rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:52:13 -0600
  ...Then put bricks both in front of and behind the other three > wheels. > Depending on which side of the van you are on, and...