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• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 22:50:05 -0400
  ...I have just had the springs replaced >on the rear and an alignment done that is finally accurate...the guys >at the shop did...
• Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:50:27 -0500
  Did you get an alignment done? That is an essential part of this job. The upper ball joint eccentric washer controls the camber setting...
• general info input
  Historical mailing list - hosel
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:48:26 -0300
  ...529 Convert to 134A 117,847 Repack CV joints 112,000 Alignment - 4 wheel 106,000 Temp Sensor replaced 105,327 R/R Cylinder...
• Re: WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:10:15 -0400
  ...I have no vibrations, and no pulling one way or another - so there doesn't appear to be anything bent or out of alignment...
• Re: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:04:36 -0700
  ...part for me, on the older larger style filler neck, is > alignment and possible too close proximity to the frame rail. > > image: https://lh5...
• Re: Alternator belt burning up?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:36:45 -0700
  ...cause the rotor to drag. > > Also, you might have a pulley alignment problem but if it's been running > fine this is not likely...
• '90 Syncro Align. Woes/Springs
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 08:05:41 +0000
  ...My dealer has a new Hunter alignment machine (purchased new at the beginning of this year). The front end is well within specs (camber...
• Syncro ride height info needed
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 13:26:17 +0000
  ...Derek's article on Syncro alignment had a method to measure this. If this can be followed, and reported back to me, I'll...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:43:35 -0700
  ...Best Cdn price I can find is $145 + installation (balance, valve stems and possible alignment). This is a little more $$$ than I'd planned...
• headlights with relay setup are inop: Fixed!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:00:51 -0400
  ...Not real happy with the crappy alignment after I replaced the front upper control arm bushings and installed some Gowesty springs all the way...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:25 -0400
  ...while trying to remove it will give bearing support in any needed direction to nudge the bearing edge into alignment. <-- Jeff Palmer Yours, David
• Re: Garage door Vs a Syncro Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:22:17 -0400
  ...have settled a bit as the springs wear (witness the sycnro alignment chart - most syncros are "off the chart"). So you may just 'sneak...
• Re: syncro feedback
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 17:13:11 -0500
  ...spare!! Just start to save some money for transmission, brakes, tachometer, alignment, clutch, exhaust.... Good luck, Yi-Ruey Wei 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w...
• Re: Tire Vs Front End problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:21:35 -0500
  ...sometimes they get people, looking all over the place for, bad CV's, wheel bearings, alignment, brake drums/rotors.... and all along it's...
• Re: Towing?
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 11 May 2000 10:01:34 -0700
  ...you need to lock the steeering wheels with the alignment perfectly straight... It would be very unstable. Gives me the willies... tim Alan Pickersgill...
• Re: Non Vanagon related brake line question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:04:59 -0500
  ...side and then loosen the drivers side hopefully using this technique I won't screw up the rear wheel alignment. DM&FS At 05...
• Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:32:59 +0000
  The front strut design made the car particulalry sensitive to any abnormality in wheel balance, straightness, offset and alignment. At least that was my...
• Re: clutch time, reccomendations/tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:07:57 -0400
  ...The 2 plastic alignment tools that I have (and have used for years) are a perfect fit in both the bearing and the clutch...
• Re: Unusual Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 20:46:40 -0500
  Alignment problems usually (in my experience) produce uneven wear across the tire surface (outside edge, inside edge) due to scuffing, rather than a cupped...
• Re: steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 13:30:59 -0800
  ...the front end so it can't ever get out of alignment again. > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Robert Stevens<mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:47:41 -0800
  ...Ok, notch on nut = alignment mark. I thought it might be. (Bentley does refer to backing off this nut only 1/8 of a...
• Pain, with a silver lining
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:54:46 -0400
  ...The block measured in perfect alignment, the rods are being re-bushed, the heads are being completely rebuilt (new seats, etc.), but we had...
• Re: Sears disaster- LONG
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:08:29 -0400
  ...Then they tried to charge me for it, saying it wasn't caused by a bad tire, it was caused by the alignment being...
• short block build tips?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 10 May 2003 01:08:05 -0700
  Well, today i received a 98lb box with my case (alignment and everything checks out OK), balanced and trimmed pistons, clearanced rods, 82mm counterweighted...
• Power Steering rack boot
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:20:01 -0700
  ...Is the the replacement a PITA - and is there a way to do this that won't require an alignment when I'm all...
• What a difference the right tire makes!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 21:20:52 -0400
  ...and a fresh 4 wheel alignment... it's should be great with the new tires. Just wanted to let anyone on the list contemplating...
• Re: Repair bill reality check?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:29:47 -0400
  ...A front end alignment is almost a waste of money at this mileage.If you can tolerate what you now have,just let thefront...
• Re: Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:46:18 -0500
  ...jghawn@earthlink.net> wrote: > Jim > > You scared me; this is an alignment issue and or suspension/control issue. > For a minute I was thinking...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:17:19 -0700
  Hi Don, clutch alignment tool.. the best thing is an old input shaft. Even an old input shaft from an old VW Bus will...
• Re: Transmisison / Shift Linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:59:55 -0800
  ...My ISP/mailer is higgledy piggledy just now. > > A note on proper alignment/adjustment of the linkage. > > Fastidiousness, and attention to detail is mandatory...
• Re: Difficulity Shifting
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:55:52 -0800
  ...Having gone throught this myself recently, I suggest that the first thing you check is the shifter linkage alignment - there is a long way...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 22:41:06 -0500
  ...is > very difficult to compensate for with a simple front end alignment. > > Karl Wolz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Perdue" <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET> > To: <vanagon...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:15:19 EST
  ...You can drop the valve body to check the pin alignment. Do you have a Manuel that show this ?(Bentley) You can use a...
• Re: I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 00:13:49 -0400
  ...I did remove the two alignment > dowel at the starter as they didn't appear to go into anything. As I was > drawing it...
• Why is my steering wheel so heavy
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 4 May 2008 22:51:53 -0700
  ...Can anyone suggest what to look for? It does not have an alignment problem to my best knowledge. It drives normally at speed. It...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:19:03 -0400
  ...And I need an alignment anyway. My only concern is that there may be debris in the lines that could damage the new rack...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:46:51 -0800
  ...If I keep the '81, I look forward to installing these UCA bushings and getting an alignment done; I played with the toe a...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:28:08 -0700
  ...Certainly better quality boots will last longer, but asking a CV boot to hold the joint in alignment seems like the wrong part doing...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:30:05 -0700
  ...to a tire store if I want any mounting and balancing. Alignments and suspension work I do myself. even when I tell them I...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 11:58:49 -0700
  ...be a screw that was loose in there - something out of alignment, check that to.o.. it could happen again... I worked on the...
• Re: Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:00:17 -0800
  Good to know. Thanks Scott. FWIW though, the filler elbow appears to be the same part for all years from Bus-Boys website: "251...
• Gear Problems?? 87GL rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:53:59 +0000
  ...What did I do wrong?? I am suspecting something with the 'alignment of the shaft'....but I don't know. This 87GL (2-wheel...
• Re: Discount Tires (and Snows!) for Vanagons / Vredestein vs. Hakka
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:47:16 -0700
  ...About 20k on the transports and 6k on the comtrac now and the only really noticable wear is telling me I need an alignment...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:58:43 -0700
  ...Also an alignment will be needed."* On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Guys...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:48:54 -0400
  ...to be concerned about? Like will that play cause wear, > performance, alignment issues? > > Thanks much, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For...
• Re: Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 06:42:14 +0000
  ...The pulley didn't have a clear > mark for alignment. There were several dents around the pulley and they > each looked about the same...
• '87 Syncro Westy for sale....Maybe
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 22:59:40 -0500
  ...Florida and I'd do it again after a front end alignment. It's my daily driver, so I have to keep it up...
• Re: Pwr Steering Rack Maint.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 May 2008 06:06:08 EDT
  ...get the measurement ? I'm inclined to bring it to an alignment shop prior to boot replacement, get the measurement, then bring it back...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:38:47 -0800
  ...and put new ones in, and attend to alignment .........no big deal. what happens when those bushing have been badly worn for a long...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:25:18 -0700
  ...Otherwise you will need an alignment. > > Jim > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com <mailto:mark@markmcculley...
• hot starts, new tires, max camber and bird nests
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 21 May 2001 20:00:12 -0500
  ...But when the shop was doing the alignment, the front-passenger wheel wasn't able to get less than 2 degrees (it was a...
• Tyres and nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:28:51 +0930
  ...The last time I called in to the local tyre dealer for a wheel alignment, I had them filled with nitrogen. This has made...
• Re: yokohama y356
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:23:12 EDT
  ...The time I used Y356's, I had them mounted and an alignment done at a front-end shop I had never used before...
• Re: Dashmount options for smartphone
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:52:11 -0700
  ...This alignment lets see the display easily, answer a call > and put the caller on speakerphone, though I now have a Bluetooth ear piece...
• Re: Ideas about 90amp Alt for Diesel Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rossi
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:29:15 -0800
  ...would be an >altenator with a different shaft/pulley causing belt alignment probs. > >Alistair > > > >>I had a customer call me today about putting a...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:57:19 -0400
  ...You might have > to jack around with the alignment of the engine with the X-mmission a bit. > > George >
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:16:39 -0800
  This is part of what I had wondered initially; frame rail alignment. The PO receipts showed an accident FR. But.... Hammer aside, ;) it seems...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 May 2010 06:44:28 EDT
  ...The rod is actually a two piece assembly and they can be rotated left or right to get the proper alignment to pick up...
• Lights, Camera (almost time for Action)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:05:49 -0400
  ...Yea! I have done a seat of the pants alignment of the headlights (trying to err on the side of too far down rather...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:25:31 -0700
  ...Add one alignment and be ready for 10 - 15 years of smooth and safe driving. Just do it Jake On 7/11/06, Curt...