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• alignment becomes bushing repair
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:12:16 -0700
  ...bad upper control arm bushing on the driver's side. I've ordered the parts, looks simple enough; I have a grinder and can...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:23:48 -0400
  ...While I had the transmission out, I replaced its input shaft seal as well as the starter bushing. If your clutch chatters right now...
• Re: Older Vanagon suspension R&
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:30:26 -0700
  When I redid Dixie's front suspension I got my upper and lower ball joints and bushings etc from Van-Cafe because I like...
• Re: How to determine when you need new shocks???
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:07:30 -0700
  ...Front End Squeaks Upper A arm bushing is a common source for the squeak. BUT it can also be ball joints. When I replaced...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 12 May 2011 15:18:52 -0400
  >> >> I know those upper control arm bushings need to be spot welded - that >> I'd >> need someone else for anyway. Since you are saving...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:30:31 -0400
  http://www.autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/loan_a_tool.htm ----- Original Message ----- snip> Anybody know if autozone lends out the...
• attn: Scott Dempster, make parts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:25:17 -0700
  If you can manufacture parts then please make some early-Vanagon shifter bushings and make a lot of folks happy, especially myself.� Do I...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:29:31 -0700
  ...then fit the bushing part over it ....then screw nut on. - tricks like that. new tranny to try - how fun ! scott ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:18:30 -0500
  ...pulling the pin threw the bushing can cause scratches and burrs. I have rebuilt rods on the shelve new bolts new bushings no more...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:32:02 -0500
  The plastic bushings for the swivel seats are part #251-881-319; four are required per seat. Go Westy had them, sold out, and...
• Re: Seals for 86 power steering rack?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:26:58 -0400
  ...The bushings at the end are worn leaving enough play for the rack to move that the seals will no loger hold. The bushings...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Automatic Starter Saga - Now Over!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:39:16 -0500
  ...There was a little bit of play in the >bushing, so that's coming too. The sad part here is that I paid the...
• Wiki BZ Shelf Derby contestants - update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:59:55 -0700
  ...Pressure_Tester > > "Upper Control Arm Bushings" by John Meeks > at http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Upper_Control_Arm_Bushings > > "Storage Space Tips" by Kenny...
• Re: Eurovan Shock replacement info
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:18:28 -0700
  ...You need to slide the provided large washer over > first, then the rubber bushing. Next goes the mounting bracket, another > bushing and the top...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:15:40 -0500
  ...No play was felt at either arm at bushings to long bolt > but indeed they are very very stiff. No "notchy" feel, yet, but...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 May 2001 09:48:24 -0700
  ...The wear on the inside of the throat is caused by bad bushings, which allow the butterfly to seat in a different location each...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 25 May 2004 20:04:59 -0700
  ...BETTER than the >bushings available in the upgrade kit. > > > >If you add the heavier front you need the rear to balance out the cornering...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...
• Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:00 -0700
  I just got a message from one of the TheSamba sellers, that he is selling shifter bushings that don't wear out and would...
• Re: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:03:00 -0700
  https://www.vanagain.com/shop/sway-bar-drop-link-for-80-85-vanagon-curved (replace both sides and use new bushings. Best not to...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:31:38 -0400
  On 8/30/2012 6:04 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Neil, if you want the real deal I have them and the two bushings...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 5 May 2008 17:06:32 -0700
  I've had good luck with the silicone spray, and it's easy to get into the bushings without getting dirty - just reach under...
• Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:41:20 -0700
  ...2) The bushing through which the middle selector shaft passes, (that's the one above the gas tank), also looks fine, looking at it...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:02:11 -0400
  There are no bushings. The shaft rides directly in the aluminium housing. "Usually" the wear is not so bad and there are seals at...
• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:46:19 -0700
  ...Don't lower that sled; stiffen it. > > Karl Wolz > > urethane bushing did make the steering much quicker and more precise in my van...and...
• rebuilding old distributors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 00:23:02 -0500
  ...noticed that the problem with my old distributors is that the bushings around the distributor shaft are worn, and the shafts have some side...
• Re: Starter help- Sunday afternoon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:23:15 -0400
  Dunno if you got any p-mail answers, but if you have a manual tranny, it's possible that a buggered up starter bushing...
• Re: Upper Control arm compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:35:13 -0400
  Craig, you do not need a press to R&R those bushings. The cost of new bushings is low, I have them for $19...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:38:20 -0700
  ...87 vanagon headlight bushing So you guys keep these in stock at Volks Cafe? Isn't there anything you could coat them with to...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:50:30 -0700
  ...The brass bushing is indeed a brass bushing or sleeve > that > is a press fit into the fly wheel whose only purpose, apparently, is...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:39:52 -0500
  ...Did you have any trouble removing those long bolts that run through the upper control arm bushings? I worked for hours and finally had...
• Re: power steering rack: core value
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:22:29 -0500
  ...It appears the end bushings are worn out in this rack, best I can tell. -- Alan Felder Austin TX 82 Diesel Westy
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:34:55 -0700
  ...I’m going over the bushings on my cross shaft too. Made new outboard, I’m leaving the bronze bearing , blind hole one, alone...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:54:44 -0800
  The radius arm bushing sleeves are NLA from VW. However, VC and BD both have them as does Frank Condelli. I made some out...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:59:41 -0800
  ...Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy > > Thanks for the replies. > > Yes, Dennis, it is a 4 speed, so there will be a bushing...
• Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 10:42:42 -0700
  ...The archives point to the linkage > and mention replacing all the bushings at the shifter and the > transmission. The dealer said he thinks it...
• Re: starter bush bashing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:58:21 EST
  ...bucket because the bushing is not installed into a blind hole. I've use this technique to remove all manner of bushings and bearings...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:35:54 -0700
  ...It's even more overkill as they installed a beating instead of a bushing. I'll attach the pic for you to see but...
• '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 16 Oct 1994 19:44:56 -0700 (PDT)
  Ok, I went and traded my battery in on warranty this afternoon, and then yanked the engine to replace the starter bushing. The starter...
• Re: Squeaking from front end (spare tire?) of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 15:06:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It was worn upper control arm bushings making the offending racket. QUITE a difference... It _COULD_ be your spare, but sak the shop that...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:03:56 -0700
  ...I suggested bushings and he thought that might be. I'm thinking $425 is a hell of a price for a couple of bushings...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - body squeaky noises
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:21:41 -0700
  ...I will inspect the bushings (squeeks are getting worse) but first I have to paw through and sort all the "new" Westy/Vanagon parts...
• Re: Dreaded control arm bushing syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:39:30 -0500
  ...Dreaded control arm bushing syndrome? > Hi all, > > Now that the weather's warmed up considerably, I think I have to rename > my van "Squeaky...
• Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:33:48 -0600
  ...by rebuilding the entire front suspension all powerflex bushings including new powerflex rear trailing arm bushings and moog balljoints and rod ends,cleaned and...
• Re: Bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 22:29:38 -0700
  ...for the 81, I come across 4 white, >possibly nylon, split bushings in a sort of star shape. They remind me of the >10...
• Re: transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:04:04 -0700
  ...make sure the bolt holding these bushings in position is doing its' job) if ok add some grease to both ends of cross shaft...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 31 May 2011 10:35:04 -0700
  Go Westy springs, Koni shocks, and urethane bushings. Handles like a Lotus Europa now (well, pretty good, anyway). Installed a rebuilt 2.1L; now...
• LOWER CONTROL ARM HELP NEEDED...
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 30 May 2002 06:32:00 EDT
  Hi All, Can anyone give me a heads up on installing the lower control arm bushing? Does installation require the special tooling #3039? Or...
• Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:47:56 -0800
  ...Any advice on the little snap ring that holds the small bushing (?) on the end of the shaft, the one you have to get...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:36:29 -0800
  Whoops, meant to Reply All� > Thanks, Dennis, really appreciate your insights! > > > That's what I'd thought, i.e., bad control arm bushings. Why...
• RE: Waterboxer Heater Blower Motors Query
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 08:43:21 -0900 (AKST)
  ...One individual recommended that the motor could be rebuilt by installing new bushings and brushes. I totally agree with the theory - but have be...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:31:10 -0800
  ...take the from upper arms off yourself IF you do suspension and under-car work, get the 4 new bushings yourself, but pay someone...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:30:48 -0800
  ...bar is flush with the stabilizer link bushing on the driver side, it > sticks through the bushing a good 3/4 of an inch...
• Re: Broke my van, need parts
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:29:28 -0500
  ...Doing an upper control arm bushing replace on > my 91 Vanagon, I twisted the nut off the long bolt (251 407 053a) that goes...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - body squeaky noises
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 19 May 2007 10:27:33 -0700
  I second this. (like Dennis' information needs that --- ;^) And on that note, how dependant are the bushings and their sqeakiness on temp/weather? My...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:03:30 -0700
  ...I am > assuming since the control arm bushings are pressed in that they probably > also take a press to remove (after grinding away the...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:39:09 +0000
  ...Cleaned shift boot, installed properly under carpet. .          Lower Control Arm Bushings - Front - PowerFlex Polyurethane .          Upper control Arms Sandblast and paint Front & installed 4 Lemforder...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:07:51 -0500
  ...While their consider the upper and > lower control arm bushings and definitely the radius rod mountings. The > lower bushings and ball joints will require...
• Re: [WetWesties] Report on New Springs
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:42:18 -0700
  ...BTW, the reason I mentioned the squeak going away is that most assume that it will be the upper control arm bushings. The mechanic...
• Re: syncro propshaft delrin bushing update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:19:12 -0800
  I agree, only downside is it does smell kinda funky (not funky in a good way) when your'e machining it :) alistair On 2012...