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• Syncro Testing & Syncro Page
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:09:05 -0800
  ...We will thus have the new rear springs, the air susepnsion set up Peter got, the Bilsteins, OME shocks, stock front springs and custom...
• Re: AFC Spring Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:47:16 EST
  ...Look closely at the big watch spring in the center and you'll be able to tell which way to turn the wheel to...
• Re: Westy Shock Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:15:19 -0400
  Hey Dan you think the springs help to with the nose dive or is it mostly shocks? I’d rather not replace the springs...
• knocking from rear springs
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:51:00 EDT
  ...I asked about the upper and lower spring pads as I thought that I recalled someone on the list or on a Vanagon sight...
• Re: Wheel alignment - myth or reality
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:23:46 -0400
  ...The rear springs can be compressed to the point where there is not enough adjustment available to get the camber within the spec, even...
• Rialta FS (Missouri)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:01:15 -0600 (CST)
  Saw this in the Springfield, MO News-Leader (they will be as rare as Bestelwagens in 20 years): ------ Winnebago 1995 Rialta, like new, 5...
• Free metal electrical port door
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 20:00:03 -0700
  I was searching for a spring for my water plastic water inlet door and found a metal door of an old westy's electrical...
• A Westy "Utility" question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 May 2003 18:47:14 -0700
  ...One of the black plastic covers for the utility connections has a broken spring. When I travel down the freeway I can see this...
• Re: Dual Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:08:09 -0400
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane.htm Chris On 9/8/05, Kim Springer <kimspringer@rcn.com> wrote: > Anyone done a...
• Re: source for spring clamps for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:17:50 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the spring clamps for replacing my fuel lines in the engine compartment. Not the screw type. Anybody have a lead...
• Re: KAW springs anyone?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:54:02 -0700
  ...how about this thread using the Monroe Coil Over springs http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151963&highlight=monroe
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now spring clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:43:06 -0500
  ...John Reynolds wrote: > Is there a spring clamp listing of all the sizes and amounts needed for the vanagon 2.1? It seems to...
• Re: wanted: exhaust part number
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:22:28 -0800
  ...no springs anywhere. the bolts are common M8 X 1.25 abailable at hardware stores. As long as it's nut and bolt, use...
• Re: Slider Hinge
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:45:39 -0700
  ...If they eliminated that cap (upper hinge link seal) there must still be a sleeve that fits between the spring and the post it...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:27:03 -0700
  ...1.5" lift springs Interesting - just last week I installed new GW shocks/springs on my Weekender bringing me up from Carat height to...
• Doughnut Height Measurement Data
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:58:47 -0400
  ...But if my spring has the same height as a regular Westy Syncro spring, and hence is not compressed, and has no additional pre...
• Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...info needed
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:03:27 -0500
  ...I could build >a lot of different springs with the information I asked for, and never >duplicate Steve's great springs. > >> >> BenT >> The shorter...
• Re: Van update and spring perches
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 20:04:13 -0400
  ...But one thing unexpected was finding a separating spring perch and broken lower bump stop on drivers side. Maybe the spring shifting was causing...
• VW weekend, Eureka Springs, AR
  Historical mailing list - Samantha
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:42:08 -0700
  Hey VWheads, Starting next Friday in Eureka Springs, AR there is a Volkswagen festival. It includes a swap, parade, leisure drive, and other festivities...
• Installing front syncro shocks-HOW TO??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:36:09 -0800
  ...Do I need a coil spring compressor to install the fronts? Can I do it without? I've looked at the "How to install...
• Re: Syncro rear shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:05:35 -0700
  Randy and list, Good luck on installing the front springs without a compresser! Actually, it is quite hard unless you have a really good...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:41:30 -0700
  ...The spring length is shorter with the spacer than without with no weight on the suspension. I am doing the fronts this weekend...Kyle...
• Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:57:42 -0700
  ...for H&R lowering springs users > > Hello All, > > I just lowered my 87 GL thanks to some H & R springs that a fellow listee...
• Re: Shifter spring placement
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:42:50 -0500
  ...Here is a picture to illustrate my question: > > http://tinyurl.com/7hxqzuq > > I just want to make sure that the base of the spring...
• Re: How Do You Know If Your Springs Need To Be Replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:19:11 -0700
  ...These vans have 1/2 inch shorter springs in them compared to a regular say, 88 westy. I'm still sorting through shocks/wheels...
• Syncro Shocks, an update/lo
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 10:03:43 -0600
  ...Seikel says the springs he sells are much stiffer than the factory springs and are also progressive rate. He said the factory springs are...
• Re: Slider Hinge
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:45:35 -0500
  ...On my original spring I found some strange plastic thing inside the spring that was starting to come out. It had the rubber on...
• Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:10 -0700
  ...Anyway, under the floor, the shift linkage of the 5sp gearbox has a spring loaded plunger to allow the lever to come way over...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:18:13 -0500
  I'm familiar with the spring clamps. I'm not familiar with these. They must be crimp clamps. On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at...
• Re: Syncro shocks-group purchase
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:05:44 -0800
  ...The currenty set that I am experimenting with has too much travel and when fully extended the spring *could* pop out with an unluckey...
• Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:31:01 -0700
  ...GoWesty Spring Bonk Hi all, I did my own GW 1.5" lift spring install last fall and upgraded to bilsteins in the process...
• Carat pop-out table latch info needed
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:29:26 -0800
  ...Mine is missing the spring-loaded washer assembly although I do have the latch post and, thankfully, a working rotating cawl with its tiny...
• Re: valve spring compressor tool advice?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 22:41:43 -0700
  Hey Paul, if you're currently in Vancouver you're more than welcome to borrow my C-clamp style valve spring compressor. On Tue...
• Lift Pop Top With No Spring Assist?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:30:30 -0700
  ...Anyone "made do" with 2 non functioning spring assists? Just planning ahead for future install of lift assist kit. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
• oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:44:10 -0500
  Any one use oil filters other than german made?? I just changed my oil ...the bosch filter i removed has all kinds of springs...
• Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 14:02:34 +0000
  Hi All, Does anyone have any experience with replacing the rear springs on a Westie? My 85 has a serious sagging in the rear...
• Re: Syncro spring lengths
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 20:35:09 -0700
  ...to measure the amount of force it took to get a spring to deflect a measured distance. If you have access to a hydraulic...
• suspention hieght
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:41:27 EDT
  Hi all, Was the ride height change made in 88,' made by shortening the springs? Was the spring rate same? What was the purpose...
• Syncro Springs - LAST CALL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Schwenk
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:21:30 -0800
  We are 2 weeks out from the production date of this year's run of syncro springs. There is less than a week left...
• spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:48:01 -0800
  Hello collective wisdom, Anyone know of a domestic source for the type of spring spacers shown here: http://www.syncro-services.com/mitte_lift...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:34:28 -0400
  ...1.5" lift springs Interesting - just last week I installed new GW shocks/springs on my Weekender bringing me up from Carat height to...
• Re: Diaphragm Springs - Exhaust - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:13:48 -0400
  ...Diaphragm Springs - Exhaust - 2.1L WBX For a long time I used long bolts with rather stiff springs from a hardware store or home...
• Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:14:15 EDT
  ...On mine the spring is weak so the spring sometimes pops off. You've just reminded me to replace it once and for all...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:16:30 -0700
  ...Jeff's comment) nice to know they likely have > springs. > > Neil. > > > Just grabbed a single Beck/Arnley cylinder from FLAPs - it has a spring...
• front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 05:10:59 +0000
  ...I have just had the springs replaced on the rear and an alignment done that is finally accurate...the guys at the shop did...
• Shocks and Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
  ...Eric, Some thoughts for your springs. Installing shims or replacing the springs requires the same labor effort. At a minimum you should plan for...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:28:48 -0500
  Mine spit that spring out a few years ago and now my slider will not lock. Anyone know where I can get the spring...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:54:27 -0700
  ...We learned the HARD WAY why that >>damn little spring is so important! Without the little spring the >>pistons collapse, causing you to have...
• Re: Compression, Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:15:40 -0700
  ...I also measure the installed spring pressure values as apart of the ssembly. What I see is that the new AMC springs have less...
• Re: Question about westy poptop crossbar
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:16:36 -0700
  ...The OEM springs in arms provide a great deal of assist. A cable runs through spring in each lower arm terminating at the upper...
• Re: Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Wed, 24 May 2000 16:31:54 -0700
  ...My next step was to see if any spring clamp pliers could work in what would need to be a right angle to the...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:17:16 -0500
  ...Now I know how to get this little circular spring on the end of the cylinder so that it stays there when the cylinder...
• Re: '82 sliding door lock is loose
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 12 May 2006 00:46:18 -0400
  ...I dare anyone to replace that spring!!! I finally gave up and followed a wise group member's advice. I slid a piece of...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 21:29:18 -0700
  ...I now realize that on my motorcyles, the spring adjustment does in >fact compress the spring. You turn a nut that directly compresses it...
• where does this part go
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:50 -0500
  I have two different springs ones part number is 251 843 381 the other is 251 843 382 . I don't have a working...
• Re: Front Spring questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:39:03 -0800
  On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Again, you should check Frank's Spring Height...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:13:23 -0500
  ...I have a couple different spring compressors but this is one > of my favorites. This looks same as mine but I have a different...
• Re: Trusted mechanic in Springfield MO
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:47:42 -0500
  Always check RoadHaus.com There is an "Import Car Service" in Springfield with good recommendations listed: http://www.roadhaus.com/shops_search_map.php...
• Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:44:49 -0700
  ...It just seems more difficult to get it right as the springs would need to be done separately. I'm now leaning (no pun...
• Re: return mechanism for throwout fork?
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:49:21 -0400
  My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm outside the housing. I was looking at some images I...