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Re: BALL JOINTS...
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 18:31:02 EDT
...I'm thinking I can use this to remove and install ball joints with it. Is there any trick or special tool needed to...
Tie Rod Balljoint Removal
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:38:11 -0700
...I'll try an easier question. :-) How the heck do you get the balljoint off? I started out by trying to loosen the "locknut...
Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:11:23 -0500
...With the ball mount type, you unbolt the ball, then attach the rack through the same hole the ball attaches to. Quite easy. My...
Upper ball joint - WTF?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:47:34 -0800
I thought these were the easy ones? Can't get the old ball joints out of the control arm. I've got the 8mm...
Re: FAG or SKF wheel bearings?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:36:03 -0700
...I smashed the tip of a ball joint a little when I tried to separate it from the steering structure (don't know its...
Re: Lower ball joint boot question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 2 Jul 2023 23:30:03 -0400
...MDT, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Question on lower ball joint boot. > > My 84 has a ripped lower ball joint boot. I’m...
Re: Help! with balljoints
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:42:10 -0400
Hi Jeff, Push down on the upper control arm to seat the shaft of the balljoint into the steering knuckle. You need to firmly...
ball joint issues
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:49:57 -0800
hello all seems my van has desided to test me again, passenger side ball joint dropped after i was'nt able to make it...
Easy out for ball joint removal - Must have tools: make it easy: AVOID the FORK
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:46:28 EDT
...Once the lower arm is free have a shop press in new lower ball joints and put it back together. Ball joint forks are...
Re: TIICO: cruise control/parts
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:53:23 -0500
...I also purchased a 6mm metric grease fitting to use for the ball-joint ball. I plan on grinding off the nipple, filling the...
Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:40:11 -0700
...Get a tiny open end wrench that will fit over the cable but is smaller than the ball. Place it against the ball. grip...
Re: lower ball jpoint install
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:09:53 -0700
...lower ball jpoint install Hi , Does anyone know the proper way to press the lower balls joints into the steering knuckle (91 2wd)? Is...
RE: Upper Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 21:46:39 -0900 (AKST)
Recently I crawled under the front of my 84 Vanagon and noticed to my dismay that the boots on the upper ball joints were...
Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 May 2005 19:25:16 -0400
...Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there? Hello All: I'm about to have my (long-overdue) Upper and Lower Ball Joints replaced...
cv ball cage: inner or outer chamfer to axle?
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Thu, 2 Jun 2016 00:38:16 -0700
...The balls are contained in the cage openings, but the working is done by their free rotation on the inner and outer ball hubs...
Help! with balljoints
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:12:21 -0700
...side ball joints today, lower one was a bear, but i got it. Now, on the reassembly, I can't get the locknut to...
friday humor (NVC whatsoever) (f)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Feb 2002 12:09:09 EST
...Those cannon fired round iron cannon balls. It > was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. But how to prevent > them from...
ball joint boots
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:11:44 -0500
all my boots are split does anyone have a relatively easy solution for this. ball joints are good with only 80k on them. mike
Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:08:29 -0400
Unfortunately I had a mechanic ruin a ball joint because he didn't have the correct press adapter which clears the steering knuckle. I...
Re: Updated fuel filler neck w/ float ball (to prevent fuel backwash out fill...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:26:17 EST
...the 87 on down dont have the float ball, the 251 201 129 A was used on the '88-'91 vans and has the...
Ball Joints
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:18:33 -0700 (MST)
...I seem to be in need of replacing the ball joints on at least the left side of the Campmobile -- there's about 1...
Good job, Bus Depot Order
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 07:57:04 -0500
> GOOD JOB BUS DEPOT! > > > OK, > Sunday night I noted I had a bad ball joint. Went to the > internet, dialled up Bus Depots WEB...
Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sun, 26 May 2002 16:20:01 +0200
That is a FANTASTIC idea! I will put the entire accuator INSIDE a big balloon... and then tie the opening of the balloon to...
Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:02:03 -0800
He's going to replace the upper ball joints, all right! I'm betting that's what broke... ;) On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at...
Re: Preparing steering knuckles or spindles
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 8 Dec 2019 14:50:55 -0500
...Dennis or others, what would be the best ball joint source for the lower ball joint knuckle? I’m sure the current one is...
Re: Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:37:32 -0400
...There is a groove around that plunger that the > > tiny soring loaded ball is supposed to ride in, until you want reverse, > > tben tbe...
Re: upper ball joint replacement
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:03:34 -0500
...Should work with knuckle still on the van (in this photo I had also removed the lower ball joint)
Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - Tim New
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:02:42 -0800
I need to replace my ball joints, but I have never performed such a repair. I'm not much of a mechanic and any...
Disabled Power steering...cause bad ball joints?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:17:51 -0700
...I've been trying to determine why my new ball joints and control arm bushing wore out after less than a year. A few...
Re: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:39:39 -0700
...The new plastic ball snaps into place on it where it is supposed to be. Mark T Collins wrote: > Hello Volks, > > I want to...
Re: Removing the top ball joint.
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:56:25 -0400
I just did this last weekend (along with the lower ball joints and the tie rod ends) The upper ball joint is actually the...
Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:29:59 -0800
Hi Roger, Zoran also suggested using a big ol' hammer to whang on the cast metal that the ball joint's shaft is pressed...
Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:07:46 -0500
...deep pits occur in the spots where the balls spend the most time. > The balls dig into the surface of their tracks under under...
Tie Rod Balljoint Removal - Clarification of Question.
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:51:46 -0700
...I'll try an easier question. :-) How the heck do you get the balljoint off (the end of the tie rod)? (I've already...
Ball joints
Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:03:41 -0400
...My upper ball joints are beginning to clunk, I think. I have an 87 tin top non-synchro. Are all ball joints created equally...
Bob Hoover's Hair Ball Run
Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 00:02:33 -0500
I've added a couple more sermons and Bob's reports from the "Hair-Ball Run" the the Bob Hoover Home-Page. Richard
Re: Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:54:31 -0400
http://m.harborfreight.com/master-ball-joint-adapter-set-14pc-60307.html On Mar 11, 2015 8:27 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com...
Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 21:35:53 -0400
...20:08 szpejankowski@gmail.com napisał(a): > Unfortunately I had a mechanic ruin a ball joint because he didn't have the correct press...
Re: Mercedes Wheels Installation Question 90 GL
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:50:03 -0700
Another BTW, You don't want to use vanagon ball seat lugnuts, they don't fit the clk interior contour correctly. Vanagon ball seats...
Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:50:27 -0500
...New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice. Dear List, Just finished putting on a new set of ball joints from the...
Re: Shift linkage repair
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:02:26 -0500
...Then you can get a 13mm socket through the hole in the ball lever and slide that off. Reassembly is the reverse. If no...
Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Sun, 20 May 2012 18:12:42 -0400
There is a ball in the tube that allows gas to flow past it when you fill the tank but floats up and blocks...
Re: CVJoints 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Jun 1997 23:26:23 -0400 (EDT)
...I disassembled and cleaned everything and discovered damage to all the races that the balls ride in ( the balls themselves looked undamaged) But the...
Re: Ball joints
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:08:44 -0700
...My upper ball joints are beginning to clunk, I think. I have an 87 tin top non-synchro. Are all ball joints created equally...
Re: oil dripping from dip stick tube
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:03:29 -0500
...Tale a child's balloon and slip the balloon opening over the dipstick tube, tie the un-inflated balloon with a rubber band. Now...
Re: Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:40:25 -0500
Here's the HF tool I use on suspension bushings in and out http://www.harborfreight.com/Ball-Joint-Service-Kit-for-2WD-and...
Ball Joint Question
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Aug 1994 10:57:47 -0400
...I figured that while the torsion arms are lying there on my bench would be a good time to lube the ball joints, but...
Changing the left upper ball joint today- anything I should worry about?
Historical mailing list - mark fisher
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:17:25 -0500
Hi list I'm changing my ball joint today- are there any tricks I should know about? Thanks Mark
Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 07:05:17 -0500
...These ball joints are decent and should not instantly fail. Almost all of the ball joints on my '91 Carat are shot (it is...
Re: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:13:46 +0000
It will make sense when you remove the old ball. The shaft it slides on it not straight. It is flat metal and towards...
Re: Lower ball joint boot question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:27:36 -0400
Hi Jim, I noticed that the lower ball joint boot is sold separately. I thought this might be an indicator that it can be...
Re: Friday fun - VW Bus Ball sculpture - up the ante
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 7 May 2004 07:52:44 -0700
I'll take your VW ball and raise you one slimmed Citroen http://www.crousel.com/orozco/images-go/go-dsexpo.html Alistair -- '82...
replacing ball joints, DIY?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 19:06:17 EDT
Can one change ball joints in the driveway or does it involved a press or something only a shop can handle? TIA Jeff 83...
Friday fun - VW Bus Ball sculpture
Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
Fri, 7 May 2004 06:44:13 -0500
...http://www.boingboing.net/2004/05/05/vw_bus_ball.html
Re: Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:34:46 -0500
...Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings > > > > I use two Harbor Freight tools for the lower ball joint. > > > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint...
Upper Ball Joint Lasts ? miles?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:06:19 -0800
...I'm replacing the D-side upper ball joint. (torn boot) PO receipts say P-side upper done in 04. I'm guessing it...
Re: clicks in the front end
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:22:29 -0600
Andy, Unfortunately that lower ball joint is a press-to-fit item. You will need a hydraulic press to remove the old one and...
Re: Ball Joints Replacement Question
Historical mailing list - Doug Smith
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:35:54 EDT
...In addition to ball joints I have had to replace upper control arm bushings and strut bar bushings, both of which can affect the...
RE: Ball joint bushings on a 1971 Westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
Fri, 8 Mar 96 16:01:50 UT
>The ball joint article on the 'sermon' page was written for bugs, not buses. > I don't recommend using the urethane bushings for use...
front ball joints
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:09:52 -0600
...Also what else should I look for while I have this apart, bushings, lower ball joint etc. Thanks George '85 westfalia