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• Axle seals
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:31:27 -0700
  Which direction do the grease seals on the front rotors go? Flat-side facing out? Flat side facing in? thanks Todd '88 Westy
• Re: HEV conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:20:43 +1200
  ...Could I replace my 2WD front suspension and steering >components with those from a Syncro sans axle shafts? Then install a pair >of electric...
• Front wheel dust caps.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 03:13:17 -0400 (EDT)
  Anyone know an easy way to remove the dust caps on the front whels? I'm tying to replace the rotors in my westy...
• Re: 2wd Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:28:46 -0500
  ...2wd Syncro? The front diff won't turn if you pull the front axles. Just use the outer CV joint housings to hold the...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:04:16 -0700
  ...inner cv boots on the front axles to have the inner ends of the boot clamped to the axle shaft. But the manual does...
• Aluminum Car Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:25:17 EST
  ...Double axle with surge brakes on both axles. Has tilt bed with ramps and ratchet tied downs for front tires. Full length fenders with...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:44:50 -0500
  ...The "Best" way is to disconnect the rear axles and tow it with the front wheels on the dolly. Weight distribution is very nearly...
• Re: Inner CV boot replacement on an '81
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:21:28 EST
  ...The joints were extremely tight-fitting onto the axle shafts and I had a hell of a time removing them with the axles in...
• Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:54:52 -0400
  ...What if i just cut off the drive axles? I don't need them.... If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand...
• Towing a vanagon on a trailer
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 20:25:40 -0500
  ...Just keep the C of G over the front axle or so. We used a tandem axle trailer and a GMC 2500 diesel PU...
• Syncro front diff for sale
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Gibson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:02:40 -0500
  Hi, I am selling a front diff from an 87 syncro for a friend. It came out of a wrecked Syncro that had 70...
• Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:00:53 -0800
  ...Only two issues - need the outer ends of front axles to go in the wheel bearings....like the outer stub axles, and the other...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:20:16 -0700
  Yes, the front outer Syncro cv joint is held onto the half shaft with a snap ring. I would add the Syncro yahoo group...
• AUDI Turbo Rims - WARNING
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 10:06:04 +0300
  ...Vanagons are built to carry 1100 kg (2425 lb) on front, and 1300 kg (2866 lb) on rear axle. At total maximum weight of...
• Warnout Syncro CV joint WTB !!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:26:04 -0400
  ...I have a Syncro that I need to keep movable but would like to remnove the front dif. and axles. Without the Front CV...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:17:59 -0800
  Hi Ellen, But Lola didn't have a fat old guy sitting over the front axle! :^) As for the purpose of knowing the axle...
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:25:00 -0400
  ...But, I just replaced a broken front axle. The reason the prop shaft is out is I sent it to check the balance. There...
• Re: Stub axle...are they all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 03:03:48 -0400
  Does anyone definitely know about this stub axle dilemma? I could really use the help :) TIA, Dan Burgos '81 Westy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <<From: H Steven Dolan...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:29:04 -0500
  ...70. �Van Cafe has new front axle for $265. �Do the Bus Depot products not include the axle, just the CV joints? �And does...
• Re: question bout diff-lock and tires (new syncro owner)
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:27:28 EST
  ...A rear locker without even having power to the front axle does about the same thing - takes you from 1 wheel drive to 2...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:53:12 -0700
  ...Considering that the entire weight of a full Vanagon is distributed 50/50 over both axles, nearly all the weight of the "trailer" is...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:20:46 -0700
  ...sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>  FedEx just delivered axle assembly to my front porch, right on time. Yes....this axle is packed full of grease....and...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:32:19 -0400
  ...Van Cafe has new front axle for $265. Do the Bus Depot products not include the axle, just the CV joints? And does the...
• Re: The most butch vanagon I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:56:18 -0800
  ...It would be extremely difficult to get a syncro that low in the front too. the front axles have to go through the front...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:49 -0800
  ...The rear bearings were new and the front serviced a little over 40,000 miles ago. I've scheduled my van into the shop...
• Re: Front Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:24:04 EST
  Front axle nut # 251 407 671 ~~~~~~~$1.48 On our home page on the top left second down is the part search click on...
• Re: Disc brakes on pre-'71 buses.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 18:34:34
  ...I had planned to just swap out the front axles but the 72 axle would not fit. The torsion tubes were larger and wouldn...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 05:22:02 -0500
  ...aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > oddly, amazingly ..their is more weight on the front axle than on the > rear ( drive ) axle !!
• Re: Tire Ratings
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 17:32:18 -0400
  ...It tells you the maximum the van and its contents can weigh, (GVWR) including how much the front axle and rear axles are allowed...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:47:05 +1300
  ...Outer axle-end dropped down, disconnected from the hub. A flailing axle-end at speed could cause further damage. Maybe Totota CVs are just...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:09:14 -0600
  ...Install axle. Also applies to other applications, front wheel drive, etc. Works for me. Howard > Okay, one more thing: > How do people get the...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 22:49:42 -0500
  ...them front to rear. >> >> Gary >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That front axle weight...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:22:06 -0700
  ...outer end of the stub axle that goes through the hub. not a good thing of course. Syncro front suspension is 'different' or challenging...
• Broken front drive shaft.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:53:04 -0500
  ...Well, I have now seen a broken front shaft. Of course it was helped by the rusted off broken spring perch on the shock...
• Broken front drive shaft.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:53:04 -0500
  ...Well, I have now seen a broken front shaft. Of course it was helped by the rusted off broken spring perch on the shock...
• Mo Parts---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:56:43 -0600
  ...R/H axle assembly (1) R/H rear axle housing assembly (1) L/H rear axle housing assembly (1) R/H front A- arm...
• Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:59:42 -0600
  ...up front. This noise - and it could be a bearing - is there somewhere. I just hink maybe it's a stub axle bearing. Can...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:55:57 -0700
  nope, different axles. i believe the fronts are longer, and have a different inner CV. not sure, though about the CV. bill On Monday...
• Re: Interesting vanagon seen today...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:31:32 +1200
  ...Why not do a double-stretch with dual IRS axles? Be REALLY different and have dual front axles too, both steering! Andrew Grebneff 165...
• Re: syncro - front cv joint r&r
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:47:34 -0700
  ...I'd prefer > to take entire front axle out and regrease both ends while I am at > it, and looking at bentley it seems...
• Re: hello and a new memeber.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 08:02:55 -0500
  ...a VW dealer. (Molybdenum Grease like for front disk brake bearings will turn the rear axle bearings into bushings, don't use it.) 9...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:53:52 -0700
  ...inner cv boots on the front axles to have the inner ends >> of the boot clamped to the axle shaft. But the manual does...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:21:23 -0400
  ...I-beam independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with leaf springs) except that it chewed up front tires. Wheel hop was...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Thomas
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:32:13 -0700
  ...Van Cafe has new front axle for $265. Do the Bus Depot products not include the axle, just the CV joints? And does the...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:05:47 -0700
  ...inner cv boots on the front axles to have the inner ends of the boot clamped to the axle shaft. But the manual does...
• Re: Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 11 May 2000 10:19:40 -0600
  ...I already have the joints, otherwise I would just replace the entire axle. The question is do I have to take off the hub...
• Extra! Extra! Axle nut turns!...Read all about it!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:40:25 -0300
  ...Having already mangled both a 1/2" and 3/4" drive flex-heads on this axle nut, I opted for the 3/4" sliding...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:02:20 -0500
  ...Not like I just wanted to take the axle nut off. Wasn't like the axle nuts was just loose, there was plenty of...
• Re: noise from transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:14:59 -0800
  ...in front and behind one front wheel to keep the van from rolling. Get on the ground and grab one of the axles in...
• Vanagon Wieght Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:59:46 -0500
  The 2WD GVWR is 5160, with front axle at 2,646, rear at 2,866 pounds. The Syncro is rated at 5,512, 2...
• F.S. 16 inch wheel syncro front outter cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:10:56 -0500
  I have come across a set of front outer cv joints that require a larger axle from what I can tell they are for...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:08:27 -0700
  ...What if i just cut off the drive axles? I don't need them.... If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 May 2002 16:49:42 -0500
  ...over together and holding our axles in each hand, turn right > or left until facing rearward, and the front of the van is at...
• drums to discs.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:40:12 -0700
  Change front axle beam? The DFO of my truck had a complete 71 front axle, beam, etc, which he was planning to use on...
• Front CV's on a syncro
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:49:19 -0400
  I would like to thank those who gave me tips on how to best proceed with replacing/rebooting my front axles on my syncro...
• Re: Clunk in Front
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Fri, 19 May 2017 18:37:07 -0400
  I had CZs and axles making a noise that could be described the way you did. But if you didn't replace an OEM...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 15:05:12 -1000
  ...aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > >> oddly, amazingly ..their is more weight on the front axle than on the >> rear ( drive ) axle !!
• Re: Tire question..
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:04:33 -0800
  ...You'll see the >Gross Vehicle weight in total, and the weight on the front and >rear axles. Choose tires such that one tire...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:35:24 -0500
  ...The Vanagon has its weight more or less equally distributed on front and rear axles, with the passenger Vanagon actually carrying more weight over...
• Re: Front axle rip off? NO VANAGON CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:39:25 -0500
  ...Next thing I know the service rep is calling my > wife telling her that they recommend that she also have both front axles > replaced...