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• 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] air suspension group purchase - FREE SHIPPING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 07:53:42 EST
  ...Definitely worth purchasing, with or >> without the compressor. > >Ron, >what would be the advantage of having these if I already have Steve's >springs...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 16:40:16 -0800
  ...springs have sagged a bit because of the extra > weight. > > So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the springs...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - for4beglins
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 19:18:44 -0700
  ...springs have sagged a bit because of the > extra >weight. > >So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the > >springs...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 6 May 2008 15:02:14 -0400
  ...What I did was, I replaced the receiver/dryer, removed the compressor and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed the system...
• Re: A/C R-12 to R-134A
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 3 May 2001 07:38:39 -0600
  ...spring for three or four years, I had to add about a pound of R12 to my system (slow leak at the front compressor...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:48:10 -0400
  ...The >> > spring is so small compared to most spring compressor tools. >> > >> > Does anyone have any tips on how to get the spring back on...
• Re: AC Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Fraser
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:02:08 -0800
  ...As far as my project goes, I guess I have the winter & spring to figure out how to mount the compressor and get the...
• Piston Rings, HELP
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:39:29 -0400
  Hi, well I finally fabricated a spring compressor starting from the one GEne Berg sells. I think it will work well. The problem is...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bingman
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:53:22 -0800
  ...Now the questions to you all are - > - Where to rent the spring compressors in Portland, OR or > - What's the best shop for the...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 May 2008 06:17:09 -0500
  ...the compressor to come on > without hotwiring it. So the systems sit all winter until we turn them > on in the spring and by...
• How to remove upper ball joint???
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 07:24:16 +0200
  ...Do I need a spring compressor to do this? What happens if I just remove the bolts of the upper ball joint with all...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:02:17 -0700
  ...Do I need to use a spring compressor?" Not sure if you should be lifting the LCA to line up with the rod or...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:53:00 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? > > You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom > of the cylinders leaviing...
• Front suspension question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:12:45 -0500
  ...Can I do this without a spring compressor. This is a tool I am concerned about using due to safety. Currently my front is...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:48:01 -0700
  ...I volunteer my van if someone has some doughnuts and a spring compressor and a spare weekend to give me ;) dave
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:02:23 -0400
  ...Do I need to use a spring compressor? >
• spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:55:04 -0600
  ...So, why don't you just go out to your van tonight with some spacers, a jack, a ruler, spring compressor and a six...
• fixing a/c -- what to plan on?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:04:24 -0700
  ...I assume the compressor will need replacing, along with the same pieces the '90 gets? Fans, etc... appear to work fine. BIG question: since...
• Re: Syncro rear shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:05:35 -0700
  ...is a bit steep for me, especially since I just finished an >engine conversion. >Has anyone installed front syncro shocks without a spring compressor...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 10:59:37 -0600
  ...Any tips on simplifying/speeding-up spring removal or best compressors to use? > steve > Steve, Onward and upward.... Since you're going to put...
• Changing Syncro Front Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2000 13:50:52 -0400
  ...No spring compressor is required and no special VW tools are needed. I have included his procedure in case anyone missed it. I need...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 7 May 2008 21:06:21 +0000
  ...the compressor to come on > > without hotwiring it. So the systems sit all winter until we turn them > > on in the spring and by...
• Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 21:15:19 -0400
  ...he seemed to think they would come out safely without a spring compressor. Is that true? i thought folks here said it was needed...
• cam follower bores
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 22:57:58 -0400
  ...I was using my home-made valve spring compressor. I've since filed down the culprit corners of the compressor so it won't...
• Re: Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 01:28:01 +0000
  Joel, did you install your Bilstein's yourself or have them put on? Spring compressor? I've got 'em but haven't put them...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 17:27:35 -0700
  ...On 7/5/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > No need for compressor on 2wd front spring removal. > > Got Bentley? > > Alistair > >> On Jul...
• Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 May 2012 21:47:58 +0000
  ...Put the spacer in place and there was no way that spring was going back in place! Had to get the spring compressor back...
• Re: AC High and Low sides
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 20 May 2010 17:22:46 -0600
  Almost without exception the low side is on the right, because that's coming FROM the condenser up front and INTO the compressor, and...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:26:08 -0500
  ...The > >> > spring is so small compared to most spring compressor tools. > >> > > >> > Does anyone have any tips on how to get the spring back on...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 14:07:25 -0700
  ...springs have sagged a bit because of the extra >weight. > >So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the springs...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 06:12:19 -0700
  ...springs have sagged a bit because of the extra >>weight. >> >>So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the springs...
• Re: '88 removing coil springs?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:56:20 EST
  ...He was using a proper spring compressor (orders of magnitude stronger than your friend's bailing twine) when one of the two 3/4...
• Re: Air Conditioner Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 21:33:29 -0600
  ...I replaced the reciever-drier , emptied the old oil out of the compressor, replaced it with ester oil. I put in new O-rings...
• Re: One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:57:45 -0600
  Hello List, I noticed one member suggested one of these cheap12 volt portable compressors. Bare in mind there not cheap, they are like a...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:00:15 -1000
  one of the many wonderful things about Vanagons ( speaking 2WD and not syncro here ) ...No spring compressor needed to change shocks . Yippee ! the front...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:09:33 -0800
  ...I have done front shocks and springs 4 times on the old style Syncro. I never used a spring compressor and it was never...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:50:39 -0800
  ...Now the questions to you all are - - Where to rent the spring compressors in Portland, OR or - What's the best shop for the...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 15:16:45 -0500
  ...of '02. > > What I did was, I replaced the receiver/dryer, removed the compressor > and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed...
• Re: Parts available for sale
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:16:03 +0000
  ...Koni shocks (brand new) > Carat springs (lowers any vanagon) > Syncro springs (stock, ~30,000 miles on them) > Ac compressors. > Rear blower motors. > Dash components...
• syncro front shock install
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 22:29:54 -0700
  ...A few of you had mentioned that the tasked was performed without the use of a spring compressor. Would anyone care to elaborate on...
• clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:09:44 -0600
  ...Any ideas? If I have to replace the lower ball joint, is this something I can do without special tools like a spring compressor...
• FW: AirLift group purchase complete?
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:02:56 -0700
  ...tell you that the air springs have been installed on my Syncro in the simplest fashion, without the compressor and gauge (which will be...
• Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 15:55:35 -0700
  ...Put the spacer in place and there was no way that spring was going back in place! Had to get the spring compressor back...
• AC converted to 134 - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:09:14 -0500
  ...Although the compressor is noisy, the diagnosis was that the high pressure hose was leaking, not the compressor as I anticipated. Here's the...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 17:56:26 -0400
  ...compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed to add a � pound of 134a last summer to get ice-cold air again. This spring, the...
• Re: Rear Westy suspension
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:14:22 -0700
  ...Jack it up, remove the wheels, remove lower shock bolt, swing the control arm down, and pull the spring out. No spring compressor is...
• air suspension tests on Syncro and 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:11:25 -0700
  ...This is similar to having a spring with a progressive spring rate. The more the rubber stop presses into the air ball the more...
• Re: front shock replacement
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:18:50 -0800
  ...You do NOT need a spring compressor, you don't even have to touch the springs. It was easier on my '84 since it...
• Re: Vanagon Mania
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:50:49 -0500
  ...Go buy a spring compressor > and you have more money into the job, than paying someone. You *could* rent one. But there are certainly...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:03:09 -0800
  ...Either way, look to the spring! And there is good news - the springs can be removed and replaced without a compressor. Get the van...
• Cylinder head repair question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:56:59 -0800
  ...I have a lapping tool and compound.A spring compressor to remove all valves. My question is valve guides? Can these be changed by...
• Re: Merry Christmas and a Vanagon question for you
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 07:35:09 -0500
  ...Various valve spring compressors are available to install the springs with the head on the car. I use a lever type that uses the...
• Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 May 2012 23:18:53 +0000
  ...Put the > > spacer in place and there was no way that spring was going back in > > place! Had to get the spring compressor back...
• Parts available for sale
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:03:24 -0400
  ...Koni shocks (brand new) Carat springs (lowers any vanagon) Syncro springs (stock, ~30,000 miles on them) Ac compressors. Rear blower motors. Dash components...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:50:25 -0400
  ...Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > No need for compressor on 2wd front spring removal. > > > > Got Bentley? > > > > Alistair > > > >> On Jul 5, 2017, at 4...
• Re: [Syncro] air suspension group purchase - FREE SHIPPING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:22:18 -0800
  ...Definitely worth purchasing, with or > >> without the compressor. > > > >Ron, > >what would be the advantage of having these if I already > have Steve's > >springs...
• Re: A/C useless when over 100 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 07:04:14 -0600
  ...For several years I added about a pound and a half of freon every spring. Two summers back I converted to Freeze-12. I...
• Re: Air-Lift Installation
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:45:34 -0600
  ...It is a vast improvement over the springs alone. Now if you were to add a onboard compessor, with leveling sensors, at each back...
• Re: One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:10:48 -0500
  ...One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind > Hello List, > > I noticed one member suggested one of these cheap12 volt portable > compressors. Bare in mind there...