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• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:49:19 -0400
  The quality-design of most of the available boots is so poor this is becoming a common experience. T3 and GoWesty offer heavy duty...
• Re: electrical boots
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:46:21 -0400
  ...electrical boots After 18 years, every time I disconnect an electrical part (fuel injectors, Temp2 sensor, etc...) the nice rubber boot that protected the...
• Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:41:18 -0700
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1471_300/fuel-injector-electrical-plug-boot.html http://www.ebay.com/itm/A4-4-EV1...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:41:37 -0700
  ...I have had a lot of early failures of replacement boots myself and would love to find a source for boots that would last...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:44:54 -0700
  About 60k miles since I replaced cv boots, at the same time as cv joints. Of course, on some other non VW vehicles I...
• Re: cv boot lube leakage question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:10:00 -0800
  ...cv boot lube leakage question > Hiya Gearheads > > I had my cv boots replaced about 2 yrs ago ( also 2 joints ). now all my > boots...
• Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 May 2011 10:15:06 -0700
  Cracked boots will contribute to wearing the tie rod ends sooner. Unfortunately, after checking both the fiche and ETKA, it appears VW never offered...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:41:45 -0700
  I'd be concerned about trapping moisture inside the boot with this technique. Maybe the boot could be put in a ziplock baggie instead...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:28:42 -0700
  Current boots since 2010. No tears, rips or any other evident damage. I believe they came from Van Cafe, but I have no idea...
• PS Rack Boot revisited
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 19:13:52 +0000
  ...The boot WAS properly aligned. With the hole in the boot, it made the boot appear to be twisted as it didn't "fold...
• Vanagain Rant/New Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:04:03 EDT
  A couple weeks ago that stinky, rotten Ken Wilford posted a special on 1.9L intake boots. I quickly ordered one and in typical...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:15:18 -0600
  ...Just ranting about this because my original German made boots lasted 27 years. I put on new boots from GoWesty and 3 years later...
• Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 14:50:09 +0100
  Capt Meschwitz wrote: > > I just bought and '87 Synchro, and an outboard front CV boot let go the > first day (did I turn a...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:33:13 -0700
  ...No need to unscrew ball joint You can get old and then new boot over the ball joint You’ll see rubber grommet at...
• Re: CV boot seperated
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:32:09 -0400
  Spend the $18 on a new boot. A messy job, but do it once right, and you won't have to worry about it...
• Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 May 2011 20:37:07 -0500
  ...BTW, the use of Beetle boots for this reminds me that we just installed Jetta CV boots. This is getting to be a hybrid...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:10:23 -0500
  My mecanics told me that CV boots for a Vanagon 85, are a special model (about 37$ CDN each). On the catalog of Bus...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:42:36 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts > Mine come apart in the good clean Alabama air. I have heard LOTS of > complaints...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:43:55 -0500
  ...rear cv boots I have torn boots on a 1987 Westy, I ordered two boot kits but now I learned I have to remove...
• Re: Torn bellows boot
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:54:39 -0400
  Hi all, I had the boot on the passenger side split, but fortunately toward one end. I just cut off the split part and...
• Re: bellows boot follow -up q
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:08:55 -0700
  The boot doesn't hold in the power steering fluid; the seals do. If a significant amount of fluid has been lost, new seals...
• Re: Rear CV-Joints/PS Rack boots..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 18:48:54 -0500
  ...The boot will also fit over ther outer tie rod end. Removing the outer end from the steering knuckle and slipping the boot over...
• Vanagon Power Steering System - PS Boots
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:29 -0500
  ...Can anyone point me in the correct direction to tackle this job of replacing my 2 PS rack boots on my 1985 Vanagon....send...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:22:19 -0500
  ...I drove that car for over 200k miles and didn't replace a boot. My 83 camper came to me with aftermarket boots and...
• Puzzler: Why Do Syncro Front/Outer Boots Differ by year?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:07:59 -0500
  ...This means that my 1990 vehicle cannot use the boots made for 1987 vehicles, for example. I have a spare boot kit, but now...
• Re: Puzzler: Why Do Syncro Front/Outer Boots Differ by year?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:01:28 -0800
  ...This means that my 1990 vehicle cannot use the boots made for 1987 vehicles, for example. I have a spare boot kit, but now...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 16:47:54 -0400
  ...So, Assuming I can get the boot, anyone want to talk me through this repair? Eric Caron 85 Auto Westfalia > On Aug 13, 2016...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:19:28 -0400
  Jim, do you have an idea of what brand boots you were installing? I have been installing different brands from GKN/Lobro, Meyle, Rien...
• Re: cv boots that will last??
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:46:55 -0500
  ...Got two boot kits from the Bus Boys that had everything, even new washers. I also got two CV and boot kits from the...
• Re: Tie Rod Boot
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Wed, 3 May 2006 10:19:23 -0400
  ...I replaced me upper control arm bushings not my trailing arm bushings ( Brain freeze on my part) And the boot I'm replacing is...
• need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:26:26 -0700
  One boot on my van's steering rack is torn and needs to be replaced. What's the best way to go about this...
• Re: syncro front CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:20:49 EDT
  does anyone know a good place and price for all 4 front boots? I have one inner R boot torn, any special tools (I...
• Re: ??? CV Joint Repair Boots ???
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:53:04 EDT
  Are repair boots, i.e., replacement boots which are can be installed with the axles in place, made for the rear CV joints? If...
• FW: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:22:50 -0400
  ...I'm getting some parts and the supplier has indicated they sell the Rockford USA CV boots. Is it advisable to replace the boots...
• FW: CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:32:32 -0400
  ...CV Boots and crimp clamps Hi- So I ordered and recieved a set of 4 CV Boot Kits to replace the boots on the...
• Re: Worn, disintegrating or missing Injector Boots
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:59:04 -0800
  ...My injector boots are nearly non-existent. :-( Aaron Reams -85 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Walter Evens [mailto:wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM] Sent: Tuesday, February 12...
• 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:42:57 -0500
  All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my boots today, 9 months after putting four new...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:13:16 -0500
  I am having my local shop save me some of the metal parts of discarded boots. I am going to try to sew up...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:26:35 -0700
  ...I pulled the axle and removed the inner joint and slid the outer boot off that end. Regreased and installed new boot bought locally...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:14:17 -0500
  ...Jim On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:22 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe the cracked boots every two years is a...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:56:48 -0700
  ...9-month life on new CV boots >> >> All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my >> boots...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:35:22 -0500
  ...I was under the > van for a different reason but inspected the boots. Driver’s side lower > boot is ripped almost completely through and...
• Re: Help with L�BRO CV Boot part number / Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:22:29 -0700
  ...Michael, Which boot do you have? Keep in mind my search was for Syncro 16 (with front locker) boots which are larger than the...
• FW: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:12:14 -0400
  ...Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps I have never used the clamps on the rear CV joint boots. Once when a friend did...
• Re: Boot Camp
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 95 10:35:15 EDT
  > reassembly), a new circlip, 90 grams of CV joint lubricant, and a > new boot clamp. J.C.Whitney's kits are from Meistersatz, the...
• cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:25:25 -0600
  Hi Volks, I have trouble keeping cv boots on my son Tom's 86 westy 265 k miles. Doesn't seem to make any...
• Re: cv boots that will last??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:48:41 +0000
  I have LOBRO (6 15212 7500 505) comes with the boot, retaining clips, washer plates, circlips, fasteners, and grease, and very good installation instructions...
• Re: Same Syncro Boots? NO! (and
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 15:55:09 -0500
  I thought the upgraded boots were simply the fancy blue style. Are you *sure,* Steve, that the boots are not interchangeable between years? If...
• CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:26:37 -0600
  ...I'm getting some parts and the supplier has indicated they sell the Rockford USA CV boots. Is it advisable to replace the boots...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 01:48:54 -0500
  Well I just got 4 CV boots off of Ebay, all came sealed in Febi Bilstein boxes, Two of them are Marked KOK in...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:42:39 -0700
  I've never, in about 700K miles (several vans), had a boot fail. All have been OEM. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  ...The other > boots (there are > several) > >are loose and expose areas that seem like the boots > were supposed to > cover. > >Questions: > >Are these boots...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:29:04 -0500
  ...The joints go bad when the joints go bad, and that has nothing to do with the life of the boot (though the boot...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:31:27 +0000
  Word "on the street" has it, that boiling the rubber boot in water will soften it.  It will NOT get past 212F, it will...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:25:18 -0700
  Lacking the proper tools for removing the ball joint and not wanting to risk damaging the rubber boot around the ball joint I took...
• Swing Axle Boot Q's.
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 09:40:52 MST
  Well, I was under the old '57 last night changing the swing axle boots that attach to the transmission. What a bitty to do...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:41:46 -0500
  I have tried the boots from everyone, and they all do this. Two years is about the most I have been able to get...
• CV Axle Boot Options. Whats the best?
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 19:15:02 -0800
  I'm looking at upgrading my CV axle boots on my 2WD automatic transmission vanagon. It is lifted and at a tight angle. Does...
• Re: SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Wing
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:14:37 -0400
  Just a little warning when you check the boots: beware of the ps fluid shower. Quite a bit of fluid can build up in...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:14:56 -0400
  I bought some boots for a Bay window many many years ago that were made in Brazil. They lasted less than a week. I...