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• Re: E-Code Boots
  Historical mailing list - Victor M Montgomery
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:11:17 -0500
  ...On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:18:49 -0800 Steve <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com> writes: >I managed to construct a pair of rubber boots...
• Re: Power Steering Racks?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:35:51 -0400
  ...It is what they call a "short rack" that means it has no tie rods or boots included. I also sell a Maval rack...
• Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:01:40 -0700
  ...I just found the missing fluid in the passenger side�boot of the power steering rack. Can someone tell me if this is repairable...
• 900 numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 15:13:33 +0800
  ...976 LONG ago! Just for that last round, I'm adding a parka to the long underwear and flannel shirt with hiking boots. ;) /martha
• What is this Part
  Historical mailing list - William Webster
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:02:24 EST
  ...The round device it connects to(on top of motor) goes over to the intake boot via a rubber hose. Van runs O.K...
• Repack manual rack?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:23:56 EDT
  ...It looks as though the best bet is to force grease in under the rubber boot at the input shaft, but would appreciate any...
• Re: paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:15:35 EST
  ...rear window....prime and repaint using new silkens computer controlled paint booth. This estimate was from one of the best paint shops in town...
• Re: CV JOINTS; IS THERE A INSIDE/OUTSIDE DIFFERENCE?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:19:47 EDT
  ...Those groove sides should be on the boot sides as I noticed on the old ones... Jim W88kender Los Angeles Thanks Jim, That's...
• Re: 5-speed shift linkage..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 30 May 2017 09:52:38 -0400
  Don, I think this is the boot you seek: *https://www.vanagain.com/shop/bellows-for-5-speed-shifter-from-985-1991/ <https://www...
• accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:22:21 -0700
  ...Where did it go? The ribbed boot at the engine end was in tatters as well. A note on the tattered boot, it actually...
• Re: CV Repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 06 Apr 95 15:19:55 EDT
  ...If you need new boots, those are pretty cheap. IF you do this, and have any boots that are even questionable, now would be...
• Re: [vanagon] Installing power mirrors on vanagon & PM FS (wasRe: Permanent ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:18:45 EST
  ...the hardest part is feeding the wire thru the door boot - but i wouldnt even do that..just put that wire cover you can...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  Hi. --- Leslie H Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET> wrote: > 1) an air boot or conduit > - a tube that goes from the air flow meter...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 01:57:03 -0500
  ...7" rounds, two OSRAM 60/55W HI/LO and two weather boots, all for $89.99 CDN - code HCK7 Fits beautifully into your original...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:39:18 -0800
  ...boots, but it also moves about the same amount when I push and pull > it.� Is this normal? > > Other than the obvious CV boot...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:28:38 -0400
  ...But, I’m still hoping for a better CV boot than the Rockford. The site worked pretty well. His shipping cost was very reasonable...
• Re: CV Joint installation on half shaft
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 11:13:29 -0800
  ...Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Joel Walker wrote: > > It included CKN joints, 80 gr of MOS2 grease, Lobro boots kit, > > w/hardware...
• Re: Needed: Rear right CV axle '87 Vanagon 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:05:51 -0400
  ...The better boot kits will come with the hardware and grease and some extra parts like an inner clamp and the cone washer which...
• Re: VW concept van at MotorTrend Car show in San Jose
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:51:41 -0500
  ...and maybe the augmented women with spray tans and knee high boots, short skirts, fake blond hair extensions. :) http://www -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: 12v Crock Pot
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:20:02 -0400
  ...wiring it to the exhaust manifold before you set out? That's a hallowed tradition, and zero additional carbon toe-print to boot. :) d
• 89 westy trans maint
  Historical mailing list - Katz, Ron
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:59:05 -0600
  ...I've replaced cv boots (sounds like them) recently. Does anyone have any suggestiions as what regular maintenance is required on the Auto tranny...
• Instrument Cluster Housing
  Historical mailing list - S.E. Booth
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:48:02 -0800
  ...Susan Booth 90 Synchro Westy "Sea Bus"
• Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:06 -0800
  ...It's might be leaking a little gear oil into the CV/boot. There should be info on this in archives. Or there is...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:15:34 -0500
  ...I just wanted to clarify that the boot had failed. And > yes. The white neutral wire had poked out of the broken boot. > > All...
• Re: Tranny Oil Question '66 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 03:48:08 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the axle boots because they're crumbly and one is actually leaking oil. I have both of the new boots and...
• Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Mon, 07 Oct 1996 16:58:43 -0400
  ...While I was under there I noticed a slit CV boot. Getting the axle off is no big thing, taking the CV off of...
• Re: cv joint lubing
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 13:22:52 -0500
  ...It is very easy, >to take apart/assembleeven with the inner race and boot still on the axel. > >However, I wouldn't monkey around...
• Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:18:37 -0600
  ...Taking advantage of the warmer temps, I crawled under there only to find some rotting of the inboard axle boot but no seepage of...
• Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question Redux
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:57:24 -0800
  ...axel coming off each side of the > transmission with large rubber boots creating a seal to keep debris out. > They have a full ring...
• Small successes first Axle in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:13:50 -0400
  ...And I help a friend do the same on my bus to fix the ever failing cv boots. Today I solo removed and replaced...
• Re: Syncro Tintops
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:16:47 -0700
  ...Need 3 CV boots, one tie rod end, and one steering rack boot. Probably shift linkage bushing soon. Very clean interior. SS coolant pipes...
• Re: Cost effective? (CV joint repack)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:26:18 -0700
  ...The labor to remove each shaft and all 4 > joints, repack and replace the boots isn't cost effective. You're better off > waiting...
• Re: front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - Tim king
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 15:15:05 -0700
  ...like some sort of grease on the inside boot of > the right tie rod, the boot looks to be in good shape, any suggestions...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 6 Aug 2022 20:08:29 -0700
  ...Bruce On Saturday, August 6, 2022, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > I check under both vans and find all for CV boots are...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:53:00 -0400
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• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:10:56 -0400
  Insert gorilla grunting noises here! On Wed, April 15, 2009 1:37 pm, Brendan Slevin wrote: > Am I the only one that enjoys CV...
• Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - JLDilworth
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:17:40 EST
  Ken Lewis, thanks for the idea about looking for oil in the rubber boot that connects the throttle body and the air flow sensor...
• Replacement of an accellerator cable
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 17:45:32 -0500
  ...it soon, mine is frozen stiff in the cold weather, the boots at the end rotted of a couple of years ago and it...
• Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:45:12 -0800
  ...a job is this? Right now I'm replacing my CV boots and while I'm in there . . . Many thanks! Steve 84 Westy "Calvin"
• Re: remote mirrow problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:32:48 -0400
  Rick, Check the wiring inside the rubber boot that connects between the door and the body on the driver's side. Chances are you...
• Re: CV Joint Protectors MAJOR SYNCRO POST
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 5 May 2001 15:21:16 EDT
  ...Now I know why they didn't come with the CV boot guards. I was getting annoyed with my European contact at one point...
• Re: 85 Westy Utility Covers and spring
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:44:54 EST
  ...We could have them anodized in three or four colors to boot. Having them made out of high tensile strength aluminum might be the...
• Re: Bed Extension Tool Cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:17:41 -0700
  ...Keeps it 'fresh' and makes it really small to boot. If you have a 12v vac or air pump (with a venturi-type vac...
• Re: Leaking CV Boot... :)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:08:35 -0800
  ...It's > >> might be leaking a little gear oil into the CV/boot. There should be > info on > >> this in archives. > >> > >> Or there is...
• Re: Complete Axle arrive, and some questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:02:14 -0400
  ...Just having the healthy axle with good boots ready to go makes me happy. Anyone have a set of Auto Trans axles I can...
• Vanagon at the polls today
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:08:58 -0800
  ...Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 9:37 AM I thought that booth felt a little cramped....... :) But yes, I did my duty first thing this...
• Re: a (cv) day in the sun
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 20:22:59 EST
  ...a non-running van that he was parting out) and the boot was full of gear oil. When I finally got it off, the...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:03:19 -0400
  ...I’m tempted now to keep my ears open for quality CV join, maybe even original used and a boot kit just to keep...
• Why you stick your head in your engine now and again...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 25 May 2010 00:57:45 -0700
  ...I'm looking around to see what else is to be seen and I notice that the inner driver's side CV boot has...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Nut Research
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:15:45 -0500
  Yes, I put new self-locking nuts at front axles while I was replacing the outer boots. I also put new circlip for the...
• Re: Syncro Tintops
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:20:50 -0700
  ...Need 3 CV boots, one tie rod end, and one steering > rack > > boot. Probably shift linkage bushing soon. Very clean interior. SS > coolant > > pipes...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:51:11 -0700
  ...Or side extensions on roof racks that allow you to hoist one end, the the other, of the Bootle Bumtrinket on to racks and...
• Re: Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:47:24 +0000
  ...the outer CV boot bolts? There doesn't seem to be much room to get to those outer CV boot bolts while installed. Challenge...
• Re: Part
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:10:50 -0600
  ...On 4/18/2015 11:36 AM, Gmail wrote: > Looks like the weather boot from a headlight bulb socket. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On...
• Re: Subject: Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:10:17 -0400
  No clamps on the small ends. -craig On Mar 22, 2013, at 3:54 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote: > i think some...
• CV problem?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maikranz
  Sat, 2 May 2009 10:05:27 -0500
  Ok, I had a torn boot and heard some clunking, so I replaced both rear half axels with brand new ones. Now I have...
• Re: EV Power Steering Boots - Disintegrating
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 11:13:33 -0800
  Trace C. asks: >Also, I was wondering if those of you that have performed the posted >"fix" to the EV gauge problems, have had...
• Re: bus boys catalog??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 23:47:21 -0500
  >GET THE DAMN CATALOG OUT TO EVERYONE ALREADY!!! >Oh and PS guys I can now get genuine rubber OEM VW CV boots >for $8...
• Re: American Racing - Jetta Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:05:52 EDT
  In a message dated 10/23/98 11:34:22 AM !!!First Boot!!!, dad@TOGETHER.NET writes: << I just bought a 1990 Jetta for...
• Power Steering Rack Leaking 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 10:31:59 -0500
  Volks, I am leaking power steering fluid on the front left boot of the power steering rack, very little fluid making it to the...