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• Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:46:00 -0800
  Hi All, Found a trans for my 89 VW and the used trans has a pretty bad clutch cross shaft and bushing. What is...
• Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 01:48:25 -0400
  ...FYI they spotwelded my new bushings on. BenT
• Re: Better handling in windy conditions?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:04:04 -0700
  ...vanagon tires 2) incorrect alignment 3) worn out steering parts (including bushings). Larger sway bars help also, but usually it's one (or more...
• Shocks - the front rubber cap bushing...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:26:31 -0700
  For this part the dealership wants 57 dollars... I thought I read that someone was complaining cause his koni's came without this part...
• Re: Q about radius rod on 82 van
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:37:54 -0400
  ...the 2 doughnuts (bushings) "fill" the larger hole in the radius arm (one goes in from top, one in from bottom), the metal sleve...
• Cheap fixes for skylight lift mechanism
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 12:38:36 EDT
  ...Keep the little bushings, you'll need those during reassembly. Now slip a fender washer on one of the bolts, followed by one of...
• Re: Power steering rack - how to tell when it is bad?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:01:32 -0700
  ...normal 😀 ) > > I have now (for various reasons) changed the steering bushings, all > suspension bushings, balljoints, tie rods, and moved to a 25mm sway bar...
• Re: Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 07:48:07 -0400
  ...by > rebuilding the entire front suspension all powerflex bushings including new > powerflex rear trailing arm bushings and moog balljoints and rod > ends,cleaned and...
• Re: Clunk up front when starting from dead stop
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:55:27 -0500
  ...My van had a problem with upper control arm bushings. I simply tightened the control arm bushing bolts and the slop went away. Hopefully...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 19 May 2001 13:31:34 -0400
  ...What typically happens with a > carburator is > the bushings on the butterfly plate shaft wear out resulting in an > air leak > and a too...
• Re: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 07:58:14 -0400
  ...I removed up the bolt and bushings and cleaned them >up. Is this supposed to slide or does it work by clamping the bushings...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:15:47 -0800
  ...The top > > control bushings coming loose is a sign you have bushings that are > bunched > > up and seized. This is fairly common. Replacing them...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to > have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:26:25 -0500
  ...The aluminum housing is the "bushing". You guys are just running them for more miles & time than the Bosch Engineers considered when they designed...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:27 -0800
  ...Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock! > Can someone define "vague shifting" or perhaps let me know if this will...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:51 -0600
  ...There is a > tab of metal hanging down above the fuel tank ...there's a plastic bushing > in it ..the shift rod rides in...
• Re: Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:59 -0600
  ...Got Shifter Bushings? > > >> What is it with VW that first they let these parts go NLA - and now they >> have decided to start making...
• Re: shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:35:49 -0700
  ...Near the center of the long shift rod is a bushing where the rod passes through a crossmember at the rear of the fuel...
• Re: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:05:42 +0000
  ...These DropLinks are a simple bolt in process with no new bushing install. Extra Beef! Patrick On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 7:02...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:03:14 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-08-29, at 5:25 PM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > I'll be replacing the radius arm bushings. My bet...
• Re: [Syncro] Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:05:16 -0800
  ...is supported on one end by the bushing in the bell housing...the little brass bushing wears and the starter "drags" and can't...
• Re: looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine that has a broken ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:36:43 -0800
  ...I had the end of one snap off when I was changing the bushings and was able to buy a brand new one from...
• Re: any use for a worn out manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...The internal bushings that >support the rack are pretty worn. Anybody want it, for the vost of >shipping? > >Jeff Gotta boat? Gotta anchor!
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  ...Do I worry about this as a "must-replace-before-summer" item, and do bushings in addition to boots? Van shifts like butter currently...
• Distributor Worn?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 06:10:19 GMT
  ...Are my distributor bushings worn? If so, is it better/simpler/cheaper to get a new distributor or replace the bushings? If I should...
• Re: Made in the Shade!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 01:10:31 -0700
  ...Made in the Shade! > > Many thanks to all who replied to my post concerning the upper > control arm bushings on "Bear", my '87 Westfalia...
• Re: strange front suspension noises...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:47:48 -0400
  Upper control arm bushings, ball joints, strut bar bushings. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005...
• Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:12:47 EDT
  ...Install new bushings and bushing sleeve, still available from the dealer. Use liberal amounts of anti-seize or grease on the bushing sleeve as...
• Re: rear brakes ? And Bently Books are sometimes slim on info..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:35:37 -0700
  ...Before that, I was replacing the rubber bushings in my steering rack..The bushings have some flats on them, they aren't a complete...
• Re: Shift Linkage Issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:12:47 -0800
  ...the shift bushings last indefinitely with simple regular spray lubing. all I ever do is tighten loose things, keep it nicely adjusted, and frequently...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro lower control arm bushing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:08:54 -0400
  You need that funnel shape bushing tool shown in the Bentley or have one fabricated. That and some oil makes them go in easily...
• Shuddering Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:52:17 +0000
  ...on the left Tie Rod bushing, the right side had no play, so got the left Tie Rod bushing replaced. As I drove off...
• Re: What is SA Besto spray
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:30:21 -0700
  ...to > douche all the shift linkage as well as the suspension bushings and ball > joints. �My van is gonna love me..... > > I still cannot...
• Help The List!!!!! Who can find out the part #'s and availabili ty for the rear links for the rear swaybar
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:53:03 -0500
  ...out and buy one of those nice units with squeakless polygraphite bushings and the necessaary hardware ( links and stuff) for $160 You'll find...
• Steering rack missing part
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 22:06:53 +0000
  ...The first thing I noticed was his driver side steering rack boot was loose and appears to be missing the grommet/bushing that the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:48 -0700
  --snip-- I was a little surprised to read the words ..... "the increasingly adverse environment being imposed on them." how so ? --snip-- My guess is...
• FS: Good Used Rear Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:29:02 EST
  ...They are clean, firm, don't leak, and have good bushings.Too nice to throw away. I would like $8+frt. Ken Hunter 82...
• part needed for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Tue, 21 May 2002 16:07:31 -0700
  I am looking for the long bolt that goes through the upper control arm bushings. Its about 30 cm long and has a 14mm...
• starter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:37:19 -0700
  I installed the new solenoid in my starter (after lubing the bendix and bushing of the starter itself) and re-installed into van. Works...
• Re: Front end squeeking
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:27:29 -0400
  ...In most cases, a squeaky front end is caused by worn upper control arm bushings. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...
• Tireack and Koni shocks
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:01:30 -0700
  ...s ($356.00) and was not supplied with new front shock bushings or any other hardware for that matter. They told me to use...
• GREAT LINK TO OLD CAR CARB'S Re: Throttle body repair..
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:32:47 -0400
  ...supercooltools.com/html/catalog.html > > Any comments as to their usefulness on our machines? ie bushing size > etc... > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >
• Re: Lube Raditor fan motor bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:37 -0500
  Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> writes: > radiator fan motors rarely go bad. Not where I'm from. I've had VW rad fan motors...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:18:27 -0700
  ...This would be the obvious place for a bushing/bearing. The play I mentioned is coming from inside this flared section and a thin...
• Re: Rebuilding suspension - suggestions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:06:20 -0600
  ...I also went wit the FULL powerflex urathane bushing set. That made a huge difference compared to what I had before. The heavier load...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:39:02 -0600
  ...And then, of course, you get the excellent properties of the > > poly bushing itself. > > > > I am going from memory here from an install over...
• Re: syncro propshaft delrin bushing update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:18:16 -0800
  ...The fit of the shaft into the bushings was still as tight as it was when I installed it. >> >> some pics etc >> >> http://shufti...
• Re: Front end looseness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:50:29 -0400
  If the arm is moving the problem is the upper control arm bushings. If the spindle moves and the arm does not it is...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 08:04:53 -0500
  Jim, I have never been able to find this bushing/sleeve in the ETKA, though it may be there. I learned of it just...
• Air Cooled/Diesel Vanagon shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 1 May 2009 08:44:26 -0400
  ...I have found new sources for the boot and the bushing. My concern now is getting the two "hard" parts made up. I will...
• Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:54:36 -0600
  ...To get at the middle bushing remove the ring and c-clip in front of > the > >gear. Slide off gear assembly. Take out plate...
• Re: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:39:06 -0700
  Thanks Ed, So I tightened the bolt to clamp the bushings to the linkage. Seems like poor (cheap) engineering to me. I am back...
• Re: Needed one steel wheel and some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:53:07 -0400
  While it often seems to make sense to do an all-out replacement of suspension parts the upper control arm bushings seem to have...
• Re: Bilstein shock installation
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 May 2006 17:37:32 -0700
  If you're referring to the small steel bushing that fits in the step on the shaft, it is required to keep the upper...
• Re: Rusty spring perch replaced
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 18:06:33 -0700
  ...The clutch feels good, I made bushings for the cross shaft and they worked. My rebuilt throttle body is good, the tps is working...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:40:57 -0400
  ...Sleeve, radius rod bushings, 251 407 097 - $6.95 > > Nice Westy decal sets, too! > > http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u...
• Re: Made in the Shade!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:27:52 -0400
  ...Made in the Shade! Many thanks to all who replied to my post concerning the upper control arm bushings on "Bear", my '87 Westfalia...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:16:47 -0500
  At 10:31 AM 11/17/2011, ralph meyermann wrote... >Is that to help with vague shifting? It very much does, if your old...
• Starter Removal 2WD and AT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:42:33 -0500
  ...want to get this one out...do I need the starter bushing? Hate to drive back over there later. Thanks. Michael in San Antonio...
• Carb leaking
  Historical mailing list - bus
  Fri, 26 May 1995 07:14:02 -0400
  ...Are there any o-rings or bushings in that area that could have worn out or do you think it is just loose. Stephen...