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• Re: Size of 12 pointer...Was.. need CV boot bolt spacers
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:20:33 -0800
  8 mm. is correct. -Dana- tim vb-o'brien wrote: > > I found a CV Joint tool (12 point) in my tool box... heaven knows...
• Fw: Re: Let's not let this happen again if we can
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:21:37 -0500
  > << One "trick" when camping or traveling alone is to not look like you > are alone...>> > > A large pair of men's work boots sitting...
• High Beam Lens Needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:10:48 -0800
  ...am putting it out to the honorable keepers of the Vanagon booty for a nice, non-hazy, non-chipped unit that needs a new...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:04:11 -0800
  Scott, I'm referring to the spring encapusulated in the disc brake dust boot that aids in returning the brake piston. These can weaken...
• slave cylinder rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:33:37 -0700
  ...days you could buy a rebuild kit which was a gasket, boot, and of cours the plunger and seal.� are those still available? thoma
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:00:13 -0500
  ...develop a "hidden" leak and fills rubber boot with fluid, no evidence on pavement (peel boot back to see if filled with fluid). Just...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:02:13 -0700
  And if it's like mine, the rubber boot is hard and feels like it's going to tear or crack as you try...
• Re: Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:59:05 -0700
  ...Place ring between bolt heads and largest boot bellow, 1/2" gap at 1st bolt. Tighten bolt a few turns. While pulling driveshaft, turn...
• VANAGON List - Back ONLINE
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 14:01:55 -0800
  ...Apparently, it worked fine during boot-up, but would fail after a few hours or days. Since the chip was functional at boot-up...
• Re: Can you guys help tell me what part this is?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:51:44 -0700
  ...Looks like the boot I'm looking for isn't in the list of parts you mentioned...you think it would be in a...
• Re: Complete Axle arrive, and some questions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:52:10 -0600
  ...What are they and what are they used for? > Are they some kind of protection for the boots? How are they used and installed...
• FW: WTB CV Joint and fr. wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:42:19 -0500
  Beware the 6 point versus 12 point socket head cap screws! My son and I recently did a change out of a CV boot...
• How to Connect Trailer Lights
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:20:16 -0500
  ...contains a voltage testing lamp, tube contact grease, protective boot for the converter. Cable ties, screws, connectors - the works. Pretty cool kit - Bosch quality...
• Re: parts
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:23:24 -0700
  ...Regular steering rack(not power) in good shape just needs new boots >Brake booster in great shape >2 AC compressors in great shape >Vanagon...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:20:26 -0800
  ...It appears to be coming from the top, as the "piston" and boot are soaked in fluid. The rubber accordion boot is connected at...
• Re: OME shock question regarding plastic caps/dust sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:50:33 -0700
  ...If so, any ideas on what > aftermarket boot might be available for the OME's? > Thanks in advance, > Brian Butler >
• Re: CV anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:30:57 -0400
  ...Normally the larger diameter side is chamfered and is oriented toward the boot or axle side of the joint. Karl Ken Lewis wrote: > Troy...
• essential tasks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 11:17:37 -0800
  jfourni wrote that he was coming up with a list of completely essential tasks to do on a new to you VW. (CV Boots...
• Re: Aussie replacement for the Westie!!
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:29:37 -0500
  ...It has the PERFECT (simple and > reliable) powerplant, loads of headroom for the camper section and > BETTER traction than a 16" Syncro to boot...
• throttle to intake body tightness
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:09:06 -0400
  ...My performance is drastically improved since I replaces my injector seals, intake manifold boots, intake manifold gaskets and the throttle body gasket.. Bradley Flubacher...
• Oiga Amigos! Free Part / Shifter Boot Frame!-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:17:12 -0600
  UPDATE! Forgot to say, Logon: "vanagonlist" Password: "public" Original message: Free part, new, I bought it last year. See here: http://briefcase.yahoo.com...
• Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:33:40 -0700
  In you are changing the shoes on the rear brakes, and you notice fluid seeping from the rubber boot on the wheel cylinder, is...
• '86 Vanagon alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:52:25 -0500
  ...Any advice/clues where the short might be? Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot"
• Seattle Historics (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:05:16 -0700
  ...camping in the white Weekender under the trees near the ticket booth. Seeya, Jake -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar...
• Re: Soak Idle valve in carb. cleaner ...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:26:56 -0500
  ...If you pull back the rubber boot the adjustment is possible with the engine running. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Trip report -- Florida Keys, State Parks, and Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:55:38 -0500
  ...About 6K miles ago, I > had all of the CV boots replaced by a shop and they assured me they used > high quality boots...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:23:15 -0700
  ...because of the big black >> stability boot on one leg but his answer was noncommittal. He said he saw >> the van parked out front...
• Re: Rack am Ruined
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 07:53:02 -0600
  ...Fluid was leaking out from the drivers side rubber boot, upon pulling back the boot it was clearly from the seals not doing their...
• Re: Mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:14:33 -0500
  ...The boot says "Germany" on it and has a VW emblem, so > I'm assuming this is stock. Anyone know what this is for...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:55:57 -0700
  ...Bad is usually caused by lack >> of >> grease caused a torn boot. On my other VW's we used to take junk yard >> CV...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:03:32 -0600
  ...on mine i suddenly realized i was looking at >> moly grease and i had blown the boot right off of the right outer cv...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:48:50 -0400
  ...Then they put on new boots and usually pack them with grease (or include grease in a bag for you to pack them). These...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 12:54:30 -0700
  I put some CV joint boots on a vanagon .. that I bought from a big parts store in Portland OR. My cost about 8...
• Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:09:49 -0700
  ...Even a > little grit from a cracked or torn boot is a death knell. I had a knocking CV joint when my Vanagon was...
• Re: Power Window Failure Diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 18 May 2003 10:44:54 -0700
  ...It was a broken wire in the driver side door boot. I sliced it open with a razor to access the wires and found...
• Yet another unnecessary thing for van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:28:50 -0700
  ...However… I have played with shock cord loops on it, and it will hold my big shoes, sandals, boots, vertically . Cheers Alistair
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:44:39 -0700
  ...oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00 This is much better than the booty one being sold on the samba, and it’s cheaper! Cheers, Jeff
• wiring issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:26:51 -0400
  ...I have already ripped out the drivers side boot to get to the broken wires but your method looks much better. I have found...
• '84 Power steering leaking
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:09:04 -0700
  ...appears to be the right (passenger) side from under the dust boot... Is there a way to rebuild the involved seals? Thanks for any...
• Re: Camping in Sleepers
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 11:35:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...batch of vanagon@lenti > sleepers? > > -- XXL Tall with a size 12 bootie. > (a frightening mental image) We'd take a couple in size 24...
• Re: Phishy van: i need help
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 15:30:52 EST
  In a message dated 1/8/00 8:22:05 PM !!!First Boot!!!, gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes: << You gotta ask yourself, if the...
• Re: Brake caliper bolts - why does Bentley says replace ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 21:30:21 EDT
  ...It comes with the caliper bolts, boots and some grease and is made by Lucas/Girling. $10 and the part number is 443698470. Hope...
• squeeks
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 18:44:16 -0700
  ...and i noticed gobs of grease around my upper ball joint boot. this needs to be replaced. could this be the squeeking problem?should...
• CV joints rattling
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 23:22:36 -0400
  ...Will shooting a bunch of grease into the boots cure this? I am just curious if anyone else has had some rattles in the...
• Large green wire
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:11:48 -0700
  ...The wire terminates in a male spade and has a large boot starting behind the spade (the spade is exposed) with a part number...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:05:52 -0700
  When crawling under the 84 Westfalia over the weekend, I noticed the passenger inboard CV boot gone and grease splattered everywhere. I'm going...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:48:09 EST
  ...the mating area // This may be caused from a leaking intake boot,leaking intake manifold gaskets or possible loose head nuts. To All A...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:58:27 -0800
  ...that sounds great are those a dealer item or do you have url I wanta replace all the wiring harness / boot just in case...
• Underside of tranmission housing glazing.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 21:32:45 -0700
  ...All four CV boots are in healthy shape. Is this normal or should I do something about it? J-W
• Re: Where does this tube go?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:18:04 -0500
  ...There is a rubber tube under this one. > http://www.benplace.com/engine/booth100.jpg (under the arrow) > > Look carefully. You will see an...
• Re: Homemade Wiring Harness Fix - where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:23:16 -0400
  ...is that when installing simply pull back the rubber boot exposing the 4 wires that go to the connector. Find #s 2 and 4...
• Re: Searched. Steering rack grease substitute? + questions PIC
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:03:58 -0600
  ...Haven't installed it yet however, but have kept the new boots on there for protecshun. DM&FS At 02:08 PM 11/18...
• Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:05:11 -0800
  ...San Diego --- On Mon, 2/15/10, dahn van <bootlvr@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: From: dahn van <bootlvr@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Pop-top inside 'velvet...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:51:12 -0400
  My experience with Rockford was many years ago, put 4 new boots on a Scirocco; 2 of them failed within a couple months. Of...
• D'oh! Accelerator cable woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:29:37 -0600
  ...It was totally frayed and the boot was intact. I had to pull over and rig something by cutting a chunk of guy wire...
• Wire checking / Multimeter Use
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 09:55:49 -0700
  ...I need to check for broken wires in the rubber boot going through my drivers side door. I have a multimeter but am not...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:38:36 -0600
  I know I need to get a torque wrench; I guess I keep holding out for a really good deal on a click-type...
• WTB 1.6L diesel engine - running
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:52:17 -0700
  ...Ah well, just keep to the right lane, crank up the Dead bootleg CD, and enjoy the scenery... So, anybody have a running, decent...
• wire from alternator to front of case 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 00:28:37 -0400
  ...to the tranny)? The connection is covered in a small rubber boot -- do I pull straight out? Twist? I've given it a good...
• : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:44:48 -0700
  ...in my experoence studs are like hobnailed boots on dry pavement. Like driving on ball bearings as the contact patch is very small, hard...