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• Re: Ordinary sounds of driving
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:10:08 -0500
  ...There > are also some squeaks from the bushings, but I expect that. > > Does that sound normal? Am I likely to have a full suite...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:03:58 -0800
  ...if you make or install a similar bushing there for the front half of your early van linkage.. that will work. you may have...
• Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 06:44:05 EDT
  ...Do not forget to install a plastic cap of some sort over the end bushing of the new motor to keep dirt from getting...
• Re: Does a rear bar exist for the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:51:42 +0200
  ...Only the outer linkages and bushings etc. are different. You�re correct. Raimund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Berchin" <ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Blown Torque Converter Seal....a common problem???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:24:29 -0500
  ...Leakage is often caused by a bad torque converter mounting bushing and/or an mount-alignment problem that can cause the worn bushing, or...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:45:09 +0100
  ...Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf > are the white plastic bushings in the headlight assy...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:35:29 -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: Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 3 Sep 2021 20:16:39 -0700
  ...A 10mm washer needs to > added to get the top washer to clamp on the shock tower spacer bushing. The > GoWesty ball joint spacer...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 May 2011 15:29:15 -0700
  ...I have about 300,000 miles on my Westy with the bushings NOT spot welded - no problems. Some say it must be done; some...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:01:14 -0500
  At 12:47 AM 12/8/2010, brett rueff wrote: >- I thought it might be the bushing - it looked pretty dry and the >end...
• Re: Shift Linkage problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:50:22 -0400
  ...I guess I should do the center bushing and the dust seals while I am at it. Happy Trails, Greg Potts www.pottsfamily.ca...
• Re: Anyone have a stabilizer bar linkage they would be willing to part out?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 09:23:48 -0600
  ...via a rubber bushing to the main stabilizer > bar - I only need the piece from the control arm to > the bushing.) If you have...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:45 -0700
  ...n wrote: > Hi all. > > I'll be replacing the radius arm bushings. My bet is that the steel > sleeves are at least pretty rusty...
• Re: replace radius rod bushings
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:15:07 -0500
  ...What ever you do, > do NOT forget to measure from the back of the aft bushing nut to > the end of the threads. Don...
• (FS) Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:29:07 -0700
  ...on for 360 degree swivel.� Early version with out the plastic bushings that wear out and are NLA. Fits all years. $100 shipped in...
• Re: Clutch Release Shaft Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:29:23 EST
  I think I also remember a small bolt that needs to be removed that locks in one of the bushings on the shaft right...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 14:35:55 -0500
  You win b/c I've never seen one that wasn't toast!!! <VBG> > > The Supers had no bushings or bearings between the "X...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Sun, 29 May 2005 21:03:10 -0400
  ...have suggested, also check for the presence of the nose drive bushing in the tranny. If it is mising or worn you can have...
• Re: Very squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:21:44 -0800
  It's sounds like the ole a-arm bushings rearing their ugly heads. Chris S. '84 Westy -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vws/hershey...
• alternator light staying on til high revs
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:40:32 -0600
  ...I suspect this is not normal....is my alternator on the way out? New bushings? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Gregor
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushings - uhhhgain
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:33 -0400
  ...Upper Control Arm Bushings - uhhhgain >> >> I've had two sets of Meyle's go south on me in about 5 months. One >> usually >> starts...
• Re: 81 Vanagon 4 Speed 2WD Shaft Bearing Bushing
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:02:55 -0700
  ...2WD Shaft Bearing Bushing</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The bearing bushing for the gear...
• Re: Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:26:51 -0700
  ...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: AC mount
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:30:00 -0700
  ...One hole is threaded directly > into the aluminum boss in the casting, and the other side has a threaded > steel bushing pressed in. The...
• Re: Starter Removal 2WD and AT
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:11:45 -0400
  ...AT starter shaft is completely supported by the starter > housing; no bushing involved. > > Disconnect the neg battery terminal before starting. :-) > > have fun, > Larry A...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings - (another long thesis!)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 09:16:48 -0700
  ...The other pain is trying to stuff a lot of the rubber bushing into their repective metal tubings.. till someone told me about putting...
• Re: clutch shudder?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:55:47 -0400
  ...replacing the starter bushing is a very good > idea, too. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine Thanks for the many responses both on and off list. I...
• buzzing gearshift
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Sun, 5 Jun 94 13:54:24 CDT
  ...Is there a shift linkage bushing kit or something that's available? I haven't had the opportunity to take it apart yet, but...
• DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - John Matchett
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:51:49 -0500
  I need a distributor for a 91 vanagon carat....mine has bad bushings which is causing it to miss most of the time on...
• broke my suspension!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:16:18 -0400
  ...I lost one of the large washers that sandwiches the rubber bushing on the nut-side. Does anyone have one they could send my...
• squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:06:05 -0700
  ...Are there any lube points or am I dealing with old bushings that need some attention? I'm at 160K miles. Thanks in advance...
• Re: Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:31:05 -0700
  if there was no starter bushing in the bell housing...... you'd know it. without that part the starter teeth could easily strip or...
• Re: Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:19:38 -0800
  ...And the bushings are OK too........no play or > anything ........just used. > I also find that if a van has been dead a long...
• front shock removal problem
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:40:09 -0700
  There is a "spacer/sleeve" inside the rubber bushing which the bolt passes through. It sounds like the bolt has sized/rusted to the...
• Re: Repair bill reality check?
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:49:56 -0500
  ...Left worse than right, but right not > far > behind" $208/pr plus labor > "Upper strut bushings & steering rack bushings, $110 plus labor" I did...
• Vibration
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 23:19:29 +0000
  Dear Van Types I just had some suspension work done that included upper control arm bushings, new shocks, 1.5" lift springs in the...
• Re: Frontend Parts Availability
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:15:20 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/new-last-12-months/stabilizer-link-damping-ring-411513121 For other Vanagon Front End Bushings and pieces...
• Re: Westy Wind Problems
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 16:50:40 -0800
  ...A-arm bushings, Ball joints, Tie rods, Front link rubber biscuits. Check that wheel bearings are snug. Rear: Trailing arm bushings, rear wheel bearings...
• Re: Creaks in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:04:35 -0700
  This is classic Upper control arm bushings. Cory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Fleming" <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February...
• rear table pole base plate missing ???
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:51:36 -0500
  ...I saw a picture of white plastic bushing that inserts into that hole in the middle. I think I missing this. . .anyone know where...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 15:28:24 GMT
  ...system this is unlikely in the extreme. > ...i figured it was just > the shaft wallowing around in the bushing. Far more plausible. Cheers, W. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
• Oil Drain Hole?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 07:48:10 EDT
  I noticed while doing my oil change, that the threaded hole in the crank case has a bronze bushing pressed in there (14mm thread...
• sway bars.......will the front setup fit on the rear
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:15:37 -0500
  I know that the front sway bar itself is the same part number as the rear.....however how about the hardware....the bushings and...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:56:10 -0700
  ...Hopefully it's not rubbing on the front bushing. Maybe I'll loosen the bolts and see. Gotta say though, if one wants to...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:02:24 -0400
  ...I have all new bushings except steering and I'm hoping > it gets rid of the vibration in the steering wheel I get at...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:22:55 -0600
  ...Lube the throw out shaft bushings / bearings. #3) In the bell housing, install a new starter pilot bushing if it didn't come with...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:28:21 -0800
  ...I lubed the bushing but did not replace it as it was pretty new. Put the same make of starter back in. The "grinding...
• Re: engine builder in Samba
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:56:28 -0400
  ...I already just installed new rims,tires,rebuilt the entire front end with new calipers,rotors,pads,bearing,ties rods,bushings,the rubber connector...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:01:34 -0700
  ...You would pull or unscrew the bushing from the pin and reinstall the bushing in the body sheet metal . Then loosen the 2 bolts...
• Poor shifting: air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:06:18 -0700
  ...In fact, up until a couple of weeks ago I blamed that problem on what I thought was a missing bushing - the one that...
• Wiki BZ Shelf Derby contestants - more updates
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:05:08 -0800
  ...Pressure_Tester "Upper Control Arm Bushings" by John Meeks at http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Upper_Control_Arm_Bushings NEWLY DISCOVERED: "Storage Space Tips...
• ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:06:38 +0000
  ...for the two cupped large steel washers that clap the bottom bushing. I forgot the T3 Techniques does not supply these, and mine disappeared...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:30:46 -0600
  ...14 PM 7/15/2013, ralph meyermann wrote: > >> OEM or aftermarket bushings?? >> > > Shouldn't make any difference, there's a steel sleeve in there...
• Re: rear end rattle
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:57:40 +0000
  ...spacecommander/image/145823797 > > http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/145823801 > > http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/145823799 > > the rubber shock bushing was TOTALLY shot.
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:50:10 -0500
  ...Front suspension all new bushings, ball joints, rotors, pads and break hoses. Jaime
• removing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:29:15 -0500
  ...I gotta replace my center shift rod bushing (gonna get rid of the squalking duck once and for all). Thanks! Christopher Darilek 81 Westfalia
• Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:20:01 -0800
  ...upper control arm bushings CV joint a little seam rust Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Re: transmission? - whiring sound w/clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:03:41 -0400
  ...wrote: > Clutch Plate, Pressure Plate, Flywheel Resurfacing, Pilot bushing, Throw out > Bearing. > What am I forgetting? A pint of DOT3 brake fluid. While you...
• Re: Syncro Drive Line also known as Prop Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:39:32 -0800
  --- Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > The new shafts we sell are a new design that eliminates that bushing and the > rubber flex disc...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:10:55 -0800
  ...The fix was to re-centre the top bushing and to tighten it with the wheel on the ground. The top mount isn't...