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• Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:10:40 -0800
  ...The big rubber boot is missing, I tried to order one but they are NLA. I did order the guide pin ring because it...
• Re: New headlights and low battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:47:52 -0800
  ...indicator of future. > Sorry, can't resist -- your mother wears army boots, and I *wish* she'd > stop talking about them. <g,d&r...
• Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:50:34 -0400
  On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:16:54 -0700, Amanda Shank <amanda@lakeeffectdogs.com> wrote: > "I read the list of things New Owners should...
• 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 22:01:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Today, I degreased the front of the motor, installed the new cable boots, and new rear seal. Unfortunately, it started raining at 11am and...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:34:02 -0700
  ...Just age can cause the boots that cover the sliding parts to deteriorate, and let our common enemy RUST into those sensitive areas. If...
• Re: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:01:59 -0500
  ...Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot In a message dated 12/5/05 1:18:26 PM, lauterba@bellsouth.net writes...
• Re: Speaker wire repair and impressions of Vanagon door wiring in general
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 22 May 2000 20:27:13 -0700
  ...I still have not managed to get the silly rubber boot all the way back in the door! I wonder if you wrapped some...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:58:43 -0500
  ...Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly? > > While under the Vanagon to pull the starter I noticed the rubber boot on the...
• Re: Idle and Timing /Joel Walker
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 19:47:05 CST
  ...When you say to check >rubber boot, is that the circular rubber gasket where the throttle body meets >the air distribution box? I agree...
• Re: ENGINE LOSING POWER....HELP
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:07:22 -0700
  ...is any larger hard tubing fits into the afm boot and the afm boot itself. Used to see this problem a lot on older...
• Re: new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:15:34 -0400
  ...its rebuilt? > > > > Since rebuilding mainly consists in replacing the rubber parts (piston seal > and dust boots) I don't really see how. > > Yrs, > d >
• FS: Diesel Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:13:33 -0700
  ...lines - Turbo - Oil pan - Air filter housing - Intake & exhaust manifolds - Intake boot from turbo to manifold - Other misc engine bits (please ask) Pmail me...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:45:11 CDT
  ...He claims the >joints will last almost indefinitely when maintained at this interval, >providing a boot does not tear in the interim. sounds good...
• Syncro CV axle INFO!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 08:34:31 -0700
  ...these but if you've checked prices of outer joints and boots along with the labor to do the job you know this is...
• VW Quantum Question/ No Van Content
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 22:14:10 -0500
  ...All the hoses and boots seem to be tight. Does anybody have a vacuum diagram for this model? Hopefully there is one in the...
• Re: Let's not let this happen again if we can
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:18:51 -0400
  ...like you are alone...>> A large pair of men's work boots sitting outside the doorstep of yer rig is one trick, a mannequin...
• More parts from the 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 16:27:26 -0800
  FS- the whole afm with the plastic housing, rubber boots, and air cleaner assembly. two idle stablizers. coil. distributor wire harness, with new cap...
• Re: Newbie from the UK
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:37:18 -0400
  ...and think that a boot is something for the foot. Looking forward to your posts. Mike '84 GL "Mongo" '85 Westy (Paid for but...
• leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:16:28 -0700
  Hi there, Crawled under my 85 westfalia last weekend, and found drops of a red fluid on both of the rubber boots on the...
• Re: wtb: Air Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:17:06 -0400
  I'm not sure we're all talking about the same ducting here...... and apparently the syncho question involves a different area of the...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:00:18 -0400
  ...Book time for CV Joint work? Does any body know the book time to inspect, clean, repack and replace the boots on CV Joints...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:49:30 -0400
  ...Some boots are such poor quality that will > > tear in short order. > > http://t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/ > drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:51:04 -0600
  ...cv joints > > >> At 10:51 PM 4/8/2010, eric luebbers wrote: >>> >>> I am going to start repacking my cv's when the boots...
• Eurovan Parts Blow-Out!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:04:10 -0500
  ...BOOT KIT, OUTER, THRU '94 701 498 099 $139.95 AS ABOVE, MODELS W/ABS 701 498 099A $149.95 CV JOINT & BOOT KIT...
• Re: ETKA 7 install
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:11:41 -0700
  ...Getting back to your problem have you tried >> installing ETKA 7 with just bootcamp running, my understanding is >> that this is more of a...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:36:30 -0400
  ...The one under the pushrod tubes is >> straight with a rubber boot. I'll look for those other wires when it's >> light >> out...
• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:54:40 -0800
  ...I use 3" 'thin wall' ABS server pipe for my plumbing - this stuff fits perfectly into the VW throttle valve boots and the air...
• the laundry list
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:17:57 -0800
  ...to wit: *we have torn front upper ball joint boots *our 1-3 crossover exhaust pipe is crushed, and the 2-4 is nearly...
• Re: Canadian tires
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:56:37 -0800
  ...Just last year I came upon on accident > just this side of the toll booth �it had just happened. The highway was pure > ice...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:40:53 -0700
  I’ve been trying to remember the name for a week. As soon as you mentioned “can’t recall” it was right there. Thanks...
• Re: Chains for your whip (was whips and chains, O My)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:18:07 -0800
  ...Czech em > out. > > Pensionerd > > Snickero, westie, decoupler and lockers SVX in the boot.ds >
• Power Steering Rack Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:22:17 -0500
  ...exact spot, but it seems a gasket or something is leaking. Boots are fine. This rack is not to terribly old and I really...
• Burnt spark plug wire
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:50:54 -0500
  So, I noticed my plug wire from the ignition coil to the distributor seemed to be bulging right at the boot where it connects...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:02:40 -0700
  > Hi Don - checking for ripped boots and seeing how much "slop / movement" > when twisting the axle with your hand wrapped around it is all...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 08 Jan 95 00:41:56 CST
  one more thought: Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that fits on the end of a cable and allows a...
• CV Circlip removal tool!??!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 13:40:06 -0600 (CST)
  Hey hey, I have removed my driveshafts and CV joints in order to repack the CVs and replace the boots. The circlips are a...
• Re: losing power
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:19:44 +0100
  ...Remove the rubber boot over the connectors, and see if they are tight. Replace connectors if necessary. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:26:17 -0400
  ...At the price you quote that's cheaper than most 2.1 WBX rebuilds, plus you get a big increase in mileage to boot...
• Re: 500W portable computer?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:09:57 -0800
  ...100v those leetle batteries wouldn't last through the throes of booting W98 out the door and into the trash bin. Maybe 10W or...
• Re: wtb: Air Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:09:06 -0400
  On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, shawn luft wrote: > My tube is broken too..... and I was planning on getting a flexible ducting > from the...
• Re: vanagon sighting---Octopussy
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:20:43 -0800
  james was driving a dark car he stole from a woman in a fone booth(alfa romeo?) being chased by a few turban-powered...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:26:34 -0800
  Pickle fork will do, but it mangles the rubber boots, but if you have new ones who cares. A puller is better, "borrow" this...
• Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Sat, 22 Apr 2017 22:14:07 -0400
  ...You may find that the "new" drive shaft won’t take the OEM designed joints, BTDT! > > With new hardware and boots available pull them...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:29:04 -0600
  ...Snake a > > grease gun in there; squeeze in a few strokes, and massage the boot to > work > > grease into the joint. Noise will go...
• 71 bus shopping list (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:14:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...boots | | | ?Generator Pulley kit | . | 24.50 | . (belt, pulley, shims, wood. | | | key, spacer, nut | | | CV Joint kit(joint,boot,hdware,| 90.00 | 97.25 | . grease...
• Re: Small successes first Axle in
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:05:27 +0000
  ...I plan to do the other side soon so that all boots are rip free. For me as a blind vanagon care taker it...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 18 May 2000 07:05:02 -0700
  ...I was thinking of putting in some wooden rods, width-ways across the boot/trunk area, at the height of the top of the...
• Re: New Noise coming from under the body
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:55:10 -0700
  ...grease in the boot, another mechanic I went to told me that > normally he just puts grease in the boot to lubricate it and...
• HELP! CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 31 Jan 97 17:13:57 EST
  ...Apparently the passenger side inboard (the one on the transmission side) CV boot just disintegrated. Half of it is gone, you can see straight...
• Re: changing auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:26:16 -0800
  ...Is there a way to reattach / re-stick it? - one of the outer CVs seems to have a bust boot, so I'll probably...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:49:55 -0800
  ...For the air boot, you can use gasket maker to seal up the hole. It is very effective. As for the other stuff, I...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:17:34 -0500
  ...coating paint? I may > have been in a large powder coating booth once. It was very warm and there > were parts hanging all over...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:33:57 -0400
  At 02:37 PM 4/15/2009, VW Doka wrote: >replaced. At one point I had a gallon sized coffee can full. Finally >gave...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 00:33:12 -0600
  >So Thom Fitzpatrick says: >> > >> > Is there anything else *you'd* do if you had the engine out? >> >I don't know who the original...
• coast crawl
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Tue, 03 Jun 1997 11:27:13 -0700
  ...Our '82 Vanagon will be outfitted with a bootlegged Weekender rig in back along with camping stuff, bicycles etc. so we will be self...
• Newbie Ball Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:10:53 -0500
  ...It seems that the boot or rubber guards around both of them are torn, and badly. Joints are still nice and tight - to my...
• h20 weep hole leak
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:39:39 -0500
  ...kinda pain in the booty to have to replace this again after such a short time! is this gonna be a 30,000 mile...
• Re: Preventing Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 02:23:09 EDT
  ...Perhaps because it is found mostly in industrial supply houses and other such places where the clientele wear Carhartts and thick boots. Also, it...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:13:22 -0700
  ...also repacking all 4 cv's and > treating them to new boots. Dose anyone have any tips? This will not be > my > first cv...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:56:55 -0700
  At various points had thought to do that but since new parts were installed, (runner boots, TB seal etc.) and all *looked* fine, I...