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• Front ball joint on '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 09:54:33 -0700 (PDT)
  My front tires were wearing out on the outside edge so I figured that the front alignment was out of whack. Well, I bought...
• Re: Front and rear seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:52:32 -0500
  It would be nice if we could all agree as to which is front and which is rear. I subscribe to John Muir's...
• Need Syncro Front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  16 May 1997 15:33:16 -0600
  ...Need Syncro Front shocks 5/16/97 2:59 PM Hi, the front A arm bushings on my '89 Syncro are, well they aren...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:53:32 -0700
  With the long distance from the front wheels to the front bumper, I've found that ground clearance suffers markedly from anything hanging down...
• Front OE Mudflaps, any for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:38:37 -0700
  Anyone have a front left side OE Mudflap they would like to sell? Email me. I have the other 3. In fact I have...
• Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:36:41 -0400
  Does someone have a good write-up on replacing the front brake pads in an 83.3? Typing in "Front Brake Pads" into the...
• Need Eurovan carcass/front clip
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:09:36 -0700
  I have a '94 Eurovan Westy which has been crashed in the front end. I need all the front end pieces. It is a...
• Heater core conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 10:02:59 -0500
  Hello Listees! I've successfully installed a front heater (housing, core and fan) into the rear of my '86. The housing needed some of...
• Re: KYBs - why no GasAdjust on the front?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:12:07 -0100
  KYB does not make a Gas Adjust series shock for the front of a Vanagon, only a GR2 (although it sells for the same...
• Re: Does a rear bar exist for the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:51:42 +0200
  The front bar is available in 19 and 21mm. I don�t know which vanagons use the 19mm front bar, but most ones have...
• Re: Syncro's spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:45:01 +0200
  The standard place for the tire in SA is under the front. I have seen some with the tire mounted on the front, or...
• expected lifespan of syncro front outer CVs
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 08:46:21 -0700
  What is the expected lifespan of the front outer CV joints on a syncro? My boots need replacing and at 102K miles I'm...
• Re: SDP Says My Front Diff Does Not Exist
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:29:23 -0500
  The following code letters are applicable to the different front diff housings available: ADH ACU AHU AHT AKH AKF ANB ANC AOM AOL AAM...
• Still need junk front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:15:02 -0500
  I am still looking for a bad front heater core as a model for the new front heater core project. If anyone has one...
• Inprooving Front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 11:13:15 -0500
  Can someone tell me how to make the front wheel suspension more stiff in order to make sharper turns. AirLift system seems to make...
• Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  19 Sep 95 20:10EDT
  Related to the recent survey on bike racks, I'm wondering if anyone is or has used a rack on the FRONT of their...
• Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:29:58 -0700
  To keep things simple (HA!) among VW folks, front is always front (left is port). I always wonder about that idle stabilizer valve that...
• Re: Question about driving into Canada with missing license pla
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 13 May 1995 07:34:31 +0000
  ...I believe that nobody pays much attention to front plates anymore. However, I think that you only have to display a front plate if...
• Re: License plate moutings
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:47:41 -0700
  I could be wrong, but I don't think the '88 and later fiberglass front bumper had any holes or bracket. My '90 Westy...
• FS rare westy sofabed front panel with DOOR...also other sofabed parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:39:15 EST
  ...also, i have the front kickpanel from this sofabed.. it has the rare door in it.. most westys have no front access door for...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:26:32 -0500
  Dan, I wouldn't put the rear one in the front. They are known for leaking while the front ones have lasted over 20...
• Re: removing front seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:36:07 -0700
  ...Can anyone give me a hint about how to remove the front seats from my > 83.5 V'gon. There is clearly a stop...
• Front suspension bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:24:07 -0700
  ...This time some polyU bushing on the front end http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/vanagon-front-suspension-bushing-work/ Btw, this is...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:47:55 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-18 02:52:23 EDT, JoErnest@aol.com writes: > Under normal conditions the front and back plates of...
• Re: Westy front curtain doesn't fit!
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 13:09:22 -0400
  The front curtain has an elastic sewn into it to keep the front taut. If the elastic fails, it is way too long across...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - Robet Lilley
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:36:12 -0700
  ...If you add the heavier front you need the rear to balance out the cornering. I added the front and drove for a few...
• Re: front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:38:33 +1200
  Christian, I tried the remove the front torsion leaves and turn them around to increase ground clearance procedure on my high milage '67. I...
• What's the size of the front table
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 13 Apr 1997 21:21:37 -0400
  The 88 Westy that I recently acquired didn't have the front table or leg. I have acquired the proper post for the front...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:57:17 -0400
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364392&highlight=front+brakes On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:36 AM, B Feddish...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:39:41 -0300 (ADT)
  >With the front DS disconnected the front plates will not turn at all. The >faster the van goes, the greater the speed differential between...
• ISO front license plant bracket
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:34:00 EDT
  ...I cannot locate a front license plate bracket for my '86. The front end was munched when I bought it, a deer I think...
• Re: Need help installing weekender curtains on Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 23:17:47 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > We have a '01 Weekender, with original front curtain. The front curtain doesn't hang behind the front seat, but...
• Re: Sprinter Camper
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:45:34 -0700
  On 2/10/05 9:18 AM, "Aaron Pearson" <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM> wrote: > i have trouble getting excited about any front-engined van...
• Re: Studs/Spacers for Audi 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:24:47 EDT
  ...use the audi 5000 bolts up front w/ 8mm spacers, you can get the spacers at any wheels shop. use longer studs in the...
• Re: interesting tire safety video
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:34:34 -0700
  So what you are saying is that on a front wheel drive vehicle, the new tires should go up front? Anthony '89 Syncro GL...
• Re: squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:34:14 -0400
  ...I too have the squeaky front end, but I'm only at 107K, a lot less than either of the other two vehicles mentioned...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:46:12 -0700
  ...sunroof under front fiberglass > has anyone out there ever installed a glass sunroof under the front Westy > carrier. i remember seeing something like that...
• Re: Rear Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:31:58 -0500
  ...The front blows. If you every have to do anything to your front heater core, replace the core and the blower. You don't...
• Anybody got an unwanted Westy front rack FS?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:44:39 -0800
  Looking for the front luggage rack section of a poptop for an experiment. Must be undamaged in front. I only need the fiberglass parts...
• '84 body parts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Mon, 01 Apr 1996 16:30:58 -0800
  does anyone know where to get cheap (used) body parts? specifically, i need a new main front grill, bumber end caps, and other odds...
• Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 23 May 2012 16:24:11 -0500
  What options might there be - even temporary - for shutting off the heat up front in the Vanagon. My heat valve is stuck to a...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:25:27 -0700
  ...many people run D's front and rear. Personally, I can't stand D load rating front tires. You feel every little ripple in...
• H&R Springs... How low?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:35:30 -0700
  ...Now, if I try to drive up my service ramps in the front, I have to take off the front spoiler for clearance. Ground...
• FS: RARE 2 person bench front seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:02:06 EDT
  ...2 person bench front seat for vanagon or vanagon westy. replaces your front passenger's seat with a 2 person bench, making seating for...
• Re: Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:04:30 -0800
  ...due to being so high in front ..and having oridinary vanagon-rated 14 inch tires ( actually ..he has D load rating tires on front...
• Re: Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:47:28 -0500
  ...Thus, the "front" of a > given engine is whichever end is pointing to the front of the vehicle, > and not necessarily the end featuring...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:16:24 EST
  ...Darrell, Are you saying that the front NEEDS a R&P swap also to match the trannys new .457 R&P output? OR That...
• Ideas for front speaker mounts not in doors
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 00:30:05 +0000
  I have an 85 Westy that we got all new interior for including new front door panels. The new panels have no speakers installed...
• Front panel availability
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 07:12:23 -0500
  Morning Ladies and Gents, Anyone know if I can still get the front panel? From the lower edge of the front window all way...
• Re: WANTED: front westy table
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:06:03 EDT
  ...Wanted front Westy table with arm - > brown or beige. > > i have both front and rear tables, with arms.. let me know chris
• 1985 4-spd Vanagon front transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:05:36 -0500
  I need a "useable" front trans. mount.... Anyone have one I can buy? Thanks Larry Ga. PS. My rubber is broken on my front...
• Shims for springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Schwenk
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:11:53 -0700
  ...I used 1/8" on the left front with nothing on the right side. You can safely go 1'4" up front. If you...
• From CV joints to wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:53:51 -0700
  Well - my CV joint problem is solved - it was a front wheel bearing. When the noise first manifested itself I jacked up the front...
• Bentley/Brake Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:26:28 EDT
  ...What the heck is this upper and lower thing on the front? The illustrations on 47.4 and 47.5 show a bleeder screw...
• Re: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:02:29 -0700
  ...You have to watch the Entire Scene............the car in front of the car in front of you, and the car ahead of that...
• wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:54:31 -0700
  hi all, is it correct to assume or is there a reason to think that the Front wheel bearings and Rear wheel bearings wear...
• Re: Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:57:26 -0700
  ...It is front engine/RWD but has similar front end space of a vanagon. The engine is nestled between the front seats.
• Re: Front end clunks at low speed.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 07:59:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Others have mentioned front end clunks. Mine turned out to be passenger upper control arm bushings on my '87 Wolfsburg. The mechanic found it...
• Sewfine (was seatcovers)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:12:15 MST
  ...Is the 1979 front seat the same as the 1980 (or above) front seats till you get into the armrests? Sean 80 Westy seangar...
• Westy - Front to Back Weight distribution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:13:31 -0600
  ...But in skimming the digest I noticed their was a discussion as to whether a Vanagon Westy was heavier in the front and back...