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Re: How can you test a VC on a Syncro
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 15:23:08 -0700
...Jack up one of the rear wheels under the swing arm with a trolley floor jack. Put a small log in front of one...
'56 kombi update: rockers revisited
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Tue, 17 Jan 1995 10:05:11 -0800 (PST)
Ok, back in the MIG saddle again! I welded in the piece that forms part of the rear wheel opening behind the cargo doors...
Re: Extra capacity fuel tank
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:35:41 +0200
...about fitting a Syncro tank in the rear end of the 2WD models. Try the archives, it was last fall sometimes... PerL 88 Syncro...
Re: adjusting rear brakes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:31:25 -0500
...we agreed on a system for adjusting the rear brakes? Turn the star > adjuster until wheel can't be turned by hand then back...
Re: Multivan Front Fender Flare
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:50:00 -0800
...rear Tristar arches and cut away the extra material. The remold the whole thing. At least the contours will fit an uncut Vanagon wheel...
Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
Historical mailing list - retro van
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:09:31 -0700
...Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the > archives > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Hi there I've been lurking around for a...
Re: Rear disc brakes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:53:56 -0400
...It is rare for me to see a Vanagon for the first time with the rear brakes working properly. Unlike front heavy front wheel...
Re: Squeaking suspension
Historical mailing list
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:51:26 +0000
...I can get > this by pushing down on the wheel arch. In comparison the rear is more like > a long woosh than a quick...
Re: another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 19 May 2010 09:25:18 -0700
...front wheels grab, especially if you are driving on loose sand as the rear wheels will begin to sink before the front wheels begin...
Re: towing a syncro
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:50:36 -0500
...Use dollies to lift rear wheels if these limits must be exceeded. 3. Towing with ALL FOUR wheels on the ground: Tow van at...
Re: Vanagons & Fuel Line Fires
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:00:50 -0800
At 04:31 PM 03/01/99 -0800, you wrote: ... >>Check the fuel filter which can be seen through the left rear wheelwell. It...
Rear camber left side
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:01:29 +0000
...I put a straightedge level across the left wheel arch at the top of the wheel and measured 3/4" from lip of the...
Re: Larger Wheels...
Historical mailing list - shawn feller
Tue, 16 May 2006 18:14:19 -0400
...low profile wheels up to 17"-19" tall. Width is all over the place too. Dokas can get way with wider rears but vans...
looking for source for "crazy trailer"
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Thu, 23 May 2002 01:10:40 -0500
...I'm looking for this fantastic "trailer" I saw at Busses by the Arch a few years ago - can you help me get more...
Re: Syncro Driveshaft Questions
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 6 Oct 1996 23:51:41 -0400 (EDT)
...tips are as usual greatly appreciated. > > Kris Weber > > 86 Syncro Westy {rear wheel drive} > 82 Westy {for Sale} > Check with Dennis Haynes. He can...
1989 TriStar Syncro TDI for sale
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:39:51 -0700
...wheel arches - TL Elektronic 8 function engine monitor - 262.000 original kilometers (circa 162.000 miles) - Multivan interior with front arm rears, bolstered rear...
Re: Help Finding List Member
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Mar 1995 10:26:17 -0600
...Picture >of #2 looks like rear wheel arches have been opened to allow bigger rear >wheels. Thanks though for looking. John Kitsmiller Your PC...
Re: was shifter linkage solved now replace rear wheel cylinder or both
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:29:53 -0500
...concrete evidence that both wheel cylinders tend to out at the same time. But I haven't researched the archives on this one. Given...
Re: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:48:30 -0500
...If you don't believe me, have fun with the archives -- there's a wonderful post there using a pencil to illustrate the geometry...
Re: Mud flaps
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:21:38 -0700
...Mud flaps > > > Brent Christensen wrote: > > > My Syncro has clear plastic film covering the rear wheel > arches, but no > > black screw-on splash guards. Anyone...
Re: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
Historical mailing list - madsen
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:10:37 -0500
...Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel? > Sounds like CV joints to me. May be time to replace. > > John Rodgers > > Marko Rosenfeldt wrote...
Re: Rear brakes frustration
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:50 -0500
...replaced rear shoes in '91 carat, have done this successfully > several times in the past > 2. followed Bentley and numerous archive postings on adjustment...
Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:07:03 -0400
Also search back in the archives for things Dennis Haynes has said about tuning up rear brake spacing with hardened shims etc. Yrs, d...
Re: removing rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:46:39 -0400
...to remove the rear hub/axle nut on my 89 > Westy (2wd) to install some longer studs for a wheel upgrade. If I recall...
Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 20:42:45 -0700
...Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the > > archives > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > Hi there I've been lurking around for a...
self-adjusting brakes?
Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 06:00:15 +0000
I replaced the rear brake shoes on my '84 Vanagon GL. The Bently manual says they will self adjust and not to adjust the...
Re: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 21:40:16 EDT
...new set of uglies (SA wheels, original Vanagon alloys, other Audi wheels, etc., etc.). Cost and fabrication details in the underutilized archives! Frank Grunthaner
Re: 8 inch steel rims for 2wd '85?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:35:42 EST
...Then there's that rear portion of the wheel arches. I do have 7" wide rims in front now in my 2wd. BenT San...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:15:43 -0700
...based archives for > info on my rear brakes. (86 vanagon) I have been trying to determine > which way to move the star wheel to...
Re: Wheel alternatives...
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:08:52 -0400
...Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Wheel alternatives... In the archive there was a trip report to Baja California with 15...
Reproducing vanagon parts. (was: Re: Pzwo foglight kit, wheel archs, etc. repros
Historical mailing list
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:10:10 EST
...wheel arches, etc..they are a flexible ABS style plastic, as with most exterior or interior plastic acessories.. but if you go making a...
Re: misrepresentation on ebay...
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:32:08 -0700
...Note the left rear mismatched wheelcover, too...along with the spare tire that seems to have been stored IN THE REAR! >5. The seats...
Re: Fwd: Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:31:42 -0700
...Craig, how high did your unloaded 85 Westy ride center of wheel to lower edge of wheel arch? I heard the 85 bus springs...
Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:03:08 -0700
...The narrower fronts are just perfectly inline with the wheel arches. Bolt pattern is typical Porsche at 5 X 130mm. Spacer/adapters convert to...
Re: 4WD stuck
Historical mailing list - John Welsh
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 01:03:54 +0000
...for all your help. -Diff lock is not stuck (jacked up rear wheel spins freely) -Front diff is now drained & refilled, nothing looked abnormal...
Re: adjusting rear brakes
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:24:35 -0700
...adjusting rear brakes > Have we agreed on a system for adjusting the rear brakes? Turn the star > adjuster until wheel can't be turned...
FW: Syncro question
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 08:56:38 -0400
...function does not work. > The rear wheels begin to spin and any traction is trasferred to the front > wheel > drive with the power enough...
Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:51:00 +0800
TC, Best that you search the archive for the most complete answer. This question has been asked dozens of times. Try searching "Audi wheels...
Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:01:29 -0400
...My wheels are black steel wheels with the chrome cover over the inner half of the wheel. This is not very attractive on the...
Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
Historical mailing list - lvb
Thu, 23 May 2002 09:54:26 -0400
...single wheel trailers. Thanks, Larry Marshall wrote: > Hi Volks: > > I'm looking for this fantastic "trailer" I saw at Busses by the Arch a...
Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:33:24 -0800
...Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Hi there I've been lurking around for a...
Re: wheel question
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:53:12 EDT
...archives?) its the same 5x112 bolt pattern. you will have to machine the centers to 2.5" and use spacers and longer rear studs...
another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:39:18 -0400
...Then I started losing fluid fast, and had very poor stopping power and a puddle at my right rear wheel. Rear wheel cylinder failure...
Re: Springs, Syncro into 2WD swap?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:28:30 -0700
...to the edge of the >front wheel arch. This drops to 26" or less when loaded. >The rear is about 29" empty, and only...
Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:05:14 -0500
...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? Probably >5. Spacers? Definitely if ET40, possibly with ET35 if the rim width...
FS: Bike Rack for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
Mon, 6 May 2002 12:37:43 -0400
...the rear hatch of any Vanagon. The setup incudes two (2) Steelhead holders, four (4) Q-Towers and attachment Clips, two (2) wheelholders, two...
Re: Speaking of Painting...
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:40:16 -0700
...on the forward side of the same wheel arch similar to yours. In my case the rear taillight area of my wife's Mercedes...
Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 15 May 2007 10:16:28 -0700
I used GUNK to remove all of the old crud from the bottom, top and rear panel sliders, then I used regular grease all...
Reversing CVs, was: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:45:20 -0500
...Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel? Sometimes, if the CV's arent too bad you can swap them around so they turn...
Re: Time to change rear drive axle??
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 20 May 2008 08:52:35 -0700
If you're referring to the actual rear wheel bearing, it would make a rumbling noise if failing. You can check for play in...
Re: Wheels for Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:33:18 -0800
...I will check the archives. The wheels are available any time as my friend upgraded his wheels and the old ones are just sitting...
Re: Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:51:17 -0500
...and rear studs (changeout, replacement, etc) >-Offset (spacers needed?) >-Machining (hub clearance) >-Typical junkyard pricing experience > >Tried to get to the Archives. Maybe someone...
Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:27:13 -0700
...of wheel to the wheel arch (front wheels - all vans are tin-top) - > all vans are sitting level, none has sagging rear... > > - Carat: 15...
Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 29 May 2006 22:57:28 -0400
...choose front wheel drive. The rear wheel choice assumes magnets on a driveshaft whereas the front wheel drive choice assumes magnets on CV joints...
Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:22:58 -0400
...of wheel to the wheel arch (front wheels - all vans are tin-top) - > all vans are sitting level, none has sagging rear... > > - Carat: 15...
Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:24:11 EST
...creased lower sliding door and a mushed right rear wheel arch and a crunched rear bumper, or if chrome, both sides are pushed in...
rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 08:53:28 -0400
...based archives for info on my rear brakes. (86 vanagon) I have been trying to determine which way to move the star wheel to...
Why are campers higher at the rear?
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:17:32 -0600
I looked through the archives, OK? My question is this: Why do most of the campers I've seen (and especially the syncros) seem...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:22:03 -0400
It sounds like you're describing excessive travel on the rear wheel cylinders, due to improperly adjusted shoes. Does the handbrake work properly? It...
Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:11:30 -0800
...I wonder if > those snap on > spinners will fit my Syncro 16 stock steel wheels. Maybe I ought > to rip out > the poly arches...