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Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:01:31 +0000
...http://www.panduit.com/en/products-and-services/products/cable-and-wire-bundling/plastic-cable-ties/plastic-cable-ties-one-piece/specialty-ties/stud...
having trouble with steering rack install
Historical mailing list - sg
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:09:24 -0800
...the rebuilt rack comes with tie rods. so, my initial thought was to simply detach the tie rods on the existing unit from the...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:15:46 -0600
The only special tool required for replacing tie rod ends and most front end work is a pickel fork or ball joint seperator. I...
Re: mice!!...
Historical mailing list - Terrence Tickle
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:06:22 -0400
...I have put them in a section of a nylon stocking (tie one end, fill, and tie the other end) and place them around...
Needs 3 brown curtain Tiebacks
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:07:43 -0700
...I think it's called tiebacks. Does anyone have that? I also need a Syncro gas cap... Thanks Christian
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:52:17 -0400
...VW zip tie with slots? > > They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use regular > zip ties is there is...
Re: NEW TIE DOWN FOR THE VANAGON LUGGAGE RACK IS COMING
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:48:19 -0800
...Maybe now I know why no good tie down yet > exists. > > The GW tie down is $5 with dinky bolts and even dinker washer...
Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:49:44 -0500
How do these hooks provide for doing anything one cannot already do with the factory tie downs? Maybe a picture of them deployed would...
Re: Alignment
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 8 Jan 2003 23:33:28 EST
...Unless some dunderhead has removed the steering wheel and not indexed it correctly upon replacement, adjusting the tie rod ends so that an equal...
Re: Tie Rods
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:52:46 -0800
...I would say tie rods only fail from jillioins of miles, or out of round tires, or out of balance tires, or tires feathered...
Re: best tie rod ends
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:47:32 -0600
...Velma 82 na diesel westy On Feb 24, 2013 5:42 PM, "brett rueff" <rueffy@hotmail.com> wrote: > Both my tie rod ends are...
Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:48:34 -0700
...http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002L8RPDE/sbw/ They're quick to install on the tie-downs, simple to use, and easily adjusted...
Re: Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 30 May 2012 00:17:45 -0400
...I recently replaced my steering rack (with tie rods) and tie rod ends and I found, after alignment, the engagement of the tie rod...
Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:39:48 +0000
...Pump to tie rod ends. P-mail if interesed. JC... -------------- Original message -------------- From: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> > I've never heard of this...
Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:27:04 -0400
...Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > If it is the inner end of the tie rod that's...
Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:34:27 -0500
...I wanted to tie down the decorative fire ring I modified and made a frame for to carry in my luggage rack and fire...
Howto transport queen bed w. westy Was: Re: dimensions of bottom bed
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:48:49 -0700
...http://www.iod95.com/info/faq/images/tie_down/tie_do23.jpg Finish: http://www.iod95.com/info/faq/images/tie_down/tie_do21...
Re: tie rod boots
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:25:08 -0400
Are we talking the tie rod boots that go on the rod and rack or the little boots on the outer tie rod ends...
Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:37:12 -0400
...When the inner tie rods were tightened to spec, there was a small but visible gap between the peening flange and the end of...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:14:35 -0700
First, I doubt your tie rod replacment caused your 'drifts to the right' problem. I am betting on the radius arm causing the drifting...
Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 May 2011 21:58:53 -0700
...Mechanic said replace them when tie rod ends are bad and > need replaced. > >> > >> So, (1) how do I know when the tie rod ends...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:14:49 -0700
...how I transferred outer tie rod BJ position: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TieRodMeasureOld.jpg/TieRodMeasureOld-full;init:.jpg http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TieRodMeasureNew.jpg...
Re: Ball joints and steering rack
Historical mailing list - TC
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:14:22 -0800
...pop outer the cotter pins, unbolt the outer tie-rod ends then get em off the wheel with that tie-rod spreader thingy 3...
Re: power steering failure.....no need to realign
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:39:52 -0600
> > > By the By- it's helpful to replace the tie-rod ends when replace/ > pulling the steering rack... cheap bits- but alignment is another...
Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone! Parts quality.
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:09:14 -0500
...I ordered the Bus Depot complete sets, inner-tie rod-outer. Anyone know if there are issues with those? Jim > > On Oct 31, 2020...
Re: Power Steering rack
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:48:38 -0400
...work Via Safari but the Thread was about > Replacing TieRod Ends, Not > > Removing TieRods from PwrSteeringRack ~ > > > On 17 Jun , 2016, at 2:34 PM...
Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
Historical mailing list - David Hines
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:31:10 -0400
...So I unbolted the DS outer tie rod end to remove it from the knuckle and pulled in and out on the tie rod...
Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:33:13 -0700
Pop the tie rod from knuckle. No need to unscrew ball joint You can get old and then new boot over the ball joint...
Re: tie rod boots
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:38:02 -0700
Dennis - We were taking about the smaller outer boot on the tie rod end, not the bigger boots at the rack, which are also...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:21:34 -0400
...VW zip tie with slots? > > They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use regular > zip ties is there is...
Re: VWTrek Hostees...
Historical mailing list - Pat Collins
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:53:36 -0500
...On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 09:41:15AM -0500, TieDye wrote: > I had a bit of a system glitch... My puter ate a...
Re: Tie Rods
Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:26:16 -0800
...It�s all the other factors. > I see a hundred different vanagon tie rods a year, and barely find > one or two bad, if...
Re: Carrying a canoe, Was: Re: Rain Gutter Adapter Locations
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 23:34:24 -0400 (EDT)
...It is the tie downs. Place the canoe symmetrically > length and crosswise between the front and back tiedowns, and firmly > tie it down with...
Re: Inner tie rod
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 11:46:09 -0800
...Image showing nut on inner tie rod secured to rack: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/InnerTieRodEndDS.jpg On 2/7/15, Michael <mikewelldon...
Re: How to remove the tie rods??
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 22:50:22 -0500
...The tie rod ends simply unscrew. The problem is you do not want to put force on the steering rack when removing. I has...
Re: Tie Rods
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:39:37 -0600
...Don't mix up the tie rods. Reassemble and adjust to the original measurement. You won't need an alignment unless you already needed...
NLA VW Parts
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:36:43 -0700
...levels of parts. Tier 1 parts would be the most urgent. Tier 2, would be the next most urgent. Tier 3 would cover the...
Tie rod and Pitman arm puller part number
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 22 May 2003 12:51:16 EDT
Here are the two parts that will make removing the upper/lower ball joints and tie rods from the spindle. You still have to...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
...And so will a tie rod end pop out. If it's an extreme case, and the nut is downward, so the tie rod...
Failed State Safety Inspection (Tie Rod)
Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 17:32:07 -0500
...Ok...so what's the deal with replacing a tie rod? The Bentley shows what appears to be a release latch/catch where the...
Re: Power Steering rack
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:00:26 -0400
I thought that the question was about removing the tie rod from the rack. If I recall correctly, you just have to get the...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:57:51 -0700
and you cant use a regular zip tie because ...??? On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote...
More Pics in my Web (Sunroof, Air intake etc.)
Historical mailing list - Jose Rivero
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:35:22 +0000
Hello Installation of (Air intake system) MSDS Sticker of Tierra del Fuego (a friend brought it to me that have traveled for 3 months...
Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:06:07 -0500
...But for the life of me I don't recall the details of the inner tie rod joints, which are going to need replacing...
Re: tie rod removal...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:39:04 -0700
you guys are talking about how to remove an outer tie rod end ? .........where there's a nut and a tapered thing that makes...
Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:02 -0700
...FWIW, a drift, ground square to roughly same size as channel in rack shaft, makes locking the inner ball joint tie rod easier. i...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:53:33 -0400
...Double checked by > measuring from inner end > of threads to face of new tie rod adjusting nut with calipers. > - transferred inner nut position from...
VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:16:47 -0500
I've got one of the original VW towing hitches that attaches to the ties down eyelets with the BIG bolts. Had anyone used...
WTB Luggage Rack Tie Down Hooks, Etc.
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:33:57 -0700
I am in urgent need of 4 (6 would be better) westy luggage rack tie down hooks. I also need two rubber stops for...
tie rod removal...
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:56:59 -0700
Hmm, tried to get the tie rod ends pushed out this morning from my syncro to no luck. seems one actually needs a specialized...
Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:52:58 -0500
...I just had to slightly loosen the nut that secures the > tie rod end and then unscrew the tie rod from the tie rod...
Re: Silly Question, maybe?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:41:42 -0400
Laura, I have tie rods and boots for the Vanagon. http://www.vanagain.com/shop/tie-rod-assembly/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/steering...
Re: Soft shackles
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 1 Aug 2015 07:13:33 -0700
I often use motorcycle tie-downs to attach heavy loads for pulling...The motorcycle tie-downs I've got are 1" webbing that is...
Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:36:39 -0800
...Take the second wire and just put it between the two zip tie ends and put the zip tie together. It holds the wire...
Re: tie rod removal
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:24:42 -0400
...If it is a > newish tie-rod end it may have a nylon locknut instead of a castle > nut. > > Are you replacing the tie...
How to remove the tie rods??
Historical mailing list - Peter
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:25:08 -0700
Happy Halloween Syncronauts! Can any of you tell me how to remove the tie rods off the steering Knuckles? I need to do this...
Re: **88 Westy-Get it
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:37:03 -0700
...Miguel On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay nobody got the **88, think about it, a...
Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:27:15 -0400
> I don't own birkenstocks, and I usually only wear tie-die on weekends. > I work in the tech sector, and hold down a...
Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:17:19 -0800
Unscrew the tie rod at the steering rack instead of removing the tie rod end. That way you won't have any issues with...
tie rod removal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 12:57:48 -0500
...When rotating my tires yesterday, I discovered that the left front wheel could be wiggled back and forth because the tie rod was moving...