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• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 May 2008 23:43:18 -0700
  ...Sun, 4 May 2008 23:22:34 -0700 > >Howdy, > >Can someone tell me what size hex key is needed to remove the upper >control...
• Re: Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:51:59 -0400
  ...The upper part is attached to the upper steering column and has a pair of rubber bushings that are pulled up from below onto...
• Re: My new Upper Control Arm Video
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 6 May 2013 12:14:52 -0400
  ...My new Upper Control Arm Video Just wanted to share my new upper control arm video I just posted to Youtube. Here is a...
• Remove front suspension etc. as unit?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:23:51 -0800
  ...for one side at a time, put a jack under lower arm, remove bolts for upper/lower arms, rack etc. seperate upper arm from...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 8 Nov 2016 22:01:10 -0700
  Lower ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 Upper ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 or GoWesty RadiusRod PowerFlex Upper BallJoint AutoZone Lower BallJoint ?? On 8 Nov , 2016, at 9:08...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:40:39 -0700
  ...Pag 47.8a has upper and > lower and I only see the upper. I am using my handy dandy DIY $20 homemade > bleeder. Thanks...
• front suspension rebuilding (squeak squeak)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Renz
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:25:12 -0700
  so its time to do the upper control arm bushings, at least on the pass side anyway. I can't turn the radio up...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:50:49 -0400
  No ball joints come with grease fittings but it's really easy to install your own in upper and lower ball joints and tie...
• UCA bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:34:26 -0700
  Waded through an upper control arm bushing replacement job on my syncro yesterday http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/vanagon-syncro-upper-control...
• Size of upper control arm allen head - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:15:56 -0400
  Would anyone be kind enough to inform me of the size of the allen head on the front upper control arm bolt for an...
• Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sun, 4 May 2008 23:22:34 -0700
  Howdy, Can someone tell me what size hex key is needed to remove the upper control arm? It's bigger than 12mm and 1...
• Re: WTB: upper starter bolt for auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:40:37 -0700
  ...General Delivery Canada Wide > Upper Starter Bolt for AT, The long One. > > Pz
• Re: Ball Joints Replacement Question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:32:20 -0700
  Tom, The upper ball joints replace is less than an hour, once you have the uppers off you can easily determine if the lowers...
• Re: upper control arm bushing- replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 21 May 2001 17:18:33 +0100
  On Monday, May 21, 2001, at 05:10 pm, Matthew Pollard wrote: > how easy/hard is the replacement of the upper control arm bushings...
• EV clutch ped. tension spring
  Historical mailing list
  27 Mar 1996 21:23:21 GMT
  greetings, volks could one of my fellow EVers w/ stick shift tell me where the upper anchor point for the clutch pedal tension spring...
• Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:13:58 -0700
  The boots on my upper balljoints have split, and they are ooozing all their grease. The replacement seems straightforward. Two questions: 1.) How do...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Lasts ? miles?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:47:36 -0800
  ...http://californiavan.com/frontend/80-84lowerballjoints/ I decided to take the $ plunge and do both uppers. The real $ (for a rubber part anyway) are...
• 85 Vanagon - Gearshift Lever Bearing Assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wohlgemuth
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:09:28 -0500
  ...the upper end of the Lower Ball half sticks up above the Gearshift lever bearing housing, and an upper spring is supposed to fit...
• Re: largest size for speakers in front?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:37:10 -0400
  I have 6.5" speakers in roughly the same place (upper doors) as the original tiny ones. Needed to cut the door cover to...
• Pics of upper grill spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:45:08 -0400
  Hi guys, I'm looking for pics or links to pics of upper grill spoilers for a Vanagon (similar to those used on MK1...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:10:36 -0800
  Hi Tom, The problem with the existing stock-style upper control arm bushings for the Vanagon is that the materials and tolerances are very...
• Re: spring/shock replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:27:35 -0500
  ...Soooooo....how might one do that? Several times during removal and assembly the upper control arm was all that was holding the spring and...
• 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...
• Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:24:40 -0600
  ...I can manage the upper ball joints and bushings myself. But I question the wisdom of tackling the lower ones on my own. Can...
• rebuilding front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:18:13 -0700
  ...advice on what exactly I should consider replacing? Ball joints (upper and lower or just upper?), tie rod ends?, bushings? Thx, Mark Seattle WA
• 1984 1.9L engine UPPER THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:08:41 -0400
  My mechanic pressure tested my cooling system this morning and found a pinhole leak in the upper thermostat housing. Part is reportedly NLA from...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 17:46:16 -0500
  > My 85 vanagain has shot upper control arm bushings on the right side. I > have priced these things out, my best offer 30 bucks...
• size of nut on spindle of 1981
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 14:55:34 -0700
  I need to remove the upper ball joint nut to get the brake (bracket) line off, I'm installing new calipers. Does anyone know...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:38:13 -0800
  ...I think I have had somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-12 Powerflex upper control arm bushings that have failed and zero Whiteline upper...
• Re: upper control arm,was squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:40:17 -0600
  ...Just yesterday I completed basically a complete refurbish of the front end,including upper and lower ball joints, upper control arm bushings, lower control...
• Re: torsion rod bearings vs. upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:13:28 -0700
  ...If the upper a-arm is knocking about it means that UCABs have developed enough play to allow too much movement which could with...
• Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020 12:15:34 -0800
  ...Anyone installed these Australian Nolathane REVO420086 Upper Control Arm Bushings Working and lasting? Image of parts, packaging: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix...
• rear heater hose question??
  Historical mailing list - systemsfarm
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 20:59:21 -0800
  ...When I look under the seat the two plugged non working hoses are upper and lower. I'm guessing that the input is the...
• 83 Sunroof Vanagon for sale - fixer upper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:24:43 -0600
  ...Red with white uppers, black cloth seats, 180K, four speed, needs mechanical work but this car has the biggest sunroof I've ever seen...
• Re: Does anyone know where to buy Eccentric Washers?(for upper control arm)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:18:56 -0500
  ...Does anyone know where to buy Eccentric Washers?(for upper control arm) I need to buy thicker eccentric washers for my upper control arm...
• Re: step to upper bunk - new version
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:09:22 -0500
  ...Please explain how one gets to the top of the counter, or the upper bunk without some sort of an assist step. I am...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Aug 2008 - Special issue (#2008-879)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:34:42 -0700
  Don, Some of this will be NA for you since you don't have a pop top but I took the upper bunk pads...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:16:31 -0700
  ...flushing and refilling.� Pag 47.8a has upper and > lower and I only see the upper.� I am using my handy dandy DIY $20...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:41:49 -0700
  ...953-515 ABK (Upper steering cover) - is it > missing or broken? > > https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/steering-column-cover-t3-upper-black-for-switch...
• Re: new foam for upper bed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 05:04:01 -0700
  ...new foam for upper bed > Thinking of replacing the foam in my 1990 Westy's upper mattress. Would prefer something non-toxic and super...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 13:42:51 EST
  ...My upper boots were torn but the joints were good so I found some boots that would fit.. they failed within 2 months. A...
• Re: PowerFlex Urethane Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 May 2011 19:51:12 -0700
  ...There is a thread on thesamba regarding upper control arm bushings here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272333&highlight=upper...
• Re: bumps = knock, knock
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:35:11 -0500
  Richard, If you decide it's worn upper control arm bushings (most likely) here's a how-to on the subject: http://www.vanagonwiki...
• front end
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 10:58:05 EDT
  ...The boots on the upper ball joints are cracked but otherwise seem fine. Any ideas? Is replacement of the upperball joints a home job...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:39:24 -0500
  It's pretty easy to put real grease fittings in the upper and lower ball joints and in the tie rod ends. A squirt...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Prices-Variances from suppliers.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:14:10 -0500
  ...In anticipation of replacing upper ball joints, each, I obtained prices from various suppliers: JC Whitney $15.95 plus shipping Bus Depot (on WWWsite...
• How to press in bonded rubber mounting into upper track control arm?
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:46:39 -0600
  ...I got the replacement upper bonded rubber mountings 251 407 077 from VanAgain a while ago. I got the upper arm off and removed...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:17:42 -0500
  ...The greased joints are still tight but > the upper control arm bushings are clunking and squeaking on one side > once again. Only a long...
• Re: Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 5 May 2010 23:34:44 EDT
  ...Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality Does anyone have any experience with the upper control arm bushings now sold by FebiBilstein and...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 19:34:11 -0500
  ...2014 6:13 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question Never jb.� Try west systems g flex...
• Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:46:42 -0400
  Just made another video today about removing and replacing the upper ball joint on a Vanagon. The video is from an 85 so it...
• Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:36:17 -0500
  Can't seem to get my '87 Syncro's front right upper ball joint out. Got the two allens and the 24mm nut off...
• cushion fabric
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:56:48 -0600
  It just occurred to me that I can use the fabric from one of the upper cushions to recover my lower rear cushion. So...
• Upper Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Virreira, Victor
  Wed, 15 Nov 95 11:51:00 EST
  ...I was told my upper ball joints needed to be replaced. The Bentley manual isn't detailed enough about ball joints (or at least...
• Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement...replace shafts?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:34:11 -0700
  ...I'm going to have to replace my Upper Control Arm Bushings. Is it necessary (or a good idea) to replace the shafts that...
• Re: Wiki BZ Shelf Derby is now closed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:31:33 -0800
  Okay, one more entry that escaped my normally dependable omniscience: "Upper Control Arm Bushings" by John Meeks (pause for applause) at http://vanagonwiki.net...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:42:01 -0800
  Cross section of upper control arm bushing: I was asking before if anyone ever cut one in half. I guess not. Took the right...
• Upper Control Arm Torque
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 12:23:04 -0700
  ...Last April, had some pro's install new upper control arm bushings, ball joints, shocks etc. Didn't fix the problem. So now today...
• Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:31:14 -0700
  ...http://www.t3-infos.de/images/Mosaik-Joker_Aufstelldach.pdf An upper bed is the complicating element if required. The stock camper upper bed...
• Re: replacing upper bunk with storage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:29:53 -0700
  ...Removing upper bunk.... Based on a couple of the responses to the initial question in this thread apparently few have actually removed the upper...