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• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:00:41 -0800
  ...You must look at the individual wearing pieces and see how they are being subjected to wearing forces. Each CV is made up of...
• Re: PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:02:26 -0700
  ...PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs! Actually Scott, eye glasses dont offer adequate protection. In both my cases, I was wearing regular...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:22:38 -0700
  ...Why not wear in more slowly? I'm not > convinced. It seems to me synthetic would provide a better wear in > performance. > > William > > >> Stuff...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:38:15 -0700
  ...I'll bet most engines have wear of this sort. Nothing to be concerned about, and if your current pump is not wobbling you...
• Re: Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:31:12 -0700
  ...On and off the gas constantly will wear the angles from the gear teeth and the slider teeth and make them pop out of...
• Re: tire wear in the rear
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:54:21 -0700
  ...I seem to be getting outside edge wear on the > rear tires on my 84GL. There are no rear allignment adjustments for this > vehicle...
• Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:43 -0500
  Jim, Why would I want to "maximize" wear on the joints? LOL!! John On 3/16/2013 10:48 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > I...
• Re: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:02:48 -0700
  Tires, belts, hoses, fluids, brake friction components are all considered to be wear items. That is, even if driven properly, they will wear out...
• Re: Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:02:38 -0500
  ...Do Shift linkage bushes wear ... > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > While we're on the subject, how bad are they going to wear if...
• Re: "Blue light" incidents..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:13:35 -0500
  In 1957 I actually got a ticket for wearing a seatbelt. Gene Pate, a Texas highway patrolman, pulled me over and cited me for...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:03:43 -0700
  ...Power Steering Pumps - Again! > > The parts that wear are the vanes - which wear against the stator, and > the rotor, where the vanes wear in...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:53:47 EDT
  <<So, perhaps the stretch bolts themselves are not the problem, but excessive bearing wear is the true culprit. That means scrupulous attention to maintenance...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:47 -0400
  At 01:09 PM 5/16/2012, neil n wrote: >think the wear patterns indicated that the top 1/3 of shoes were contacting...
• Brake rotor wear
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:37:44 -0800
  ...glazed, with little ridges (normal kind of wear), but that there is probably about 1mm of wear on the rotors themselves. (in other words...
• tire wear & heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:14:12 -0400
  ...1.) On an '85 Vanagon I have severe outer edge front tire wear. Changed upper control arm bushings and after alignment by local tire...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:47:54 -0800
  ...Turns out....NO WEAR!!! Everything looked nearly new, nice > and round hole, and the pin only showed a little shininess at the > wear point...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:29:27 -0500
  Tire pressures affect the wear pattern on tires. Something to consider when looking at tire pressures. To much air, wears a tire in the...
• Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:33:53 -0700
  ...Now I wonder if people think I'm German when I wear a hat. This little bit of extra information leads to so many...
• Re: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:27:40 -0800
  ...I'd bet a bit that most drivers outside of Vgon owners wouldn't, or don't, consider hoses and fluids to be 'wear...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:57:00 -0500
  ...CV noise is a sure sign of wear. Since the front-wheel-drive CVs are forced to work at high angles they tend to...
• Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:24:24 EST
  ...go out and want to make an impression I'm stuck wearing an old wrinkled birthday suit!! ;) >> I heard heat applied liberally can create...
• Re: The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 22 May 1996 08:58:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The cyrogenic treatment of tool steels is well documented to increase toughness and wearability. It's been used since the '30's, at least...
• SUV's....how the name came about
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 17:18:10 -0500
  ...Malibu Tony 85' Westy 3.3L SVX motor and a surfer who wears his shorts long........not hiding anything or anything
• Re: Best Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:53:51 -0600
  ...If the tire is under-inflated, it will wear badly along the outside edges of the tire. If really under inflated it increases risk...
• Brake Pads Worn At An Angle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 22 May 2015 19:34:53 -0700
  ...Is it abnormal for brake pads to wear at an angle? (front to rear) My guess is "yes" but why? Is this due to...
• Re: [Syncro] Medium length travelogue, and misc.
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Thu, 30 May 2002 12:43:59 EDT
  ...It is incredible how much wear there can be and the Syncro will seem to drive just fine. This one had alignments done over...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:33:33 -0800
  ...clutch pedal wear To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 6:52 PM Having seen the wear in the clutch pedal...
• Re: syncro uneven tire wear?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Wed, 7 May 1997 13:33:53 -0700
  ...This would explain excessive shoulder wear. > >2. Low tire inflation pressure. This would explain excessive overall > and shoulder wear. > - If the bus has alloy...
• Re: piston wear and compression
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:43:41 -0400
  ...Why would the leading edge of the piston wear like that and would that cause the drop in compression? I would assume that the...
• Rear drum thickness
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 00:52:27 -0700
  ...I noticed that the greatest wear point on the shoes (the top) is nowhere near the inspection hole. So if you are using the...
• Re: Brake rotors - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 18:51:37 -0800
  ...Rotors are so relatively inexpensive and proper pads wear so long that I lean towards replacing both at the same time. Alistair > On Dec...
• RE: syncro uneven tire wear?
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 7 May 97 08:14:20
  ...The passenger front tire had a lot less tread >overall and even more wear on the outside edge. The rest of the tires have...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 14:31:13 -0600
  One issue may be wear on the throttle shaft. HDPE, Delrin, and PFTE actually can wear the metal out. I have seen this in...
• Re: Say you wanna make a little more money each month!??? ;)
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 3 May 2001 20:07:34 EDT
  ...I'm a whore" >> You can wear T-shirts for me if you want, but I'm not paying you. I'm broke myself...
• Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 8 Jan 2016 09:55:26 -0800
  ...Close up images of bearing race wear on a '85 non PS steering knuckle: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/January82016# Hard to say without...
• Re: Brake Pads Worn At An Angle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2015 19:39:21 -0700
  So it seems some Bay bus owners have had the same wear pattern. Here's an image showing one set of my pads. Ends...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:58:02 -0600
  Generally plastic bearings do tend to wear the metal shafts more than expected. May be related to the plastic "holds" impurities which tend to...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:56:27 -0700
  ...All 4 tries wear incredibly even is another. I have the 3rd set of tires on the Passat now. The two previous set each...
• Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 14:34:26 -0700
  As a side note, and likely not related to Johns problem, is that the pivot holes can wear over time. Here's one persons...
• Re: Pop Top Push Bar Wear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:10:48 -0400
  ...Shows some extreme wear. Pics included! I replaced the tube ends with solid bronze turned to size and epoxied into the shortened bar ends...
• CV Joint Advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 20:40:11 -0400
  ...Could someone tell me how much wear is acceptable before one replaces the joint? There is no rust, pitting or other damage other than...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:29:15 -0500
  I have yet to see the balls wear unless the joint is completely trashed. While I agree that putting the joints together with the...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:12:00 -0500
  ...She was wearing the three point restraint as a lap belt, instead of >>wearing it correctly.. The other girl was strapped into the vehicle...
• Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:19:19 -0400
  ...Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear I've just spent the past hour digging through the archives. No joy. (This is why changing...
• Re: Go with the door sticker.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Tue, 25 Feb 97 09:24:04 -0500
  ...The main negative that worries me is the wear and tear on the suspension components. I have one Michelin MXL 205 right now (it...
• Re: Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:45:22 EST
  ...I seem to recall that engine wear is proportional to piston feet per mile. How far a piston travels in moving the car one...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:04:24 -0700
  ...On 9/26/14, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > That wear is from a past water pump failure. The down side is reduced...
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 23:44:23 -0400
  ...It's >not rocket science...more power, same basic hardware, more wear. Actually more power can also equal less lugging the engine, less overreving...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:31:15 -0400
  ...That is why they have little effect on brake fluid level as they wear. They have to be turned and pushed in to reset...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:39:30 -0700
  ...Front tire wear >I was given the same message when I had an alignment done at my last tire > rotation. L.S. told me...
• Tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 15:59:17 -0700
  Hi all, I am getting a LOT of tire wear on my passenger side, on the inside of the tire. I took the tire...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:46:35 -0700
  The internal wear on the CVs is due to twisting force from the tranny output shafts fighting against the tire traction. NOT the direction...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:25:15 -0700
  ...I doubt the wear at the case is an issue. Maybe the 0.5mm step is there from the factory but the concave semi...
• Re: Worn Locks?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 09:36 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Make sure that your "daily use" keys are a relatively soft metal to minimize wear on your locks. 3. Check your "daily use" keys...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:45:55 -0700
  ...I realize those shoes don't do much of the work but (mine at least) seem to wear very very slowly. Is it normal...
• RE: Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 12:34:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...One alternative, is to not wear a parachute when jumping from a plane. But I'll keep wearing mine, thanks. Seat belts, too. :^) >There...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:59:26 -0800
  ...clutch linkage wear -photos To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 9:25 AM Yes, I bought the new pin this...
• Re: Where to put the better fish?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 16:34:46 EST
  ...if you rotate your fish, they will wear out much more evenly. if all the fish have similar wear patterns, then you don't...
• Re: Riddle me this... Honda Brake question NVC!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 May 2007 10:47:00 -0400
  ...Also, have you noticed the size difference in the pads? If normal wear, what type of maintenance is being performed that the pads could...
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair :
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:51:30 +0100
  ...If you want the full personal liberty to wear or not wear a safety belt (Vanagon content, please note) you should have it. Just...