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• speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:58:20 -0500
  ...Which wheel does it fix to? What could he have broken? IF he didn't put back the circlip on the dustcap, would the...
• Re: speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 03:39:37 -0800
  ...There should be a small circlip holding the end off the speedo cable in the square hole. John McLean 87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:10:55 -0800
  ...The Circlip had grit, and oxidation under it which undermined it's groove and ability to retain the huge pressures. I used a cheap...
• Re: 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:37:26 -0700
  ...OD 22mm, ID 8mm, thickness 7mm. >>>> >>>> They sit on studs on the door mechanism, held in place by circlip. Circlips replaced by E clips...
• Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - Eli Secor
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:11:18 EST
  ...Where can I find the circlip, piston pin, and crankshaft arm positioning tools? The local dealer won't even touch my car, let alone...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:20:41 -0700
  ...I can't figure out how to shove the spring back onto the adjusting rod far enough to snap the circlip back on. Any...
• Re: Front hub dust caps -- stuck!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 20:16:57 -0400
  ...And, about that speedometer cable - REMOVE THAT CIRCLIP BEFORE YOU TRY TO REMOVE THE CAP. Otherwise you'll pull your speedometer cable out with...
• Re: Euro-Trans: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon , Mechanical, input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:29:43 -0800
  ...shaft comes loose...All that holds the setup together is a circlip. If it comes loose, the shaft will back out on decel after...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Sliding door hardware
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 May 2011 06:05:54 -0400
  ...The two top bearing guides, I have replacements and new circlips. For a complete list of what I have see my Vanagon New Parts...
• Re: help! part needed
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:27:30 -0400
  ...See Bentley 20.23 My spring and circlip are > OK.Does anyone know of a supplier, or have access to a parts bus? > It...
• CV Joint Frustrations
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 18:21:12 -0400
  ...How do I separate the CV joint from the shaft? I have removed the circlip and tried both methods of separation: 1) used a...
• Shorter repost: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archive)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 14:44:39 -0400
  ...Bushings/circlip worn, bent bracket, incorrect shaft assembly. New parts should resolve this. But.... To ensure parts don't rub, is bending bracket "in...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 31 May 2002 19:51:13 -0400
  I just finished doing this without any special tools, the circlips can be removed with snap ring pliers or a small set of needle...
• 094 transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 07:02:23 -0600
  ...The Bentley on page 35.84 states CAUTION Always replace the circlip during repairs. Midwesty
• Re: Transmission clutch lever ???
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:00:42 -0700
  ...They rust on and if you try to hammer on the circlip end of the shaft at all, it mushrooms and then your screwed...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:24:11 -0400
  ...pushthem out with a small flatbladed screwdriver from the side that you can see the two tips of the circlip. wear safety goggles and...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - deandrew
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:31:25 PST
  ...Once I have them off, it looks like a circlip holds each cv joint onto the axel. Once it is apart, do I just...
• Re: speedometer no move
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:10:37 EST
  ...isn't spinning it and you get nothing. -check the little circlip to make sure it is held in properly. -check the hole in...
• Drive flange at transaxle
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 19:54:23 -0600
  ...Before anyone asks, I've removed the circlip and washer... Any other suggestions? In "V"anagon "W"esty love, light & laughter, J '87 Westy...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 4 May 1995 09:49:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...out. > Any suggestions appreciated. > > Regards, > Vahid I presume you mean the circlips that hold the wrist pins in. You need a special set of...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0800
  Circlip pliers... Not trying to be snarky, but that's what I use. BTW, your next question will probably be: "how do I get...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:27:51 -0800
  ...failure in the 2nd gear piston mentioned by Ken under the circlips > on the DS. > If the rubber piston seals are cracked, aged to...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 07:42:11 EST
  ...was CV Joints? This puzzles me as if I remove the circlip from the end of my half shaft I better have my hand...
• Re: wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:11:25 -0500
  ...Reason given > is > because the gudgeon circlip had broken ??? allowing the pin to move. > Gradually the hole elongated resulting in the bottom of the...
• Re: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 15:16:03 -0400
  ...I recall using circlip pliers to move it out of goove. COS was totally stuck. I even went to length of shaping jaws of...
• Re: AT Seal and Gasket Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 04:12:37 -0800
  ...I bought the new circlip at my local VW dealer and replaced it as a precaution. It probably wasn't necessary. Sounds like maybe...
• Re: syncro, prop shaft R&Rreport
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:41:48 -0800
  ...Loosened front diff > mounting bolts, drove around, no difference. > > Removed shaft, examined u joints, one was loose so I replaced circlip > with thicker one...
• Re: 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:38:18 +0000
  ...OD 22mm, ID 8mm, thickness 7mm. >>>> >>>> They sit on studs on the door mechanism, held in place by circlip. Circlips replaced by E clips...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:23:57 -0400
  At 11:07 AM 6/3/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >The 360 ft lbs of torque is not bearing against the circlip. You >could...
• Re: Dished Washer With New CV Joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:56:25 -0600
  ...This is a dished washer, NOT the circlip I am talking about. TIA, Jeff > > FWIW, using my old boots, which look good-been burned...
• Re: Unidentified part
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:19:32 -0700
  ...Unidentified part Can anyone identify the part shown in the link below?� I am referring to the flat circlip/alignment-shim-looking parts to...
• Re: VW P/N anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 May 2011 08:01:27 -0700
  ...VW P/N anyone? > > Anyone know the part number for the circlip shown at the bottom of page 37.12? It's not a...
• CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 14 May 2006 10:33:12 -0700
  ...I have removed the circlip and tried tapping the end of the shaft with a cold chisel while the outer joint was supported in...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:05:54 -0500
  ...The Circlip had grit, and oxidation under it which undermined it's groove and ability to retain the huge pressures. I used a cheap...
• Re: trans main shaft removal ??
  Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 01:09:45 -0400
  ...The bell housing is removed from the transmission, the circlip is off, the reverse gear slides to the rear............. .........now how do I get...
• clutch release lever removal
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:41:54 -0700
  ...If you pull/beat/hammer too hard, the circlip on the inside will come loose. Then you have to get a little puller to...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:07:22 -0700
  ...The 360 ft lbs of torque is not bearing against the circlip. You could assemble the stub axle, hub, and bearings outside the bearing...
• Re: CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:59:35 -0600
  ...It covers a circlip that holds the flange onto the final drive. I have found this plug to be leaking on at least half...
• Re: VW P/N anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 19:24:07 -0700
  ...VW P/N anyone? > Anyone know the part number for the circlip shown at the bottom of page > 37.12? It's not a...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:06:08 -0600
  ...Will this > work OK, or will I have to rotate the wheels? > > Once I have them off, it looks like a circlip holds each...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Thu, 4 May 95 10:00:47 PDT
  ...I have also taken the circlip off. The rod is still hooked up to the cranckshaft. The pin is too tight. And I didn...
• Re: Small Parts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:35:35 -0800
  ...Springs, grommets, knobs, metric fasteners, circlips, O-rings, you name it. I found it to be a valuable resource for this kind of thing...
• Re: Unidentified part
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:22:34 -0700
  ...Unidentified part > Can anyone identify the part shown in the link below? I am referring to > the > flat circlip/alignment-shim-looking parts to...
• Re: Cause of fluttering speedometer ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:54:31 EST
  ...It can lose the circlip and move in and out of the square hole in the dust cap in the center of the wheel...
• Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:43:36 -0700
  ...Pulled the axle, removed the circlip, and went to whack the CV off shaft. It moved about 2mm, then refused to go any further...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:28:26 -0700
  ...could he have broken? IF he didn't put back > the circlip on the dustcap, would the cable slip out to the point of...
• Drive flange oil seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:43:55 -0800
  ...I went ahead and ordered up some new CV bolts, the flange cap, circlips, and an oil seal. Everything came apart quite easily including...
• My unexpected foray into engine work
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:24:21 -0400
  ...The toughest part is just removing the circlips (on the side the pin will be pulled towards) from the piston pins. I had 2...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:38:19 +0600
  ...I have also taken the circlip off. The rod >is still hooked up to the cranckshaft. The pin is too tight. And I didn...
• Re: Second mainshaft seal failure....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:20:02 -0700
  ...The input shaft is held on to the end of the main shaft by a circlip and there is a splined sleeve connecting the...
• Re: A speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 22:26:10 -0700
  Check LH wheel hub-you'll see circlip securing that end of speedo cable in a square hole in hub.It may be rounding...
• Re: Oil filler tube extension pulled out.-- Well shiver me timbers
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:13:11 -0400
  ...permeated with oil, is there some kind of low profile big circlip or hose clamp you could install below it? Maybe insert a pin...
• oh, brake I think I need thee
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 00:07:04 -0400
  ...It consists of 3 pins, each with a circlip (or supposedly they have circlips, 2 of mine don't.) One pin connects the rod...
• Another Little CV Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 22:15:14 -0500
  ...Funny thing is that in the Haynes manual one photo clearly shows the chamfer out toward the circlip when they remove the circlip but...
• Sliding Door Inner Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Tony Smith
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 14:31:37 -0700
  ...The bearing rusted out and I went to my local dealers who quoted fifty bucks for the bearing, ten bucks for the circlip and...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:21:52 -0800
  ...failure in the 2nd gear piston mentioned by Ken under the > circlips > on the DS. > If the rubber piston seals are cracked, aged to...
• Drive Flange Oil Seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:46:33 -0700
  ...I figured the two hurdles were getting the circlip off and getting the drive flange off its splined shaft. Both those operations went reasonably...
• drive shaft R&R prelim report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:01:35 -0700
  ...The joints come with 2 thickness' of circlips. I put the thinner ones in, after supper I'll check endplay to see if they...
• Thanks for info on CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 14:46:30 -0700
  ...carry only kits, containing a boot, six bolts, grease, and probably circlips, etc. (didn't check the whole list) at a price of $34...
• Re: Yeeha!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:50:07 -0400
  ...There's a circlip on the van end (a little springy, washer shaped thing that slides on and off) and another "pry on and...