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• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:32:24 -0700
  ...sheer bolts/steering column What is the function of a sheer bolt as in the two that mount the steering column tube to the...
• 84 dash fit in 87
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:12:32 -0400
  ...biggest concern is the dash and steering column.&nbsp; will an 84 dash and steering column fit okay into and 87?</DIV> <DIV>thanks...
• Re: Loss of heater blower motors and wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:12:21 -0500
  ...Fuse number 10 is still good as are the two fuses under the >steering column. Where do I start looking for the problem? 84...
• horn doesn't beep when running straight ahead
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 13:35:37 -0400
  ...I traced the horn button ground wires down the steering column, and they seem to end at a 13mm bolt holding the column to...
• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:28:50 EDT
  ...Easy fit if you can do the column thing. The splines match. They just sit too high to contact the horn and turnsignal contacts...
• remove ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:34:38 -0400
  Group: How does one remove the ignition switch from the steering column 1986 van....? clarence pinehurst, nc.
• Steering column cluster
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:25:59 EST
  I'm looking for a junk dimmer switch/turn signal/etc. column cluster. I took apart my dimmer switch (I now know--bad idea...
• Re: Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - Hans Lindemulder
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:52:53 -0400
  You activate the system by pushing down on the wiper lever on the steering column. Hans -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:30:10 -0400
  ...So, if you want to > respond to the list only then cut/paste the list address from the cc: column > to the To: column.
• Re: cruise control switches?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:09:39 +0200
  ...The control steering column switch set is a different story. Prices are in range from 74 DM in Germany to 90 DM in Austria...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:03:36 -0500
  ...Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column > > new. I purchased one from Jim several years ago and now have...
• Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 05:44:34 -0400
  ...I *did* have to remove the steering wheel from the steering column to replace the ignition switch itself. If memory serves, it was necessary...
• Re: Loose steering column shaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jan 2023 18:40:38 +0000
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• Re: Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:49:47 +0000
  Hi Tim, There should be access under the black cover on the steering column. John
• Re: Regulator pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 08:51:09 -0400
  11 inches of water column. Mike Paul Chubbuck wrote: > What is the proper manometer pressure for a Westy? > > Paul >
• Re: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:55:09 -0700
  ...Remove the lower steering column cover and you will > see an allen head bolt that is clamping the ignition switch housing to > the steering...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:21:43 -0700
  ...if you take out the two shear-headed bolts, the bolt on the column bracket, and remove the steering wheel the whole column tube...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:59:21 -0700
  ...Unscrew the two retaining screws for the bottom steering column cover and remove it. 2. Pop the cover off of the center of the...
• Re: rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 11:58:27 -0600
  I'm going to say yes! However you'll also need the new steering column wiper switch assembly, washer bottle assembly and run the...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:57:59 -0500
  ...Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts > Dropping the column allows you to drill the hole into the steering lock > assembly so you can remove the...
• Re: Ignition Switch on 85
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 11:34:35 -0800
  ...Remove lower and upper plastic cowlings that surround the steering column. Undo the two hex-head bolts that clamp the ignition lock/switch assembly...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:11:09 -0700
  ...sheer bolts/steering column What is the function of a sheer bolt as in the two that mount the steering column tube to the...
• Answered my own ? - it's the details that get you.....
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:32:07 -0400
  ...block onto column? (2) I had trouble aligning the wire lum into the new ign. switch after it was installed onto column...is there...
• Re: 1987 Vanagon Question
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 12:11:22 -0400
  I also lost the driver door pocket, steering wheel column cover, and most of the little plastic covers and assorted parts that hold the...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:09:33 EST
  I agree with Jim on reusing the steering column bolts. They are not tight enough for the tension on them to have changed the...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:40:41 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/03 5:22:24 PM, jeff@TSSGI.COM writes: << Sheer bolts on the steering column are used as...
• for sale: leather wrapped a1 vw GTI steering wheel made to fit vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 May 2004 04:09:27 EDT
  ...no column removal necessary. bolts on in a minit.. fits nice and the turn signals cancel correctly. leather and stitching in nice shape. $85...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:25:44 -0600
  ...and on the way home this evening, I looked down at my steering wheel / column, and I hoped and prayed to God, that in...
• Re: needed steering column cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 May 2017 13:55:28 -0500
  ...front washer pump I was very careful with my brown steering column cover. Despite that it seems to be self distructing. > > Does anyone have...
• Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:40:54 -0800
  ...Had the dash off and am re-securing the steering column. (1981, manual steering) P 48.14 in Bentley specifies a measurement for gap...
• Re: James May on westies
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 18 May 2010 20:22:00 -0700
  ...style, James May writes a nice column about wanting > a westy. > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/jamesmay/7652453/ > Happiness-is-a-camper...
• Re: Steering column flange bushing availability?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 00:52:57 +0000
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=steering+column+flange+bushing&x=0&y=0 Jim On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at...
• Need brown lower column steering cover
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:30:25 -0600
  Title says it all. I am in Salt Lake City, Utah Pmail if you have 1. YMMV, Mr. BZ
• Re: Noisy steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:07:07 -0500
  ...The steering column is adjustable up and down. It may have for some reason drifted down or the plastic housing has come out of...
• Gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:43:55 -0500
  ...I located the fuses on the left of the steering column and replace a red one and presto I have grumblings under the van...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:48:33 -0500
  ...Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column > new. I purchased one from Jim several years ago and now have...
• Horn & Backfire
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Stout
  Mon, 6 Nov 95 16:42:49 PST
  Hello all, Saturday I re-wired my horn and tested it by touching the wire coming through the steering column to some metal on...
• Re: Steering Column Cover
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:57:59 -0700
  ...Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@verizon.net>wrote: > Anybody have a steering column cover for an '85 vanagon that they > want to sell, of suggestions...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:57:00 -0800
  ...Removing the steering column from the dash etc. doesn't take long. Neil. On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Jim Felder...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 22:34:59 EST
  ...They can reach into tight areas and grip low profile sufaces like the thin lip around the base of the cone shaped column bolts...
• Re: '86 Vanagon GL?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:04:53 -0600
  "First I have discovered a minor scratching sound in the column when turning the steering wheel." My '91 Westy did that. Turned from a...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:57:25 -0500
  Check the wiring for continuity. I had a bad wire in the connector on the steering column. Bob Wing 88 Westy
• slave cyl on steering column leaky
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 16:24:12 -0500
  I think she's about to blow, matey! How much longer will it last, and how much is a new one....
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:46:51 -0700
  ...So you're saying that putting it back together doesn't require any special tools or concern for the column being loose or anything...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:10:55 +0000
  ...sheer bolts/steering column >Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:40:41 EDT > >In a message dated 10/21/03 5:22:24 PM...
• Re: first drive with all the gauges(temps on 70 westie)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:10:19 -0400
  ...I mounted it under the dash just to the right of the steering column. It is fine but if I am not careful I...
• Re: Horn honks when I flip on the bright lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:25:36 -0500
  ...I'd take a close look at the steering wheel/column joint area, take the wheel off it necessary. d -- David Beierl - Providence RI...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:31:45 -0700
  ...SHEAR bolts/steering column On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > Put some money on the table and I'll bet I can...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:46:38 EDT
  ...my hand is?) Is it to hold the lower column cover on the column? You better get working on something fast! wanting clean hands...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:38:22 -0800
  Thanks for info, folks. Getting steel M8s tmw. Will go with a low/standard tensile strength. 4.8 or 5.8 ISO.
• upper steering colmn cover w/ heated switch hole
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:13:46 EDT
  #251 953 515 AOIC, vanagon upper steering column cover, black, w/ heated switch hole comes in black only, not brown.
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:23:59 -0600
  ...After opening the gas > valve, I adjusted the regulator until the column of water rose to the 11" > mark. > > So which is it? Does...
• Re: Steering column flange bushing availability?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:35:11 -0500
  A Dasher has the same part number for its steering column, part number 23 in the diagram here: http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/showAssembly.aspx...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:58:05 -0600
  ...The Breakaway Bolts on the >steering column, the upper ones, are not breaking away. If you look in the >Bentley manual, you'll see...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Fri, 20 May 2011 21:30:35 -0200
  ...So when the time came to reattach the steering column it took quite an effort to torque the column back to its original position...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 11:20:03 -0500
  ...is it missing or broken? > > https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/steering-column-cover-t3-upper-black-for-switch.html > > > > if broken you could repair...
• 88 GL Dash Removal
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:58:54 -0500
  ...What is recommended to replace those silly shear bolts mounting the steering wheel column? And what is the size? Thanks. John
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 12 May 2000 21:38:36 -0600
  Some links http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/CC/CC6932TXT.html http://www.miata.net/miata/products/pmisc/boschplugs.html http://brickboard.com/ARCHIVES/1998SEP...
• Tacho installation: wiring
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:24:40 +1200
  ...First column is where..." seems selfcontradictory; the columns are labelled by year-model 1) 80-84, 2) 85+, 3) 85+, but the text says...
• Loss of heater blower motors and wipers
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:26:34 -0800
  ...Fuse number 10 is still good as are the two fuses under the steering column. Where do I start looking for the problem? 84...