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• Re: mystery noise LR
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:25:53 -0500
  ...Push the needle tip under the axleshaft end of the rubber boot on the CV and give several shots of grease into the boot...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:03:35 -0400
  ...I suppose I could pull > the *other* CV and install the boot from the other > end, but I'd rather figure > out how to...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:39:20 -0800
  ...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: Unknown vibration at light throttle settings.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:31:12 -0800
  ...Now I drive a '78 Westy that out of 4 CV joints has 1/2 >of a boot. None of the others are covered...
• Re: scary noises when turning
  Historical mailing list - One Morecar
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:49:01 +1100
  ...I looked under the front end <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>&gt;today and everything appeared okay except for the rubber boots that go on...
• Re: speaker wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:38:34 -0400
  ...On the drivers door I got so flustered that I cut the rubber boot completely off to expose all the which sad a few...
• tool find
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:01:17 -0700
  ...Ohio antique mall was fairly boring until I hit a huge booth full of tools and the $5 find that is now living under...
• Re: 5th time today- Van stolen 35 years ago
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:07:58 -0800
  ...was recovered which was stolen 35 years ago. > > Jeeze... > And to boot, I've seen two different model years mentioned (via two different lists...
• Re: Is Lobro a good make for CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 23:31:40 +0100
  ...called Lobro (umlaut over the first o) CV joint kit >>(includes boot, grease, clips etc) for GB#41.12 (approx US$65). >> >>Are Lobro...
• The rubber tape w/ which to rebuild boots...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 3 Dec 1996 21:37:07 -0500 (EST)
  Ahh...alas...the search continues... Remember the guy in sweden who has this mail order compandy, and all? well..i contactd him...he cant...
• 84 Vanagon For Sale: Price Advice
  Historical mailing list - Tim Casey
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 13:41:19 -0500
  ...third seat replaced last winter, newer brakes, pumped grease into CV boots last summer. AC died last summer. Some rust (MN van). Decent clutch...
• Re: click,click,click lite VW bashing
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:26:46 EDT
  ...Hope thats not your problem but check it anyways just to make sure your boots aren't ripped. Tim G 87 gl syncro (164k)
• Re: NAPA - Syncro axles $82/ - any good?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 23:16:26 -0600
  ...It would also be wise to open the boots and remove the "axle grease" and replace with the correct amount of the essential MoS2...
• Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Fritz_H
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:01:18 -0700
  ...Maybe a boot or grommet that has slipped? Randy, Carla & Anna Huyck, Olympia, WA '75 Rustfalia '85 Vanagon GL '90 Fox GL
• hELLA xl uPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 03:41:00 -0700
  ...E-codes for $275 and no boots to seal them? Mounted the switch above the brake warning light on the dash(stereo amp rocker...
• parking light fix
  Historical mailing list - Dan Scott
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:31:52 -0700
  ...I found the switch under the rubber boot; it looked fine, so before I messed around with testing it I checked the brake fluid...
• Re: Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 17:01:40 -0800
  ...Look around the air intake boot too. I had a leak there and had to replace the boot. Boot is around $115 (seems like...
• Re: Help! How to disassemble a halfshaft (Syncro Front)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:33:41 -0700
  ...Getting the one off will allow me to replace the boots on both. Second question - How did you tighten up the clamps? Did you...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:39:09 +0000
  ...DRIVETRAIN/mechanical .          Removed and replaced Axle CV Joints with 4 OEM-GKN, lube with Red-Line, replaced CV Boots (4). .          Sandblasted and painted rear...
• Re: Homemade Wiring Harness Fix - where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 20:01:22 -0230
  ...is that > when installing simply pull back the rubber boot exposing the 4 wires that > go to the connector. Find #s 2 and 4...
• Fwd: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 15:53:35 -0500
  ...I finally got around to > investigating and found a long slit on the driver side steering rack boot > and grease all over the lower...
• Re: a few power steering rack questions on a 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 13:13:44 -0400
  ...at the boot covers) in > the steering rack of our 85 Westy..question I have is;if the bellows/or > boot covers are filled...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:25:01 -0700
  Looking at the GW image of an EMPI complete axle: https://www.gowesty.com/product/axle-cv-driveshaft/3737/drive-axle-rear-m-t...
• Re: Slave or Master clutch cylinder bad?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:05:32 -0700
  Have a look under boot at slave for fluid. Bleeding the clutch hydraulics may make it work for a while. On 6/16/16...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:41:04 -0400
  ...coil to create a small initial magnetic field that is then bootstrapped as the output voltage starts rising (I know you know that, Mark...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:50:48 -0700
  ...Here is the CV tool version, the longer thin shank helps clear the CV boot on the ones blocked by the angle of the...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:11:19 -0400
  ...On a 2.1l you can tie it to the ISV hose and milk the boot up over the end of the clip to...
• Syncro CV's/ Complete axles....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:45:19 -0700
  ...Inner & Outer Joint on a New shaft! A great deal if you look at Just the price of an outer Joint and Boot kit...
• Vanagon sighting on NJ Turnpike/Newark airport area
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 21:14:28 EDT
  ...It's Frikkin Friday and the 13th to boot!!! Let's have fun!! Paul F. Bucco Jr. ibuyvws @ aol.com Jersey Shore 87 Wolfsburg...
• loss of power on takeoff
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:58:38 MDT
  ok group, I think i might have clogged fuel injectors? the rubber boots are all rotted, and cracked. These are mucho $$$ to replace as...
• Re: Power Steering questions!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 22:44:36 -0700
  ...I believe the Steering rack boots are the cylindrical bellows on either side of the rack, which move with the in and out motion...
• Re: Travel from Oregon to Austin
  Historical mailing list - Joe Curro
  Wed, 8 May 2002 08:51:24 -0400
  I'll second that!!! It's a state park with a stunning view of Canyonlands and very nice campsites to boot. There used to...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Blinking Temp Light?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:18:17 EST
  ...The amount of leaking coolant can be very minor and hidden by the connector boot, but it only takes a little to cause a...
• Re: Rear Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:05:32 -0400
  ...Man it's a messy PITA but great now that I have one side completly rebuilt with new bearings, seals and cv boots. I...
• Re: Need hoses, dont know what they are called, help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:21:07 -0400
  ...hoses in >engine compartment going between crank case breather and in boot of >air flow meter. One is kind of horse-shoe shaped, the...
• Re: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:28:44 -0800
  > > << I will say in my own defense that the motivation for my post was not > really to make money. >> > > There are a few homilies...
• Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Zach Hale
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:55:17 -0500
  ...Then I noticed something dripping from around the passenger side rear axle boot. I can't tell whether it's oil or gas. It...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:22:46 -0700
  ...Very cathartic indeed! Now I've to manufacture some trim plates fore and aft and find the newer/normal boot to dress her up...
• Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
  Guten Abend, I hope y'all aren't sick of Das Boot and me, yet. I have the Bentley out again tonight and have...
• Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:58:16 +0000
  ...So I need to replace that ball and the protective boot. Is there any adjustment going to be necessary as part of this procedure...
• Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:46:17 -0800
  ...its annual inspection (failed, by the way, for torn steering rack boot) that the place was totally redone in a tiki theme.� Best thing...
• Turn Signal Bulb Replacement/Rust - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:02:20 -0800
  ...Does the plastic socket piece come all the way out of the rubber boot or is it hard wired in? Just unsure how to...
• Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:03:22 -0400
  ...I've got a rebuild kit on the way for the caliper (beat up dust boot) but two things; 1. How do I get...
• Re: Fuel sender removal (splittie)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 03:37:27 -0400
  ...up the thermostat, check your clutch, throw out bearing, and trans boots and top the gear oil. Take it to the car wash first!
• Re: Wanna 90-91 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 May 1995 21:50:40 -0700
  >Dream time....how about lo miles, primo condition, air cond., diff lock, >and a poptop to boot! Thanks to those who've come forward...
• Re: Need harbor pilot license OR,,, Another reason I love my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:52:59 EDT
  ...I brought along my emergency rain outfit/boots/tarp/flares/tools/spare parts which never been touched... I was impressed with its persistence thru...
• shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Dave Stratton
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:58:47 -0600
  ...The blasted thing broke off above the pivot, below the boot. My feeling is that I should go with new. Has anyone had to...
• Re: Used CV Axles Needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:13:55 -0500
  ...I really just need the axle shafts so > condition of the boots and joints is not important. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com...
• Re: Cost effective,,expected for 60,000mi svc
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 06:29:48 -0700
  ...My 70s buses never had this problem and > the grease was always gooey when the boot was opened up. Now when I open > one...
• Re: Driving to Kansas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 May 2000 09:31:21 -0400
  ...Been to Illinois (other than boot camp, which didn't count) in the Champaign-Urbana area. Anything higher than 15ft got "Tourist Attraction" signs...
• Re: CV Boot material question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:36:37 -0400
  According to a maker of carbon black, leaving it out of tire rubber would reduce the tire mileage from 80,000 to about 5...
• Re: Black Bumper Paint Code ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 04:22:30 EST
  ...or you could spend $300 and have a bodyshop spray it in a downdraft paint booth with glasurit or ppg and get the same...
• Re: replacing rear brake shoes-special tools?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:20:17 -0800
  ...C Whitneys spark plug boot removal tool from years ago that's like a screwdriver with a sharp point and bent in kind of...
• Re: shifter shaft cover?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:41:05 -0500
  ...model manual transmission Vanagons? This covers the >shift lever from the boot to the shifter knob and serves no function but to >make it...
• Re: ... A Rose by Any Other Name ...
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:21:20 -0500
  ...town named Lawless. > > While in the Navy, I was stationed with a guy named Booth. He foolishly > named his son Fone. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine
• Re: patching canvas and screen (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:38:14 -0700
  ...Makes the gear looked 'used' (less likely to be a target for a theif) and adds character too boot! :-) Duct tape and two liter...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:43:27 -0700
  ...spary wd-40 under the edge of the rubber boot .helps it come off nicely. 2. when assebling the unit back onto the van...
• Power mirror help needed.-
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:03:14 -0600
  ...The boot in the door is really > solid, and i tugged on the wires before/after this boot and none appear > broken; I did...
• shifter parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Would like to sell it all together and I"ll throw in an extra boot for the rear shift lever. 100.00 including shipping...
• Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:56:57 -0400
  ...There is a hose that goes from the breather tower over to the intake boot. There is a barbed fitting that fits the hose...