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• Re: Mysterious tire noise.. problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:07:14 EST
  ...Now I just found both of the lower and upper ball joint boots on the passenger side have been broken, but the wheel still...
• Tie rod and Pitman arm puller part number
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:51:16 EDT
  ...It took me less than 30 minutes to have each side apart to replace the springs and no damage to the rubber boots... You...
• mystery wire(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:13:40 -0400
  ...steering pump) and one spade connector covered with a flexible rubber boot. Where do these wires go? Does one of them (the spade connector...
• Re: Driveability issues with a non-stock engine
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:11:57 -0800
  How would you recommend the best way of checking this? While all the other rubber is less than 6k old, the intake boot is...
• Re: Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:34:34 -0600
  ...Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets? > There is room underneath to get it off, but it is a pain in the Boot-tocks.
• Used Vanagon Parts: Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:28:55 -0700
  ...Did you find that simply explaining to the US border officer in the booth that you were transporting "antique" used parts to a person...
• Follow up on my no start when hot issue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:46:16 EDT
  ...The story is- bad starter (field coil was coroded) riped afm bootwhen starter motor was replaced.Would not idle,Now it idle just perfecty...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:31 -0700
  ...has the hump in the floor at the gear shift boot Do you mean that raised section on the floor? IIRC it is a...
• Re: Searched. Steering rack grease substitute? + questions PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:43:37 -0800
  ...Haven't installed it yet > however, but have kept the new boots on there for protecshun. > > DM&FS > > At 02:08 PM 11/18...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:43:40 -0800
  ...if some years > later I have to buy a "rebuild kit" (boots, seals etc) it can be more > expensive than buying a whole new...
• Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 18:42:24 -0500
  ...At the same time I > decided > since I have it out I should take the axles out and re-boot them. > The > issue is...
• Re: Noisy CV's and vibration?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:33:20 -0800
  ...Iwill definitely be re-packing at a regular interval (like 40,000 miles).Mind you, my boots were in excellent condition and there was...
• Re: Power Steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:00:26 -0400
  ...If I recall correctly, you just have to get the boot out of the way and then simply twist the tie rod and trust...
• FS: 2 person grey middle seat for westy..WITH floor tracks & seatbelts $50
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:37:01 EDT
  ...mount it facing front for travel, or mount facing rearwards for booth style seating around the westy table when camping. its grey velour and...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:03:41 -0500
  ...The boot extends over the end of the clip so it isn't in danger of accidentally shorting to ground in between times. Yrs...
• Transmission question
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jul 95 00:11:00 -0500
  ...the transmission from a bus, I think, I has four CV boots(two separate axels,I guess). This would be my guess for the...
• CV joint,spacing washer ?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 20:30:45 +0000
  ...A spacing washer came with a boot kit that I had bought previous, but there was no spacing washer in the box that contained...
• OOPS! Re: Used CV Axles Needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:16:04 -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...
• FS: 1986 Syncro Westy - N. Battleford, Saskatchewan
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:19:25 -0600
  ...1986 VOLKSWAGEN WESTFALIA VANAGON 4X4, Syncro, new trans (5000), warr, paint, tires, starter,CV boots, alt, mech inspctd, exc shape, go anywhere, 166,000...
• Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Mon, 15 May 2000 23:05:23 -0400
  Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops with Nikwax Cotton Proof? I've used Nixwax products on leather boots...
• Automotive Electrical Components Supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 12:19:49 -0700
  ...nylon connectors used on engine harnesses, miniature or terminals, protective boots and caps, color-coded wiring. The terminal kits that I've found available...
• Source for OEM (German) parts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:58:11 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the boot the covers the guide pin/rear shift linkage connection near the transmission, part # 251 711 167A. None of...
• Syncro Repaired near Nashville, TN -- Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jon Berg
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:30:27 -0500
  All, While on a business trip to Nashville from Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, I discovered a torn outer front CV boot on...
• Re: Best Mail Handling Practices (and Digest Mode)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:35:32 -0700
  ...This saves me from accidently downloading viri and the filter system in Hotmail takes care of the bozo factor stuff to boot. On long...
• Re: Two problems with this list
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 07:13:24 -0500
  ...Yep, I really like this Vanagon group! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver I got a brand new tweed flame suit with matching boots and...
• Re: 86 Vanagon wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:38:50 -0700
  ...Be advised, it would be necessary to pull back the rubber boot to make certain the wires aren't twisted inside the boot. Hope...
• Re: CV Relubrication 85-1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 29 May 2006 17:37:19 -0700
  ...Grease in the boot does little good, and if in the extreme, will lead to boot failure. Best to remove the whole works and...
• Vanagon Front Brakes-Done
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:45:59 -0500
  ...forward to knock them out. Just food for thought. P.S. Boot on one caliper was torn. Did not have another, so will replace...
• CV Joints - Syncro Front
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley, SWPRD
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 11:08:02 EST
  ...and I wimped out), and sure enough he messed up - the boot was not secured correctly and is flopping in the breeze. Is the...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:28:30 -0500
  In a message dated 96-02-09 16:55:07 EST, jackr@fortnet.org (Jack Reed) writes: >> When I was shopping for CV boots...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 10:25:13 -0500
  ...There are switches, instrument panels, alternators that would light up New york City and some of the catalogs have diagrams to boot. Some of...
• Re: R12 - Freon
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 13:50:05 -0400
  ...I have been offer "boot leg" R12 for $20 > a lb. No label, no idea if it was real R12 or what? > Eric
• Re: RARE '87 SYNCRO SUNROOF VANAGON on ebay!!
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:37:34 -0400
  ...this is >the LAST of the sunroof vanagons..and a Syncro w/ diff lock to boot!! > >hope this goes to a good home.. good...
• Re: cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:17:45 -0700
  <snip> > Looked over at the coil and saw ignition >sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This >morning...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:57:46 -0500
  ...It SURROUNDS >>>> the shift boot. >>>> Al Brase >>>>
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:33:35 -0800
  ...Mark, The boots were already torn when I began to feel the noise. After failing the first time to get Stevens Crook VW to...
• Re: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:56:46 -0700
  sounds like you need this propane boot dryer.... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0006605830050a&navCount=0&cmCat...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:55:03 +0200
  ...What can I do about the boots?? They are gone, and I am imagining little plastic bags glued on to the accuator or something...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 25 May 2009 16:14:03 -0700
  ...leakage collecting in the rubber boot on the slave cylinder.� The mechanic showed me; peeled back the boot, and full of fluid.� Symptoms were...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 06:59:44 -0500
  ...The boot by the air box can also be a source of vacuum leaks. For the 87s, they came out with a modified clamp...
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:34:06 -0700
  ...Even just a dark area around one of the 4 rubber boots means a leak. Lift the edge of any suspect boot and if...
• Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:54:57 -0600
  I'm going to side with Scott here, BD sells the boot kit and new Lobro for under $50 a piece. Why pay for...
• Re: not receiving any posts
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:29:48 -0600
  ...Allen < > soxndubs1951@gmail.com> wrote: > > > is the list still up or have I been booted for some reason.My Westy misses > you all. > Spencer >
• Re: Oh Lucky Day! (manual steering rack, Febi Tie Rods, some pics, insights)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:13:43 -0700
  ...One boot failed prematurely. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw...
• Re: WTB; CV JOINT SPACER/
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:21:42 -0500
  ...than a spacer. > Very similar looking gaskets come in CV joint boot kits for various cars. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:57:23 +0000
  ...The parts are the door swtich, rubber boot for it, and the block that attaches to the door. It cost me around $25 CDN...
• Leaking Caliper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 8:54:46 MST
  G'day, eh? Just found that the right inboard brake piston is leaking around the boot. I just rebuilt these a couple of months...
• Gas mileage problems are back again!! Mtngal
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:51:30 -0700
  Over the past few months....I replaced the boot off the air flow meter which stopped the van from stalling in the intersections. I...
• vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:24:43 EDT
  To tell you the truth, I am not quite sure how timing works. The new distributor I got has the vaccuum mounted on the...
• 2.l idle issues continued
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:51:12 -0500
  ...I checked rubber boot from AFM to throttle body, it is fine(actually took it off) ;ooked for other vac leaks none present Switched...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:30:04 -0400
  ...I especially do not >want to degrade the boots by using the wrong lube. Use CV-joint grease -- it's very special (nasty) stuff...
• Re: Saddle bag gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:18:50 -0700
  there was talk about this on the syncro list a while back, including the sheet metal plans and installation details to boot. pretty sweet...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:27:21 EST
  ...My son had a similar bucking problem with his Jetta and it turned out to be a tear in the boot that goes over...
• FS: 2 person westy/vanagon middle seats w/ belts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:05:25 EST
  ...also can be installed backwards to make like "booth" seating when dining at rear table. instantly make your westy into a 6 or 7...
• Update on Campsite for Westies at Watkins
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:10:31 -0700
  ...If you are coming Friday or Saturday night just drive on up to the guard booth and tell them that you are with the...
• Re: that rear defogger question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:43:10 -0800
  ...I found another break in the hatch boot >> section of the wiring run... had to pull a bit more to find it. >> >> alistair >>
• Re: 84 Vaanaog weak parking brake - Sqirrel.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:32:19 -0700
  ...The old handle style boot will not work with the new style handle. The new style 'boot' is also needed. The swap is simple...
• Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - dahn van
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:17:51 -0800
  ...San Diego --- On Mon, 2/15/10, dahn van <bootlvr@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: From: dahn van <bootlvr@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Pop-top inside 'velvet...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:16:24 -0400
  ...I have the 4 Rockford boots from T3 and they certainly feel nicer then the new and torn one I removed. dropping the rings...
• Re: Splash Pans for a '56 & booty.
  Historical mailing list - Info Commons Help Desk
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:07:09 -0500
  ...Splash Pans for a '56 & booty. > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > > > The splash pan is one of the first...